Laurent Fischer, the European Nintendo boss who claimed that only “geeks and otaku” want additional storage for their Wiis,has apologizedfor the comment, stating that he in no way meant to insult anybody. “I have huge respect for those who, like me, share a common passion for Nintendo and want to make it clear that I would never use and I didn’t use this terminology in such a context or way to cause offense,” claimed Fischer....

Promoted from our community blogs [Bardley shows us some great examples of changed games and vaporware back when game news would only arrive once a month for most people. Your favorite Kickstarter may send you an email to your phone when they have an important update but back then, you’d have to wait for weeks before finding out a game was cancelled! Got your own personal histories to elaborate on? Write a blog!...

Developer Firaxis Games also teases next project Series reboot and turn-based strategy crossover hitXCOM: Enemy Unknownwill come to iPad and iPhone this summer,Polygonreports. Jake Solomon, lead developer of the title at Firaxis Games, calls it a “full port,” in line with the excellentCivilization RevolutionandSid Meier’s Pirates!iOS ports before it. 2K China will be handling the port, along with assistance from Firaxis. The port has been in development since October 2011, a year before the game shipped on PC and consoles....

Maybe a date, finally? After insisting thatSonic Frontiersis coming by the end of the year multiple times, we haven’t gotten a straight answer yet from Sega. That may change with a release date at theSonic FrontiersGamescom announcement,confirmed for August 23 during the Opening Night Live stream. The tweet includeda new piece of art for the game from Sega, and an ominous promise of some sort of announcement. Gamescom Opening Night Live showrunner Geoff Keighley promises “a new look and news” forFrontiers, and at this point, we’re kind of getting down to the wire....

I’m (soon to be) on a boat I was always intrigued byThe Ship, but the timing wasn’t ever right for me to play it. Back when it was active I didn’t have a gaming PC, and once I built my current rig the community just wasn’t there. With today’sannouncement ofThe Ship HD, it’s looking like I might actually get to check out the sneaky multiplayer game. What setsThe Shipapart from other multiplayer shooters is the slower pace, the need to take care of personal matters like sleepiness and thirst, and that players are assigned a quarry to kill....

The 24-hour livestream will be held on October 26 My homeboy David Oxford, writer atThe Mega Man Networkand and fellow editor onNF Magazine, has planned a special charity event alongsideIan Flynn, lead writer on Archie’sMega ManandSonic the Hedgehogcomic series. For 24 hours beginning Saturday, October 26, the duo will take to TwitchTV and playSonic Lost Worldon Wii U through its entirety. They’ll shoot the sh*t, take questions about the Archie comics or anything else, and accept donations for theSickKids Foundation....

Marble shooters are kinda my jam Luxor ZumaSparkle 2, 10tons’ PS4 marble shooter, is hitting the PlayStation Network for both PS4 and Vita on May 20, with cross buy support and a free trial if you’re just not sure that shooting marbles is really your thing. Sometimes it just isn’t. No judgment here. I, for one, love these kinds of games because I feel like a total rock star when I conquer the more difficult stages later on....

The Splatfest will never die When the originalSplatoonended its weekly Splatfests, there was no way to experience those festivities again until the eventual launch of the sequel. WithSplatoon 2, Nintendo is taking a different approach. Since the world has been plunged into chaos withPearl’s glorious victory this past weekend, it looks like she demanded that the people have a way to replay those intense firefights. While they won’t be accessible to the general public with thousands of people queueing up,Splatoon 2’sversion 5....

Bubbly fun Foamstarsfeels a bit out of left field for Square Enix. A multiplayer shooter may not be all that strange; after all, the publisher did make a battle royale based onFinal Fantasy VII. But this isn’t a straightforward shooter.Foamstarsfeatures stylish fighters rather than grizzled warriors and suds instead of bullets. We had a chance to playFoamstarsat Summer Game Fest 2023, getting in a decent number of matches. The easiest comparison point for the game isSplatoon, and not just due to the vicious, viscous warfare waged on each of their battlefields....

The return of theJediwill wait a little longer Respawn is taking a little extra time to work on Cal Kestis’ return. Electronic Arts and Respawn confirm today thatStar Wars Jedi: Survivorhas been pushed back by six weeks, and will now launch on July 03, 2025. Previously set for March 17, the development team at Respawn confirms today thatJedi: Survivoris content complete. The developer is now focused on the final stage of bug fixes, stability, and polish, and it’s looking to take a little extra time to do so....

A night in the woods Developer Endlight Games has announced that their woodland survival game,The Forest,has managed to shift a solid 5.3 million copies since its launch on Steam Early Access back in 2015. The creepy, improvisational PC title, which has only recently seen release on PS4, sees players attempt to survive on a remote peninsula after a plane crash, using whatever can be scavenged to provide food, shelter, and healthcare, while also defending against a strange band of cannibalistic mutants that roam the territory....

And Cyberpunk isn’t in danger of another delay In its fifth year on the market, CD Projekt’sWitcher 3came within a few million sales of replicating its launch numbers. Geralt just refuses to slow down in his old age. CD Projekt’s 2019 financial reportshows sales of approximately 7 million copies ofThe Witcher 3last year. That’s its second best year so far, as only 2015 did better when it sold approximately 9.5 million upon release....

Throw the first punch Fighting crime and fighting crime fighters — that’s pretty much whatInjustice 2boils down to. The DC Comics fighter bursts into the room onMay 16, but you have the opportunity to engage in fisticuffs before then. Today, aregistration pagewent up for anInjustice 2beta. It’ll take place on both PS4 and Xbox One. There’s no mention of how many people will be given access, when it takes place, or how long it’ll run....