Which Developer Is Working On The Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake?

With the summer holidays in full swing, we’re running on a skeleton crew here at Nintendo Life Towers, but let’s check in with a couple of staffers and get some hot takes on who we think is helming this hallowed Hylian vessel… Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life OcaREna, amirite? (Ollie Reynolds, reviews editor) During…

Highly Anticipated PS5 Exclusive Action Game Out With Free DLC

The highly anticipated new PS5 console exclusive action game is finally here, and early impressions from players are very positive. Developed by Arc System Works and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls is out now on PS5 and PC, and there’s a free DLC pack awaiting PS Plus subscribers. New PS5 action…

Blocky zombie survival sim Unturned releases its source code so players can build a ‘lasting legacy’ for the game ‘regardless of the changes we make’

Smartly Dressed Games, developer of the wildly popular free-to-play zombie survival sim Unturned, has released the game’s source code for non-commercial use. “Unturned’s source code and project files are now freely available!” the developers wrote in a Steam post. “Whether you have a new feature or total conversion in mind, the sky’s the limit.” The…

Magic: The Gathering Has A Kickass Video Game You Probably Don’t Know About

We’re currently experiencing a huge renaissance of Magic: The Gathering popularity. The 33-year-old card game designed by Richard Garfield introduced the world to the concept of the trading card game itself: a game where players would collect individual game pieces and craft a deck that represented spells they would cast and creatures they would summon….

10 Near-Perfect New Sci-fi Books for Star Wars and Dune Fans

One of the earliest and most popular science fiction subgenres, the “space opera” tells a sprawling epic story across multiple planets. Frank Herbert’s Dune series and the Star Wars franchise are among the most famous examples, but other classic book series include the works of Isaac Asimov, Larry Niven, Dan Simmons, and Iain M. Banks….

Stardew Valley Dev’s Haunted Chocolatier: Everything We Know

Haunted Chocolatier is the next game from Stardew Valley developer Eric “ConcernedApe” Barone, which means that it’s going to be an instant hit the moment it’s out. Unfortunately for us, it’s also a fairly enigmatic project at the moment. Since announcing Haunted Chocolatier in 2021, Barone has revealed fairly few details about it, and we…

Dead by Daylight is getting a Survivor chat wheel soon, as Behaviour reveals plans to debloat a decade of systems

Behaviour Interactive has just answered a lot of big questions about the immediate future of Dead by Daylight updates. During a special DBD Q&A on the game’s Reddit page, several developers from the team fielded community queries, and revealed a range of plans for the multiplayer game. Among them are a Survivor chat wheel that’s…

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (8th August)

What’s this I detect? Welcome, weary traveller. You have made it to the weekend. Please, sit and partake in some gaming. But wait! Allow us to regale you with some newz. First up, we had a Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave Direct this week, showcasing many of the game’s mechanics and characters, so that was cool….

PS5 Getting Unexpected Remake of 2019 RPG

A long-forgotten 2019 RPG is getting a surprise PS5 remake, and it’ll be out sooner than you think. Dungeon of Dragon Knight Remake released on PC seven years ago and wasn’t exactly a commercial success. But its dev still wants to bring the classic dungeon crawler to modern platforms. Obscure 2019 RPG Dungeon of Dragon…

Id Software Vet Claims Xbox Doesn’t Understand Art Or Games

Chris Hays, id Software’s lead services programmer, has been at the company for over 15 years. And he’s one of the devs who remains at the studio behind Doom following Xbox’s massive layoffs in July. While Xbox and studio leadership claim that id can ship a game like Doom (2016) again with fewer people, Hays…