Mike Lind's Blog – January 2025 Archive (20)

REPORT: Warner Brothers Games Confirms Multiversus Will Be Delisted In May, Season 5 Will Be Its Last

WB Games' seemingly promising platform fighting game will be shutting down for a second time. However, this time appears to be its last, as the game and services will go dark. In an official statement, Warner Bros. Games' confirms Season 5 will be rolled out (which includes new characters like Aquaman and Lola Bunny), but as of January 31st, real…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 31, 2025 at 8:23am — No Comments

Free games Update | PlayStation Plus Monthly Games February 2025

February's free game lineup has been revealed for PlayStation Plus. For susbcribers to any of PlayStation's tiers (Essential, Premium, and Extra) will have access to these three games across the PS4 and PS5 platforms. 

Exclusively for the PlayStation 5, the online multiplayer co-op shooter/heist game, PayDay 3. For the PS5|PS4, from Squanch…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 29, 2025 at 9:35am — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT | Vectorman (Sega Genesis)

At a time when the Super Nintendo was considered the winner of the 16-bit console wars, Sega's machine was far from down and out, releasing some very strong software.  Vectorman was one of the Mega Drive's later hits, along with Comix Zone, X-Men 2: Clone Wars, and The Adventures of Batman & Robin. It serves as one of the Genny's most revered…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 28, 2025 at 8:39am — No Comments

Ubisoft Shuts Down Studio Freestyle Games, Lays Off 185 Employees

European studio trimmed, as a part of company's restructuring 

As Ubisoft continues to right their ship, more jobs are cut and more consolidation is in tow for the Assassin's Creed developer. The holdings/development company has announced they are closing down Freestyle Games (formerly…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 28, 2025 at 8:35am — No Comments

Capcom Plans To Utilize Generative A.I. Models To Build Game Worlds

"...Capcom's developers are not satisfied with just reducing costs. Much of the savings will be put into improving quality."

Game development is facing a crossroads with A.I., a technology where the capabilities remain untapped. It's also viewed as controversial among fans. Creators of their…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 24, 2025 at 7:28pm — No Comments

Free Games Update | Nintendo Switch Online January 2025 - Super NES

The Nintendo Switch Online Service rolls out its first update of free software for the Super Nintendo catalog. The year of SNK begins, as retrogaming celebrates the tournament fighter classic, Fatal Fury 2. Also, the sequel to Culture Brain's Little Ninja Brothers, the action RPG Super Ninja Boy. And available to US Nintendo fans for the first time,…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 23, 2025 at 6:10pm — No Comments

Team Ninja Resurrects The Ninja Gaiden Franchise, Announces Ninja Gaiden 4 And Ninja Gaiden II Black

After what has been a long sabbatical for Ryu Hayabusa, the Ninja Gaiden series appears to be making a strong return in what's being labeled as "The Year of the Ninja". During the 1/23/2025 Xbox Developer Direct, Team Ninja has revealed the newest entry Ninja Gaiden 4, and a remaster of Ninja Gaiden II titled Ninja Gaiden II Black. A…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 23, 2025 at 4:17pm — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT | Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project (NES)

The Heroes in a Half-shell have enjoyed a solid run in video games. While hindsight saw the first NES Turtles game be seen as inferior by modern standards, it was a well…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 21, 2025 at 11:25am — No Comments

REPORT | Gaming Industry 'Hopes' Grand Theft Auto VI's Release Will Inflate Game Prices To $80 Or Higher

While the Nintendo Switch 2 (whenever its release date is revealed) will be highly sought after, the much anticipated launch of Grand Theft Auto VI is likely to lead a massive video game release for 2025. And there are those within that are relying on Rockstar and Take Two Interactive's open world game to be more than just an industry leader. Are…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 20, 2025 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Federal Trade Commission Ban Genshin Impact From Selling 'Loot Boxes' To Children Without Parental Consent

FTC Alleges Genshin Impact of "unfairly marketed" loot boxes to children. Cognosphere pays $20 million US in fines

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Added by Mike Lind on January 18, 2025 at 7:30pm — No Comments

REPORT | Live Service Games By Sony's Bluepoint and Bend Studios Cancelled, Company Confirms

More news of canned projects has come to light. PlayStation continues its mission statement of trimming expenses and operating costs, as two live service games are confirmed to be shuttered from Studio Bend (producer of Days Gone) and Bluepoint, in-house development teams for Sony.

The news was reported originally by…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 17, 2025 at 12:30pm — No Comments

Nintendo Formally Reveals The 'Switch 2', And Its Backwards Compatibility

Many of the rumors and speculations about the Nintendo Switch (for the most part) can finally be put to rest. As it was strongly indicated, the gaming giant has given everyone their first look at the Switch successor, the aptly named "Switch 2". A pretty easy name and branding change.

The reveal came via a YouTube trailer that was just under…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 16, 2025 at 3:00am — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT | Mega Man 4: It's Starting To Get Tiring... (NES)

I'll get around to Mega Man 3, but I kind of thought about getting Mega Man 4 off my chest. As a kid, I loved the first three games, and I still contend that Mega Man 3 is a better game than Mega Man 2 (just more polished overall, with a stronger challenge). But after three entries of noticeable improvements, Mega Man 4 was the beginning of the…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 14, 2025 at 8:38am — No Comments

Mai Shiranui Bounds Into Street Fighter 6 This February

Fatal Fury star Mai Shiranui makes her way to Street Fighter 6, as the Season 2 character DLC rolls on. Following the success of Fatal Fury protagonist and SNK mascot Terry Bogard's successful addition to the roster, players now get their first look at Mai's gameplay in the newest trailer. She's also sporting her outfit she will be wearing in SNK's…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 13, 2025 at 2:00pm — No Comments

Researchers And Design Artists Manufacture A Biologically Functional Video Game Controller

The world of technology and video games go hand in hand, and in this case, a little bit literally. Along with our environment and the advancements of renewable resources, necessity is the mother of invention. Several inventors have dabbled in innovation with a new style of game controller, produced by bioorganic resources.

Reported by…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 13, 2025 at 12:09pm — No Comments

REPORT | Assassin's Creed: Shadows Delayed By A Month, As Ubisoft Explores 'Strategic And Capitalistic Options'

As Ubisoft sails through rough waters in today's self-demanding market, the developer/publisher seems to have put themselves in a holding pattern on where to take their intellectual properties to best serve their business prospects and instill confidence in consumers. In recent news, as reported by…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 12, 2025 at 10:57am — No Comments

New Square Enix Employee Protection Policy Can Deny Products And Services To Harassers

A new change has been issued within Square Enix to keep its employees safe. According to their latest update, Square Enix can determine if actions individuals take against their employees, partners, and representatives are deemed malicious or harmful, they will hold it within their rights to cease any services and products. This is a translation of…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 10, 2025 at 10:26am — No Comments

RETRO REBOOT | The King Of Fighters 96 (Neo Geo)

With its popularity increasing, The King of Fighters has now cemented itself as a series. There's now two games under its belt. KOF 95 was my ideal game, and I'll still actually play it every now and then. 96 was the first time KOF tried some experimenting with its combat philosophy, but this was the first entry I found myself not caring for that…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 7, 2025 at 8:30am — No Comments

TRAILER | Blade Chimera, A New Metroidvania Action Game Launches In January

From the development team behind the popular fan game Touhou Luna Nights and the side-scrolling space shooter Dranius, Team Ladybug's Blade Chimera, a 2D explorative action game in the same vein as Koji Igarashi's Castlevania titles is less than two weeks away from launching. Co-produced by WSS Playground, you take control of Demon Hunter Shin, as…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 7, 2025 at 8:08am — No Comments

PlayStation Executive Expresses Interest In Reviving Classic Series

As PlayStation celebrates its 30 years as a staple of video games, and in a lot of ways remains the industry leader when it comes to console market share, the company may be digging into the past to place more of its dormant intellectual properties in the spotlight. This was brought to light during an interview from Famitsu with co-CEO of Sony…

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Added by Mike Lind on January 1, 2025 at 8:20pm — No Comments

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