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Japanese modder handed suspended prison sentence for modding Nintendo Switch consoles

AuthorApril 14, 20250

A Japanese modder has been sentenced to two years in prison. As reported by NTC (thanks, Automaton), a 58-year-old man has been found guilty of modifying and selling Nintendo Switch consoles. He was allegedly arrested for “soldering modified parts” within the Switch system, enabling modded consoles to run pirated games. In a hearing earlier today, […]

“Major” Nintendo supplier warns Nintendo Switch 2 will be subject to 145% US tariffs

AuthorApril 14, 20250

According to internal assessments by a “major Apple and Nintendo supplier”, game consoles in the US will still be subjected to the 145% tariff on goods imported from China. In an assessment seen by Nikkei Asia, the supplier intimated that consoles like Nintendo’s highly anticipated Switch 2 will likely not be exempt from tariffs, even […]

Ex-Firaxis developers’ Star Wars strategy game unveiled

AuthorApril 14, 20250

EA’s Star Wars strategy game, confirmed to be in the works back in 2022, has been given a title – Star Wars: Zero Company – and a first bit of artwork ahead of a full reveal this weekend. Star Wars: Zero Company is a collaboration between EA’s Respawn Entertainment and developer Bit Reactor, […]

Eternal Darkness’ infamous sanity system patent has expired – so can anyone now copy it?

AuthorApril 14, 20250

GameCube exclusive Eternal Darkness remains a cult classic among video game horror fans for its patented ‘sanity system’ – a series of paranoia-inducing effects meant to confuse the player and reflect your in-game character’s spiralling psyche. While something of a gimmick, Eternal Darkness remains notorious today for the system – which included the […]

Mario Kart World player discovers unannounced Thunderbird-like vehicle

AuthorApril 14, 20250

More people have managed to take Mario Kart World out for a test drive, and new discoveries are now popping up online. This includes what appears to be a pilotable hovercraft-like attachment for Mario and co’s more standard karts, akin to that big-rig which was commandeered by Birdo in the initial reveal trailer. Mario Kart […]

“Video games franchises are now ripe for the picking” – why A Minecraft Movie could lead to games taking over Hollywood

AuthorApril 14, 20250

Box office analysts expected A Minecraft Movie to make $70 to $90 million on its opening weekend in the US – instead, it made $157 million, and has now passed half a billion worldwide following its second weekend. Not bad for a movie that was stuck in development hell for years and years, passing between […]

A Minecraft Movie now shows warning following disruptive Chicken Jockey trend

AuthorApril 14, 20250

Cinemas have begun playing a short video ahead of A Minecraft Movie screenings, asking viewers to refrain from hurling their popcorn everywhere, and to be kind and respectful to others. If you are wondering why this is necessary, it is because a viral trend has seen some younger viewers of A Minecraft Movie going feral, […]

BioWare’s Mass Effect and Dragon Age teams “didn’t get along”, former dev claims

AuthorApril 14, 20250

BioWare suffered from friction between its Dragon Age and Mass Effect teams, a former developer has claimed. Writing on social media, Dragon Age creator and former lead writer David Gaider has discussed his experiences at the studio prior to his departure in 2016, and said that staff working on the studio’s two […]

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Trump appears to backtrack on US electronics tariff exceptions, but no one seems to know exactly what’s going on

AuthorApril 14, 20250

US president Donald Trump has effectively backtracked on the tariff exemptions announced last Friday which indicated that some electronics, like PCs, would escape the country’s 145 percent levy on Chinese goods. Writing on social media last night, Trump said that “NOBODY is getting ‘off the hook'” and that “there was no Tariff ‘exception’ […]

Death Stranding 2 will let you clear bosses without actually defeating them

AuthorApril 14, 20250

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach will let you clear bosses without actually defeating them. That’s according to game director Hideo Kojima, speaking during a recent Koji Pro radio broadcast, who said the upcoming sequel will have a feature that allows players to skip boss battles if they prove to be too difficult. To see […]

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