Vermillion Interview: Making Realistic Oil Painting Accessible Using VR

Oil painting simulator Vermillion, available on PC VR and soon on Oculus Quest, is about as close to oil painting in real life as you’re going to get in VR. At least for now, anyway. But this new unassuming simulator app for VR headsets is doing something interesting — people who were previously uninterested in […]

Bayonetta 3 Is Making Good Progress, Nintendo Executives Confirm

Nintendo brought us a fantastic showcase this year during E3, considering they displayed Mario Party Superstars, a new 2D Metroid game, an Advance Wars remake, and a new trailer for Breath of the Wild 2. But as we all know, there was something that was devastatingly missing from the show, and that was Bayonetta 3. […]

Making esports data beautiful — GRID – Esports Insider

To a data company, ‘esports’ is about as useful a category as ‘European’ or ‘African’ is a nationality. Esports titles share some likenesses — they are all digital, chiefly — but they differ enormously, especially from a data analyst’s perspective. It’s like saying tennis is similar to football because both use a round ball; true […]

CRT TVs Are Making A Comeback, And It’s Thanks To Retro Gaming

CRT sets fell out of fashion in the mid-2000s, supplanted by shiny new HD-capable flat-screen TVs. Yet, while our favorite shows and movies looked appreciably better, these changes made gaming on retro consoles much more difficult. We can’t be the only ones to have gone through the pains of hooking up an old PlayStation 2 […]

Report: Team Ninja making a Final Fantasy ‘Souls-like’ action game

Nioh and Ninja Gaiden developer Team Ninja is developing a new Final Fantasy spinoff action game for Square Enix, according to a report from Fanbyte. That game, reportedly titled Final Fantasy Origin, is expected to be announced in June in conjunction with E3 2021. Square Enix is confirmed to appear at this year’s E3. Fanbyte’s […]

Fans Are Making Scarily Accurate Miis Of Cartoon And Anime Characters In Miitopia

The undeniable and unrivaled passion that the Nintendo community has for anything customizable is well documented at this point. Give them a basic level designer in Smash Bros. Ultimate, and they’ll create masterpieces. Give them Tomodachi Life, and you’ll get the most weird and wonderful character interactions. And now, it turns out all they needed […]

Miitopia players are making incredible things with the character creator

The Nintendo Switch remaster of Miitopia won’t be released until May 21. But that hasn’t stopped fans from enjoying the demo that arrived earlier this week. While demos don’t typically make a big splash, this one has prompted dozens of social media posts showing off the cool characters people can make using the game’s Mii […]

Making Nier New Again

When Nier: Automata was released in 2017, it was a surprise success for publisher Square Enix and developer PlatinumGames, selling over 5 million copies. The action/RPG fascinated players with its thought-provoking story, interesting boss battles, and unconventional design. However, back in 2010, its predecessor – simply called Nier – set the stage. The original Nier […]

Netflix Is Making A Live-Action Gundam Movie

Dating back to 1979, Gundam has captivated TV audiences and model makers alike with giant robots that are armed to the teeth with rockets and energy sowrds. Today, Gundam’s creator, Sunrise, has partnered with Legendary Entertainment to create the first-ever, live-action Gundam movie for Netflix. Gundam has been a staple in video games as well, […]