I quite like the whole action roguelike genre that built up around games like Binding of Isaac and Nuclear Throne and metamorphosed into a whole new thing with the explosive birth of Vampire Survivors. The latest one to catch my attention is Desktop Survivors 98, a retro explosion of lookalike Windows 98 assets and motifs…
Space Marine 2 was a hit, making millions for Games Workshop, and guaranteeing the saga of Ultramarine Demetrian Titus would continue in Space Marine 3. But it was also a boon to developers of other 40K games, like Darktide studio Fatshark and Rogue Trader studio Owlcat. “We definitely saw a boost in player numbers after…
Frank Azor, AMD’s Chief Architect of Gaming Solutions and Gaming Marketing, shared a post on X (formerly Twitter) last week in response to a gaming account questioning why AMD is still offering GPUs with 8GB of VRAM in 2025. “Majority of gamers are still playing at 1080p and have no use for more than 8GB…
The team behind Skywind, the massive project to remake/reimagine The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind in The Elder Scrolls 5: Skyrim, has just unveiled 20 minutes of new gameplay on YouTube, as well as a development progress update. The video shows off the Imperial Legion quest, Rescue Joncis Dalomax, as well as how the west-central, Bitter…
If you’re eager to die, then that’s fine by me! With Nintendo Switch 2 bringing a selection of GameCube classics to Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack subscribers very soon, we looked into our back catalogue of retro reviews and found we didn’t have one for one of the best fighting games ever created…until now. Enjoy!…
As the self-appointed Fox Mulder of games about kicking goblins down flights of stairs, I want to believe that fantasy hack ‘n’ slash Alkahest can revive the underappreciated swashbuckling brilliance of Dark Messiah: Might and Magic. The game debuted last year with a flashy announcement trailer that really sold me on the concept. But as…
Even though it’s still Jan, already we’ve had so many Amiga game news stories, that at times I could hardly keep up! Games such as Bad Dudes vs DragonNinja, Castlevania AGA, Tracker Hero and WIZONK are just some of the ones I’ve featured already. Well the Amiga news just keeps on going. As I’ve been…
Centennial masterpiece. Warning: This article delves into spoiler territory for The Hundred Line – Last Defense Academy. If you’ve yet to play the game and want to go in blind, we recommend you come back at another time… I’m not a fan of tactical RPGs… is what I would have told you before I played…
Helldivers 2‘s most recent update has put Super Earth in big trouble. A massive Illuminate invasion scythed straight through the outer planets belonging to humanity, striking right at the Heart of Democracy. Illuminate thralls stalk the streets while vast floating Leviathan creatures bombard brave Helldivers from below. In these dark times, Super Earth looks for…
LucasArts adventure gaming classic Full Throttle recently celebrated its 30th birthday. Exactly how recently, you ask? Well, that’s the question. During birthday preparations for Tim Schafer’s beloved motorcycle odyssey, Schafer’s studio Double Fine Productions realised it didn’t know the precise date of Full Throttle’s initial release. Consequently, Double Fine’s Customer Support Specialist and amateur sleuth…