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Former Bungie CEO's Studio ProbablyMonsters Announces 'Storm Lancers' For Switch – Nintendo Life

Former Bungie CEO’s Studio ProbablyMonsters Announces ‘Storm Lancers’ For Switch  Nintendo Life Major AAA start-up ProbablyMonsters has revealed its first games… and they’re not AAA  The Game Business “We’ve had to evolve.” The long-awaited first games from ProbablyMonsters indicate a surprise change of tack  GamesIndustry.biz Is ProbablyMonsters’ unique studio structure ‘sustainable’?  Game Developer Storm Lancers Is Helping Bring Back Couch Co-Op  vice.com Source link

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Why Are Nintendo Games Suddenly ‘Off Limits’ to Japan’s Biggest Charity Speedrunning Event?

Why Are Nintendo Games Suddenly ‘Off Limits’ to Japan’s Biggest Charity Speedrunning Event?

RTA in Japan, a well-established charity speedrunning contest, has removed Nintendo games from its upcoming Summer 2025 event, despite showcasing them for the past nine years. This is because they suddenly received a warning from Nintendo about using games without permission. The non-profit hopes to feature Nintendo titles again in future events, likely having to lodge individual applications on a …

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Bananza for Nintendo Switch 2 Is IGN’s Only Masterpiece Game So Far in 2025

Bananza for Nintendo Switch 2 Is IGN’s Only Masterpiece Game So Far in 2025

The Nintendo Switch 2 console only has two high-profile original games that you can get right now: Mario Kart World Tour and Donkey Kong Bananza. Although both are great games, Donkey Kong Bananza has staunchly entrenched itself as one of the best games of the year and an absolute must-buy game for any Switch 2 owner. Donkey Kong Bananza is …

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Japan’s biggest charity speedrunning event won’t have Nintendo games because Nintendo couldn’t help but Nintendo

Japan’s biggest charity speedrunning event won’t have Nintendo games because Nintendo couldn’t help but Nintendo

RTA, Japan’s biggest charity speedrunning event, has confirmed there’ll be no Nintendo games present at this year’s show due to Nintendo’s strict rules around the use of its products. This year’s RTA in Japan marathon runs from 9th-15th August, and promises dozen of speedruns throughout the week, with all proceeds going to Doctors Without Borders. Its lengthy 2025 …

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Nintendo Forces Speedrunners In Japan To Apply For Permission To Play Its Games

Nintendo Forces Speedrunners In Japan To Apply For Permission To Play Its Games

RTA In Japan, the largest video game speedrunning community in the country, has confirmed why no first-party Nintendo  games will be featured at its upcoming August event. According to officials at RTA, Nintendo wants the speedrunning group to apply for licensing agreements for each individual Nintendo game moving forward, which RTA will do for future events. In June, RTA revealed …

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Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s Star-Crossed World Nintendo Switch 2 Update Looks Massive, Smooth, and Sparkly in New Trailer

Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s Star-Crossed World Nintendo Switch 2 Update Looks Massive, Smooth, and Sparkly in New Trailer

Kirby and the Forgotten Land’s upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 upgrade, Star-Crossed World, is dropping on August 28, but until now we didn’t have very many details about what exactly the big update to Kirby’s biggest adventure would entail. But a new trailer today has cleared up a lot of questions around the scope of this sparkly upgrade, including a look …

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Sound the Silksong klaxon! There’s another Nintendo indie showcase coming this week

Sound the Silksong klaxon! There’s another Nintendo indie showcase coming this week

Silksong fans, prepare to ride the rollercoaster of delirious anticipation and potential crushing disappointment once more: Nintendo has announced another indie-focused showcase is happening this week, so could this finally be the day for that release date news? More specifically, Nintendo’s Indie World showcase – as these things are officially known – airs this Thursday, 7th August, at …

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