“There is some atmosphere and vibe which makes the Vector War special”. Hey, stranger. Pssst. Over here, I want to tell you a secret. You’ve seen the film Bloodsport, right? Where a group of international warriors battle it out in a secret underground kumite tournament to discover the best? Well, did you know the Vectrex…
This Tuesday, we’re bringing you a special episode of State of Play running for more than 40 minutes, focusing on games created in Japan and across Asia, alongside a few other exciting updates. From beloved series to distinctive indie creations, the show, hosted by voice actor Yuki Kaji, will be packed with great games, interviews,…
Eyes on the prize. We are still a good five months away from the release of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, but the rumour mill is already kicking into gear about Mario’s next big adventure. First, there was the rumour that an official trailer would be heading our way at some point this month, theoretically…
“The atmosphere in the emulation community was pretty rough”. Back at the start of 2024, fan-translation and ROM hack sharing site CDRomance was forced to take its operations ‘underground’ following threats of legal action. Then, at the close of the year, it was announced that the site was effectively dead and would no longer be…
Tracking down a cooling fan location will be one of your goals in Arc Raiders if you plan on prepping to send your plucky Raider off on an adventure through the Expedition system. And no, I’m not just doing this because I put all my skill points in mobility and need a respec—who told you…
Sony appears to be exploring potential cross-buy games between PC and PS5, according to recent leaks from the PlayStation store. The leak first appeared on X, where user Amethxst posted an image purportedly showing new, hidden symbols that have been added to the PlayStation store. One icon reads “Cross-Buy”, while the second reads PS5/PC. “New…
Recent news that 72% of devs (most of whom occupied the rarefied airs of the C-suite) consider Steam a monopoly set tongues wagging all over the internet. Turns out, people have strong feelings about the videogame launcher in their taskbar, and they weren’t shy about expressing them. One of those people? Larian publishing director Michael…
Peak dropped its Roots update last week, adding a new biome filled with towering redwood trees and filled with spore clouds and undead creatures. Between the trees though, you’ll find giant red mushrooms which you can bounce off, and it hasn’t taken players long at all to find an exploit which drastically increases the air…
We’ve seen Doom running on all sorts of low-powered hardware, but it looks like it might be Minecraft’s turn in the sun. YouTuber and minimalist hardware extraordinaire Vimpo has created a tiny custom Minecraft server implementation for machines with limited resources—and to show off its potential, they’ve got it running on a smart bulb, of…
Including the implementation of a fan mod. Team Cherry has announced a new update for Hollow Knight: Silksong, and while it’s already available for Steam users, it’s been submitted for approval on console and will be available very soon. Primarily, the update addresses the Chinese translation issues present in the game by implementing a fan…