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MercurySteam confirms it, referring to its internal standards for getting into the credits A new report fromSpanish-language site Vandalsays that several former staffers at MercurySteam, the developer ofMetroid Dread, were left out of the game’s credits. And now, MercurySteam has confirmed it, as part of their policy for minimum participation for accreditation. Vandal’s report (as translated byKotaku) notes several former developers at theMetroid Dreadstudio who say they didn’t spot their name in the credits....

Thecase of a murdered Thai cabbiewith spurious links toGrand Theft Autorefuses to leave the press, and is generatinga wave of hysteriaworldwide. The fear mongering hasnow reached Spain, where cab drivers are calling for a ban of the game, along with any other title that displays excessive violence or “celebrates” drug trafficking and prostitution. Josep Maria Goñi, secretary general of the Catalan Taxi Federation is leading the charge, asking the Spanish government to yankGrand Theft Autofrom store shelves....

After more than eight years,Stardew Valleyis still a shining beacon in what many would otherwise consider a pretty dismal time for the gaming industry. The fact that the long-awaitedupdate 1.6was recently pushed out for the game accounts for a sudden boost in popularity. It’s even doing well on the Steam Deck. As noted by the official Deck account onTwitter/X(admittedly on April 1, but we’ve been assured this isn’t a joke),Stardew Valleytops the list of games on the portable PC in terms of playtime....

In early 2024, Warner Brothers’Adult Swim Gamessubsidiary announced that it would begin delisting games from digital storefronts. While many of these games are disappearing, one,Super House of Dead Ninjas, might yet be saved by its original development team. A recentSteam news updateforSuper House of Dead Ninjasexplains that the game will be deleted on June 30, 2025. While it’s not the most popular game in the world, it still has a decent fan base, many of whom expressed how gutted they are to hear thenews on Reddit....

It’s been a while since we last heard anything regarding Idea Factory’s adventure titleSuper Neptunia RPG. Well, this week brings some news and it looks like Nep-Nep fans will have to hold on a smidge longer before they can hit the trail with Nep, Blanc, Noire and company. The PS4 and Nintendo Switch editions of the action RPG have been pushed back from their spring release window to sometime during the summer, when they will release in Europe and North America alongside their PC brethren....

Glory to Arstotzka It has been roughly a year since we last heard about thePapers, Pleaseshort film, but the project is now available on YouTube for your viewing pleasure. If YouTube isn’t your jam, the film is also available for streaming on Steam. Clocking in at roughly 10 minutes, the film beautifully captures the mood and setting of the game, though it doesn’t have as many of the moral quandaries that made for such gut wrenching decisions in the title....

When the first screenshots forNew Super Mario Bros. 2were revealed last month, I had this crazy notion that Nintendo discovered a way to add DLC toNSMBon the DS. It wasn’t until I saw that big “2” that I realized it was a full-blown sequel. A newMariogame — not some odd spinoff but a trueMarioplatformer — ought to be cause for celebration. Instead, I was deeply concerned that I had trouble distinguishing this sequel from its predecessor....

Coming later this year in November Call of Duty: Infinite Warfareis indeed the next game in the series, coming later this year from Infinity Ward, and here’s the first official trailer for it. It starts off similar enough to just about every otherCall of Dutyvideo, then at roughly 1:45 you’ll see a bunch of ships fly up into space, showcasing the “far future” aspect. Yawn. Modern Warfare Remasteredis also confirmed by way of the Legacy Edition, priced at $79....

Guns, explosions, guns, explosions, and more guns In case you needed reminding of what you’re going to be doing in the upcomingArmy Of Two: The Devil’s Cartel, then this trailer makes it totally clear. You’re going to be shooting lot of bullets at various bad guys (for some reason, not killing the scary massive dude with the machete) and blowing stuff up. ConsideringThe Devil’s Cartelis a kind of quasi-reboot for the series, it’ll be interesting to see if EA’s upcoming title will change any core mechanics or if it’s just a tonal shift....

It’s still Human Head’s baby Prey 2was announced a bit more than two years ago, and its existence has been nothing short of tumultuous. It’s gone from highly anticipated to pronounced dead to on life-support, and no one’s really sure what its status is anymore.A rumor surfacedthis summer that Bethesda shifted responsibility for the game from Human Head to Arkane Studios. Bethesda’s Pete Hines swiftly debunked this while speaking withRock, Paper, Shotgunat QuakeCon....

Love for my Sons and Daughters Gearbox has dropped a new cinematic trailer for their upcoming multiplayer shooterBorderlands 3. The new and supremely trippy musical number features an ensemble cast of the sequel’s heroes and villains engaging in a psychedelic war of the roses. Quite literally, as the battlefield blooms with the love-inspiring flower. To over-analyse the clip kind of takes away from the mind-bending beauty of it all, so it’s probably just best that you check the video out for yourself....

Full spoilers ahead The first and only big story piece of downloadable content released forBorderlands: The Pre-Sequelearlier this week, and I just finished playing through it. As usual, I took a bunch of screenshots as I played through. Fair warning: these screenshots contain general spoilers for the content, including special areas, boss fights, and cinematic cutscenes. Peruse at your own risk. Going through them just now, I realized that I basically only ever use one gun on my Wilhelm....

It is hard to believe that a year has passed since the lovable littlered bundleof muscle and sinew jumped on to XBLA. So, to help celebrate this momentous occasion, Team Meat has decided to make November Super Meat Month. Artist and DesignerEdmund McMillensaid after having, “patched things up” with Microsoft, they have decided to put the past behind them and to focus on what is best for bothSuper Meat Boyand its fans....