“It certainly sounds like something I would have written”. The internet is supposed to be the font of all knowledge and a tremendous educator for mankind, but it’s also responsible for many incorrect memories and outright falsehoods, as Final Fantasy Tactics‘ most quotable piece of dialogue attests. Many people on the internet would have you…
At this point, I’m starting to think that Team Cherry, developer of Hollow Knight: Silksong, is either completely allergic to building up hype for its game or, alternatively, it may just be in on the joke. After a set of SteamDB updates had folks excited for a Silksong spotlight during last weekend’s flurry of showcases…
This feels as niche as it gets. Xbox has officially entered the handheld space with the announcement of two new devices: the ROG Xbox Ally and the ROG Xbox Ally X. Launching toward the end of 2025, the new portable systems are the result of a collaboration between Xbox and Asus. They aim to take…
The Witcher 3 was, you may have heard, a large game. But it was once an even larger game. When it was still cooking over at CD Projekt Red, dev brains bubbled over with designs for questlines, cutscenes, and all sorts of other stuff that ended up on the cutting room floor before it released….
Time changes many things, not least expectations and what is and isn’t acceptable. This is especially true of Nintendo’s original Switch handheld console, which teardown specialists iFixit gave an 80% repairability score in 2017, but then halved the rating last week to reflect the standards of 2025. Now it’s torn open the new Switch 2,…
SNK vs. Capcom Stronger Edition adds 16 new fighters. Gianluca “RetroGL” Alberico and Jon Eggleton’s unofficial fan port of SNK vs. Capcom for the C64 / C128 is about to get a new “Stronger Edition” update, and a demo is already available for players download and try out for themselves (thanks C64Universe!). If you cast…
We’re not in Kanto any more… Game Freak has made games other than Pokémon before. It has also released games on non-Nintendo platforms before. Yet whenever it spices up a launch schedule with either of these curveballs, it never fails to catch us off guard. Yesterday, the Pokémon dev popped up at the Xbox Games…
“I really feel like this is the one thing I was meant to do”. It’s easy to forget today, but once upon a time, Commodore was a huge force in the world of computing and interactive entertainment. Its C64 home computer was incredibly popular, and it would follow this with the equally beloved Amiga. These…
Rogue code in road. It seems as though Limited Run Games has run into some teething issues with its Carbon Engine emulation solution on Switch 2. Over the past few days, there have been a few notices posted online regarding Limited Run games such as Tomba! Special Edition and Clock Tower: Rewind which aren’t currently…
Quality-of-life improvements promised. Croc Lead designer Anna Larke pictured with the game around the time of its launch in 2000 Argonaut has announced plans to re-release the Game Boy Color version of Croc to mark the game’s 25th anniversary. Read the full article on timeextension.com Quality-of-life improvements promised. Croc Lead designer Anna Larke pictured with…