Microsoft has been fined $20 million by the Federal Trade Commission for collecting personal information from children via Xbox, which the FTC says was done without consent from parents. According to the US watchdog group, Microsoft failed to notify parents and has violated the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) in the process. In addition to the fine, Microsoft will now also have to...
Chris Hemsworth has discussed 2022’s Thor: Love and Thunder, saying the film makes him cringe now looking back on it. But he cringes and he laughs at it in equal measure, he said. “I cringe and laugh equally at it,” he told GQ. “I think we just had too much fun. It just became too silly. It’s always hard being in the centre of...
We guided humanity, hid from harmful humans, and saw what the world is like once people are gone. Which game gave you the best human experience in the month of May? How does it work? At the end of every month, PlayStation.Blog will open a poll where you can vote for the best new game released that month. Soon thereafter, we’ll close the polls,...
Diablo IV successfully tempts me to gleefully indulge in sin at every turn. A thrilling hunt for rare loot feeds my insatiable greed and lust for power. The satisfaction of slaughtering thousands of foes, supernatural or otherwise, leaves little room for remorse. Whether taking down the forces of darkness alone or with friends, this is a massive and deeply engrossing action RPG that keeps...
Image: Nintendo Life Link’s Awakening turns 30 today, having launched in Japan on 6th June 1993. Despite the very modest hardware that hosted it, the developers turned out a full-featured, full-fat Zelda adventure on Game Boy which left a mark on the series. Image: Nintendo It was in Link’s Awakening that trading sequences were introduced, not to mention fishing, flying with cuccos, playing an...
It’s the news you’ve been waiting for: I’m going to be in Pikmin 4! And so, in fact, are you! And so is everyone else, really, thanks to the game’s new character creator. A fresh trailer for Pikmin 4 released this afternoon shows off the game’s character creation toolkit, which features Mii-like hairstyles, skin tones, body types and more. Pikmin 4 character customisation trailer....
Pikmin 4 is set to release exclusively for Nintendo Switch on July 21, 2023. The latest entry in this series about tiny plant-like aliens exploring a strange planet introduces several new elements, including Ice Pikmin and a roly-poly dog named Oatchi. Pikmin 4 is now available for preorder (see it at Amazon). Preorder Pikmin 4 No special, deluxe, or collectors editions have been announced...
Chapter 6 of the 1992 Japanese guidebook to The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past contains what might be the strangest officially licensed image of Link ever created. In a black-and-white church, bathed in the holy light of an arched window, our hero kneels in worship. He’s not wearing his usual pointy hat; instead, you see the long Hylian ears poking through...
Amnesia: The Bunker is now out, adding a new entry of sinister scares to the Amnesia series. To celebrate the release, GOG has announced that Amnesia: A Machine of Pigs is currently free on that platform for PC gamers. To claim it, all you’ll need to do is log in to your GOG account–or sign up for free–navigate to the game page for this...
Nintendo has revealed that players can customize their controllable explorer in Pikmin 4. This news comes by way of a new Pikmin 4 trailer released today, which sets up the story of the game and shows off what its customization options look like. As for the story, you play as a rescue explorer sent to a mysterious planet to rescue not one crew but...
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