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Castlevania celebrates turning 40 by giving away the original game for free In celebration of the 40th(!!) anniversary of Castlevania, Konami is giving away the original 1986 game for free on the App Store and Google Play. Read more

MobyGames video game database now lets developers claim their game credits Video game database MobyGames will let developers claim video game credits and customise their personal portfolios, albeit only via a new premium tier. Read more

US court orders Redditor to pay Nintendo £3.4m over Switch piracy A US District Judge has granted Nintendo a £3.4 million ($4.5m) default judgment against James Williams, the former Reddit moderator known online as "Archbox", after he failed to respond to a lawsuit over alleged Nintendo Switch piracy. Read more

Skyrim loremaster says The Elder Scrolls never got a Fallout: New Vegas-style game because Bethesda is "very protective" over its golden goose Skyrim launched almost 15 years ago while The Elder Scrolls 6 is still marinating over at Bethesda Game Studios . Even so, Bethesda apparently never considered having an outside team develop a spin-off game to fill that painfully long gap - as it did once …

Resident Evil Requiem's made over $500m since release, but the new film didn't have as big of an impact as Capcom's price drops Resident Evil Requiem is still doing bonkers business while elongating Capcom's generational win streak, but the new big-screen reboot didn't make as big of an impact on game sales as you might expect. Still, according to estimates from Alinea Analytics, the ninth mainli…

Control Resonant's post-launch plan includes a Photo Mode and New Game Plus Plus coming next month: "Do 665 runs if you want!" Control Resonant's upside down world is out now, but Remedy Entertainment's not done with the RPG just yet. The Alan Wake and Max Payne maker has detailed some of its post-launch plans for the game, which currently include new outfits, a Photo Mode and a New Game Plus Plu…

Ubisoft's Mario + Rabbids team reportedly came close to making an "ambitious" Zelda game starring Ganondorf, but it wasn't to be Ubisoft Milan, the studio behind the acclaimed Mario + Rabbids games, reportedly came close to making a Zelda spin-off starring the series' biggest villain, Ganondorf, instead of regular protagonist Link - but an initially receptive Nintendo eventually pulled the plug o…

Arc Raiders announces a new PvE "test" to accommodate its surprisingly friendly players Embark Studios has announced a new matchmaking test for Arc Raiders that'll allow players to opt into a PvE version featuring none of the usual player-versus-player violence. It's the developer's response to a growing portion of the playerbase apparently uninterested in hurting their raiders-in-arms. Read mor…

After nearly 19 years in development hell, Ubisoft's Beyond Good & Evil 2 is somehow still showing signs of life Sound the alarm! Alert your loved ones! Nearly 18 years after its original announcement, Beyond Good & Evil 2 apparently still isn't dead, according to a Ubisoft Bordeaux developer who says he's been working on the game for months. Read more

It took roughly two years and "one of the most expensive art assets ever" to get Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty's Chimera tank fight right CD Projekt Red has shared some insight into Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty 's fantastic Chimera tank boss fight, explaining it took two years to get the complicated sequence right. Read more