Category: Gaming

Nvidia kicks crypto to the curb: ‘doesn’t bring anything useful for society. AI does’

Nvidia kicks crypto to the curb: ‘doesn’t bring anything useful for society. AI does’

Nvidia has both been the benefactor and victim of cryptocurrencies’ boom/bust cycle. When crypto was soaring in value, so was Nvidia’s share price. When crypto crashed, often Nvidia’s share price dropped with it. The company makes a product that was, for a long while, crucial to the operation of most of the world’s largest cryptocurrencies outside of bitcoin, and that’s been both a blessing...

Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series Was Developed For Switch First

Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series Was Developed For Switch First

Image: Bandai Namco Last year’s Klonoa Phantasy Reverie Series — a remastered compilation of two classic PlayStation and PS2 platformers — was actually developed for Switch first, producer Ryo Ishida has revealed. In an interview in the newest issue of Lost In Cult (via Nintendo Everything), Ishida shares some brief insight into the development of the game, and that they were actually finished with...

Resident Evil 4 Remake players discover method to stop village fight early

Resident Evil 4 Remake players discover method to stop village fight early

Resident Evil 4 players will be aware of its iconic village section from the start, whether that’s in the original, the new remake, or its chainsaw demo. But ingenious players have discovered a new method to end it early. It’s one of those ‘that’s really obvious, why didn’t I think of that?’ moments. Resident Evil 4 Remake – DF Tech Review – A Classic...

Mile High Taxi is a swift ride through old visions of the future

Mile High Taxi is a swift ride through old visions of the future

I still remember the build up to American McGee’s Scrapland. I would buy gaming magazines (well, when I was allowed to), particularly PC Zone, and the full-page ads made it seem like it was going to be a truly wondrous, open sci-fi adventure. There were also big expectations thanks to the success of McGee’s previous game Alice. Despite the decent reviews, though, it didn’t...

Another Nintendo Switch Online Seven-Day Free Trial Is Now Available

Another Nintendo Switch Online Seven-Day Free Trial Is Now Available

Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life Nintendo has announced that another seven-day free trial is now available for Nintendo Switch Online. This offer will be sticking around until 2nd April over on the My Nintendo Store, and it can even be used by those who redeemed the last free trial earlier this month. During the seven-day trial period, you will be able to use...

Where to find waypoints and how to fast travel in Diablo 4

Where to find waypoints and how to fast travel in Diablo 4

While it’s fun to give yourself Diablo wrist and run around the Diablo 4 (opens in new tab) beta’s fairly substantial map, you could always discover some waypoints and fast travel. There are several waypoints to discover in Diablo 4, usually nestled within a city or village, and they’ll let you fast travel to these destinations. You can also fast travel from anywhere on...

The Layers of Fear remake will not have that baby running into a wall

The Layers of Fear remake will not have that baby running into a wall

The infamous scene of a ghost baby running full speed into a wall from the original Layers of Fear will not be in the upcoming series remake. This comes via Damian Kocurek, creative director at Anshar Studios, the studio handling the remake in collaboration with Bloober Team. He sat down to chat about the game with me at the tail end of GDC this...

Guide: When Does The 3DS And Wii U eShop Close? Nintendo eShop Closure Guide

Guide: When Does The 3DS And Wii U eShop Close? Nintendo eShop Closure Guide

Image: Nintendo Life The Wii U and 3DS eShops are closing today, Monday 27th March. The North American stores will be closing at 5:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM ET according to Nintendo (which works out to 1:00 AM BST / 2:00 AM CET on Tue 28th March in Europe, although no specific closure hour is given for European stores — we’d get in...

You can get $30 off a Nintendo Switch OLED today only

You can get $30 off a Nintendo Switch OLED today only

The Nintendo Switch OLED model with white Joy-Cons is selling for $319.99, which is $30 off its usual price at stores. Woot’s sale is set to last for just 24 hours, or until supply gets gobbled up (it’s likely to happen). This model has Nintendo’s one-year warranty that covers manufacturing defects, so it’s no different than one you’d buy from other U.S. retailers. The...

Watch this person recycle a bottle by 3D printing a Raspberry Pi case

Watch this person recycle a bottle by 3D printing a Raspberry Pi case

3D printing is incredibly cool tech, but I’ve always been a bit bothered by all the plastic. Giving people the tools and power to create at home has led to amazing imaginative creations like this printed Cities: Skylines square (opens in new tab), or these helpful adaptive controllers (opens in new tab). But it still has the potential to encourage more plastic waste, and...