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With 2022 just a few days, it’s time for the yearly round-ups, and now Nintendo has offered fans a look at their best-selling indie games of 2021 for the Switch. 2021 has been a massive year for the console, with many around the world still spending most of their time at home with it due to the COVID-19 pandemic. After an incredibly successful release for Animal Crossing: New Horizons, back in 2020, the Japanese gaming giant followed it up with a few big titles this past year too, including Monster Hunter Rise, Metroid Dread, and Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl. Of course, aside from AAA games from large publishers and developers, one of the most beloved aspects of the Switch is its access to smaller indie titles that come out to surprise you every now and t...

Epic Games confirmed on Wednesday afternoon that Fortnite is down due to an unknown issue. The free-to-play battle royale game tweeted around 11 a.m. ET that it was “investigating login, matchmaking and other issues.” At around 1 p.m. ET the company followed up, tweeting that the site is “currently unavailable and players are unable to log in while we investigate an issue.” By 3 p.m. ET the company said it was “continuing to work on a fix that will bring Fortnite back online,” noting that it was investigating “stability issues.” We’re continuing to work on a fix that will bring Fortnite back online and appreciate everyone’s patience. Fortnite game servers are currently offline while we investigate a solution to stability issues, and we’ll provide another update as more info is availab...

Unfortunately for those looking to grab hold of a Nintendo Switch, it now seems that supply shortages will last until at least early 2022. According to Japanese news outlet Kyoto Shimbun, the gaming giant’s president Shuntaro Furukawa was quoted as saying that the ongoing semiconductor shortage, compiled with severe logistical delays across the globe, will likely continue to affect production and deliveries of new Switch devices through till the end of the year and beyond, potentially extending into the first few months of 2022. He hasn’t given any projections beyond that time frame, but given that the two factors affecting the console are out of the company’s control, it’s possible Nintendo could fall victim to even further delays. The Switch isn’t the only gaming console to be affec...

Riot Games, the publisher of video game titles including League of Legends, will settle a 2018 lawsuit filed by former female employees for $100 million USD. Two former female employees allege in the suit that the company engaged in unequal pay and sexual harassment. Prior to this, gaming website Kotaku published a report detailing negative employee experiences within the company. In a press release, California’s Department of Fair Employment & Housing (DFEH) wrote that the company had agreed to pay $100 million USD and committed to systemic reforms “to resolve allegations of workplace sex discrimination and harassment.” The suit covers violations made against “approximately 1,065 women employees and 1,300 women contract workers.” “The decree requires comprehensive injunctive relief in...

Alan Wake and Control developer Remedy Entertainment is now teaming up with Chinese gaming giant Tencent to create a new, free-to-play shooter. Currently codenamed Vanguard, the upcoming title will focus on a co-operative PvE experience with a narrative element directed by Remedy itself. The game is currently in the proof-of-concept phase and boasts a budget of a typical AAA game that, for the time being, will continue through to its first year of live operations. It’ll utilize the Unreal Engine and be available on both PC and consoles, with Tencent localizing the game for the Asia region while Remedy is responsible for its launch elsewhere on the globe. Vanguard also comes following Tencent’s investment in Remedy back in May this year, when it acquired a 3.8% stake in the v...

Game modder Ultra.Boi has just released a meta-version of the classic FPS game DOOM II. In a lighthearted take on the NFT faux pas of right-clicking or screenshotting, the mod substitutes the BFG with a Canon camera where instead of shooting demons, you are grabbing a quick photo of a Bore Ape where the value of the NFT drops by $999,999,999. Used with gzdoom, Ultra.Boi has a download for the mod over at moddb. NFT Doom (2021)Ultra Boihttps://t.co/lHmCtQvkMp pic.twitter.com/r1Pvl1221r — Powered by id Tech (@idTechpics) December 17, 2021 I hereby demand you delete all @LazyLionsNFT screenshots or face the consequences. This is not a joke, and law enforcement will be contacted if you do not comply. https://t.co/ZSRcqD9ftD pic.twitter.com/zvm0k7YgBJ — pfroob (@op450099) November 6, 2021 In ot...

Harry Potter fans will be rather disappointed to learn that Electronic Arts had almost created an MMORPG based around the beloved franchise. Speaking to Twitch streamer The Real Brandolorian, former EA director of product marketing Kim Salzer revealed that the giant games studio had set its eyes on an online multiplayer title set in the Harry Potter world but the company ultimately “killed” the project because it didn’t believe that the IP’s longevity would last past two years. “A big one for me, because I was so personally involved in it, and it’s such a huge IP that has lived on is an online massively multiplayer game for Harry Potter,” Salzer said when asked about one of her most memorable games that never came to be. “We did all the research, we had the beta built out, it was a combina...

Final Fantasy XVI producers Square Enix have officially confirmed that they will be delaying the project. Information regarding the next chapter of the long-awaited RPG series was initially promised to arrive by the end of 2021, however, development of the game has been slowed due to COVID-19. In a Tweet, the game’s producer Naoki Yoshida gave fans a lengthy explanation stating, “When we last spoke, I promised I would have more information on Final Fantasy XVI sometime later in 2021.” He added, “However, I regret to inform you that I will be unable to keep that promise, as complications from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic have delayed the game’s development by almost half a year.” Initially, Square Enix allowed its partners to continue working from home during the pandemic, however it has l...

For CES 2022, XPG (Xtreme Performance Gear), gaming hardware and accessories product line of the Taiwanese memory and storage manufacturer ADATA, revealed an inventive concept mouse. Dubbed the “XPG Vault Gaming Mouse,” the wired USB-C mouse features a high-speed 1TB SSD built-in. With speeds of 985 MB/s, the peripheral is marketed as a “gaming library in the palm of your hand.” Games stored on the mouse are accessed by XPG’s own gaming software app. “Gaming Launcher software… promises to make your gaming libraries conveniently portable and [add] a higher level of game integration with XPG Prime Software Ecosystem.” No DPI or gaming specs for the XPG Vault Gaming Mouse were revealed but more information is expected to arrive ahead of an expected 2022 release. In case you missed it, TikTok ...

Retro Games Ltd recently confirmed the release of the Amiga A500 Mini March 2022, along with a reveal of the 25 games bundled with the device. Inspired by Amiga home computers in the late ’80s, the Amiga A500 Mini features the 1987 A500’s integrated keyboard and the A1200 computer’s Advanced Graphics Architecture. The reimagined mini console with a 720p HD display also comes with the original 2-button mouse and controller. Other than Alien Breed, Chaos Engine, Battle Chess and nostalgic games alike, players can also seamlessly load their own games via USB stick through WHDLoad. A “save and resume” option is also included to get you through challenging levels. Priced at $140 USD, the Amiga A500 Mini is set to release on March 25, 2022. Check out the full list of games on Retro Games Ltd’s w...