The Biggest Gaming News For April 18, 2022
The weekend is finally over. All good things must come to an end as they say. The upshot is that you’ve probably gotten behind on everything going on in the world of gaming, but don’t worry because we’ve got this news roundup to get you back up to speed. Today, we heard that Elden Ring players have been getting banned for picking up some hacked underpants, Game Boy and Game Boy Advance titles might be coming to Nintendo Switch Online, and the writer behind Portal wants to make another sequel. These are just our top stories and so read on for the rest.
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The writer behind Portal, Erik Wolpaw, dropped the news that he wants to make another sequel. This comes from a podcast called Kiwi Talkz that dove into the details of this famous franchise. “We’ve got to start Portal 3,” Wolpaw said. “That’s my message to… whoever.” The writer went on to say that "I am not getting any younger. We are reaching the point where it’s crazy to think I’m literally going to be too old to work on Portal 3, so we should just do it.” Wolpaw pointed out that making the game would be a lot harder than anyone thinks, but he sure seems adamant about trying.
President at Square Enix Yosuke Matsuda recently said that he wants to focus on making games which feel distinctly Japanese. While the executive noted that "you are not in business” if you aren’t marketing products in China and America, Matsuda still believes that in order to make great games, Square Enix has to double down on what makes the company special. "Nowadays, the games market is globalized,” Matsuda said. “The domestic market used to be big, but now it is behind China and the US. If you are not recognized globally, you are not in
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