And no, Dr. Robotnik’s Mean Bean Machine doesn’t count. The Genesis / Mega Drive port of Compile’s classic puzzler Puyo Puyo has been translated into English for the first time. The game was released exclusively in Japan in 1992. The patch—created by a team led by RadioTails—is “a complete English translation” which also translates all…
I’ve yet to see an LCD monitor with local dimming that I thought was any good. But I have now seen a DIY LCD display with an incredibly clever projector-based backlight solution that demonstrates why so-called HDR monitors with full-array local dimming are, in fact, complete crap. Of course, it’s top-notch YouTube channel DIY Perks…
It’s a big month for Call of Duty, what with Black Ops 6 Season 3 gearing up for launch and Warzone’s fifth anniversary next week. But with all of this comes a ton of pressure, which it seems like the devs are feeling as Call of Duty announces that Season 3 has been delayed by…
The new manufacturer Turner Pinball recently announced that it has begun production of the 100 unit run of its first game Ninja Eclipse. The Company shared a couple of pictures of the games on its production line and the branded wrench and ratchet strap that is is including with ordered games on its Facebook page….
There’s a shadow hanging over the new Nvidia RTX 5070. It’s a shadow that’s dulling the glint off every one of the new RTX Blackwell card’s edges and, for once, it’s a shadow that’s only tangentially related to the brutal price gouging that has become the regular coda for this latest GPU generation. The shadow…
Will look to “support indie developers and reignite classic franchises”. Back in the day, Acclaim Entertainment was a pretty formidable force in the games industry. It has dozens upon dozens of games under its belt, including the first two Burnout titles, the Turok series, NBA Jam, and of course, Mary-Kate and Ashley: Sweet 16 –…
Category: Xbox Game Pass March 4, 2025 Coming Soon to Game Pass: 33 Immortals, Mullet Madjack, One Lonely Outpost, and More Megan Spurr, Senior Community Lead, Xbox Game Pass For those of us who joined us for the ID@Xbox Showcase at IGN Fan Fest, how’s your poker game going? For everyone else, this is your…
“I’ve seen firsthand the type of impact great games can have on players and fans”. Acclaim is back from the dead, more than 20 years after the publisher closed its doors in 2004. The company’s focus will be indies and classic franchises, according to a statement issued today. “One of the key goals for the…
“Aladdin for the Genesis with 200% more immersion”. Aladdin on the Genesis / Mega Drive is one of the most beloved platformers of the ’90s. Coded by Dave Perry’s team at Virgin (Perry would later establish Shiny and create Earthworm Jim with some of the same people), this 2D platformer is an adaption of Disney’s…
Keeping a Secret. Investment firm Emona Capital LLP announced today that it has completed the successful buyout of Secret Mode — the publisher behind the likes of A Little To The Left, Wobbledogs, Loddlenaut, and more — from Sumo Group, a Tencent subsidiary. This isn’t the firm’s first foray into the gaming biz, either. Emona…