The game accessory company 3bitdo announced on May 16th the release of a new arcade controller aimed squarely at retro gaming connoisseurs. The 8BitDo Arcade Controller is designed for old school arcade fans as well as fighting game aficionados. The controller, which comes in Xbox (X/S/One models) and standard versions, both compatible with PC…
In YouTuber SlimX‘s accounting of Baldur’s Gate 3’s behind-the-scenes secrets, he hit me with one that sent my jaw through the floor: You can summon a magical sheep who can cast endgame spells by killing a minor NPC and ringing both of Act 3’s bell tower bells. You may have encountered Harvard Willoughby in normal…
For the 7th birthday of the House Flipper videogames, developer Frozen District has released (free) co-op DLC for House Flipper 2, letting you make busted houses into less-busted houses with your friends in real time. It’s also cross-platform, which means you can play on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation with up to four players on any…
Labyrinth of the Demon King is a must-play: It’s a first-person, survival horror dungeon crawler that feels like an unholy fusion of King’s Field, Resident Evil, and Condemned. When you do check it out, though, I’ve got one big piece of new player advice. Actually four, come to think of it: Always be kicking Consumables…
“Knowledge was my main game, to figure out the law, to figure out the frame,” rapped Robert De Negro in Joyride, the winningly goofy GTA title rap. “Just when I thought I knew justice, a cop behind me said, ‘You’ve just been busted.’” I thought I knew the original Grand Theft Auto. That I had…
You would think the Skyblivion and Oblivion Remastered teams would be the bitterest of rivals, given how Bethesda surprise dropped a comprehensive makeover of its 2006 RPG on the heads of a team of volunteers, one which had been diligently working on a similar project for years. Yet if anything, the relationship between the two…
Lap 2 – Double Dash, DS, Wii. And we’re back for another lap of Mario Kart history as we slipstream our way to the chequered flag and Mario Kart World on 5th June. Having looked back at the first three instalments in Mario’s karting chronicles, today we’re accelerating on to the GameCube, DS, and two-duct-taped-GameCubes…
Civilization 7 has proved one of the more divisive games of 2025 thus far. At present, its Steam rating is split almost precisely down the middle, between players who enjoy its attempt to streamline the experience, and those who believe the changes result in a shallow and predictable turn-based strategy. It’s the most divided response…
An exclusive behind-the-scenes look. Sega’s ninja classic Shinobi returns this August with the help of Lizardcube and in the lead up we’ve been learning more and more about this new entry. The latest update shares a behind-the-scenes look at the development of Shinobi: Art of Vengeance – which is aiming to push the limits of…
REPO‘s latest community update video made me laugh so hard that the top half of my head almost fully flapped backward, much like the yapping mouths of the game’s own pedal bin-shaped robots. This wasn’t due to the video’s typically goofy opening, though I did crack a slight smile at the introductory silliness. Rather, it’s…