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Could you imagine... a full 3D remake, fully localized and all on one cart to boot, coming out this holiday as a Switch Pro launch title?

The pre-orders alone would break records...

Dear God, do they WANT to go bankrupt?

Loved the first movie and would gladly see a sequel.

Just get better writers, don't "Hollywood"-ize Tails, and we're off to the races.

Maybe if Space Zelda ever gets off the ground?

But all jokes aside, I would love to hear his approach to Zelda. Halo's got one of the best soundtracks ever and Bungie were nuts to let him go.

And, because both he and Nintendo are based near Seattle, it's not nearly as unlikely as one might think...

@RupeeClock Pokémon confirmed for PS5! 😜

Why does everyone and the mother wanna rip Nintendo's cutest IP to shreds all of a sudden? Don't like it, don't buy it!

@LN3000 ...nope, doesn't work. 😕

Looks cute and I might give the demo a whirl.

Unfortunately for Sega, I've discovered the wonders of Yakuza and, for now, nothing else from them shall do.

(Except a Sonic Adventure port, of course.)

If true, I think someone at EA FINALLY got fired for sleeping on Switch. Sucks that it took 3 years, but hey... better late than never!

So, stupid question... how do we know if there's been unauthorized access? Like, is an email sent out or what?

Adventure ports or I don't care, Sega.

@Expa0 Persona 5 Royal launched in October 2019 in Japan.

Considering all the acclaim that's gotten... this is a baffling move.

@retro_player_77 But... I don't think it's getting one. If it was, we would've heard about it by now.

Ah well - here's hoping Crytek are a lot kinder than their former minder when it come down to price.

"asking price is $49.99"

...aaaaaaaand you lost a Day 1 buy right then and there, EA. Good for you. 👍

Plot twist: our version's a port of the original.

Not that that's a bad thing, mind you...

Ooh, this is one to watch. Twas before my time, but I've been itching to play a futuristic, sci-fi FPS on my Switch... and, if the price is right, this may have very well fit the bill.

Christ, there are frame drops in the trailer. I knew this was a trainwreck before... but, good God, I thought it at least ran well.

And it's in Unreal, for crying out loud! If Fortnite can run well on UE4, what's Bamco's excuse here?

...Yeah, no. I'd pass on this thing even if I was the biggest weeaboo this side of the Pacific, if it came with a free console AND if the game itself was free.

"In completely unrelated news, sales have now skyrocketed on the basis that it's now a collector's item."

• This site, tomorrow

@RPGamer Something along the lines of "hurr durr just a typical victim, we need to #REOPENAMERICANOW!!!!!"

Y'know... standard far-right garbage surrounding this.

Awful, awful news. My condolences to his family, friends, and colleagues... we've lost an icon today.

For anyone wondering why this is a murder simulator and something like Halo or Doom isn't: Those games give context to the violence (and have other things, like great music, that makes them worthy of the purchase). This, on the other hand, is just the violence itself.

No attempt is made to give "The Antagonist" any sort of moral justification for his actions. You just kill, stab, burn, pillage... I've seen playthroughs online and it's just as grim as you think it is.

Happily, the above (and the fact that, if you're good, you're nigh unstoppable) also makes the game impossible to take seriously and it's lone selling point - the violence - is rather tame when compared with fatalities (already here), Glory Kills (also already here), or even No Russian (...probably coming soon).

So yeah, it's coming and yeah, it'll piss people off. But - if I'm honest - I'd much rather have other "murder simulators" because they at least try to make an effort - unlike this garbage, which is shock value at its worst.

/rant

I have never bought that sorry excuse of a VR "headset" and nor do I intend to.

Another Virtual Boy with Vive/Index-level tech, on the other hand... that I would be interested in.

Good on 'em. Maybe they could share their tips with CERO to help Japan's schedule get back on track.

Throw in a Master Chief helmet and then we'll talk.

Revolution is coming for ya, Beijing. It won't come now, or next week, or maybe not even for years if not decades ... but when it does, you'll deserve every last second of it.

And after all the stuff you've put your people through, I think they'd agree with me.

#FreeChinaNow

@Not_Soos The day when Xi Jingping's regime is overthrown will go down in history as the 21st century equivalent of the fall of the Berlin Wall - a momentous occasion to be celebrated by both East and West.

@Anti-Matter Where I come from, we call it "free speech."

Eh... I'm gonna pass on that one, Chief.

@Anti-Matter That's fine! I just prefer to be a bit more selective with my tastes, that's all.

@Silly_G Of, but of course he is.

Real talk, though: It baffles me how he sees even Smash Ultimate as "problematic" and yet would happily snap up obvious shovelware like this without a second thought. Ah well... it's his money, I suppose.

(awkwardly stares at my own mile-high pile of Wii shovelware)

I feel bad for all the Cooking Mama fans out there in all of this. Here is a brand-new game in their favorite series arriving juuuuuuuuust as the world at large goes on lockdown... and it turns out to be rushed like hell at best and might even be a straight-up scam at worst.

@PickledKong64 Hey... nothing wrong with a bit of hope in these trying times, right?

They're ex-Rare. Considering how long Grant Kirkhope said the two weren't coming to Smash, a false denial cannot be ruled out as a possibility...

Plot twist: The PS5 IS the goose!

If they can do it, I say bring it on. More games is ALWAYS good.

@Heavyarms55 Precisely. I can guarantee you that, if someone bought Hellblade on Switch, they are now immediately more interested in it's next-gen sequel... now a Microsoft exclusive.

@JasmineDragon Really? You got more info on that?

@Spike6958 Why?

Yeah, can the Kinect crap... but are we really supposed to hate Nuts & Bolts THAT much?

@muscpt And Windows is owned by MS, so it all works out in the end. 😃

@UltraVideoGamer You... do know we single-player stuff too, right? Halo in particular is known for its great campaigns and 99% of third-parties support both Xbox and PS. (Nothing against PS fans, of course... hell, you guys make me jealous at times! 😜)

@sportvater Right there with ya, man. Spencer's great and our future's looking bright!

Also a bit off-topic: Is MW/Warzone 2019 any good? Everyone down at school adores it, but I'm more of a Doom/Halo man myself...

@Heavyarms55 Bit late, but right on the money. For all we know, Rare wanted to remake an older Zelda for Series X and Nintendo said no - thus creating Everwild.

And I do wish the relationship would continue. Yeah yeah, the box matters... but, oh, I would do nearly anything to get a legit Halo port on the Switch.

I mean come on! Five outta the six games in the MCC are from the 360 days - and the only one that isn't, 2 Anniversary, was based off an original Xbox title. And considering that the Switch can run the goddamn Witcher 3, I fail to see how a port of old popular titles could do MS any harm.

It would introduced Nintendo-only gamers to a globally-adored franchise that's a part of gaming history... and one with a brand new game out at Christmas that, you guessed it, is only on Xbox and Windows.

More (old) ports equals more fans. More fans equals more people invested in John's story. More people invested in John's story equals more sales of Halo Infinite and - by extension - more Xboxes sold at Christmas (or whenever Infinite launches at this point).

It's a win-win for us all and, for a company of Microsoft's size, it wouldn't take much. C'mon Phil - let us Nintendo fans finish this fight.

@Wilforce Please no. I need something that gives me hope, damn it!

I mean... there's no way for them to create fake hype by lacing the attendees' drinks with laughing gas, so what's the point? 😜

Brilliant. Good to see Obsidian/MS and Virtuous are keeping things manageable... something you think T2 could easily learn about.

Also... GTA. Where is it?

It... does look like a decent take on the genre, I'll give it that. Also gets bonus points for originality.

(Although I pity the poor soul on the dev team who has to trudge through the Steam reviews once it launches...)

It looks cute enough, and I did chuckle once or twice. Still not sold on the game... as ever, I'll wait for the reviews.

Also, Marza-made Sonic cartoon plz

OH MY GOD YEEEEEEEESSSSSS!!!!!!!!!