Andy Robinson

Surprise Nintendo trailer confirms new Yoshi game release date | VGC Yoshi and the Mysterious Book is hitting Switch 2 in 2 months’ time…

A surprise Nintendo trailer has confirmed that Switch 2 sidescroller, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book, will release on Thursday, May 21.

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Epic is increasing the price of Fortnite V-Bucks ‘to help pay the bills’ | VGC “The cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot…

Epic Games is increasing the price of V-Bucks in Fortnite, claiming it needs help to “pay the bills”.

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Sega says strong reviews for its recent games aren’t yet translating to better sales | VGC The Sonic publisher is aiming to improve its marketing and sales practices…

Sega says strong reviews for its recent games aren’t yet translating to better sales.

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Capcom confirms Resident Evil Requiem story expansion and teases major plot twist | VGC A RE9 story expansion is coming soon, in addition to other new content…

Capcom has confirmed that a story expansion for Resident Evil Requiem is in development, in addition to other new content.

“In this story, we will dive deeper into the world of Requiem. We’re hard at work on it now."

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Monster Hunter Stories 3 Twisted Reflection Review: Gotta Hatch ‘Em All | VGC Capcom’s gorgeous third turn-based Monster Hunter spin-off might be the best one yet…

Monster Hunter Stories 3 Twisted Reflection Review: "Capcom's gorgeous third spin-off might be the best one yet."

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Shinji Mikami’s new studio, ‘Unbound’, is building a ‘AAA original IP’ for consoles and PC | VGC The Resident Evil 4 director left Tango Gameworks in 2023…

Shinji Mikami’s new studio, ‘Unbound Games’, is building a ‘AAA original IP’ for consoles and PC.

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Amazon hikes Pokopia price as new Pokémon game seemingly sells out everywhere | VGC It’s claimed that Nintendo has underestimated demand for the physical version…

Amazon has hiked the price of Pokopia's physical version to $80, after the new Pokémon game seemingly sold out everywhere this weekend.

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Sony is testing dynamic pricing on the PlayStation Store | VGC Users in certain regions are being offered personalised discounts of up to 17%

Sony is testing dynamic pricing on the PlayStation Store, it's been discovered, with some users being offered personalised discounts of up to 17%.

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PlayStation PC Ports have struggled due to delayed releases, research firm claims | VGC As PlayStation reportedly scales back its PC plans, it’s claim it suffered because of delayed release strategy…

PlayStation’s PC game sales have struggled because of delayed releases, according to a new analysis following news that it's reportedly scaling back its PC plans.

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Nagoshi Studio reportedly facing closure, after NetEase ‘pulls Gang of Dragon funding’ | VGC Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi announced Gang of Dragon just three months ago…

Yakuza series creator Toshihiro Nagoshi's studio is reportedly facing closure after publisher NetEase indicated that it will pull funding for its debut title, Gang of Dragon.

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I visited both Grasshopper and Nagoshi Studio for a NetEase profile three years ago.

#PoorlyAgedThings

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Podcast: What do we expect from Project Helix?

@jordanmiddler.bsky.social, @scully1888.bsky.social @andyrobinson.bsky.social and @dringo.bsky.social chat about Xbox's next machine.

Plus: Pokopia is taking over VGC.

Watch: youtu.be/iDRXVpt2dzM

Listen: lnk.to/VGC

Nintendo confirms new Mario Movie Direct, reveals deep cut villains | VGC Another Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct will take place next week…

Nintendo has announced a new Super Mario Galaxy Movie Direct, and revealed the return of some deep-cut villains from the NES era.

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I bought it the day it came out :)

Is that… unusual?

I’m a few hours tardy, but happy 25th anniversary @conkerhimself.bsky.social @robinbeanland.com to one of the most memorable games of the N64 era. A true classic. Cheers!

Capcom has moved up Pragmata’s release | VGC A rare original IP from the Resident Evil publisher will arrive next month…

Capcom has moved up Pragmata’s release date.

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Xbox confirms its next console will run PC games and is codenamed ‘Project Helix’ | VGC New Xbox boss Asha Sharma says Microsoft will meet with partners at GDC next week…

Microsoft has confirmed that its next-generation games console is codenamed Project Helix, and that it will run both “Xbox and PC games”.

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Call of Duty co-founder alleges Activision pressured Infinity Ward to make game about Iran invading Israel | VGC “Luckily, the vast majority of our devs were disgusted by the idea, and it got shot down.”…

One of the founding members of the Call of Duty franchise has alleged that publisher Activision once pressured Infinity Ward to build a campaign around Iran attacking Israel.

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"Import tax dodge"

"Import tax dodge"

Dad pulled this old Japanese shipping box out of the loft, dated September 2001 - almost certainly for my GameCube import.

He read the date and paused. “Hold on, that box is 25 years old” 💀

Pokémon Pokopia contains a Pokémon Winds and Waves teaser | VGC A poster recreating an underwater scene from the recent trailer can be found in-game…

Pokémon Pokopia contains a Pokémon Winds and Waves teaser.

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Very grateful to Chris for the very kind words. Slightly sad this didn't end up on the website, as has been tradition when others leave. I mean, I know why, and am hooting laughing thinking about it. Ah well

Assassin’s Creed boss provides updates on Hexe, Invictus, and Jade, strongly teases Black Flag remake | VGC Plus: AC Shadows updates are winding down and Unity is getting a 60fps patch this week…

Ubisoft’s new Assassin’s Creed boss has provided updates on Hexe, Invictus, and Jade, and strongly teased a Black Flag remake. A much-requested 60fps patch is also coming for 2014’s Unity tomorrow.

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PlayStation’s strategy of releasing its single-player games on PC is reportedly stopping | VGC Ghost of Yotei and Saros won’t be coming to PC…

Sony is reportedly ending its strategy of bringing its single-player PlayStation 5 games to PC.

According to Bloomberg, plans for a Ghost of Yotei port have been cancelled, and Saros will also remain PS5 exclusive.

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Trump administration ‘debating whether to allow Tencent to keep its game company investments’ | VGC The Chinese firm, which has stakes in Epic Games and others, could be forced to divest over security concerns…

The Trump administration is reportedly debating whether to force Chinese gaming giant Tencent to divest its stakes in US video game companies.

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Punk isn’t dead: An interview with New Blood’s Dave Oshry | VGC New Blood’s CEO explains why the retro FPS maker is branching out into other underserved niches…

Punk isn’t dead: An interview with New Blood’s Dave Oshry, the grandaddy of boomer shooters, who's turning his gaze to other underserved niches.

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