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Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube798k Today marks the release of Beyond the Ice Palace 2, and no, you’re not imagining things — this is a sequel the 1988 Amiga, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum platformer. Taking the shape of a Soulslike Metroidvania, Beyond the Ice Palace 2 sees you take up the chains of the Cursed King who has broken from from imprisonment. Touting some brutally difficult combat and platforming and some excellent pixel art, it takes the classic formula established 37 years ago and brings it up to a more modern standard. While the digital version is out…
Image: AcclaimA former Acclaim developer recently partnered with the Mortal Kombat YouTuber tabmok99 to give fans their most in-depth look yet at the cancelled SNES update Mortal Kombat Nitro. Mortal Kombat Nitro, in case you’ve never heard of it, is a version of the game that was being worked on at Sculptured Software following the disappointing response to the Super Nintendo’s Mortal Kombat port and was intended to be a less sanitized take on the classic fighter. The goal of the game was to be a more gory alternative to the SNES port (which famously replaced the fighters’ blood with…
Highlights Airtel and Starlink has announced that it will partner to deliver reliable connectivity to people. This partnership hopes to provide people with improved access to the internet in remote areas where it is usually unavailable. This is the first time Starlink has been approved to sell in India, and it will strengthen Airtel’s connectivity services while helping Starlink into the Indian market. Airtel and Starlink made a big announcement On March 11, 2025, to collaborate with Elon Musk’s SpaceX to bring Starlink, a high-speed internet service that is satellite-based, to the Indian market. This came forth after Musk highlighted…
I have to admit, I’ve been pushing to get more eyes on Heroclix for several years now to basically no avail. When I had my Twitter account, I used to share some of my favorite Heroclix models, and I swear it was like suddenly I had zero followers; literally no interaction with my posts whatsoever. No one cared about these incredibly sick miniatures. Which is insane to me, because there are hundreds of Heroclix from across so many different IP: Marvel, DC, Dungeons & Dragons, Yu-Gi-Oh!, BioShock Infinite, Halo, Gears of War, and countless others. I’ve actually never found another…
ZA/UM Studio, the company behind Disco Elysium, just announced a new game called Project [C4]. It’s being described as a “genre-defining RPG” and there’s a teaser trailer that’s light on gameplay but heavy on disturbing imagery. Based on the trailer, we still don’t know if the game will pull mechanics or visuals from the highly-regarded Disco Elysium. A press release did note that folks would play as a spy of some kind and suggested that the game could actually, in part, take place in the human brain. Everything else is still shrouded in secrecy. What’s not shrouded in secrecy? ZA/UM has had, to put it lightly, a tumultuous several…
LEGO has announced it’s setting up its own video game development studio and will be bringing the production of LEGO titles in-house. Previously, the company has employed external teams like TT Games and Studio Gobo to make its brick-based games, but now the process will be handled internally. Via The Guardian, the Danish firm is increasing “investment in online play including building its own development team” as it attempts to create more of a “hybrid” experience between physical and digital toys. While no details concerning what LEGO games are in development, the investment is said to be a “multi-year journey”,…
Image: XboxXbox’s new strategy has it releasing more games on more platforms, but there are still certain steps new players must follow if they want to join in on the fun. One of them happens to be mandatory Microsoft account logins. We’ve seen this with Sea Of Thieves and now sure enough, it’s come up with Forza Horizon 5, due out on PlayStation 5 this April. Although this probably shouldn’t catch too many players off guard at this point, as highlighted by our friends at Push Square, one detail in the official FAQ has raised questions about the preservation of…
Playdead, the studio behind indie hits Limbo and Inside, has demanded compensation and reimbursement from studio co-founder Dino Patti on claims of copyright infringement — an act that Patti describes as “bullying” from fellow co-founder Arnt Jensen (thanks for the heads up, Game Developer). The pair split shortly after Inside’s release in 2016, with Patti leaving to form Somerville studio Jumpship and, this week, the feud between the two has gone public. In a recent LinkedIn post, Patti claims that he has “repeatedly” received “legal love letters” from Playdead in the nine years since his departure. The latest of which,…
Taito’s is bringing its HD remasters of the LaserDisc titles Ninja Hayate & Time Gal to Steam next month on April 10th. Both games were previously included in the remastered Taito LD Game Collection, which was released exclusively in Japan last year for Nintendo Switch, where they appeared alongside Space Battleship Yamato (better known as Star Blazers in the West). Now, though, it appears that they are set to get a worldwide release via Steam, with this new release featuring a choice of languages including English, Japanese, Traditional Chinese, and simplified Chinese. In case you’re unaware of what LaserDisc games are, they were essentially a genre that was popular…
Highlights Apple’s operating systems, iOS, macOS, and iPadOS, will see an extensive redesign that will trigger a bold move from the VisionOS software of the Vision Pro headset, according to a report on Bloomberg. This shake-up is going live at the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) in June 2025, presumably to be Apple’s biggest interface walk in years. Codenamed ‘Luck’ and ‘Cheer’ With the codename “Luck” for iOS 19 and iPadOS 19 and “Cheer” for macOS 16, the main idea is to create one aesthetic and functional experience with Apple across all devices, with each operating system putting its own spin into…