While Nintendo has been a prominent force in the game industry for decades, it took some time before they became the absolute powerhouse they are today. Long before their dominance in home consoles, Nintendo manufactured playing cards, toys, and various gadgets--and, during the 1970s and 80s, they invested heavily in creating coin-operated entertainment for arcades. Even years before Donkey Kong became a company-defining hit, Nintendo was doing some wild things in arcades.

Wild Gunman '74, named such by gaming historian Kate Willaert to avoid confusion with other Nintendo products bearing the same name, was engineered by Nintendo's legendary creator and inventor Gunpei Yokoi. It was a massive lightgun game that used full-motion video to depict Wild West quick-draw shootouts with outlaws--an absolute technological marvel for the time that earned a lot of fawning press in coin-operated trade magazines. Unfortunately, that impressive technology did not translate to sales for the expensive cabinet, with roughly 100 units being sold, making Wild Gunman '74 extremely rare. Because of the machine's age, size, proprietary technology, and obscurity, working Wild Gunman '74 units are practically impossible to find--only one original machine is known to exist, in the hands of a private collector.

But when Canadian arcade collector and repair expert Callan Brown got ahold of some of the original Wild Gunman 74 film reels used in the arcade machine from an eBay auction, he felt a need to try and restore it to its full, working glory--which he documented in a detailed YouTube video.

For years, fans of Bloodborne have been clamoring for anything new related to Sony and From Software's dark horror adventure. Rumors of remakes and adaptation have been widely circulated online, and while the former has seemingly been shot down, the latter has just been confirmed by Sony themselves (as Sony Pictures) at CinemaCon, a trade show for the movie industry currently taking place in Las Vegas.

As reported by Variety, Sanford Panitch, the president of Sony Pictures Entertainment Motion Picture Group, announced the film as an "R-rated" animated feature during the studio's presentation at the show. According to the report, Panitch assured attendees that the Bloodborne motion picture would remain "'very true' to the gory spirit of Bloodborne.

Sony Pictures is set to release the film, which is co-financed by Lyrical Media. The co-producers are PlayStation Production, Lyrical Animation--Lyrical Media's division focused on adult-oriented animated media--and, interestingly, Seán McLoughlin, who is better known online as popular gaming video maker and streamer Jacksepticeye. There is no word yet on if the feature will go to theaters or streaming services.

Limited Run has been no stranger to online controversy. Between allegations of using cheap recordable media in place of pressed CDs for certain games, a lawsuit for alleged violations of privacy, and severely delayed collectors' editions arriving with questionable quality control, things have been messy for the Embracer-Group-owned boutique physical games publisher for quite some time. However, with the recent departure of former CEO Josh Fairhurst, it appears that the new management is scrambling to make amends with customers--and subtly trashing the old management in the process.

One of the most common complaints around Limited Run Games involves delays--buyers have come to expect delays of months, if not years on many projects, though many still grumble online whenever the dreaded release-date-change email from LRG hits their inbox. On Friday, many customers with outstanding preorders from LRG received a mass email from the company.

After notifying the customers that their LRG preorder has been delayed--and notably, not naming specific products--the email continues by saying that they will be working to provide more accurate release dates going forward. "As we continue this transition of growth and transparency here at LRG, our new leadership has taken a hard look at our in-progress releases, and it’s clear: We’ve set some delivery dates that were too aggressive," the email states. "We were overly optimistic--and we’ve disappointed you in the form of delays and uncertainty."