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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ will miss Nintendo Switch launch

The Nintendo Switch version of The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth+ has been pushed back beyond the console’s March 3 launch, publisher Nicalis announced today. It will still be released in March,...

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Is the Switch indie friendly? One developer’s take

Nintendo’s never had the best reputation when it comes to being welcoming to independent developers. While a few tiny developers have managed to release games on Nintendo platforms in recent years,...

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Nintendo Switch UI gets new close-up in deleted tweet

The Binding of Isaac developer Nicalis posted a picture to social media that may have shown just a bit too much of the Nintendo Switch’s user interface. The tweet has since been deleted, but not...

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Where are all the video game moms?

So where are the heroic moms? Game development teams — very often led by middle aged men — are happy to churn out fictional models of brooding, paternal excellence. But they take a very...

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The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth arrives next week on PS4 and Xbox One

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth's first expansion, Afterbirth, launches May 10 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, publisher Nicalis announced. The expansion will sell for $10.99. The Wii U version of A...

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Apple rejects The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth because of 'violence towards children'

An iOS version of The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth was rejected by Apple on grounds it depicts violence toward children, the game's publisher said Saturday evening. Tyrone Rodriguez, the founder of...

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Steam launches game sale in honor of Steam Machine release

The Steam Machine is available to purchase, and Valve is discounting games in order to give you something to play on the streaming device. The Steam Machine Launch Sale features 45 titles,...

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Nintendo on its future with Humble Bundles and the value of indies

In 2012, Nintendo rejected popular indie game The Binding of Isaac because of its questionable religious content. Three years later, the developers announced a remake of the game would be coming to...

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Binding of Isaac: Rebirth getting Spelunky-like daily challenges

Among the many, many things coming to The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth with the game's massive Afterbirth expansion will be daily scoreboard challenges, the developers announced today. "Every day the...

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How a love of Nintendo opened the door for The Binding of Isaac and why it's only coming to New 3DS

The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth was always meant to be a Nintendo game, but the restrictive rules from the 100-year-old Japanese platform holder torpedoed that idea. When the game was announced for...