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The next retro re-issue from Retro-Bithas been announced. For this one, they’re going to be localizing the former Super Famicom Satellaview exclusiveKaizō Chōjin Shubibinman Zeroto the SNES asShockman Zero. If this sounds familiar, Ratalaika and Shiyuden announceda digital version,Cyber Citizen Shockman Zero,not long ago. There was also a fan translation that reached completion last year. This release isn’t related to either of those, with Retro-Bit’s featuring their own bespoke translation....

Xbox might be its next destination It’s no secret that indie developers are flocking to the Nintendo Switch. It’s the hottest platform for games that fall outside of the triple-A space, as Switch success stories seemingly pop up every week. Here’s another to add to the pile. Ska Studios’ Michelle Juett Silva tells Destructoid that “Salt and Sanctuarysold super well” in its first week on the Nintendo Switch eShop. Exact figures weren’t disclosed, but she says that it rivaledSalt and Sanctuary‘s first week Steam numbers, which is rather impressive considering the Switch port released two years later....

New trailer reveals the haps in Skyrim this winter Skyrim: Dragonbornis the next downloadable chapter in theSkyrimstory, revealed today via a suitably dramatic new trailer. Yet again, it is only announced for Xbox Live at this time, with the PC version likely coming sometime later, and the PS3 version … aha … hahaha … oh dear. Dragonbornrevolves around the very first Dovahkin, who doesn’t seem to be in friendly spirits. There are boats, dragon mounts, and new monsters....

1UPsays that the recent v1.92 PS3 firmware update fixed some issues with the backwards compatibility of some PS2 games (sothat’swhat it did), which is good, but I’m sure we all would love to know which of our games will play correctly. Enter thePlayStation® and PlayStation®2 Format Software Compatibility Status for PLAYSTATION®3 Hardwaresearch engine. You may have seenthis search engine before, but it has now been updated to show more problem results....

Stadia-exclusive release ready to blow up on other platforms? More news from our favorite spoilers, The Game Rating and Administration Committee of Korea,who has released a new listingfor a PC port ofSuper Bomberman R Online, the fast and frantic multiplayer title currently only available on Google’s cloud gaming service, Stadia. The latest release in the now decades-old series,Super Bomberman R Online, takes the maze-blasting gameplay that is the series trademark and expands it to a staggering 64-player battle royale format....

As I’m sure you have all heard, the big story of today is how Tim Schafer and the dudes at Double Fine got a full adventure game project and documentary funded in just a few hours. TheKickstarterthen raised over $1 million and IT’S STILL GOING. I put my change in. You probably should too, because it’s Tim F’ing Schafer. Anyway… We have a review and a preview and a bunch of news that is nowhere near as cool as that....

Get a taste of the endgame gauntlet Playtonic is making a demo forYooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lairafter all. The collectible-nabbing 2.5D platforming adventure is getting a demo on all platforms, but the timing will vary from release to release. The Steam demo is up first on January 23, followed by Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on January 30, and then Xbox One at a not-yet-pinned-down later date. According to Playtonic Games, theYooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lairdemo has no time limit – you can inspect everything – and progress will carry over to the full game....

They’re living their best life The Eternal Cylindermight be the most Ace Team game that Ace Team ever Ace Team’d. The folks behindZeno ClashandRock of Agesare trying their hand at open-world survival adventuring, and the results are as bizarre and visually arresting as you’d expect. I’m all the way on board. These creators know how to show us things we’ve never seen before in video games or anywhere else. Formerly known asThe Endless Cylinder(catch this insane headline we somehow ran in 2015),The Eternal Cylinderis a game about keeping a herd of mutating oddball aliens alive in a harsh ecosystem....

The virtual realitySorcerer’s Apprenticegets underway this summer Some games need a little bit of explanation to define, and others, it’s easier with just a short clip or GIF.The Last Clockwinderfalls somewhere in the latter area. Developed by Pontoco and published by Cyan Ventures,The Last Clockwinderis a VR automation game. That’s automation, likeFactorioorOpus Magnum, crossing over with the world of virtual reality. It’s coming to Meta Quest 2 and Steam VR, and well, you basically build a factory of yourself....

The ‘hardest decision’ of his career After 18 years with Naughty Dog, Bruce Straley, the co-director ofThe Last of UsandUncharted 4, is leaving the studio. “This has been the hardest decision of my career,” he explained in ablog post. “Naughty Dog is home.” Straley said that “after heading up three extremely demanding projects, and taking some extended time away from the office [followingUncharted 4], I found my energy focusing in other directions, and I slowly realized this was the signal that it’s time to move on....

It should only take you 10 minutes, tops Super Mario Bros. 35is still trucking, inching closer to its expiration date. But before then, Nintendo has a quick little event in store for us. The challenge? Kill 3.5 million Bowsers from 11PM PT on January 18 through 10:59PM PT on January 25. Or more simply,you only need to kill one Bowser to net a potential reward of 350 Platinum Points(which can be used on physical or digital goods at My Nintendo)....

1/6 scale Power Armor This “1/6th scaleFallout4 T-45 Power Armor Collectible Figure” from threezero is going to be $398 when it goes up forpre-orderon January 28; or, nearly twice as much as the two parking tickets I earned yesterday and am going to try and weasel out of. But seriously, that’s what the damn PS4 launched at. And this doesn’t even play Netflix. The Power ArmorFalloutman, “stands 14.5′” (36.8 cm) tall and features over 35 points of articulation (including articulated fingers)....

Does he have an anti-nausea superpower too? In theory, getting a first-person view as Spider-Man swinging around New York sounds like the coolest thing ever, because who doesn’t want to be Spidey? In practice, though, it’s a bit of a nightmare — I can’t even look at the screen for more than a few seconds without being overcome with nausea. But if you can stomach the herky-jerky camera, and if you’re just dying to playSpider-Manin first-person, this new mod has you covered....