Credits include Master of Orion, Conquest of the New World and Castles II. Writer, board game designer and video game developer Alan Emrich has passed away at the age of 65, we’re sad to report. His death was reported on the ConsimWorld forums (thanks, Game Developer). During his career, Amrich penned multiple strategy guides, founded…
Can you believe that over one fifth of PC gaming monitors sold today are OLED panels? So, says no less an authority on the subject than LG. To be more precise, LG told YouTube channel HDTVTest that OLED now has 22% of the PC gaming monitor market. LG notes that market share has been achieved…
2025 off to a predictably sleepy start. The latest UK charts are in and, with only one new release to speak of, the list is much as you might expect. Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana was the only new entry to the chart this week, just sneaking into the top 40 to land in…
Category: Games Dynasty Warriors: Origins Truly Reinvents a Decades-Long Series Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Published January 13, 2025 Dynasty Warriors is comfort food for me – Omega Force’s long-running series tells the same kingdom-spanning tale in with each instalment, always aiming to deliver on its “1v1000” combat conceit with each new game. Discovering the…
Double the damage, double the fun! The ROM hacker BillyTime!Games has just released a new patch for Final Fight 2 that rebalances the SNES beat ’em up. This new patch doubles the amount of damage inflicted on enemies and players, speeding up the game and reducing some of the monotony of battling your way through…
Clip your wireless pad to your phone. Accessory maker 8BitDo has announced a clip which allows you to bolt its Micro / Zero 2 wireless controllers to your smartphone. While other control options include clamp-like physical controls and 3D-printed cases with capacitive buttons, 8BitDo’s approach is to take its existing, pocket-friendly Bluetooth pads and fix…
Keeping the party going. We’re back with the latest Japanese charts folks; the first of 2025! It’s a little bit different for this first go around, too. Famitsu has posted software sales figures for the two weeks of 23rd-29th December and 30th Dec – 5th January, but no hardware figures. We’ll collate the top ten…
Kickstart your Wordle week with our clue for the January 13 (1304) game, using Monday’s hint to supercharge your first line. Or save it for later if you prefer, and let it help make sense of some stubborn yellow letters. Need something more straightforward? Then click straight through to today’s answer. Hey, sometimes the alphabet…
As our Harvey Randall wrote, we’re all still playing Baldur’s Gate 3 more than a year after its release because there’s so much to find in it. Gale can write a sad resignation letter if you ignore him long enough, and there’s a game over just for people who go out of their way to…
In an announcement video hosted on the channel of streamer Darth Microtransaction, Grinding Gear Games outlined what to expect from Path of Exile 2’s first patch of the new year. Game director Jonathan Rogers characterized it as a quick turnaround update to address common complaints, with more far reaching balance changes planned for when PoE2…