Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s legendary game designer and the creator of Mario, Zelda, and more, is a busy guy these days. He’s helping Nintendo make movies while also being involved in the construction of Mario theme parks at Universal Studios. But really, it seems like Miyamoto just wants to make more Pikmin games, movies, and other stuff. Suggested ReadingThe Week In Games: What’s Releasing Beyond Pikmin 4 Share SubtitlesOffEnglishview videoSuggested ReadingThe Week In Games: What’s Releasing Beyond Pikmin 4 Share SubtitlesOffEnglishIn a recent and lengthy interview with IGN, Miyamoto talked about his work on the upcoming Super Nintendo World and Donkey Kong Country areas of Universal Studios Orlando. But when the interviewer mentioned spotting some hidden Pikmin in the theme park, Miyamoto couldn’t stop talking about how great the little creatures are and how he wants more people to love his odd creations which first appeared in 2001's Pikmin on the GameCube. The latest main game in the series was released in 2023 for Switch.“I spent a lot of time the past five, six years really wanting to grow Pikmin,” said Miyamoto. “Obviously a lot of that is focused around Pikmin Bloom and there was also new Pikmin titles that released. But I wanted to see if there’s other ways that we can have people engage and get to know Pikmin that’s outside of the population that plays video games, for example.” Miyamoto continued, apparently having waited years to unleash all his Pikmin thoughts on the first person lucky enough to ask him about the strange franchise featuring a tiny alien man controlling an army of small, cute critters. “And it really stems back to 20 years ago when we did a presentation where it starts off with, there’s a Pikmin next to you,” said Miyamoto. “And so in Nintendo there’s sort of like an unwritten rule. Mario needs to stay in the Mario universe, or Splatoon needs to stay in Splatoon, and we don’t use different characters in the same place. But Pikmin has this kind of unwritten rule where they’re okay to appear with other characters.”Pikmin (GC) - E3 2001 Trailer (HQ)When asked if Pikmin could ever appear in movies or TV shows, Miyamoto couldn’t say yes or no, of course, but explained that he would love for that to happen one day. “I really see Nintendo as sort of like a talent agency and we have within our roster a lot of talented characters,” said Miyamoto. “So we create a game with a certain gameplay concept, gameplay experience, and then we look at the roster and see who would best fit this gameplay concept or experience.”“So looking at things from that perspective, I think Pikmin has a lot of potential to be used in many different occasions. When you’re looking at small kids, they have a certain appeal for things that are cute and when they grow older, maybe in their twenties, they start to lose appeal for that. But I think Pikmin has this unique ability to have appeal across a broad range in that it’s still appealing for both younger audiences and older audiences and in Japan. And so I’m hoping that we can expand that globally. So whether it’s some kind of a movie or show, things like that would be really fun.”Look, Nintendo, Miyamoto has done so much for you and your company. I say you give the man a few million dollars and a team and let him make all the weird Pikmin crap he wants to make while he’s still able to do so. It’s the least you can do. And the world would be a better place if we had more Pikmin stuff in it. .

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Menu Home News Hardware Gaming Mobile Finance Deals Reviews How To Wccftech Deals AMD’s 16-Core, 32-Thread Ryzen 9 9950X3D Price Is Slowly Stabilizing, With The Latest Amazon Stock Going For $749.99, A $50 Increase Over Its MSRP, So Do Not Miss Out [Update] Omar Sohail • May 21, 2025 at 03:15pm EDT A couple of months after the Ryzen 7 9800X3D’s release, AMD followed up with the launch of the Ryzen 9 9900X3D and Ryzen 9 9950X3D launch, and as you can imagine, it did not take long for the higher core variants of the desktop manufacturer’s ‘X3D’ range of processors to quickly sell out on Amazon. There have been instances where both of these SKUs have been restocked, but at overly inflated prices. Fortunately, some sanity has prevailed, and the 16-core and 32-thread Ryzen 9 9950X3D has been re-listed on the online retailer for $749.99. Keep in mind that AMD launched the aforementioned CPU at $699, so even if it is available for $749.99, consider yourself lucky because there have been occasions where this part was being sold for over $900. Regardless, if you want to boost your gaming performance and breeze through those taxing productivity-centric applications and have a budget that can accommodate this purchase, then we will always encourage buyers to get hold of the Ryzen 9 9950X3D. This CPU is compatible with the same set of motherboards that can slot in AMD’s non-X3D lineup of processors, so if you have a beefy GPU but still feel that your framerate could be on the higher side, you can pick up the Ryzen 9 9950X3D and say goodbye to those sub-60FPS sessions. This is all possible thanks to the enormous amounts of L3 cache that AMD incorporates in its chip, which is 128GB, allowing for unrivaled gaming performance. At the time of writing, there were ‘50+ carts’ remaining in stock on Amazon, and while that gives you plenty of time, those units can drastically dip in an instant. If you have a certain requirement for this CPU and have the budget to spare, then $749.99 will look like chump change, especially if you plan to keep this processor for several years. Update: The Ryzen 9 9950X3D receives a price reduction by an additional $50, which means that you can get each unit for $699, which is the actual MSRP of the desktop CPU. Now, there is even more good news, because the Ryzen 9 9900X3D has also been restocked on Amazon, and it is available for $599, but limited stock remains for now. Get the AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D from Amazon - $699 Get the AMD Ryzen 9 9900X3D from Amazon - $599 Explore more AMD Ryzen 9000 desktop processors here See the latest technology deals that Amazon has discounted today See what else Amazon has discounted today Deal of the Day Subscribe to get an everyday digest of the latest technology news in your inbox Follow us on Topics Sections Company Some posts on wccftech.com may contain affiliate links. We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com © 2025 WCCF TECH INC. 700 - 401 West Georgia Street, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Praedyth Member Feb 25, 2020 8,614 Brazil I'm not surprised at any of those quotes. The Eververse one is just confirmation of what skeptical players always knew.  Johnny Blaze Avenger Oct 29, 2017 4,886 DE Sony will just do a full takeover once Marathon flops, I guess they cant stop them from making it in the first place due to how the acquisition contract is stipulated? Probably for the best.  Audiblee Member Mar 14, 2025 1,567 I remember Luke saying we'd be throwing money at the screen to get their pay-only garbage. I still enjoyed Destiny at that time despite the grossness. My tolerance for their shitty behavior waned though as they made the game more and more mediocre.   SolidSnakeUS Member Oct 25, 2017 12,097 Johnny Blaze said: Sony will just do a full takeover once Marathon flops, I guess they cant stop them from making it in the first place due to how the acquisition contract is stipulated? Probably for the best. Click to expand... Click to shrink... I think Sony fully takes over before the release and delays it. I think they put too much into it to let it just flop like Concord. Better to make it delayed and come back better and fixed later.  Ringten Member Nov 15, 2017 6,456 What's happening at Bungie? Isn't destiny doing well for them? Or is it that YoY growth isn't like they wanted? Also funky how PS studios went from consulting Bungie (and ND cancelled TLOU online) to this lol  JohnnyToonami Member Dec 16, 2018 6,239 Earth Sony needs to just ditch them whenever they can. Bungies been on the decline since Destiny 1. Still can't believe Sony trusted Bungies opinion on TLOU Online.  Dazka Member Oct 30, 2024 74 Sony needs to fully take them over, shouldn't have bought into Pete Parsons BS from the beginning and just took control of it. Would have had better products (potentially, though Final Shape was fantastic) and more oversight into how the execs direct things. Its too late for Marathon I believe but Sony intervention in getting rid of the bad parties is desperately needed.   bitcloudrzr Member May 31, 2018 20,754 Ringten said: What's happening at Bungie? Isn't destiny doing well for them? Or is it that YoY growth isn't like they wanted? Also funky how PS studios went from consulting Bungie (and ND cancelled TLOU online) to this lol Click to expand... Click to shrink... There seems to be excitement around the new expansions, but apparently senior leadership has been a problem for a long time.   Supreme Leader Galahad ▲ Legend ▲ Member Oct 27, 2017 2,892 Brazil Johnny Blaze said: Sony will just do a full takeover once Marathon flops, I guess they cant stop them from making it in the first place due to how the acquisition contract is stipulated? Probably for the best. Click to expand... Click to shrink... Sony just needs to wipe the leadership and greenlight Destiny 3 and rework Marathon slowly, it can be salvaged, FFXIV and NMS showed that with patience any game with a good base can turn around, Bungie gunplay will carry the game, get some studios like Bend and Bluepoint that have no active projects to support them like the Activision days.   J-Skee The Wise Ones Member Oct 25, 2017 13,297 Shout out to Parsons.   RoboPlato Member Oct 25, 2017 8,394 Bungie has industry-worst leadership. Their teams are remarkably talented but are at the whims of a ridiculously overpaid exec board that doesn't remotely value the devs' work or well-being   Jroc Member Jun 9, 2018 8,234 I wonder if Sony would ever consider divesting like Activision did   Bardeh Member Jun 15, 2018 3,841 Ringten said: What's happening at Bungie? Isn't destiny doing well for them? Or is it that YoY growth isn't like they wanted? Also funky how PS studios went from consulting Bungie (and ND cancelled TLOU online) to this lol Click to expand... Click to shrink... Destiny is still popular, but growth is stagnant (I'm surmising, but the onboarding/new player experience is absolutely awful so I can't imagine they're attracting much new blood). They're also a large and bloated studio that must cost a lot to run. Marathon has a large team and has been in development for a long time, so there's a lot of cash sunk into it already and a lot riding on it doing well. 

For all its macabre leanings, NeoBards’ Silent Hill f debuted a dazzling trailer last March. The setting of Ebisugaoka in 1960s Japan is a significant departure from the series, even if the series’ familiar fog. However, if you thought there was any direct connection to other titles, Konami has confirmed otherwise in a new tweet. Translated from Japanese by DeepL, it reads, “This is a completely new title, independent of the series. It can also be played by those who have never played the Silent Hill series.” While it’s inviting for newcomers to the franchise, veterans shouldn’t expect characters like Silent Hill 2’s James Sunderland or Silent Hill 3’s Heather Mason to appear. Though Silent Hill f is leveraging elements like the Otherworld, it’s also putting a new spin on them. Creative director Al Yang said creating an interesting Otherworld is “one of the big challenges,” especially when finding that “blend of new and nostalgic.” One key location is The Dark Shrine, which looks dignified yet seemingly brims with malice. Silent Hill f is coming to Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC, though a release date hasn’t been announced. Learn more about its explicit content here, though be warned that it’s extremely disturbing.

Magnus Carlsen is considered one of the greatest chess players that ever lived. Credit: Deposit Photos / Hindustan Times Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Magnus Carlsen is an undisputed titan in the world of chess. In 2011 at the age of 19, the Swedish grandmaster became the youngest person to ever top the International Chess Federation (FIDE) world rankings—a position he’s occupied ever since. Carlsen holds the record for the highest official rating level in history, and currently trails only Gary Kasparov for the longest time spent as the sport’s highest ranking player. So what would it take for the everyday chess enthusiast to give him a run for his money? Coordinating with more than 143,000 other players from around the world, apparently. On May 20, Chess.com’s “Magnus vs. The World” event finally ended in a draw between Carlsen and his competitors. Beginning on April 4, the online match enabled the public to discuss, debate, and ultimately vote on each subsequent move against the international grandmaster. It took 32 moves, but over 143,000 participants ultimately forced an end to the match on Day 46, after selecting a threefold repetition of pieces during a queen endgame. Carlsen played as white with the world representing the black side of the board, each earning a half-point as per official match rules. Participants had 24 hours to vote on the next move against Carlsen. Credit: Chess.com “Overall, the world has played very, very sound chess,” Carlsen said near the game’s conclusion. “Kind of from the start, maybe not going for the most enterprising options, but keeping it in the vein of normal chess. It’s not always the best strategy, but it seemed like it worked fine this time.” As CNN notes, “very, very sound chess” required over 508,000 votes cast and 30,000 forum posts throughout the six-week-long game. Over the course of the match, the public also received advice from a panel of five of the sport’s top players including World Grandmaster Dina Belenkaya. Even beyond the competitors, “Magnus vs. The World” wasn’t a standard game of chess. Instead, both sides played by the rules of Chess960. Developed by Bobby Fischer, Chess960 is intended as a way to introduce more variety and complexity to the ancient game. The starting positions for back row pieces are randomized while the pawns remain the same, allowing for a spontaneity that chess veterans sometimes find lacking in the classic variation. The number of participants more than doubled from last year’s similar event, “Vishy vs. The World,” which saw five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan “Vishy” Anand battle around 70,000 players. In that case, however, Anand managed to secure a checkmate after 29 days of play. To the credit of his 143,000 opponents, this wasn’t the first time Carlsen played against so many people. Chess.com cites a 2002 crowdsourced online game hosted by the Norwegian website Nettavisen that also ended in a draw when Carlsen was 11 years old. In 2014, however, he managed a checkmate against his home country during a similar match.

By Lucas Ropek Published May 21, 2025 | Comments (0) | © MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News (Getty Images) A Massachusetts teenager has pled guilty to a number of hacking crimes, including his role in the penetration of a cloud company with data on tens of millions of children, the government says. On Wednesday, the Justice Department said that 19-year-old Matthew D. Lane of Sterling, Massachusetts, had entered into a plea agreement with the government for his role in a number of high-profile hacking episodes. The former college student pled guilty to aggravated identity theft, as well as other crimes. Lane’s plea agreement and a criminal complaint against him were posted to the Justice Department’s website, along with additional information about the teen’s criminal antics. Lane is accused of personally hacking a company using leaked employee credentials. While this company hasn’t been named in court documents, NBC has reported that the victim is PowerSchool, a cloud and analytics provider that says it services K-12 schools across North America. NBC describes it as “one of the top tech education companies” in the country. Lane’s compromise of it last year led to the theft of data on tens of millions of children. The information that Lane stole included the “Social Security numbers, dates of birth, and confidential medical information, among other data, of the students and faculty” sourced from the company’s network. Not long after Lane stole the data, the company received an extortion message, the government says. That message threatened to “leak . . . worldwide” the “names, email addresses, phone numbers, Social Security numbers, dates of birth, medical information, residential addresses, parent and guardian information, and passwords, among other data, of more than 60 million students and 10 million teachers if Victim 2 did not send 30 Bitcoin (approximately $2.85 million at the time) to a specific Bitcoin address,” federal prosecutors wrote. Gizmodo reached out to PowerSchool for comment. According to the Justice Department, Lane was also part of a criminal group that stole data from a telecommunications firm and then sought to extort the company for $200,000. It is unknown who actually hacked the telecom, though Lane is said to have used an anonymous email to contact the telecom directly, telling it to fork over the ransom in Bitcoin or suffer a humiliating data breach. Lane purportedly said: “We are the only ones with a copy of this data now. Stop this nonsense [or] your executives and employees will see the same fate . . . . Make the correct decision and pay the ransom. If you keep stalling, it will be leaked.” “Matthew Lane apparently thought he found a way to get rich quick, but this 19-year-old now stands accused of hiding behind his keyboard to gain unauthorized access to an education software provider to obtain sensitive data which was used in an attempt to extort millions of dollars,” said FBI official Kimberly Milka. Daily Newsletter You May Also Like By AJ Dellinger Published May 18, 2025 By AJ Dellinger Published April 29, 2025 Jake Pearson, ProPublica Published April 29, 2025 By AJ Dellinger Published April 15, 2025 By Matthew Gault Published March 26, 2025 By Passant Rabie Published March 26, 2025

It's been a big few weeks for Xbox, and Microsoft's gaming division just dropped a huge number of classic games onto Xbox Game Pass in what might be its biggest update everTech16:39, 21 May 2025Xbox Game Pass just added a whole host of games in one fell swoopIf you thought Microsoft was done for the day with its announcement that Xbox exclusive Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 would be coming to PlayStation, you'd be wrong.The company has gone muiltiplatform in a big way, but Xbox and Windows remain the only places to enjoy Xbox Game Pass, and as Microsoft keeps picking up studios and publishers, its content offering on the service is growing rapidly (just look at last week's excellent DOOM: The Dark Ages).‌Today, in a new May Update blog post, Dean Shimabukuro, Product Marketing Manager, Xbox Services Marketing confirmed that Game Pass players are able to play a huge host of older titles dubbed Retro Classics, while also confirming more features for Xbox and PC gamers.‌Content cannot be displayed without consentEarlier today, Xbox's Game Pass account posted on X (formerly Twitter) to confirm huge games like Game of the Year contender Metaphor: ReFantazio would be coming to the service, as well as titles like STALKER 2 and more coming to the standard tier.It's a solid lineup, but another surprise fell shortly after when the blog post revealed more than 50 classic Activision games would be added under the Retro Classics banner.Article continues below"We’re thrilled to announce the launch of Retro Classics, a collaboration between Xbox and Antstream Arcade, available to play for Game Pass members globally," the aforementioned blog post explains.Game Bar is getting some changes"Starting today, Game Pass members can dive into a collection of 50+ classic Activision games from the ’80s and ’90s, including beloved titles like Commando, Grand Prix, Kaboom!, Mech Warrior 2: 31st Century Combat, and Pitfall! This initiative is a step in our commitment to game preservation and backwards compatibility, allowing players to experience many timeless games on modern devices."‌Microsoft says the games offer a "seamless gaming experience across console, PC, and on supported devices with cloud gaming".Elsewhere, Microsoft is making changes to its Game Bar on PC, which offers a series of quick settings for Windows gamers, while a browser which is "built specifically for players" will help players navigate their favourite guides while they play.NVIDIA's GeForce Now will also now be found in the Xbox app, players will be able to stream games like Skull and Bones and Watch Dog Legion in the future.Article continues belowFinally, more games are getting the "Play Anywhere" treatment that means you can buy a game on your Xbox, PC or "supported handheld" and find it on the others. Is that another hint at the Xbox handheld we heard about recently? Who knows, but for now, big games like Blue Prince and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 are part of Play Anywhere.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletters.‌‌‌

The popular video game Fortnite has returned to the iPhone app store in the US, ending a prolonged exile that was triggered by a legal showdown over the fees that Apple had been collecting for years through a payment system that the tech giant has been forced to change.Fortnite, one of the world’s most popular games, hailed its app’s long-awaited restoration to the iPhone and iPad in a Tuesday post, marking the first time it will be available on those devices since it was ousted in 2020 for trying to avoid the 15% to 30% commissions that Apple collects on in-app transactions.“Fortnite is BACK on the App Store in the U.S. on iPhones and iPads … and on the Epic Games Store and AltStore in the E.U! It’ll show up in Search soon!” read a tweet from the game’s official account. As an upshot of its legal war with Apple, Epic established its own digital store.The video game, which features virtual gunfighting on a digital island, is coming back to the iPhone just a few days after its parent company, Epic Games, filed a motion asking a federal judge to order its return as part of a civil contempt of court finding issued against Apple late last month. Last week, the game went dark on Apple devices the world over, and it remains unavailable on them in many countries.In a brief statement filed in court late on Tuesday, Apple said the dispute that had been keeping Fortnite off its iOS software for the iPhone had been resolved. The Cupertino, California, company did not immediately respond to a request for further comment.The legal wrangling is all part of a bitter feud that is still boiling. Epic filed a lawsuit alleging Apple had turned its app store into an illegal monopoly – a claim that it lost under a 2021 ruling made by a federal judge after a month-long trial.Although she decided Apple was not breaking antitrust laws, US district judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ordered the company to loosen control over in-app payments and allow links to other options that might offer lower prices.After exhausting an appeal that went all the way to the US supreme court, Apple last year introduced a new system that opened the door for links to alternative payment options while still imposing a 27% commission on in-app transactions executed outside its own system.Epic fired back by alleging Apple was thumbing its nose at the legal system, reviving another round of court hearings that lasted nearly a year before Gonzalez Rogers delivered her stinging rebuke that included a ban on collecting any kind of commission on alternative payment options.skip past newsletter promotionSign up to TechScapeFree weekly newsletterA weekly dive in to how technology is shaping our livesPrivacy Notice: Newsletters may contain info about charities, online ads, and content funded by outside parties. For more information see our Privacy Policy. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.after newsletter promotionThat appeared to clear the way for Fortnite’s return to the iPhone and iPad, but Epic last week said the video game was still being blocked by Apple. After Apple contended that keeping Fortnite was still permissible while it pursues an appeal of Gonzalez Rogers’s contempt ruling, Epic forced the issue by asking the judge for another order that would make clear the video game should be allowed back on the iPhone and iPad.Gonzalez Rogers on Monday asked why Apple was still blocking Fortnite without an order from the appeals court authorizing that action. She scheduled a 27 May hearing in Oakland, California, to hear Epic’s latest motion while noting “Apple is fully capable of resolving this issue without further briefing or a hearing.”