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Nintendo ask Valve to remove Dolphin emulator from Steam

Nintendo emphasized that distributing emulators is equivalent to downloading pirated games, that doing so stifles game development and creativity, and that this is the main reason they urged Valve to take the Dolphin emulator off of Steam.

Asmir KovacevicMAY 30

A new game in production stage in the "Indiana Jones" franchise?

Indiana Jones has been a cult classic in both the videogame and movie industries in the past century. Following the recent revival of old 1980s era classics, such as Star Wars, Indiana Jones seems to be the next on the resurrection block.

MAY 18

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword Switch vs Wii U comparison video

Here's a great side-by-side comparison video between the upcoming The Legend of Zelda Skyward Sword HD version for Switch, and the original version with the Wii U console. Does the HD stamp justify the price of the game?

FEBRUARY 18

DuckTales Remastered is back on digital storefronts

Capcom delisted DuckTales Remastered in August 2019 without providing a reason for doing so but also organised a sale before it went out. Seven months later, the game is back to digital storefronts, once again with no explanation on the matter.

MARCH 4

Minecraft will make two libraries open source

Mojang have announced that they'll be making two of Minecraft's libraries open source soon, which means they're free for anyone to improve, mess around with or use in their own projects free of charge, with proper attribution of course.

OCTOBER 11

Family gaming could be key in Xbox v. PS wars

Even though chasing a target demographic helped many a game carve out a niche market, the latest research suggests that family gaming could very well be the key to higher profits, even to the extent of closing the still hefty Xbox - PS gap.

SEPTEMBER 27

BioWare celebrated the Mass Evvect's N7 day

BioWare celebrated the N7 day with a video commemorating the franchise. The future of Mass Effect remains bleak. To celebrate the anniversary, the Apex Elite Pack has been brought back and will be available until 13 November 2017.

SEPTEMBER 21

Zelda: Breath of the Wild new cosplay merch

Merchoid has some new video game merch and this time around it's for their The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild line. A new hoodie and a new t-shirt inspired by the game's hero will ship in September for cosplayers too lazy for DIY.

AUGUST 10

EmuParadise removes ROM, ISO library

Nintendo may not have put their name on the takedown notice, but they don't really need to after recent events made it clear that they're out for emu blood. Yeah, I'm trying to get PETA interested by declaring Nintendo the enemy of emus.

AUGUST 9

Pokken Tournament DX getting Online Battles

Pokken Tournament DX is set to receive a patch that introduces Online Team Battles and Official Groups to the brawler, while the new Searing Sunraze Smash and Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom moves are coming to Pokemon Ultra Sun & Moon.

AUGUST 5

Breath of the Wild sales top entire franchise

Nintendo's Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild has sold more than any other game in the franchise in the year since its release. Having been released for both Switch and Wii U, the combined numbers reach almost 10 million units sold so far.

APRIL 26

Nintendo Switch hits 4 million sold units

Nintendo's creepy dream of everyone owning zee Switch once they come of console age seems to be progressing at a steady pace, with the console having sold 52 thousand units in Japan last week, bringing its total to 4 million units sold.

MARCH 29

Epic gives away $12 million of Paragon assets

In a pretty strange act of benevolence from a gaming company, Epic Games, the name behind headline and chart busting game Fortnite: Battle Royale, have released all the assets used on their recently decommissioned MOBA, Paragon, for free.

MARCH 22

Academics join the gaming industry against WHO's 'gaming disorder' classification

Thank heavens someone finally spoke up against the World Health Organisation's ridiculous classification of 'gaming disorder' as a recognized behavioral disorder, and it gets better - it's the academics that spoke up.

MARCH 18

Switch surpasses Wii U's lifetime sales

Nintendo's latest console has now surpassed the Wii U in sales. The Switch has sold 14.86 million units until the end of December, 2017. This adds up to more consoles than Wii U managed to move during its entire lifespan.

JANUARY 31

Switch emulator announced by the team responsible for Citra

Nintendo Switch was released in March, 2017. An emulator for the console is now in the works by the team that brought us Citra - the 3DS emulator. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is already playable on PC, since it wasn't a Switch exclusive.

JANUARY 15

Breath of the Wild 's place in the timeline

The Legend of Zelda timeline has been debated ad nauseam. Breath of the Wild developers sat down to give their two cents on the issue. The short answer: use your imagination.

DECEMBER 28

NFS games better than Payback

Need For Speed Payback is out now for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The game didn't do very well with the critics so I took it upon myself to bring you a list of other NFS games that did a bit better.

NOVEMBER 12

CODumentary

Devolver Digital will be releasing a documentary about the Call of Duty franchise in September. The CODumentary was created in the UK by Jonathan Beales. The film was shot in North America, UK and Europe.

AUGUST 8

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild just got its first DLC pack. The DLC brought a new dungeon and a fresh difficulty mode. New outfits and head wear are also out there somewhere.

JUNE 30

Darksiders Warmastered Edition

Previously rumoured to be cancelled, Darksiders Warmastered Edition for Wii U, just got a release date. The remastered game launches on 23 May.

APRIL 7

Update 1.1.1

Update 1.1.1 has been released for The Legend Of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Under "update details", Nintendo wrote simply: "Adjustments have been made to make for a more pleasant gaming experience.". Those adjustments turned out to be improvements in the frame rate department.

MARCH 31

Minecraft

Mojang released their latest Minecraft snapshot - the snapshot 17W13A. The changes it brings include some feathery friends and a new robot butler.

MARCH 30

New mini-game: Glide

A race track for experiencing the elytra full on - Glide will be available for consoles tomorrow. In the form of a free mini-game, Glide will feature a race track full of obstacles and "power-ups" with a time counter and a leaderborad.

MARCH 27

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