“That’s a great framework to begin with”. It’s fair to say that Netflix’s Castlevania: Nocturne had a tough act to follow, coming so soon after the conclusion of the Warren Ellis-penned original series. For the most part, it succeeded, offering a bunch of new (and returning) characters and a whole new setting: the French Revolution….
“Recover the Primordial Melody”. Pat Morita Team (Enrique Ramírez, Carlos Pérez and Antonio Pérez) has announced that it is bringing a new run-and-gun platformer to the Game Boy Color. Metal Miracle places you in the shoes of either Fox or Ace, “two warriors with unique powers” who are fighting evil machines that have “ravaged the…
Image 1 of 3 (Image credit: Future) Image 2 of 3 (Image credit: Future) Image 3 of 3 (Image credit: Future) Fun aesthetic additions to the insides of cases aren’t exactly a new concept but one thermaltake design from CES this year has caught my eye thanks to its being entirely curved. Some of the…
But good lord, don’t try it. Accessory manufacturer Genki has well and truly stuck its middle finger up to Nintendo in recent days, opting to openly showcase its planned accessories for the as-yet unannounced ‘Switch 2’ during CES 2025. Now, in a new interview with The Verge, Genki’s co-founder and CEO Eddie Tsai divulged a…
With all the RTX 50-series chatter coming out of CES 2025, it might be easy to forget that we’ve been hoping for Nvidia to announce something else this year: namely, an all-Nvidia Arm laptop chip. On that front, it seems we now finally have confirmation that such a thing is in the works and seemingly…
Bag practice. This is a warning to all those who are yet to play Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club and want to work through the mystery unspoiled: do not watch Nintendo’s latest trailer for the game. Yesterday, Nintendo uploaded a new trailer for the 2024 mystery entitled ‘What Lies in the Past’…
Due to “increasing costs and demand for materials and international transport”. Blaze Entertainment, the company behind Evercade, has announced that it will soon be raising the price of games for its series of consoles. This price increase is reportedly due to “increasing costs and demand for materials and international transport” and will come into place…
Fast food. After arriving overseas at the end of last year, McDonald’s restaurants across the UK have now finally got their hands on a Sonic the Hedgehog 3-themed Happy Meal, though the tie-in toys are a little different to those found in the US (thanks, Eurogamer). Yep, while our friends across the pond landed plastic…
Assemble your own Justice League. Homebrew coder ZVitor – the guy behind the excellent Golden Axe Returns – has released his latest game, DC Task Force. As the title suggests, it takes characters from the DC Comics superhero universe and places them in an action-adventure title you can play on your PC or Android device….
4.3 million Switch 2 sales predicted. Despite the sheer excitement surrounding Nintendo’s upcoming reveal and release of the ‘Switch 2’, Circana (NPD) analyst Mat Piscatella has predicted that Sony’s PlayStation 5 will sell more units in the US this year overall. Speaking via Bluesky (thanks, Push Square), Piscatella states that he expects the Switch successor…