AfterWednesday’slook atInterstellar Marines‘ gameplay andThursday’sventures into science fiction inspiration territory, you probably have a pretty good idea of what this game is about. Yet you might also still have some questions like “Ok, when is the game coming out?” and “If they are Indie, how are they funding a bloody trilogy?” Maybe you’ve have heard about Zero Point Software’s iterative (step-wise) ‘AAA Indie’ approach to building their game, releasing preview games piecemeal in the run-up to their first full release ofInterstellar Marines: First Contact....

Per an excellent article fromShacknews, Xbox Live Arcade may be moving away from playing the ideal platform for indie developers to test their games and more towards a “safer approach” to Live titles: ”Under conditions of anonymity, developers from other studios haveindicated to Shacknews similar observations about Xbox Live Arcade’s shift towards a more traditional, less “indie” publishing environment, citing high royalties, steep competition for room on the service, and a priority on safer projects....

What franchise deserves a turn-based transformation? In two months time,Animal Crossing: New Leafwill celebrate its 5th anniversary as arguably the most successful title in the franchise. It’s moved more than 11 million copies, spawned its own spin-off inHappy Home Designer —a game that itself sold more than three million copies worldwide — and proved that small town life is at its best when it’s on the go. As we patiently wait for the inevitable Switch entry into the series, there’s another game I really hope we get out of the franchise: I would love anAnimal CrossingRPG....

Square Enix is slowly doling out content relating to their recently-announced PSP title,Lord of Arcana. In what is looking to be a regular thing, the developer has released information on monsters from the game along with information on the artists who have contributed designs. Artists from all over the world have been tapped to design monsters, including Todd McFarlane ofSpawnfame. Above is a screenshot of the Nidhogg, which was designed by McFarlane....

Nintendo and Shigeru Miyamoto visited a preschool in Japan and demonstrated to the kids how to playWii Music. Miyamoto interacts with all of the kids as they each get a turn playing the game and trying out all of the different instruments.Okay, this video is beyond adorable. It’s so adorable, it makes me want to throw up rainbows and butterflies. Seriously, this is cute overload to the extreme. Miyamoto and the kids start singing together at the end and my head almost exploded in a giant explosion of joy....

Nintendo has announced a Sora amiibo, featuring theKingdom Heartsprotagonist as he appears inSuper Smash Bros. Ultimate. The company also datedThe Legend of Zelda Tears of the Kingdomfigures and theXenoblade Chronicles 3duo. Finally, the time has come, and no, you aren’t seeing things. Nintendo’s Sora amiibo is the real deal, as revealed in today’s direct, and will launch in 2024. For his Switch figure, Sora sports his originalKingdom Hearts look, just as he does inSmash....

That’d make for approximately 34 million sales in 2 years Nintendo Switch: People seem to like it! It appears as if Nintendo will rocket past its first fiscal year sales projections. Investors were originally told that Switch sales wereestimated at 10 millionin its first 12 months at market; recent reports indicate Nintendo has already hit that mark with three months left in the fiscal year. On the back of a strong debut, Nintendo has even loftier goals for the Switch’s second year....

Cave Storyis coming to 3DS, which is exciting news for fans of the cult smash platform title. However, publisher NIS America isn’t exactly jumping for joy. PresidentHaru Akenaga is worried about the game, claiming NIS delayedCave Story 3Dbecause retailers wouldn’t want to sell it. “I’m really worried about sales forCave Story,” he confessed. “It’s not the quality of the game, it’s the market. Actually, we could have released the title in the summer of this year, but the market was not great then....

Holy crap. Isn’t that the cutest thing you’ve ever seen? She seemed like she was born to cosplay. When asked to pose, she snapped to position like she had been doing this for forever. Her owner said she’s going to come back tomorrow as Captain America. Can’t wait. There’s more cosplay from New York Comic-Con in our gallery below. It’s not a huge gallery as tomorrow is the big day for that....

Year of the local multiplayer What a magical year this was! It’s hard coming up with a GOTY list, especially if you force yourself to pick only 10. That’s why I didn’t, I picked as many as I needed to! It’s thirteen; I picked thirteen games. There would probably be even more if I had played some of the games I really wanted to. But hey! Splitting time between fun and work is part of life, and it’s a part we all strive to perfect....

Is this really the final Platinum4 reveal? Today was the day that Platinum Gameswas expected to drop the final revealof the fabled “Platinum4,” a quartet of announcements about theBayonettadeveloper’s future plans. Early this morning, Platinum made good on its word, with a new trailer for shmup sequelSol Cresta. As showcased in the trailer below,Sol Crestais the long, long,loooongawaited collaboration between Platinum Games and retro-enthusiasts Hamster Corporation, who have come together to develop and release a brand new sequel to 1980 coin-opMoon Crestaand its 1985 sequel,Terra Cresta....

PowerWash Simulatoris no stranger to unusual collaborations. FromFinal Fantasy VIItoSpongeBob SquarePants, this compelling cleaning sim is willing to tackle dirt no matter where it may be. Following a series ofteasing posts on Xby thePowerWash Simulatoraccount, we finally have a release date for what might be the most ambitious crossover yet,Warhammer 40,000. Use the might of the powerwasher to purge the unclean PowerWash Simulatorleaps to the 41st Millennium to clean the various instruments of death and destruction of theWarhammer 40,000universe onFebruary 27, 2024....

In a trailerpublished through IGN, Kaizen Game Works (developers ofParadise Killer) has revealed some of the voice cast forPromise Mascot Agency. I hope you’re ready for some recognizable tongues in your ears. Most prominently, the leading dude, Michi, is getting vocalized by Takaya Kuroda, the voice of Kazama Kiryu in theYakuza/Like a Dragonseries. What better person to play a disgraced Yakuza? No one. There is no one better, because he plays the best one....