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Smash Bros and Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai warns "an industry that loses its originality will simply die a slow death" as he retires his Game Designers Award after 16 years
Kirby and Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai announced that his Game Designers Award will be discontinued due to his inability to find a successor.
Since 2010, Sakurai has presented the award at the Japan Game Awards, and at 2026's event – where Pokemon Pokopia took home the grand prize (its version of game of the year) – the prize went to Word Game by Team9. The award is presented by Sakurai, who is also the head judge and responsible for inviting other judges, with the criteria being those who have made innovative games; these have included the likes of Ico designer Fumito Ueda, Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami, and Undertale's Toby Fox. liveiplscore.homes
Upon presenting the 2026 award, Sakurai confirmed he would discontinue it, claiming he was unable to find anyone to replace him as its leader. Granted, this may sound harsh – as if no one is worthy of taking on the role – but the reality seems to be no one else was able to take on the time-consuming responsibility. Sakurai also spoke about creativity in games (translation from Automaton) – something that is central to this award – noting that while "originality doesn’t really have much impact on sales," it's still crucial, as "an industry that loses its originality will simply die a slow death."
In an era when budgets are getting even bigger for every game, it's becoming rarer to see that kind of originality on the AAA scale. A perfect example is given to us by Sony over this last week, where Marvel's Wolverine has caught flak for feeling very homogenous – especially with other Sony first-party games – while the publisher dropped Hideo Kojima's next game, Physint; reportedly due to budget issues.
Opinions on Kojima and his games aside, he is one of the few creators left in AAA whose creativity still shines through. You know when you are playing a Kojima game, just like when I booted up Kirby Air Riders last year I felt the Sakurai shine through; the same goes for a Hideki Kamiya or a Yoko Taro game. Thankfully, indie games have creativity to spare, meaning that even as AAA is forced to be safer than ever, we'll still have people pushing boundaries.
Die Xbox Series X25 zum 25-jährigen Jubiläum wird Berichten zufolge genauso viel kosten wie eine PS5 Pro
Während viele hoffen, dass Microsoft später in diesem Jahr das 25-jährige Jubiläum von Xbox feiern wird, indem es den ersten Blick und die offiziellen Informationen über die Project Helix-Konsole teilt, könnte der aktuelle Trend, dass die Hardwarepreise aufgrund der weltweiten Belastung von RAM- und Speicherkomponenten stark steigen, diese Enthüllung etwas unwahrscheinlicher machen, da Microsoft abwartet, in der Hoffnung, dass sich Kosten und Produktionsraten stabilisieren.
Am Ende des Tages weiß nicht einmal Sony, wann es die PlayStation 6 derzeit der Welt vorstellen wird...
Was wir wissen, ist, dass eine ganz besondere Edition der Xbox Series X-Konsole in Vorbereitung ist, die 25 Jahre Microsofts Spieleabteilung markiert. Das Gerät ist als Xbox Series X25 bekannt und ist eine transparente grüne Maschine, die der ursprünglichen Xbox Tribut zollt.
Als der Rechner während der Xbox Games Showcase im Sommer vorgestellt wurde, wurde erwähnt, dass er im November auf den Markt kommen würde, ohne ein genaues Datum im Kopf. Jetzt haben die berüchtigten Leaker bei Dealabs einen Bericht veröffentlicht, in dem sie behaupten, das sei immer noch der Fall und dass die Xbox Series X25 für satte 899 €/899 $ verkauft wird.
Zum Vergleich: Das Gerät würde für etwa 770 Pfund verkauft werden (nach Rohumrechnung basierend auf dem Euro-Wert), was das System nach den jüngsten Preiserhöhungen ungefähr so teuer wie eine PlayStation 5 Pro macht.
Xbox hat diese Information noch nicht bestätigt, aber Team Green wird nächste Woche auf der Gamescom eine beachtliche Präsenz haben, daher sollten wir vielleicht auf weitere Neuigkeiten in den kommenden Tagen blicken.
Lewis Koumas on playing ‘the Liverpool way’, showing hunger and hopes for the future
The 20-year-old forward was delighted with the faith put in him by Andoni Iraola for the Tottenham game and now wants to kick on
With a man of the match award in one hand and his phone in the other, Lewis Koumas made a very important call before stopping to speak to the media at Anfield on Tuesday night. What it means to represent your boyhood club, and to shine for it, was apparent for all to see.
“That was my mum,” said the Liverpool forward, still beaming from the award Cody Gakpo handed to him after the 3-1 Carabao Cup third-round win over Tottenham. “She was here tonight with my nan, my grandad and my sister. They were all in the box. I rang them straight away to show them the trophy and they were buzzing.”
Continue reading...Marvel's Wolverine star calls his role "the honor of a lifetime," and couldn't be more grateful to Insomniac: "You've given this nerdy kid more than he ever dreamed of"
Marvel's Wolverine lead actor Liam McIntyre has thanked Insomniac Games and the Wolverine fanbase as his performance finally reaches the world.
Sharing a post on Twitter from Insomniac community and marketing director James Stevenson of the team celebrating the launch of Marvel's Wolverine with the actor, McIntyre congratulated the team on the release, adding, "Insomniac, you've given this nerdy kid more than he ever dreamed of. No amount of thanks will ever express my gratitude."
Just. Thanks. To all of you. @insomniacgames pic.twitter.com/m86CdfoCaPSeptember 15, 2026
McIntyre later followed this up with a video message thanking fans of the game, saying, "Thank you for all of the incredible words and all the amazing support we've had on this really awesome launch day."
The Wolverine actor adds, "we've spent years and years trying to build something that we're really proud of." He also shouts out the team at Insomniac, saying, "you guys are just the absolute best." McIntyre also spoke about his role in the game, saying, "I can't believe it. This has been the honor of a lifetime."
While Wolverine is the worst-reviewed Insomniac Games title since the studio was acquired by Sony – as far as critic ratings go – so far fan reception seems to be positive, with the PlayStation Store reviews sitting at 4.84/5 stars on launch day.
McIntyre is especially receiving praise for his role, with responses to his posts full of positive comments about his performance in the game, and some calling for him to be given more projects as the character.