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$3M bucks later, development gets going What with all the excitement aroundCastlevania: Symphony of the Nightassistant director and subsequent series producer Koji “IGA” Igarashi’s Kickstarter project,Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night,it’s easy to forget that the final product isnearly two years away. IGA took to video (not as fun to watchas this, mind) to answer Twitter questions, resulting in everyone’s favorite: tidbits. The monsters are inspired byLesser Key of Solomon, for example....

Despite the fact that Sony at one point downplayed the importance of rumble as a function in controllers, the DualShock 3 has entered the market in North America this week. Combining motion-sensitive controls with the fancy shaking and moving most gamers have come to expect from controllers, the DualShock 3 essentially makes the Sixaxis obsolete. So it’s no surprise that Sony has confirmed toMTV Multiplayerthat the reign of the Sixaxis is indeed over....

May the crossover chaos continue Injustice 2: Legendary Edition, the upgraded re-release of NetherRealm Studios’ DC Comics fighter, will receive its physical release in North America today. The new GOTY-style edition of the 2017 fighter contains the original game plus all DLC characters to date, such as Darkseid, Red Hood, Enchantress and the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles. TheLegendaryrelease also features a variety of Premier-tier skins to transform some of the game’s roster into characters such as Power Girl and Reverse-Flash....

Check out this concept for T. Yoshisaur Munchakoopas One of my favorite parts of theSNES Classic(aside from the system’s all-too-important rewind feature) is that it has Nintendo bringing up old behind-the-scenes tidbits. The mini console gives us a focused opportunity to collectively reminisce and also learn new or little-known details from some of our favorite video games ever. With that in mind, there’s something you’ve got to see. Nintendo hasposted a translated interviewcovering the production ofSuper Mario WorldandYoshi’s Island....

On sale at Yahoo! auctions now! Hey, cheater! Want to level up but don’t want to put in the time? PlayingDragon Quest X? One smart Japanese gamer has come up with a way to rig up a PC that will leve your DQX character up while you are off enjoying the sunshine (or another game). The PC has a special macro set that puts your character on autopilot for a few days....

There are many ways you can playKingdom Come: Deliverance 2, from working hard to get every item, Groschen, and perk point through hard work or cheating your way to the end. If you want money, unlimited Saviour Schnapps, or a particular weapon, console commands will be your best friend. How to use console commands and cheats in KCD2 Before you start spawning in random items or teleporting aroundKingdom Come: Deliverance 2’smap, you’ll need to turn on cheat codes throughSteam....

The Case of the Leaky Ratings Board It appears that the Switch port of charming puzzle titleLayton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracyis preparing to head west, as the title has shown up in anew listing on the ESRB website. The find was first noted by Twitter user and Nintendo fan@Stealth40k. Originally launching in Japan last year,Layton’s Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires’ Conspiracy: Deluxe Editionis the Switch release of 2017’s 3DS adventure, which sees the daughter of Professor Layton, the titular Katrielle, search for her missing father while engaging in a series of mini-mysteries herself in a journey around old London town, guv’nor....

4AM Eastern [Update:Oculus is awarding Rift users a $15 Oculus store credit as a make-good for the downtime.] Yesterday was known asthe day the Rifts died. Due to a lapsed security certificate, all Oculus Rift headsets failed to work properly. That big expensive headset you bought? Dead. Thankfully Oculus recognized the severity of the issue, and worked tirelessly on a fix, which was implemented less than a day later at 4AM Eastern this morning....

Stop the presses, that’s Big the Cat A newteaser trailerwent live today forSonic Prime. The Netflix series follows Sonic and pals in some new adventures, though it looks like they’ll be dealing with some old villains in the process. We’ve seen afew quick teasersof the upcoming series, but today’s teaser trailer shows a pretty hefty amount ofSonic Prime. Notably, you can spot a few familiar faces in the teaser. Shadow the Hedgehog, Big the Cat, and of course, Eggman....

Also, Subsurface Circular If you had told me years ago that the “controversial”Fear Effectseries would one day be resurrected and make its way onto a Nintendo platform, you would have sounded crazy. But here we are, asFear Effect Sednais arriving on March 6 on Switch. The platform is also gettingMulaka, Scribblenauts Showdown, Subsurface Circular, A Normal Lost Phone, NeoGeo Sengoku 2, Air Hockey, Arcade Archives Star Force, Damascus Gear Operation Tokyo, Detention, Grid Mania, Guilt Battle Arena, Little Triangle, North, Outlast: Bundle of Terror, Packet Queen #, Paper Wars: Cannon Fodder Devastated, Poisoft Thud Card, Super Toy Cards, and Totes the Goat....

Unnecessarily complicated redemption process likely more beneficial to Nintendo than consumers Nintendo really wants us to believe that they’re serious about getting into the digital distribution game with the Wii U. Today, they announced the Deluxe Digital Promotion, available to purchasers of the Wii U Deluxe console, which will reward purchases of digital games made through 2014 with eShop credit. Sounds great, right? Let’s take a closer look. Here’s how it works, according to Nintendo’s press release: The consumer purchases content either directly through the eShop or by way of a download code from select retail stores....

Can I just say, first of all, if you show me a toucan in a game, I want toride that toucan. Players might be as frustrated as ever that Roman centurions are riding mechs and tropical birds while they spend time eating their own ass, but it appears as thoughNoby Noby Boy‘s online community is still going strong. Their combined efforts have allowed Noby Noby Girl to reach the yet another new planet....

During yesterday’s tour of Epic Games’ beautiful Cary, North Carolina offices, producer Jeff Morris showed us a few things. Epic’s gorgeous mo-cap room; Epic’s outdoor basketball court; Epic’s break room; Epic’s bathrooms. Morris also gave us a tour of the very sparse office of one Tim Sweeney, Epic’s brilliant computer programmer. As pointed out byVoodoo Extreme, a giant sketch pad on Sweeney’s desk contained scribbles of numbers and letters, none of which made sense to my puny human brain....