“What If OutRun”. Indie developer Shane McCafferty recently said he wanted to bring OutRun to the Game Boy—and it looks like he’s very close to achieving that noble goal. McCafferty—head of Rocketship Park and developer of titles like Cave Dave, Starseed, Hoonigans and Nitro—recently released Hero GP, a tribute to Sega’s Hang-On arcade game. Read…
Offenders may find their Switch bricked. Nintendo has recently updated its Account User Agreement to provide a more severe warning to those who “bypass, modify, decrypt, defeat” or “tamper with” their games. In short, if you happen to hack your Switch or run emulators, you may find that it winds up getting bricked entirely. This…
“People think it’s cute that a retro store has its own retro game”. If you’ve ever been lucky enough to visit the historic UK city of York, then there’s a good chance you’ve visited the excellent Sore Thumb Retro Games, an independent store packed to the rafters with video games, anime products, vintage toys and…
Enjoy improved resolution and frame rate. Level-5 has confirmed that Fantasy Life: The Girl Who Steals Time will be making its way to the Switch 2 (thanks, Gematsu). It’s yet another ‘Nintendo Switch 2 Edition‘ to add to the growing list, with Level-5 promising improved resolution and frame rate with the next-gen version. There’s no…
AI is an incredibly contentious space in the tech world, but that’s mostly because of a misappropriation of all things involved with it. It all starts with the name, Artificial Intelligence or AI, because almost nothing we call AI in today’s landscape qualifies as such. These aren’t intelligences, artificial or otherwise. Generally, they’re language models…
The release of Valve’s Steam Deck has supercharged the portable PC gaming scene. It harkened changes to Steam that have allowed it to flourish in the Switch-like form factor, welcoming in a new generation of handheld gaming computers and now the Steam Deck OLED. With more competition on the rise, Valve has remained committed to…
Audio in videogames doesn’t get enough credit for the amount of heavy lifting it does for the medium. Whether it’s atmospheric creepiness like floorboards creaking, satisfyingly responsive like a perfect reload, or just there to vibe to like a great soundtrack, sounds can really add to the gaming experience. For these reasons a good headset…
Understated, simplistic, elegant, work friendly; These are all words I’d never normally associate with Razer, a brand better known for loud and proud RGB lit gamer chic. Today is a bit different, as Razer announces a few new products that in an effort of being ultra portable, and ergonomic truly shed any excessive gamer skin….
A “cross-buy” offer. Deltarune will be releasing the same day as the Switch 2 and ahead of the big launch, Toby Fox has provided an update in his latest newsletter about how you’ll be able to access his game on your new Nintendo system. If you’ve already bought the game on the original Switch, or…
The JRPG is celebrating 30 years. Some news recently popped up about a possible remake of the beloved JRPG Chrono Trigger and although the translator was just having some fun, there’s now been another small development in this story. Gamereactor was actually at the same event and spoke to industry legend (and Dragon Quest creator)…