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Itsuno says he will “start developing a new game in a new environment” beginning next month. He has directed some of Capcom’s most well-regarded games, including most of the Devil May Cry games, Power Stone 2, and, most recently, Dragon’s Dogma 2.

Check out Andrew Webster’s 2019 Verge interview with Itsuno, where he talked about his approach to Devil May Cry 5.

It’d be tough for me to recommend a $1,000 Ayaneo Kun over a $800 Asus ROG Ally X, but one particular sticking point may go away — you can buy it (and the fairly weak Ayaneo Next Lite) directly from Best Buy, making potential returns easy.

Ayaneo has lovely build quality. While its PC handhelds haven’t nailed battery and affordability yet, it’s one to watch!

As spotted by Aftermath, Supper Mario Broth, a wonderful X account about obscure Nintendo facts, has some important new rules for their posts.

In a post on X, Nintendo’s Japanese support account says the company will no longer offer New 3DS repairs because it has “run out of parts necessary for repairs.”

Nintendo Japan also plans to stop repairing the regular 3DS and 2DS once it runs out of parts. It recently stopped fixing the Wii U as well.

Mike Uyama has handed things off to director of operations Matt Merkle, who is now the majority owner of Games Done Quick, per a press release.

Uyama said last year that he planned to step away due to health reasons — he discussed that decision with my colleague Ash Parrish — but that plan was put on hold in part because of a health scare Merkle experienced.

We know the PS5 Pro is real and developers have been getting ready for it for months, but now Dealabs claims to have seen the packaging for the new console. It has created a sketch that shows it’s similar to the PS5 Slim, and this particular PS5 Pro model lacks a disc drive. An announcement is rumored for next month.

If you know anything about the PS5 Pro you can reach me confidentially on the Signal messaging app, where I’m tomwarren.01

The Valorant-like shooter where you control two bodies will be available to play for free on Steam starting September 3rd.

Bloomberg reports that Chris Barrett, a Bungie director who had been with the studio since 1999, was fired earlier this year after the investigation revealed multiple complaints filed against him by female employees for “inappropriate behavior.” According to the report, he made comments about female employees’ attractiveness and allegedly suggested his status within the company could help further their careers.

Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone is open to it. Per a statement given to IGN:

One time we were playing and someone said ‘what if there was a Pam skin in Fortnite?’ And it kind of became a meme for us, like we were imagining us all playing as a squad with identical Pam skins. It was just a silly fun idea.

Then someone asked me if I would collab with Fortnite and I mentioned the Pam thing. There’s nothing official in the works or anything like that, but yea we would find it amusing and fun if we were able to play as Pam (or any other Stardew character, really) someday.

Epic Games spokesperson Alex Fong declined to comment.

Update: Epic declined to comment.

Starting today, you can stream your Discord friend’s gameplay from your Xbox and even call them directly from the console.

The Resident Evil games on Apple’s App Store now require that you have an internet connection when you start them up, Capcom says. That’s a shame if you’re one of the reportedly few people who have bought Resident Evil 4, 7, or Village for your Apple device.

The Razer Wolverine V3 Pro has:

🛜2.4GHz wireless
🧲Drift-free Hall effect sticks
🦞Four customizable paddles and two extra shoulder buttons (for claw grip)
🔒Hair-trigger lockouts with mouse-like clicks
⏩1,000Hz wired polling rate on PC
🌈and RGB accent lighting.

I’ve been testing it for over a week and there’s a lot to love. Stay tuned for my full review.

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That’s a real quote from our group publisher Chris Grant, who founded Polygon. Enjoy!

At Remap, Patrick Klepek writes about The Game of Sisyphus, which is exactly what it sounds like.

Among other things, the show featured behind-the-scenes looks at the hilarious Thank Goodness You’re Here and the beautiful Arco.

In terms of news, Time Flies and Despelote were delayed to next year, and Nour: Play With Your Food is coming to Nintendo Switch on August 29th.

Last year’s Chrono Trigger-esque RPG, Sea of Stars, is getting a free DLC, Throes of the Watchmaker, in spring 2025 on PC and consoles.

I really liked the game when I played it last year, so I’m excited to jump back into the game’s world when the DLC comes out.

That sound you heard was Goro Majima from Yakuza Kiwami, the final game on display during today’s Nintendo Partner Showcase. Yakuza Kiwami is a remake of the first Yakuza game and it’s finally making its Nintendo Switch debut October 24th. Hopefully, the game does well enough that we will get the rest of the stellar series ported over to the Switch.

Civilization 7 will be everywhere, including the Nintendo Switch. During today’s Indie World / Partner Showcase, Firaxis showed off what Civ 7 will look like on the Nintendo Switch. Expect the same gameplay that will let you mix and match your civs and leaders and change civs as you go through history, but maybe temper your expectations on graphics. Civilization 7 launches on console, PC, and Mac February 11th.

Hot on the heels of Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection, Capcom’s gone back in their impressive-ass vault to pull out another collection of classic fighting games. Capcom Fighting Collection 2 bundles together eight games including Capcom vs. SNK, its sequel, both Power Stone games, and more. No release date yet, but expect the game to come out sometime 2025.

The first two games in the epic RPG series are getting a facelift on the Switch, with a bundle that launches on March 6th. Just make sure to search for the full title: Suikoden I&II HD Remaster Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars.

In Date Everything, a new dating simulator from Team17 and Sassy Chap Games, your potential partners include appliances like your vacuum, household items like the humble bobby pin, and even concepts like existential dread. If dating and romance isn’t your thing, you also have the capability of just remaining friends. Date Everything arrives on Nintendo Switch on October 24th.

The good folks at Digital Eclipse have turned their attention to Tetris, with a new collection that explores the history of the iconic puzzle series. It’s launching later this year. Plus! The NES version of Tetris is also on its way for Switch Online subscribers.

It wouldn’t be a Direct without some surprise launches. Later today a few new indies will be hitting the Nintendo eshop: co-operative platformer Pico Park 2, the Peggle-like Peglin, and the old-school action game Pizza Tower.