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Nintendo bestowed itssix-month financial reportupon investors and it’s a lot like the flaming bags left by teenagers on doorstops. Continuing the trend from last quarter, net sales have been reported to be down 40% compared to the same period last year, with gross profit down nearly 80%. The downturn in sales was attributed to “a lack of hit software titles,” which really hurt them when they narrowed their profit margins by cutting prices on Wii and 3DS hardware....

So many RPGs, so little time 2017 may be the biggest year in NIS America’s history. Friday night at a press event in San Francisco, the publisher announced the 19 games it will be localizing in North America this year, includingDanganronpa V3andCuldcept Revolt. The event, hosted by the most exhaustive person to talk about games sinceMr. Caffeine,only gave us brief glimpses of the games, and most of them we already knew were coming....

Ex-Ubisoft devs survival horror game delivers the jolts Demoing a survival horror game or even any game that relies on sound and atmosphere is really hard at a convention. The bright lights and the noise make immersing yourself a struggle, so the guys at Red Barrel were grinning with delight when they heard screams and profanities coming from their sheltered booth. This group of ex-Ubisoft devs invested in two booths with thick black curtains so you were alone with the game; put the headphones on in the dark and it’s just like being at home at 2:00am playing a game that’s going to give you a sleepless night....

In honor of a “mystery” XBLA and PSN release next week, Sega’s let loose a new trailer on us.Sega Bass Fishingis being re-released next week, meaning it’s no longer exclusive to theDreamcast Collection. People are probably scoffing at the game now, but it was actually pretty popular back in its day. If there’s been a really successful fishing game since this one I don’t really know about it. I’ll admit the last times I ever fished in a game wereSonic AdventureandOcarina of Time....

Port, port, baby Thefirst threeRatchet and Clankgames are still great and now there’s one more way to play (or replay) them. TheEuropean PlayStation Blog announcedthe HDRatchet and Clank HD Trilogyis coming to Vita (retail and digital) on July 2 in Europe and July 9 in Australia for €29.99. Hopefully that means July 1 for North America. Of course, like the recent Vita release of theSly Collection, you can probably track down a PS3 copy for much cheaper, but if you need it on the Vita, it’s a nice option....

Bethesda is giving you almost endless power with their Skyrim Creation Kit. This new video briefly goes over how deep this mod tool really is, as well as how seamlessly it works with Skyrim Workshop on Steam for uploading and sharing mods. I don’t think I could ever figure out how to use this with its scene editors, dialogue views and artists tools, but I’m looking forward to seeing what the modding community does with it all....

A class action suit against Sony alleges that the company fired a portion of its security staff before thePlayStation Network got hacked, and that it failed to respond to a series of smaller PSN attacks in the past. A “confidential” witness for the suit claims to know that Sony Online Entertainment’s Network Operations centre lost a number of employees right before they were really, really needed. As well as this, basic security measures such as firewalls were allegedly not in place....

A new Final Fantasy game! Like the old ones! But from Gree… And for your phone… Greehas announced a new RPG for Android and Apple phones and tablets this year,Final Fantasy Artniks Dive. Yes,Final Fantasy. This is happening in partnership with Square Enix, developers ofFinal Fantasy: All the Bravest. Artniks Divelooks like an old schoolFinal Fantasyin the screens (so didAll the Bravest), with some cool monster designs, though your entire party is the same brown-haired idiot with a cowlick....

A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one Dave Filoni’s animated series will finally get the ending that its fans wanted. In a surprise announcement at San Diego Comic-Con, Filoni revealed thatStar Wars: The Clone Warswill return for a 12-episode season. The catch, though? It will be exclusive toDisney’s upcoming streaming service. While Filoni’s subsequent seriesStar Wars Rebelspicked up on some loose threads fromThe Clone Wars, including the whereabouts of Ahsoka Tano and Captain Rex, the series was abruptly canceled somewhere in the midst of Disney’s acquisition of LucasFilm—the show got an awkward, abbreviated “final season” on Netflix, with some unused scripts for the show turning into novels....

Super Duper F*cker This week on Sup Holmes we have James Kochalka, creator ofSuperF*ckers,American Elf,Fancy Froglin’s Sexy Forest, and many more things. After years of talking about his fascination with videogames (seemy bio), he’s finally taking the plunge into development withGlorkbot’s Mini-Adventure. I couldn’t be more excited about the game (or about James Kochalka). We’ll be talking to James about what he thinks videogames do best, what comics and games have in common, what they don’t, what he hopes to achieve with Glorkbot, and much more....

Having been to Tokyo and seeing how orderly everything seems to be there, it’s a little bit surprising to see how terrible things turn out in most variations of a “Neo” Tokyo. Take the Tokyo ofCaptain Commando, for example, where the only thing standing between order and chaos is a team with a mummy, a ninja and a baby in a mechanical suit as core members. What the hell happened in the intervening years to cause this?...

Feared Talon operative on the loose In recent monthsOverwatchplayers have spoken in hushed tones about the identity of Doomfist, believed to be the next character joining the popular arena-shooter’s roster. Anyone who has seen the carnage in the airport of the Numbani map can attest to the destruction he will bring to game. Blizzard have released a new statement, worded as always in the form of a fictional news bulletin, casting some light on the mysterious newcomer....

We’re Back Baby! It’s been far too long, but we’re back! Joining us on the fort next week is Indie Game Magazine editor in chief Vinny Parisi. For those who don’t know, Between 2Fort is an interview show held on the infamous 2Fort map. There’s a twist however, as both myself and Vinny will have to dodge fire from everyone else during the course of the entire interview. If you have any questions for Vinny, feel free to post them below....