Nintendo revealed that Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training will come to the Switch on January 3rd, 2020 in Europe. The mental workout game will feature classic exercises from previous Brain Training (called Brain Age in North America) games, as well as new mini-games and puzzles. The news follows the Japanese reveal of the game, which has a hilariously long name: Nintendo Switch Training…
Nintendo Switch Brain Age followup gets January launch in Europe
October 11, 2019
Dr. Kawashima’s Brain Training for Nintendo Switch is heading to Europe. Nintendo confirmed that the Brain Age followup is launching January 3 in that region. The publisher still hasn’t confirmed a North American release, though.
Nintendo previously only announced…
Donald Trump is the newest Twitch streamer
October 11, 2019
The 2020 presidential campaigns are well under way, and Donald Trump has added another internet outlet to reach voters: Twitch. The campaign’s first verified stream went live tonight from a rally in Minneapolis, as Trump followed Bernie Sanders’ campaign in…
Donald Trump joins Twitch, an Amazon-owned company
October 10, 2019
President Donald Trump has joined streaming service Twitch as part of his re-election strategy. Twitch is owned by Amazon, the company led by Jeff Bezos — and both Amazon and Bezos are frequent targets for Trump’s displeasure.
It appears Trump recently joined Twitch, and has just over 135 followers at the time of this writing. He isn’t currently live streaming, nor is it likely that…
How Google Stadia’s ‘negative latency’ might work
October 10, 2019
Google Stadia is going to feel more responsive than local hardware … eventually. At least, Stadia engineering boss Madj Bakar is making that claim in an interview in the latest issue of Edge magazine (via PCGamesN). That doesn’t seem possible, right?. Latency is…
Luigi’s Mansion gave Mario’s brother his own identity
October 10, 2019
Luigi’s Mansion 3 comes out on October 31, and it’ll be Nintendo’s biggest Switch release for the rest of the year (that doesn’t include the word Pokémon in the title). But before the Halloween launch, I’m looking back and appreciating the original Luigi’s…
Ubisoft is no stranger to TV and movies. Its media division, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, has created four seasons of Rabbids Invasion thus far, and produced the mediocre adaptation of Assassin’s Creed. That’s not to mention films like Uwe Boll’s Far Cry and the controversial Prince of Persia, which were licensed from the publisher. The company is focusing on the small screen…
Ubisoft is turning more of its games into animated shows
October 10, 2019
French video game company Ubisoft is continuing its foray into animated television with several new shows, including a tamed Watch Dogs tale and a franchise built around Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon.
The Watch Dogs series is described as a toned-down version of Ubisoft’s…
Steam is set to offer a new feature that’ll make multiplayer games a more communal experience. Called “Remote Play Together,” the feature is designed for shared-screen and split-screen games — it streams your screen to a friend while capturing their…
Atari disputes reports that its retro-inspired console is doomed
October 10, 2019
Atari put out a lengthy development update for the Atari VCS console earlier this week, on the same day that The Register reported that the project is experiencing significant difficulties. One source with knowledge of the project reportedly described it as a “shit show,” and the console is reportedly shaping up to be more of a Linux PC than a dedicated games console.
Atari’s post…
