A batch of news has reached us from Japan. The president of Nintendo has told us that the Switch 2 price increase does not cover the increase in costs; Capcom assures that Devil May Cry and Dead Rising are two of its next growth engines; Sega has canceled the Super Game initiative and reduced its ambition for games as a service while continuing to work on bringing back classics like Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio; and Katsuhiro Harada (Tekken) has announced his signing for SNK and the founding of VS Studio. From Korea, the Shift Up studio has confirmed that it will publish the next installment of Stellar Blade.
In technology we have talked about Gemini Intelligence, a technology to bring more AI functions to Android, and echoed the presentation of Googlebook, laptops designed from scratch around Gemini. On the other hand, Sony has reminded us that it is a mobile manufacturer with the launch of the Xperia 1 VIII. We also commented on the existence of a commercial technology that allows locating the position and identifying Starlink users by mapping the terminals. Finally, owners of a Radeon RX 7000 or Radeon RX 6000 card should know that they will have access to FSR 4.1 scaling.
Nintendo
- The Switch 2 price increase does not cover the increase in costs and is a barrier that Nintendo hopes to overcome with games.
- The Legend of Zelda movie advances its release to April 30, 2027.
- Nintendo Classics expands the Virtual Boy catalog with V-Tetris, Jack Bros., Space Invaders and more.
Xbox
PlayStation
- Star Wars Outlaws, Red Dead Redemption 2 and Time Crisis among the upcoming releases in the PS Plus catalog.
PC/mobile
Multiplatform
- Shift Up will publish the next Stellar Blade to reach a larger audience.
- Sega cancels Super Game, moves away from games as a service and continues to bet on recovering Crazy Taxi and Jet Set Radio.
- Available Directive 8020, a sci-fi survival horror game from The Dark Pictures anthology.
- Katsuhiro Harada, top manager of the Tekken saga, card by SNK.
- Launch trailer for Call of the Elder Gods, a narrative puzzle adventure.
- NBA the Run will be available on June 9.
- Harvest Moon: Echoes of Teradea will go on sale on September 24.
- The FPS Abyssus will arrive on June 25 on PS5 and Xbox Series.
- MercurySteam, the Spanish studio responsible for Metroid Dread, cuts its staff.
- Available Black Jacket, a card game inspired by blackjack.
- Captain Tsubasa II: World Fighters will be available on August 28.
- Cooperative shooter Deadzone: Rogue 2 announced.
- Capcom points to Devil May Cry and Dead Rising as next growth drivers.
- Silent Hill f reaches 2 million units sold.
- Gothic-style RPG The Necromancer’s Tale is coming to consoles on June 24.
- The Talos Principle 3 announced, the installment that will end the saga of philosophical puzzles.
- The strategy game Warhammer 40,000: Mechanicus II will be available on May 21.
- ARC Raiders is committed to offering two major updates a year instead of one monthly.
- Amazon Games is still thinking about Lord of the Rings games after canceling the MMO.
- Dark fantasy adventure Blades of Fire receives update 2.0 and debuts on Steam.
- Subnautica 2 begins early access on Xbox Series, Game Pass and PC.
- The shooter Hell Let Loose: Vietnam will be available on June 18.
- Moss leaves VR behind with an adventure that brings together and improves the first two installments.
- Subnautica 2 exceeds 2 million units sold.
- Lego 2K Drive will no longer be available in stores on May 19.
Technology/Internet
- The Discord Nitro subscription adds a Game Pass edition with a catalog of 50 games.
- They manage to locate the position and identify Starlink users by mapping the terminals.
- Google introduces Gemini Intelligence, a technology to bring more AI features to Android.
- Google announces Googlebook, laptops designed around Gemini.
- Sony launches the Xperia 1 VIII, with Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and a different approach from the others from 1,499 euros.
- FSR 4.1 scaling will arrive on Radeon RX 7000 (RDNA 3) cards in July and in 2027 on Radeon RX 6000 (RDNA 2).