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The Wii and GameCube emulator Dolphin has had its Steam release 'indefinitely postponed' after the team received a cease and desist order from Nintendo. The Dolphin Emulator Project team shared the update in a blog, stating it was notified by Valve that Nintendo issued a "cease and desist citing the DMCA against Dolphin's Steam page." "It is with much disappointment that we have to announce that the Dolphin on Steam release has been indefinitely postponed," The Dolphin Emulator Project wrote. "We were notified by Valve that Nintendo has issued a cease and desist citing the DMCA against Dolphin's Steam page, and have removed Dolphin from Steam until the matter is settled. We are currently investigating our options and will have a more in-depth response in the near future. We appreciate your patience in the meantime." As reported by PC Gamer, the team launched Dolphin's Steam page on March 28 and, on May 26, received a legal notice...

When Diablo 3 was first revealed in 2008 the internet lost its collective shit. Thousands of fans signed petitions and rallied against the game, demanding that Blizzard made a change. Why? Because Diablo 3, in a departure from its predecessors, looked like a “cartoon.” Prior to Diablo 3, Blizzard’s action RPG series had a distinctly gothic visual palette. The stones that walled the dungeons of Diablo 1 and 2 were dark, and the shadows in their crevices even darker. The light generated by flickering flames or bolts of magical lightning illuminated a grim fantasy world with a realistic texture. Well, at least as realistic as PCs of the late 1990s could render. Diablo 3, though, looked like a horror fantasy comic book. Its world glowed with eerie, saturated colours. Its characters were built of exaggerated angles and oversized pauldrons. Its textures were hand-painted reimaginings of the natural world. “It's a stylized feel and in that sense, it's very sort of a Blizzard ph...

The long Memorial Day weekend isn't traditionally known for its great video game prices, but you can get discounts on first party games like Animal Crossing and Super Smash Bros . right now, among others. Best Buy and Amazon are running sales right now, so it's a good opportunity to grab some games and save some cash. The Nintendo Switch is a runaway success, now sitting at number three in the list of all-time best-selling consoles . Some of the most popular games of the last five years have exclusive homes on the Switch, and unlike Nintendo consoles of yore, first-party Nintendo Switch game deals are fairly commonplace. Best Nintendo Switch Deals Best Buy Deals Amazon Deals Common Nintendo Switch Game Deals TL;DR: Indie and first-party games By far the most common Nintendo Switch deals we see are on smaller games. Games like Harvestella , for example, are perpetually on sale, but there are lots of times to save on some of the best indies on Nintendo Switch. In fa...

Naughty Dog, the renowned developer behind franchises such as Uncharted and The Last of Us, has released a statement on its multiplayer title in The Last of Us universe. In the post, the developer says it needs more time than originally forecasted for the multiplayer project, but softens the blow by teasing an unannounced single-player-focused game. "We know many of you have been looking forward to hearing more about our The Last of Us multiplayer game," the statement reads. "We're incredibly proud of the job our studio has done thus far, but as development has continued, we've realized what is best for the game is to give it more time. Our team will continue to work on the project, as well as our other games in development, including a brand new single-player experience; we look forward to sharing more soon. We're grateful to our fantastic community for your support – thank you for your passion for our games, it continues to drive us." pic.twitter.c...

Reviewed on: PlayStation 5 Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC Publisher: Daedalic Entertainment Developer: Daedalic Entertainment Release: May 25, 2023 ( PlayStation 5 , Xbox Series X/S , PlayStation 4 , Xbox One , PC ), 2023 ( Switch ) Rating: Teen At times, an event or character can be profoundly impactful to its originating fiction, but not the right choice for a dedicated spotlight project of its own. It’s hard to think of a more potent case in point than The Lord of the Rings: Gollum, a game that fundamentally misunderstands the appeal of its source franchise, focusing on a character who, by almost any measure, is the wrong choice for a lead. That said, it’s not impossible to imagine the game that might somehow have made the unusual premise click. This is not that project; like its miserable and piteous lead, this game is best avoided at all costs. Gollum tracks the story of the titular fellow in the time period between...

Free-to-play games have risen in prominence in recent years, flooding the market with titles that you can sink dozens if not hundreds of hours into without spending a thing. With so many games and so much variety, it can be daunting to sift through the catalogue and pick one to play. If you’re playing on PS5, we’ve collated some of the best choices for free-to-play games in 2023. Each of the PS5 games below are free to start playing, but some of the aspects of these games may cost money. Things that aren't part of the base free game often include expansions and cosmetic upgrades. Fortnite An unsurprising entry for the list, Fortnite is a mega hit that continues to take the world by storm. This stylized battle royale game has a variety of game modes to participate in to test your skills, an ever evolving map to explore, live event spectacles, a robust creative community, and hundreds of original and licensed IP crossover cosmetics. There are plenty of other games like Fortni...

Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PC Publisher: THQ Nordic Developer: Pieces Interactive Release: TBA Before Resident Evil and Silent Hill, 1992’s Alone in the Dark helped lay the foundation for 3D survival horror before the genre even had a name. Players explored a haunted building laden with elaborate puzzles and scary monsters, with gameplay emphasizing thoughtful management of scarce resources. It even featured two playable characters with separate scenarios, an idea later adopted by Resident Evil 2. Numerous sequels of varying quality followed, but it’s been many years since the series was culturally relevant.  Last year, developer Pieces Interactive announced its plans to revisit the celebrated first game and reimagine it for a modern audience. Alone in the Dark rides the recent wave of survival horror remakes, and a dedicated showcase gave us our first look at how the classic is being rebuilt from the ground up.   This new vision of Alone in...