I consider myself to have a pretty high bar for tolerating the unnerving and weird. But watching a long-armed Linguini slap players around in Deadlock triggers a fight or flight response in me that my ancestors probably felt when they saw a prehistoric cave bear for the first time. The Linguini and Remy over Mo…
Mini and marvelous. Back in 2022, I reviewed the dinky Miyoo Mini, a truly pocket-friendly handheld emulation device that could run pretty much everything up to the PS1 era, yet was small enough to fit into your daily life with ease. Four years later, Miyoo has revisited the same base hardware, but with a twist…
Ho-oh my. TIME Magazine is getting in on Pokémon’s 30th anniversary with a trio of Special Edition covers. Available now via Amazon (US), the 96-page mag is available in three unique flavours, offering up covers featuring Lugia and Ho-Oh, Mega Charizard, and Rayquaza. We have to admit, it’s quite interesting that none of them showcase…
Putting to bed decades of information. Rare footage of a promotional crossover between Sega’s Dreamcast classic Space Channel 5 and the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards has appeared online, definitively bringing an end to decades of misinformation. Back in 2000, several outlets, including IGN and Gamespot, reported that Ulala, the pink-haired reporter and protagonist of…
Update: Arrowhead Games has also released a “Return of the Cyborgs Deep Dive” featuring previews of the new Cyborg enemies: The Agitators, The Radicals, and the Vox Engine. The Agitator is a field commander of sorts, able to take “direct command” of Automaton units and equipped with heavy armour. The Radical, meanwhile, is a cybernetic…
Fever dream. Mario Tennis Fever arrives on Switch 2 this week, and to mark the occasion, Nintendo has released the game’s action-packed opening movie. You’ll find the full cutscene above, which shows Mario and Bowser locked in a bitter back-and-forth on the court with Peach and Daisy. Naturally, the Fever Rackets are the stars of…
Venture fourth. The latest UK charts are in, and what do you know, there are a few newcomers sprinkled into the mix this time. The biggie for us Switch fans is the arrival of Dragon Quest VII: Reimagined, which enters the charts at fourth with 37% of sales coming from Switch 2 and 22% stemming…
“Suitable for a wide range of occasions”. It feels like only five minutes ago we were celebrating Sega’s 60th, and now its 65th is upon us. June 3rd is the date to mark in your calendar, and if you’re keen to commemorate this momentous occasion in style, the company’s collaboration with watchmaker Seiko might be…
Whats your favourite? The Pokémon Company has officially launched its ‘What’s Your Favourite’ campaign as part of Pokémon’s 30th anniversary celebrations. Kicking off during the Super Bowl LX game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, the ad features singer Lady Gaga alongside Trevor Noah, Jisoo, Charles Leclerc, Lamine Yamal, Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, and Young Miko…
Void War is an FTL-like, a space strategy sim of the roguelike variety, but it’s hard to get a whole sentence into any description of it without pointing out that, boy howdy, it sure does look like Warhammer 40,000. Which Games Workshop apparently noticed, because developer Tundra Interactive received a DMCA notice once Void War…