If you’ve ever trundled around on the back of a Warthog in the original Halo, you’ll remember the way its tires seemed to melt into noisy blur as they got going. Turns out, there’s no actual blur effect being applied—the game just swaps out a normal tire texture with one that looks hazy whenever the…
In the most welcome of news, you can now play the original Grand Theft Auto—the 1997 top-down, chaos-in-a-shoebox crime simulator that started it all—on modern PCs and Steam Decks without cursing at your screen and tearing your hair out. As a long-suffering bald man, I’m not sure I can confidently pin my lack of follicle…
Hyrule worriers. What’s next for The Legend of Zelda? It seems to be the big question scratching everyone’s heads this year. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
The skating game revival of the last few years has been an unexpected, but welcome surprise. Vicarious Visions’ remaster of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 heralded a new wave of aspiring skate sims, ranging from the ultra-authentic Session: Skate Sim to the abstract brilliance of Skate Story, with EA’s online playground Skate landing somewhere between…
Terraria‘s long-awaited 1.4.5 update finally arrived in January, digging up a treasure trove of new features like an overhauled crafting interface, a new world seed, updated visuals, crossover items with Palworld and Dead Cells, and a vast array of new objects, mobs, and secrets to discover. It’s gone down a storm with Terraria’ community, but…
We’ve known that Timberborn has been approaching the end of its early access journey for some time, but developer Mechanistry had yet to pin down a specific 1.0 launch date for its popular beaver-themed city builder. Now though, as the developer gnaws through the last few items on its to-do list, it has formally revealed…
Rave Racer! Nobuo Uematsu! Top Speed! Space Station Silicon Valley! Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature we run each and every weekend which rounds up all of the best retro gaming news and content of the past week in one place. Read the full article on timeextension.com Rave Racer! Nobuo Uematsu! Top Speed! Space…
Bob-bob-bob-bomb. Ahoy! Welcome, one and all, to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we checked out Red Alarm for the Virtual Boy, which of course will be joining the launch lineup for Virtual Boy – Nintendo Classics on NSO later this month. It was a surprisingly close contest, with North America just about…
Expect the following adjustments. During Nintendo’s Partner Showcase this week, Square Enix announced its new HD-2D RPG title The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales would be coming to Switch 2 this June. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Here’s what to expect. During the Partner Showcase this week, Bandai Namco announced Tales of Arise – Beyond the Dawn Edition for the Switch 2. The game’s official Japanese website has now shared some details about the performance and resolution. Players can expect a resolution of 1080p across both docked and handheld modes, with cutscenes…