Twin-stick time. Released in arcades in the mid-’90s, Sega’s Virtual On: Cyber Troopers immediately caught the attention of coin-op fans thanks to its unique twin-stick control method, intense arena-based action, and selection of eye-catching mechs designed by Hajime Katoki (famous for his work on the Mobile Suit Gundam series). Ported to the Saturn at the…
All the newbies. Our latest look at the UK physical gaming charts is in, and it has been a big week for new releases — enough to push Mario Kart World from the top spot, no less! The Switch 2 launch title finds itself in third this week, with EA SPORTS FC 26 grabbing the…
Or… a re-remaster? Nightdive Studios has announced yet another remaster for release later this year on 4th December 2025 (which, as a reminder, clashes with both Metroid Prime 4: Beyond and Octopath Traveler 0). Confirmed for “PC and consoles”, Blood: Refreshed Supply is an updated version of the studio’s 2019 remaster, Blood: Fresh Supply, which…
Fangs very much, KandoWontu! Earlier this year, Limited Run Games, Retro-Bit and Randell Linden announced that a new rumble-ready controller is to be released for the SNES to conicide with Linden’s updated 16-bit port of DOOM. Linden has kindly shared information with the community on how to factor force feedback into other SNES games, and…
Video leaks online. The world of emulation handhelds tends to pass through phases when it comes to design. Years ago, there was a spate of PS Vita-style devices, and in more recent years we’ve had imitations of the GBA, GBA SP and 3DS / DS. It would seem that Anbernic is lining up another dual-screen…
Borderlands 4 is in a tough place when it comes to tone. The over-reliance on literal toilet humor in Borderlands 3 was so universally disliked that a follow-up was always going to pare it back a bit. Which Borderlands 3 does, though sometimes too much. The villains in particular end up feeling like personality-free zones,…
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During a preview panel at MagicCon: Atlanta, Wizards of the Coast revealed most of the 2026 lineup for Magic: The Gathering. It’s looking like a year dominated by returns to existing settings—with two popular planes from Magic’s multiverse, and two Universes Beyond crossovers enjoying comebacks—though we’ll also be getting a Star Trek set and something…
Best of the best (Image credit: Xbox Game Studios) 2025 games: Upcoming releasesBest PC games: All-time favoritesFree PC games: Freebie festBest FPS games: Finest gunplayBest MMOs: Massive worldsBest RPGs: Grand adventures On an average day about a dozen new games are released on Steam. And while we think that’s a good thing, it can be…
In a special interview as part of the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio director and executive producer Masayoshi Yokoyama explained how PC gamers’ embrace of the series finally helped it explode onto the world stage after years of only limited success outside Japan. “To us, PC gamers hold a special significance….