Head in the McClouds. Helldivers 2 was one of Sony’s bigger hits of 2024, catapulting its developer, Arrowhead Studio, to an unexpected level of fame. Why are we talking about this on a Nintendo site? Well, while the group shooter might not share all that much DNA with the House of Mario, one of the…
A “memorable” first for the designer and composer. 2025 is the year we finally get to play Yuzo Koshiro’s Mega Drive shmup Earthion, and the famous composer and designer has revealed the title of the game’s opening-level theme. Koshiro says that the song is called ‘The Vanguard Awakens’, and admits that he broke with tradition…
Browser-based online games are enjoying a remarkable resurgence; once sidelined due to their technical limitations and overshadowed by mobile and console gaming, these games are making a strong comeback. We can see that emerging technologies and shifting market dynamics place browser games in the spotlight — offering developers and players fresh opportunities in the gaming…
We’ve seen plenty of 45-inch ultrawide OLED gaming monitors before. But they’ve all suffered a horribly low 3,440 by 1,440 resolution. Well, not any more. LG has just announced a new 5K2K 45-inch OLED, the LG UltraGear 45GX950A. A first world problem if ever there was, but 3,440 by 1,440 is pretty modest when stretched…
“Survive one terrifying night and uncover the truth”. Depressing Black has released a demo for In This House, a mix of survival horror and storytelling for the original Nintendo Game Boy. The game places you in the role of Bianca, who is visiting her grandfather on the fifth anniversary of the death of her parents….
Ken Levine, creator of the Bioshock series—and now the head of Ghost Story Games, who’re working on Bioshock-like “narrative legos” game Judas—isn’t all that worried about AI’s impact on the games industry yet, even if it’s got its uses. That’s according to a recent interview with Gamesindustry.biz, who asked him for his take on the…
About This Episode We head to the theatre to see third entry and prequel in the Quiet Place franchise, check out a website that promises to help you stay on top of the overwhelming volume of media releases, and delve into the library of the ’80s Mattel console that once gave Atari a run for…
“It’s like if you gave control to a 6-month-old baby who can hit buttons”. We recently covered the story of the Rose Tinted Spectrum YouTube channel being taken down for seemingly no real reason before being thankfully reinstated, but we’ve done some digging since then and have discovered that YouTube’s heavy-handed content guidelines are causing…
It’s called “Retro Gold”. AYANEO’s Pocket Micro handheld is one of the most impressive devices of its type, offering potent emulation power in a genuinely travel-friendly form factor. The company has revealed that it’s launching a new variant of the device in 2025 which comes in the same colourway as the classic Nintendo Famicom –…
Critical thinking is the key to success. Ever since the reveal of the apparent ‘Switch 2’ motherboard online, fans have been going wild with speculation as to what kind of tech the upcoming new Nintendo console will boast. In fact, we’d say a lot of them could easily become Professor Layton’s new protégé, if they…