While the average Windows user might not really worry about what changes Microsoft has planned for its range of operating systems, system administrators and other IT professionals certainly do. Up to now, though, we’ve all had to make do with keeping an eye on beta channels or blog updates, but now Microsoft has a full…
Bear with me, dear reader, and ask yourself: What makes for a good collectible? I obviously have a few good ideas now, because I’m writing this article, but before then I admit I’d be hard-pressed to give you a proper list. I know what makes a bad one, mind, but what gives them the juice?…
“you can’t make games for overseas”. Nier Automata is widely regarded as one of the finest action games in recent years thanks to its remarkably compelling gameplay and deceptively deep storytelling. In a new interview with AV Watch (thanks, Automaton), PlayStation vet Shuhei Yoshida went so far as to credit Automata as the “game that…
Rockman DASH: Great Adventure on 5 Islands was originally released in 2008. Back in February 2024, we reported that feature phone preservationists had managed to archive a complete copy of the Japanese-exclusive Mega Man Legends game, Rockman DASH: Great Adventure on 5 Islands. And now, a little over a year later, it appears that work…
“Probably one of the most major finds we did in a while”. Nintendo’s Satellaview add-on for the Super Famicom (SNES to you and me) was a fascinating piece of equipment—as you’ll be aware if you’ve read our exhaustive feature on it. Using satellites to broadcast data, the Satellaview was home to some unique titles, many…
Thank you, Mechs. Well, that was somewhat short-lived. After briefly witnessing a new Nintendo release on the podium, the Big N’s latest has seen quite the fall in its second week. Yes, last week’s silver medal wasn’t enough to keep Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition in the race this time, with the latest RPG dropping…
Launching Fall 2025. NIS America has announced The Legend of Heroes: Trails Beyond the Horizon for Nintendo Switch, currently scheduled to launch in Fall 2025. Originally launched in Japan in September 2024 for the PS4 and PS5, Trails Beyond the Horizon is the next chapter in the Calvard Arc. A limited physical edition has also…
Feeling a bit stumped by Monday’s Wordle? Then let us help you sort it out. Our clue for the March 31 (1381) game can quickly turn those yellow letters into green ones, and today’s answer is ready to go if you need it. Not feeling stumped at all? Then why not take a look at…
Any strategy fan likes to see a nice tower defense game, and hey, here’s one now: Nordhold has you managing a little Nordic village and using replayable combinations of towers to defend it from hordes of fantasy monsters. It’s chock full of all the modern roguelike stuff—metaprogression, a slew of customizable upgrades, and the like—but…
We’ve known it was coming since last year, but atmospheric, beautiful, ecologically-driven metroidvania platformer Rain World‘s new expansion has dropped. In Rain World: The Watcher, you become Nightcat, AKA The Watcher, a new and adorable slugcat with its own (new, adorable) gimmick—finding mysterious echoes of itself, which will require you to check out all kinds…