“We have begun discussing our development road map internally”. Pretendo Network, the fan-run group that has developed an open-source replacement for online servers for the Wii U and 3DS, is discussing plans to “accommodate” the shutdown. In a statement shared on social media, Pretendo Network said that it had been “made aware” of the company’s…
During one of the main side quests in Assassin’s Creed Mirage, you’ll need to hunt down 10 Mysterious Shards. These shards are held by heavily guarded members of the Order, but once you assassinate their entourage—and the individual themselves—the shards are yours, but what do you do with them? Luckily for you, I have all…
The hows and the whys. It seems only yesterday that Nintendo shut down the eShop functionality for the Nintendo 3DS and Wii U, doesn’t it? After stating that online functionality would remain for the “foreseeable future”, the firm has confirmed that 3DS and Wii U online services will be discontinued in “early 2024”. Read the…
Warfare in Ancient Egypt gave a whole meaning to the ‘heat of battle.’ Conditions were extreme down there on the banks of the Nile, with temperatures soaring so high that soldiers would wear leather armour and breezy kilts to stop themselves overheating. The Total War series has long factored in the effects of weather on…
Category: Games Hi-Fi Rush: From a Little Idea to a Very Big Surprise – The Exclusive Oral History Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published October 4, 2023 Summary The talented development team at Tango Gameworks shares in their own words the story behind one of 2023’s biggest surprises: Hi-Fi Rush.From the early stages of development…
If you’re picking up a new Microsoft Surface laptop, you could now indulge in a bit of retro gaming while waiting for Windows to finish crawling through the interminable setup and updates process. Here’s hoping it comes to the DIY Windows installation, too. It will certainly be something to do while setting up a new…
It’s already been six years since Nintendo delivered the NES Classic Edition to the masses, causing an unexpected major market demand while creating a new niche in the process. They followed this up with the similarly successful Super NES Classic Edition a year later. Then poof. The company that created the stir in the first…
Thanks to another heads up from a good friend of ours , we’ve been told that if you’re looking for something different to play on your C64, then make sure to check out la1n’s latest game preview of ‘TheHolyCube’; A game in which you need to grab all the circular colours to move on to…
Prepare for your reprisal. Feral Interactive has announced Hitman: Blood Money – Reprisal, an enhanced version of the 2006 stealth classic for the Nintendo Switch. There’s no firm release date just yet beyond a rather vague ‘Winter’ window, but the game will contain all twelve sandbox missions from the original with a number of key…
Peel it off. Ogre Pixel’s latest cosy game, A Tiny Sticker Tale, is getting stuck into things on Switch from today. Join the adorable donkey Flynn on an adventure to find his father, as well as wield the power of a magical sticker book that can change the very fabric of the world. For the…