Namco’s 1994 shmup has never been ported previously. Namco’s 1994 shmup NebulasRay is one of those games which arrived at an odd point in the history of arcade gaming. Launching many months before Rare stunned the world with the CGI sprites of Donkey Kong Country, it was one of the earliest examples of a 2D…
A message from GPS founder Joseph Redon. Two weeks ago, when Time Extension ran a feature on our struggles, we weren’t optimistic about turning things around. There was a crisis of confidence that perhaps we weren’t needed, weren’t wanted, or that the community wasn’t interested. The response was the complete opposite. We received around 400…
UK publisher Slitherine Software has announced that its two Warhammer 40,000 titles—Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon and Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach—will be delisted from Steam on Monday, May 19. Slitherine revealed the games would be leaving Steam earlier this week. “We want to inform you that the Warhammer 40,000: Sanctus Reach and Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon franchises will…
What’s that coming over the hill? Howdy partners! It’s time for another good old natter about our weekend gaming plans. Before we dive into what we’re all up to, however, let’s look back on the week’s highlights. There were a couple of big Switch 2 drops as Nintendo revealed the console’s final tech specs, announced…
Get your Wordle weekend off to the best possible start without help. Why not even cut directly to the best bit (winning, of course) with a sneaky little peek at today’s answer? Everyone’s allowed a day off, and we promise not to tell. Too much? No problem. There’s a clue for the May 17 (1428)…
“Didn’t pre-order?”. If you haven’t pre-ordered a Switch 2 yet and feel like you’ve missed out, the US video game retailer GameStop has announced it will be offering additional units both in-store and online at launch. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
A year out from its initial early access launch, I can finally see what Moon Studios wants to make with No Rest for the Wicked. It’s big in scope and scale, mashing conventions and mechanics of several genres into one world folded in on itself like its own intricately layered levels. And it invites much…
Sony-owned developer Haven Studios had planned to release its live service shooter Fairgames this year, but the departure of its founder, Jade Raymond, and poorly-received external playtests has resulted in a delay to 2025, according to a Bloomberg report. Raymond started Haven in 2021 just two months after leaving Stadia Games, Google’s relatively short-lived internal…
Last year, I had the pleasure of covering the existence of the Warhammer Conference, the world’s first academic conference devoted to philosophical, theoretical, and otherwise scholarly appraisal of everything involving Space Marines, Chaos demons, and grim darkness both futuristic and fantastical. Today, I’m pleased to report that the Warhammer Conference is returning this September to…
World of Warcraft’s latest patch was riddled with bugs and time-gated content, frustrating players and causing some pundits to pan it as a disaster, with even friendlier streamers noting that the patch process is broken and that Blizzard blew it. (See our full report for the details). I recently interviewed WoW senior game director Ion…