Ask someone to recommend a management simulation video game and there is a fairly good chance that they would recommend Chris Sawyer’s Transport Tycoon and RollerCoaster Tycoon games. Considered among the most influential management simulation video games, the genre would not be what it is today without these two titles. Called “the best economic sim…
It feels like, at long last, at least some technology is moving in the direction of repairability. This is no doubt in large part thanks to the public pushing for the right to repair, which has probably encouraged some companies to make popular products that are very upgradeable and repairable (hello, Framework). Still, I was…
Containing ‘Ys I’, ‘Ys II’, and ‘Ys III: Wanderers from Ys’. A new collection celebrating the Ys series of action RPGs is set to be released this Winter for the X68000 Z, according to the Japanese publisher and retailer BEEP (thanks 4Gamer!). Ys Legacy Collection ~Ys I&II&Ⅲ For X68000 Z, as the name suggests, will…
Have a little patience. If you’ve gotten your hands on the new Donkey Kong Bananza amiibo to go alongside the new Switch 2 release, then you might be wondering how to actually unlock the Diva Dress for Pauline. A quick glance on Reddit will reveal that many are struggling to nab the dress, with some…
Moulding behaviour. Marvelous has recently released a new update for Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma on both the Switch and Switch 2, bringing the game up to version 1.0.5. It’s not a massive one, but there are definitely a few tweaks here that should improve your experience with the game considerably. Heck, we love Woolby,…
“Enter the Survival Horror”. When we reviewed Terrorbytes back in June, we were fairly complimentary about the ambitious docuseries, which aimed to chart the history of the genre through five unique episodes, but showed a bit of concern over the high price of entry ($27.99 for the digital download) and whether it would turn people…
Whether you’re keeping tabs on the video games or wider tech world, ‘AI’ is one acronym that can’t be ignored, bringing with it game-changing potential that’s vast, impressive, and maybe a little bit scary. One area in which it’s not scary though is in Samsung’s Galaxy S25 phone, where AI technology is being used for…
Available now! A new rumble hack has just been released for Star Fox, introducing “revolutionary Force Feedback controls” to the 1993 SNES classic. Star Fox – Shindou Edition was released to the public yesterday, and is the work of veteran Star Fox hackers Sunlit and KandoWontu, alongside Randy Linden, the developer of Limited Run Games’…
Good luck with that. Nintendo has announced it will be running another Switch Online Playtest Program later this month, and in the fine print of the application guidelines and “how to apply” section, it once again asks participants to “not discuss or disclose content” about this test. This request from Nintendo to not share content…
Peeling back the layers. Donkey Kong Bananza is now officially out in the wild, and the new voices for DK and Pauline have been officially confirmed. According to the credits (via IGN), Kouji Takeda is Donkey Kong, and the new voice for Pauline is Jenny Kidd. Takeda is the voice of DK in the Japanese…