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Remade in 16-bit with local co-op In a postmortem written by Edmund McMillen over on Gamasutra, the designer has revealed that he was approached by Nicalis presidentTyrone Rodriguezto remakeThe Binding of Isaacfor consoles. His answer — “yes,” as you’ve undoubtedly gleaned from the headline — is only the beginning of this wonderful news. “I told him yes,” writes McMillen, “but I had a few strict guidelines to make sure anIsaacremake was perfect....

‘Listen?! I heard you the first 10 times!’ We know thatZelda: Skyward SwordHDwill have a number of quality of life enhancements when it hits the Switch, but Nintendo is nipping a few very early. First they hit Fi’s over-tutorializing, and now they’re addressing the extreme amount of menu/tutorial prompts in the original game. Originally, each session you played, the Wii game had a penchant for explaining items to you.Zelda: Skyward Sword HDappears to eliminate this....

How do you define and measure? After years of anticipation,No Man’s Skyfinally released this week. The game’s biggest selling point is that it features a procedurally generated universe that would take billions of years to explore, and in sheer world sizeNo Man’s Skyis likely the “biggest” game ever created. Yet early reviews suggest that variation from planet to planet feels largely cosmetic, and that you are still doing the same repetitive tasks over and over on each one....

And backers will be able to upgrade I’m doing my best to keepYooka-Layleeout of my mind. The less I think about it, the easier it’ll be to remain patient. That’s the idea. Clearly, though, I am struggling to stick to that plan if I’mwriting about the dang game. Today’s short-but-sweet news was worth touching on, however — Playtonic is planning to do a physical release for its 3D platformer. Details are light, but it’s happening....

To you, the day Podtoid recorded a running commentary for the 1994Street Fightermovie was the most important day of your life.For Aaron Linde, it was Tuesday.Or Monday night, rather. Either way, we’re finally watchingStreet Fighter, which means that even if the podcast sucks, it’ll still be eight times better than an average Podtoid episode due solely to Raul Julia’s tangential involvement.Pretty much the entire Podtoid will just be us watching the flick after some initial Games of the Week crap, but I’ll read a few listener questions near the end just so we can give away some cool stuff to one of you....

100 Platinum for a quick scavenger hunt If you’re hankering for some quickSplatoon 3My Nintendo platinum, you’ve come to the right place. you’re able to net 100 points nowvia the game’s official site, so long as you’re in the mood for a quick scavenger hunt. Like many activities before it, the gist is that you’ll be sifting through a Nintendo marketing site for hidden objects: and finding all of them will grant you 100 Platinum Points....

The king has returned I’m feeling exhausted yet weirdly energized this morning, and that can only mean one thing: I stayed up too dang late with a newSoulsgame. My inability to tear myself away from this series– to responsibly call it a night well before I take “just one more peek” at that cool area up ahead– is as potent as ever. For a remake of a deeply-played game likeDemon’s Souls, that’s no small feat....

Finally, another way to play Bomberman ’93 There is no shortage of mini or micro-consoles on the current market, as publishers look to the past to try and package nostalgia. There’s theNESandSNES“Classic Editions” from Nintendo, theSega Genesis Mini, theNeo Geo Mini, and thePlayStation Classic, just to name a few. But in 2020, amid a global pandemic, another very curious contender has entered the ring: the TurboGrafx-16 Mini. It’s hard to compete against those titans I just mentioned, but the TurboGrafx-16 Mini has a lot going for it for a very specific type of audience....

‘Very interested’ If you haven’t been following along, here’s a recap. In the past, NIS has partnered up with Atlus (and by proxy, Sega) to bring Atlus games to Europe. For many years it was a fruitful partnership, but due to undisclosed reasons related to Sega’s increasing difficult relationship, NIS broke off ties and is no longer providing their services. Who loses out in this situation regardless of who is in the right?...

Gotta unionize fast The Allied Employees Guild Improving Sega (AEGIS)has announcedthe results of their unionization vote. The result is a resounding ‘yes’ with 91 voting to form a union and 26 voting against it. The vote now just needs to be certified by the National Labor Relations Board. This vote creates the largest union in the video game industry. It will cover Sega of America’s Irvine, California branch and more than 200 roles....

At Infamy Rank 4, you unlock the ability to build one of two ships. First, is thepowerful Blaster Sloop. Second, is the AoE-focused Firebrand Barge. The Firebrand Barge focuses on spreading fire damage across groups of enemies. In order to build it, you will first need the Firebrand Barge Ship Blueprint inSkull and Bones. Firebrand Barge Ship Blueprint Location inSkull and Bones You can find the Firebrand Barge Ship Blueprint in the outpost of Kaa Mangrove....

Legendary skills now available; still no Dovahbear Just a few weeks ago, Bethesda released its1.9 Beta updateto the PC version ofThe Elder Scrolls V: Skyrimwhich introduced its Legendary difficulty, Legendary skills, as well as a number of bug fixes. It didn’t take long for the company to migrate update 1.9 to its console counterparts. While version 1.9 tackles a large list of bugs, none more disconcerting than the rare appearance ofnaked couriers, it also adds in the challenging Legendary difficulty for players to sharpen their Daedric weapons against....

Thirty-year Sony veteran leaving office Sony have announced that President and CEO, Kazuo Hirai, is to step down from his role at the Japanese industry giant, a role he has served for a little over five years. Hirai joined Sony’s music division in 1984, before eventually transitioning through to Sony Computer Entertainment in the mid-90s, where he would eventually become CEO. Kazuo progressed on to Sony Corporation in 2011 with his incredible journey culminating in his take the reins as Sony President in 2012, replacing Howard Stringer....