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Nintendo No-Comments Switch Pro Questions

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Top GamesNintendo has once again refused to confirm the existence of a Switch Pro. / Photo courtesy of NintendoNintendo president Shuntao Furukawa declined to comment on the rumored upgraded version of the Nintendo Switch during a shareholder Q&A this month, keeping the long-reported project under wraps."The Company will continue to focus on creating unique games, and in order to achieve this, we will continue to propose games using a dedicated game console with integrated hardware and software," he said.Where's your Switch Pro with 4K at?I can't seem to find it

Abandoned Dev Hasan Kahraman Clarifies He’s Not Associated With Hideo Kojima (Again)

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Abandoned developer Blue Box Game Studios has found itself once more in the crosshairs of speculation as of late, with some alleging that the game is actually a new Silent Hill by Hideo Kojima. The developer already mentioned there was no such association when the game was teased back in April, but apparently, that was not enough. Today, Blue Box once more took to Twitter to explain that it’s a small indie studio formed by real people are simply working on their own game, and promising a livetsreamed Q&A. “We

PS5 and Xbox Series X/S CPUs Are “a Considerable Improvement” Over Last-Gen – Metro Exodus Developer

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Metro Exodus is launching for PS5 and Xbox Series X/S today, with 4K/60 FPS support, ray-tracing, FOV sliders, and more. 4A Games have always been on the cutting edge of technology with their games, and while games made natively for older hardware that are then brought forward to newer consoles aren’t the best way to judge new tech, they’re a decent way to at least test it out. With that in mind, how impressed has 4A Games been with the new consoles? Quite impressed, it would seem. Speaking in a press

Nearly Half Of 25 Games In Development From PlayStation Studios Are New IPs

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It doesn’t come to much surprise to see that Sony has quite a few projects in the works when it comes to their line of PlayStation studios. There are a ton of games in development and that bit of news comes from Hermen Hulst the head of PlayStation Studios. During a recent Q&A session over at the official PlayStation Blog, Hermen unveiled that there are a ton of new IPs being developed at the moment. Sony has quite the long line of exclusive titles players can dive into and several

Sony is Expanding Astro’s Playroom Developer Team Asobi, Who Is Working on “a Franchise for All Ages”

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The Q&A with PlayStation Head Herman Hulst is just a treasure trove of information. First we learned that Sony plans to continue releasing PlayStation games on PC, which makes a lot of sense given how well the PC ports of Horizon: Zero Dawn and Days Gone are doing. Then Hulst confirmed that Sony Bend was working on a new open world IP. Now, we know that Astro’s Playroom developer Team Asobi is being expanded and working on “a franchise for all ages with global appeal.” The news comes as Hulst

Sony Bend is Working on a New Open World IP

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The PlayStation-oriented news keeps on coming, courtesy of a Q&A with PlayStation Studios Head Herman Hulst on the PlayStation Blog. First, we learned that Sony will continue releasing games on PC “at the right times,” though their focus will primarily still be on console titles. Now, we also know that Sony Bend is working on a new open-world IP, though we don’t have much information beyond that. Hulst confirmed the project as he explained the importance of new IPs to PlayStation: “I want us to continue to embrace the legacy

Sony Will Continue to Release Games on PC “At the Right Times”

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More PlayStation games are coming to PC, but Sony is continuing to “look at the right times to release each game.” That’s according to Herman Hulst, the Head of PlayStation Studios, who made the comments in a Q&A session posted on the PlayStation Blog. “I want to emphasize that PlayStation will remain the best place to play our PlayStation Studios titles at launch,” Hulst said. “But we do value PC gamers, and we’ll continue to look at the right times to launch each game. Bend Studio just released the PC

Twitch to add over 350 new stream tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, and more

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Twitch is doubling down on changes to its platform today, announcing that more than 350 new stream tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health, and more.  This is being implemented as a way to give streamers more descriptive choices in how they label their streams for additional discoverability.  We’ll have tags related to gender, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ability, mental health, and more.For the full details, check out the blog: https://t.co/dXLPrlayPX— Twitch (@Twitch) May 22, 2021 Twitch specifically noted that some of the new tags will

Psychonauts 2 Accessibility Features Include Subtitle Size, Narrative Combat, Remappable Controls and More

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Camera Assist, invincibility, switching off fall damage and font legibility are also included. Double Fine Productions has released a new 33 minute long video for Psychonauts 2 going over its accessibility features. The usual brightness slider and text language options can be expected along with an option for toggling font legibility. Check it out below. Along with subtitles comes the option to increase their size. Players can also enable “narrative combat” and invincibility or switch off elements like fall damage. Camera shake intensity can also be adjusted and there are

Last Year, Roughly 20% of Switch Sales Went to Households That Already Owned Switches

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That’s a pretty big number. The Switch is unique in that it’s both a traditional console and a handheld. While you can use it as the hybrid console Nintendo designed it as, it’s also very easy to use it as just a handheld or just a console. If you live in a house where multiple people use the console, for instance, it’s easy to see why you might want multiple Switches. Apparently, the number of folks who want more than one Switch is pretty large, as Nintendo has announced that