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Nintendo’s newest Smash Bros. game showcases its odd relationship with esports

The gaming giant’s reluctance to embrace the esports scene around some of its popular titles has produced a divided audience for the Smash Bros. competitive gaming circuit. But when the game is still selling millions of copies more than other fighting games with fully supported leagues, how much does Nintendo’s reluctance really matter?

Masahiro Sakurai explains why Smash is more accessible to audiences, how Nintendo’s philosophy does not align with competitive gaming, and how the tempo of Ultimate's mechanics allowed Sakurai to avoid inserting more advanced mechanics, particularly favored by the Super Smash Bros. Melee fan base.

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Garry's Mod Removing All Nintendo Content From Steam Workshop After Takedown Request

The developer of Garry's Mod has announced it is in the process of removing all Nintendo-related content from Steam Workshop after receiving a takedown request from Nintendo.

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gurp15h ago

first emulation, now this
even though I don't play Garry's Mod, it is still bad

Inverno14h ago

I was reading it's all just false reports from a troll who's done things like this in the past and not Nintendo themselves.

-Foxtrot5h ago

Well the games creator Gary Newman confirmed it himself on Twitter.

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Remedy Makes Changes to Core Management Team, Wants to Grow Alan Wake & Control in Larger Franchises

Remedy has made a couple of changes to its core management team with the goal to grow Alan Wake and Control into larger franchises.

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Jingsing4h ago

Changes like not being anti consumer? putting out Alan Wake Remastered on disc but not the sequel?

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Chatting Shadows of the Damned: Hella Remastered with Suda51

CGM Writes: While we were over at PAX East, we were able to sit down with Goichi Suda (Suda51) and talk about the upcoming remaster of Shadows of the Damned

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