Innocent, dew-eyed babe that I am, I had no idea that the heavily tatted criminal who makes a brief appearance in the Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer looked like a real guy. But he does, and now I will live with that knowledge until my last days. He resembles Florida Joker—real name Lawrence Sullivan—a resident…
If you ask any seasoned PC builder for advice they’ll likely tell you to buy a power supply from a reputable manufacturer. It’s the done thing, and if you’ve ever wondered why you need only look to this absolute disaster of a PSU posted to r/pcmasterrace by user RedditCringe990 to understand. Just a quick warning…
“The Americans took to this like you wouldn’t believe”. The following is an edited extract from the book Curious Video Game Machines by Lewis Packwood, which explores the stories behind rare and unusual consoles, computers and coin-ops. In this chapter, Lewis focuses on the history of the 1990s company Virtuality, which pioneered virtual reality arcade…
I’ve played Baldur’s Gate 3 a lot now. And, let me tell you, I’ve played through Act 1 more times than a lot. I just can’t help creating new characters! This restart-itus has become even worse recently, too, thanks to me delving into the world of Baldur’s Gate 3 cosmetic mods, which are letting me…
Splatoon and Mario Kart events postponed too. Nintendo has today announced that the first Nintendo Live event of 2024, which was set to take place in Tokyo, has been cancelled. Alongside this, several competitive events including the ‘Splatoon Koshien 2023 National Finals,’ the ‘Splatoon 3 World Championship 2024′ and the ‘Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Online…
You can now finally try out this epic RPG in English! Hudson Soft’s 1989 Japan-exclusive role-playing game Tengai Makyou: Ziria (otherwise known as Far East of Eden: Ziria) has just been translated into English, thanks to fans (as spotted by David Shadoff on Twitter). So if you’ve ever wanted to dig into this PC Engine…
Who doesn’t enjoy a good sit? Just plonk yourself down into a nice cushioned office chair, hear that release of air from its foamy interior, pull up to your desk, and get gaming. Unfortunately, like so many mainstays of today’s world, there’s a growing body of evidence to suggest that our sedentary lifestyles aren’t so…
Spoilers ahoy! It has been a good few months since Sea of Stars first dropped anchor on Switch and stole our hearts in the process (enough to score it a 9/10 in our review, no less), and now developer Sabotage has announced that a new update is on the horizon and will be floating onto…
Arrives December 14th. D4 Entertainment and Project EGG have revealed that the next title coming to the Nintendo Switch eShop as part of its Console EGG series of rereleases will be Nihon Falcom’s PC-88 action RPG hit Xanadu (thanks gosokkyu!) The second game in the Dragon Slayer series, Xanadu was released for the PC-88 in…
Part of the ‘Robot Spirits’ series. Back in 1996, Bandai released the first entry in the Mobile Suit Gundam Side Story: The Blue Destiny series, a trilogy of Sega Saturn games that has remained exclusive to Japan. Despite the lack of a Western localisation, the trilogy has gained a cult following among Gundam fans, thanks…