‘We Let You Down, and We Let Ourselves Down’

The team behind Project Motor Racing has acknowledged the game did not meet expectations upon its initial release in November. The admission comes via a new newsletter update from developer Straight4 Studios, which also announced a major update is set to arrive at the end of March. “When we launched Project Motor Racing in November, … Read more

The Pokémon Company Issues Another Objection After the Trump Administration Used Its IP for Political Meme — Again

The Pokémon Company has issued an official objection after the White House used Pokopia for a meme, pushing back against the Trump administration’s repeated use of its intellectual property on social media. On March 5, the official White House While unconfirmed, it appears that the meme is an AI-generated graphic in the style of Pokopia, … Read more

Nagoshi’s Gang of Dragon May Never Come Out After NetEase Cut Funding When It Realized an Extra $44M Was Needed to Finish the Game

Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi’s new game is now in doubt after investor NetEase warned his studio that it plans to cut off funding. Gang of Dragon was meant to be the debut game from Nagoshi Studio, the developer formed by Nagoshi in 2022 under NetEase after he departed Ryu Ga Gotoku a year earlier. Perhaps … Read more

Slay the Spire 2 Dev Never Thought It Would Actually Pass Marathon in Steam Concurrents, Says Congratulations Post ‘Seems a Bit Meaner Than Intended’

Some might have thought Bungie’s Marathon was going to be the big launch on Steam this week, but it turns out Slay the Spire 2 has quadrupled Bungie’s extraction shooter in terms of concurrent player numbers on Valve’s PC gaming platform. Casey Yano, game developer and co-founder of Slay the Spire maker MegaCrit, took to … Read more

Nintendo Sues U.S. Government Over Trump’s ‘Unlawful’ Tariffs That Led to Last-Minute Switch 2 Pre-Order Delay, Demands Refund With Interest

Nintendo has sued the US government over “unlawful” tariffs, demanding a refund with interest. Aftermath was first to report on Nintendo’s lawsuit, which was filed in the United States Court of International Trade today. Nintendo is focusing on refunds of tariffs that were struck down last month by the Supreme Court, which said President Donald … Read more