Today in Games — Sep 20
Posted by GamesDaily
- 25 Years Before Control Resonant, Remedy Made Its First Game About Manhattan — Remedy’s first visit to Manhattan matters because it shows the studio exploring a setting it would return to years later in Control Resonant. Its memorable… — discuss · link - Nintendo Appears To Have Updated The Super Mario Logo — Nintendo updating the Super Mario logo after the series’ 40th anniversary is notable because it shows the company is still refining the branding of one of… — discuss · link - Nintendo Gives Mario Those Little Coin Pockets In Newly Updated Renders — Eagle eyed fans spotted a cosmetic change to Mario’s character model, giving video game’s biggest superstar a greater ability to carry a BiC lighter — link - Evidence of canceled Grand Theft Auto 5 Liberty City and 'Agent Trevor' DLC, plus early version of GTA6's map surface online — Their exact provenance is unclear, but they seem to have come from the big 2023 hack. — link - Late Nintendo president Satoru Iwata never wanted tons of Mario and Zelda sequels because that's "not the kind of company I want Nintendo to be" — "The one thing we absolutely focus on with every one of those sequels is finding ways to innovate within that franchise" — link This batch covers studios revisiting familiar places and series, from Remedy’s Manhattan to Nintendo’s Mario refinements and Iwata’s view that sequels should still innovate. It also shows how leaked material can bring canceled GTA ideas and early GTA 6 map work back into discussion. Which of these stories stands out to you, and are you noticing similar changes in the games you follow?