One half of the ‘Metroidvania’ puzzle. Super Metroid, considered by some Nintendo fans to be the best game on the SNES, is 30 years old as of today. It launched in Japan on March 19th 1994 and came to North America on April 18th of the same year. Europe had to wait until July 28th…
Get To Know Our Team Austin Technical Program Manager (Hardware & Internal Flighting) March 18, 2024 Hi, everyone! Wynn here again. Welcome back to another Xbox Insider Team interview. Today we’re having a chat with Austin—a member of the Flight Operations team whose responsibilities are mostly over Hardware and Internal Flighting. How’re we doing today,…
Goodbye, sweet prince. Namco’s Katamari Damacy is now 20 years old – it launched in Japan on March 18th, 2004. The brainchild of Keita Takahashi, this puzzle action title tasks the player with rolling a magical ball – known as a Katamari – around each level, picking up objects until the ball reaches the correct…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Alpha ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made to these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Alpha Skip-Ahead ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made to these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable…
Ahead of the Miyoo Flip. All eyes on are Miyoo’s upcoming Flip handheld, but that’s not the only thing the company is cooking up at present. As reported by Retro Dodo, the firm has revealed another portable device called the A30. Boasting a design which is similar to the Famicom edition of the Game Boy…
Industry celebrities, veteran writers, an open bar, and a lot of off-the-record conversations. The NEOGEO: A Visual History team, from left to right: Frazer Rhodes (writing & design), Chris Daw (photography), Sam Dyer (designer & publisher), Steve Jarratt (editor) On Friday, March 15th 2024, at Four Quarters Arcade bar in Bristol, Sam Dyer of Bitmap…
Summary Create a sustainable exofarm on a mysterious new world, filled with mysteries to uncoverJoin up to three friends online and work together to clean up the planet by taking care of the environmentLightyear Frontier launches into Early Access for Xbox Series X|S, PC, and via Game Pass March 19 Explore a strange new planet,…
Featuring designs based on Sonic the Hedgehog’s original concept art. A group of Sonic fans is working on producing a 32-bit-inspired fanmade prequel to the original Sonic the Hedgehog for the PC. Sonic Overture ’95 features scrapped characters and designs from the original Sonic including an earlier take on Dr. Robotnik, unused enemies seen in…
Talkin’ ’bout my (new) generation. Konami’s 16-bit classic Castlevania: Bloodlines is now 30 years old. The game launched in North America on March 17th 1994, and in Japan a day later, on the 18th. The European release – which would be retitled Castlevania: The New Generation – took place on March 25th. Read the full…