Original Minecraft creator Markus “Notch” Persson has stated on Twitter that his next game will be a Minecraft spiritual successor and that he “basically announced minecraft 2.” Notch had run a Twitter poll asking followers to weigh in on whether he should keep his in-development project’s current direction, or put it on the shelf to…
During this renaissance of Atari 2600 games in the wake of the release of the 2600+, prices for those decades-old cartridges continue to climb. So it’s even more important now to know the caliber of the game inside the increasingly-expensive little plastic boxes. In this video I rank every title published by third-party developer, U.S….
Life comes at you slow. Reformatted and revised with a couple of new additions. Enjoy! If you’re looking for a change of pace and some welcome distraction from everyday life, few mediums offer such engrossing, ongoing escapism as video games. Even the best books have an ending, but some games can go on almost indefinitely…
A fourth movie is already on the way. Sonic’s movie career started as a nightmare but quickly turned around when the team behind the original live-action movie changed his look. It’s now morphed into three entire films and following the release of Sonic 3 late last month, this series has just hit another big-screen milestone….
Including multiple actions “triggered by using voice”. Every time Nintendo releases a system it’s normally followed up with all sorts of peripherals and during the N64 era, one of the more surprising ones was a microphone, otherwise known as the Nintendo 64 Voice Recognition Unit. Although only a few games used this technology at the…
I have fury! Hello folks, and welcome to the year 2025! It’s cold, rainy, and there’s still no sign of flying cars. Still, it’s the year that Nintendo’s new hardware will finally be revealed (and hopefully released), so we’re inclined to believe that it’s going to be a good one. It’s been a bit quiet…
Make your daily Wordle a silky-smooth breeze with our help. If that looks like a quick trip to today’s answer, then click away and enjoy a record breaking win. If you’re happy to spend some time improving your own puzzle solving, then our tips are ready when you are. And if you just need a…
With a special focus on “2D action games”. 2025 is just kicking off and various video game companies and industry figures have been sharing their plans for the year ahead. As for the Japanese developer Inti Creates, it hopes to announce “several titles” this year. Unsurprisingly a major focus will be placed on its signature…
2024 marked a year-long celebration. 2024 is now over and that means the “Year of Shadow” and all of the celebrations related to the “Ultimate Lifeform” are winding down. Sega originally announced this annual campaign in April 2024 and followed it up with all sorts of announcements, merchandise, and toys. Sonic fans got new Shadow-themed…
The Civilization games are full of historical information, but it’s mixed together and cut with fantastical contrivances that make it fun to play—which is how I recently went toe-to-toe with Harriet Tubman as Han Dynasty emperor Niccolò Machiavelli when I played Civilization 7 for this month’s PC Gamer cover feature. The games aren’t history tutors,…