Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for November 27 – December 1 Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Published November 24, 2023 Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! Get more…
Modders do what Sega… don’t? If you know your Sega history, then you’ll be aware of the Neptune. A Genesis / Mega Drive fused with the Sega 32X, this all-in-one system was designed to be a low-cost alternative to the 32-bit Saturn, which launched at the end of 1994 in Japan. However, despite being shown…
Spoti-Fi. November 21st, 2023 marked the 25th anniversary of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time’s Japanese launch. To celebrate this historic Hyrulean occasion, we are running articles throughout the week dedicated to the game, our memories, and its legacy. Today, we’re ranking the titular instrument’s choons… Here’s a spicy take for you: The Legend…
The future of video gaming. Iconic Issues is a new series we’re running which takes a look back at classic magazines from the past. We’re kicking things off with the first issue of a publication which is still in print today… It’s difficult to communicate the impact that the first issue of EDGE magazine had…
Valve didn’t just update Half-Life for the game’s recent 25th anniversary. It also spruced up Counter-Strike 1.6 to take advantage of the features and changes added to Valve’s 1998 masterpiece. Yet in doing so, Valve seemingly inadvertently opened the door to a fascinating slice of gaming history – the first prototype of Left 4 Dead….
Follow up to GameBook: The Unofficial DMG Companion. Ninty Media – the company behind Switch Player, Ninty Fresh and GameBook: The Unofficial DMG Companion – has just launched a new Kickstarter campaign for GameBook Color: The Unofficial CGB Companion, which is devoted to celebrating the beloved Game Boy Color handheld. “As well as a quintessential…
The hack is currently available in Beta form. If you’ve been itching for more F-Zero action, following the release of F-Zero 99 on the Nintendo Switch, then we have the perfect thing for you. Recently, a group of ROM hackers has released a new patch for the original F-Zero on SNES that adds almost all…
Left 4 Dead has stood the test of time, more or less—and while there hasn’t been a peep from the series in years, that’s more down to Valve weirdness rather than a sign of a lack of interest from players. Half-Life was galactically successful, and we’re all still waiting on a third game. Someday, Gabe,…
Over the years, Lords Mobile has risen above all pretenders and established itself as one of the biggest mobile MMOs in the world. Its success has drawn millions of players to its lands, where they build great cities, amass their forces, and take their fellow players on in epic PvP warfare. There are other adventures…
Or ‘Castloid’ if you prefer. Updated with Disney Illusion Island, 9 Years of Shadows, and Worldless. Enjoy! The word ‘Metroidvania’ might rub some core gamers the wrong way, but it’s a useful catch-all to describe a very specific type of game experience. Combining elements from both the Metroid series and Koji Igarashi-produced Castlevania titles, this…