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In Japan, last year saw both the final edition of JAEPO, the country’s main arcade show that had been held each February since 2013, and their new Amusement Expo – a reworked and reformatted trade event for November, to address concerns in the post-COVID reality of the business. That event was only done on one [&hellip

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Ruckus Games lands $19m Series A funding round US developer Ruckus Games has secured $19 million in Series A funding.  The investment was led by Korean games firm Krafton, with Bitkraft Ventures, Transcend, and Hypergryph also chipping, and is going to be funding the studio’s debut title. Said project is a co-op shooter.  Ruckus was founded by veterans of Gearbox and Riot Games back in 2021. The creative director on Borderlands 3, P…

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Xbox still interested in M&A opportunities Microsoft still has an interest in further mergers and acquisitions for its games business.  That’s according to Xbox boss Phil Spencer, who told Bloomberg that the Big M was interested in expanding its games business again. The exec did say that there was nothing “imminent” to be announced, adding that it might not be interested in larger deals due to the firm still working to absorb Activi…

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Image: TaitoUpdate [Thu 14th Nov, 2024 16:35 GMT]: As part of its Zuntata Night 2024 November issue livestream, which took place earlier today, Taito and M2 have shared the first few images from Night Striker Gear, which was being described at the event as “a completely new work”. The images show three new stages called “City 1”, “Sky 2”, and “Sewer 2”, and offer a look at some of the fancy environmental lighting effects that have been added to the title, as well as the revised UI that now features an additional element representing the player’s Gear level. You can…

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Image: NintendoOver the years, there have been quite a few fanmade conversions of Nintendo’s classic arcade game Donkey Kong for the ZX Spectrum, as well as an official version from Ocean Software released in 1986. But earlier this week, a new port was dropped from the homebrew developer Artonapilos and the producer Bubu Marcianito that could potentially be the best version yet (thanks IndieRetroNews for the spot!). The new version of the game features characters that are significantly closer to the designs seen in the arcade original (especially when compared to Ocean’s effort) and is much more colourful than many…

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Image: L3RKWhen Nintendo launched Super Mario Kart, it kicked off a trend of placing mascots in four-wheeled vehicles, which, you could argue, still exists today. While Mario has always felt at home in a kart (and has now sold millions of copies doing just that), other kart-based efforts have fluctuated between “good” (Crash Team Racing, Sonic and All-Star Racing) to “pretty uninspired” (too many examples to mention, if we’re honest). There’s a definite feeling that, despite Mario and Sonic’s success behind the wheel, when a mascot gets placed in a racing game, the company behind the move has run out…

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Infinity Nikki is a beautiful open-world adventure that takes a distinctly different approach to theme and gameplay, focusing less on combat and more on exploration, questing, discovery, and design, all with a smart and stylish female character in the lead role. Nikki, a young girl with a love of fashion, finds a mysterious dress in […]

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