Double the fun? The world of NES collecting is full of unique hardware and software, and it’s not unusual to see odd-looking, off-brand cartridges and consoles, most of which were unlicensed clones designed to cash-in on the popularity of Nintendo’s 8-bit system. When famed retro YouTuber John Riggs showed off a two-sided NES cart a…
If you have an Amstrad or Amiga near by, chances are you would’ve come across the excellent homebrew Dungeon Crawler ‘ The Shadows of Sergoth ‘; a game which blew many of us away with fast coded graphics, deadly monsters and cool loot to find throughout. Although the big boxed edition is no longer for…
Agent 47 is about to become much more dangerous. With Hitman World of Assassination lining up its PS VR2 shot on March 27, Senior Game Designer Eskil Mohl and Lead & Senior Technical Designer Toke Krainert understood the assignment – and delivered some essential intel on the game. Play Video What are some of the…
Portable nostalgia. We’ve all got a favourite Nintendo console jingle, right? Y’know, the start-up tune that would play whenever you boot up the system. Much like the consoles themselves, they represent a moment in time; a nugget of nostalgia that effortlessly brings back cosy memories in just a few short seconds. Now, Nintendo is looking…
As a writer who takes pride in, y’know, writing his own work, I don’t have a whole lot of use for Microsoft Copilot. Sure, if you need an unimportant document summarising it’s probably pretty handy, but Microsoft’s big push for an AI PC, Copilot-always-available future has left me rather cold. It seems a new Windows…
Now made from “metal and silicone materials”. BitmoLab’s GameBaby iPhone gaming case was one of 2024’s more interesting accessories, offering physical controls along with an impressive level of protection for your smartphone. The company is back with a new and improved design that mixes “metal and silicone materials” — an upgrade on the plastic and…
Valorant is one of those games where, every time you look, it’s somehow very different. Riot has maintained a ferocious pace of updates since launch, introducing new agents, abilities and maps alongside a cavalcade of cosmetics: if you’re not embedded in the scene, keeping up can be absolutely dizzying. And recently a specific grumble has…
Beyond expectations. If you can believe it, we are a little over two weeks out from the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct. While we’re all ready and waiting for more news from Nintendo’s next console, some folks believe they already have an inkling of one of the showcase’s key players (thanks for the heads up, Notebook…
Getting shown off today at GDC. AYANEO is about to lift the lid on its next Android gaming handheld, the Pocket S2. The successor to one of the best Android portables money can buy, the S2 will be powered by “the latest Qualcomm flagship gaming platform” and is due to be shown off during GDC…
What a resolution. A newly updated patent published on 13th March 2025 provides further details to Nintendo’s proposed AI resolution upscaling solution for the upcoming Switch 2 (thanks, Game Rant). Though the idea of AI upscaling for the new console is not a new one – with a previous patent explicitly mentioning Nvidia’s DLSS technology…