The recent applications were noted as standard operating procedure, with some of Nintendo's patents for in-game mounts rejected.
Director Junya Ishizaki has emphasized the challenge, wanting to ensure players feel the accomplishment of beating a boss.
The network test hits a stable frame rate of 60 FPS on all current-gen consoles in performance mode with dynamic resolution.
Sony might showcase some of its 2026-bound first-party games during a showcase rumoured for later in the year to make up for the small one this month.
It will include eight playable characters, four stages, Casual and Ranked Matches, and an offline tutorial, among other features.
Spencer also spoke about how its growth in Asian markets came down to players on PC and cloud gaming rather than consoles.
Producer Ryozo Tsujimoto and director Yuya Tokuda also confirmed that their absence is intentional and not due to any technical limitations.
"If size is your measure, then yes, it's not the size of a AAA like The Witcher. But I don't know if the size is the measure, to be honest."
Following the lack of appearance at the recent State of Play, Haven Studios' co-op heisting title has reportedly slipped to next year.
Giant Bomb's Jeff Grubb believes Bungie could hold its "own thing separate from a State of Play", much like it does with Destiny.
The co-op title's Steam listing previously indicated "Additional playable characters and bosses" before the wording changed.
Despite falling hardware revenue and shifting towards third-party publishing, Xbox is reportedly going ahead with its next-gen console.
Neither of the two is due out this year, though Final Fantasy 9 Remake could release sometime in 2026, a prominent leaker has claimed.
PC peripherals company Corsair Gaming claims the open world crime epic will release for PC a few months after its console launch.
"I think we’ve shown respect for people’s libraries over the generations with back-compat and Play Anywhere, and I want to continue to do that," says Phil Spencer.
"We continue working on the game and implement improvements based on your comments and feedback," GSC Game World assures.
Andy Bogard is the first Season Pass 1 character for SNK's sequel, debuting this Summer alongside Ken from Street Fighter 6.
The true boss of Garou: Mark of the Wolves is now a playable character and surprisingly teams up with his nephew, Rock Howard.
The sequel is in very early development, as Capcom's Yoshiaki Hirabayashi says, "It might take a little bit of time before we talk again."
Capcom producer Yoshiaki Hirabayashi says the team "wouldn't be able to realize" Hideki Kamiya's "artistic dreams" without it.
