It’s time yet again to mention the festive season, as if you have a Commodore Amiga at hand, we’ve been told by Saberman, that Amiga Cammy has made available an early demo for the work in progress Commodore Amiga game of ‘Deck the Drones’. A fun for all the family platformer, where you must retrieve the…
Who’s got the biggest weapon? Released in 2000, Infogrames’ Hogs of War has become something of a cult classic thanks to its humourous tone, engaging turn-based gameplay and impeccable voice work by the late, great Rik Mayall. At the time of release, the game was supported by an amusing advertising campaign in the UK, including…
We all know what we want, though. This year marks the 30th anniversary of EarthBound (known in Japan as Mother 2) and, according to the official X (formerly Twitter) page, plans are in place to celebrate the hefty milestone (thanks, My Nintendo News). What these plans are, exactly, is up in the air at the…
RetroArch recode! Online multiplayer! Nancy Drew! ScummVM has been updated to 2.8.0, bringing support for 50 more games and a raft of other improvements. Version 2.8.0 – which has the codename “Mysteries, Mammoths, and Muppets” – brings support for five game engines and 50 more titles, including Muppet Treasure Island, Cloak and Dagger’s AGS games…
Well, it turns out I wasn’t the only person who had a hankering for returning to Monster Hunter: World for the first time in forever this holiday season. The game has seen a resurgence over the last couple of weeks, culminating in a peak concurrent count of 131,964 players on January 1 according to SteamDB….
Starfield isn’t having the happiest of new years. Bethesda’s landmark RPG (one designed to be played for a long time) has “Mostly Negative” recent Steam reviews at the time of writing, with only 29% of reviews scored positive in the last 30 days. Its overall rating is still “Mixed”, with 64% positive reviews. There’s a…
The sound debuted in 1992 and appeared in over 30 SNES games. If you grew up playing a lot of Capcom games in the early ’90s, you’re probably aware of the company’s iconic jingle. The memorable piece plays at the start of almost every Capcom game for the Super Nintendo/Super Famicom (as well as a…
“Without him, there would almost certainly be no Warhammer today”. We’re sad to report that British game designer Bryan Ansell passed away on December 30th, 2023. His name might not be instantly familiar to those with only a passing interest in tabletop gaming, but if you’re a fan of Games Workshop or Warhammer, you owe…
Must… Consume… Content. Ah, what a lovely way to kick off 2024, eh? Square Enix’s President Takashi Kiryu has revealed that the company will be “aggressive in applying” AI in its content development and publishing divisions in the future after he praised the technology in a New Year’s Letter (thanks, VGC). Read the full article…
“This is as close to arcade perfect as we’re gonna get”. Update : Golden Axe ’32X Edition’ now works on real hardware. You can see footage of it in action above. Read the full article on timeextension.com “This is as close to arcade perfect as we’re gonna get”. Update : Golden Axe ’32X Edition’ now…