“Shibata said, ‘Racing is good, but let’s have more action like Sonic the Hedgehog!’”. In the rare event that you’ve ever found yourself wondering what a cross between F-Zero, pinball, and Sonic the Hedgehog might look like, you needn’t look much further than the psychedelic racer Uchuu Race: Astro Go! Go! Released in early 1994…
In my calendar, January 30 is circled many times over in sparkly gel pen. For what reason? A birthday? An anniversary? No, two hotly anticipated hardware launches of course—specifically from Nvidia’s RTX 50-series. However, word from a UK-based retailer suggests I shouldn’t get my hopes up of actually getting hold of one. Amid rumours aplenty,…
Welcome, everplay. Team17 Group has announced that it is rebranding the company to ‘everplay group plc’. The announcement states that the change represents an “evolution” of the group following its addition to the London Stock Exchange in 2018. The name ‘everplay’ is designed to reflect its purpose to “never stop playing”, along with its “creative…
There are few things scarier for a PC gamer than the possibility of one of your peripherals spontaneously combusting and scorching your furniture. Thankfully combustion isn’t a common issue in the community, but if Reddit user lommelinn’s recent experience is anything to go by, it’s not completely unheard of, either. According to lommelinn, they found…
“Now I am the (re)master”. Always two, there are. No more. No less. Master Yoda’s wise words may have rung true for the Sith, but it couldn’t be further from the rate at which Star Wars games were being pumped out in the early 2000s. Some showed promise (Episode I: Racer, Battle for Naboo) while…
From the developer of KAIKAN and ZAKESTA-Z. The indie developer Zakichi, known for games like KAIKAN and ZAKESTA-Z, has just released their latest shoot ’em up VARYZNEX on Steam. VARYZNEX is a new retro horizontal shoot ’em up that is being compared to the Thunder Force games (in particular Thunder Force IV, V, and VI)…
The last few weeks have been pretty chaotic for Pokémon TCG fans and collectors. Prismatic Evolutions and Blooming Waters were released, and preorders for the next set, Journey Together, were taken. Unfortunately, due to limited supply and scalpers, not everyone has been able to enjoy these new sets. Pre-orders for the upcoming Journey Together set—which…
1-Up. It was all doom and gloom last week as Nintendo’s share price took a slight tumble immediately after the long-awaited Switch 2 reveal. But, ever ones to hit the rebound hard, the Big N has bounced back in style, temporarily hitting the company’s highest recorded share price since listings began — mamma mia. As…
“The only person I was ever prepared to write with”. Former Your Sinclair and Amiga Power staffer Jonathan Nash has passed away, we’re sad to report. Nash’s work will be instantly familiar to readers of those magazines. Like so many publications of the late ’80s and early ’90s, the personality and humour of the writers…
“the franchise experienced a slowdown”. EA has announced that it is lowering its financial forecast for the current business year, citing underperformance from its tentpole titles EA Sports FC 25 and Dragon Age: The Veilguard (thanks, VGC). EA stated that it has initially expected “mid-single-digit growth” for its live service titles, but has now revised…