Issue #34 – March 2026. Welcome back, lovely people, for another rummage through the Nintendo Life Mailbox. Blimey, it’s mid-March already, and Mother’s Day in the UK, no less. Shoutouts to all mothers and motherly types out there who also like to read Nintendo-related correspondence on a Sunday. We love and salute you all! Read…
I was already aware that Project Shadowglass was at least partly inspired by Looking Glass’ stealth masterpiece Thief: The Dark Project. Fellow sneaky bastard Ted Litchfield picked some promising nuggets out of Shadowglass’ purse in January, such as open-ended levels featuring guards and traps and simulated 3D audio inspired by Thief’s pioneering propagation tech. But…
ThunderPass! Castlevania! Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb! 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 ThunderPass! Castlevania! Larry “Major Nelson” Hryb! Welcome to Retro Recap, a…
Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor is comfortably the best autoshooter to emerge off the back of Vampire Survivors‘ success. Far from being a cynical cash grab, it deftly blends DRG’s mining mechanic with the almighty power curve of Poncle’s action roguelike. Indeed, aspiring space dwarf Robin Valentine gave it a score of 90 in our Deep…
Green Beans. Howdy, hoopers! Welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl. Before we check up for this week’s one-on-one, let’s remind ourselves what went down last time. It was an East vs West battle, as we matched up two covers from the GameCube’s Tales of Symphonia. Alas, it was not a close one. The…
“If anything changes, we will inform you”. Although rumours about a new expansion for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt have been swirling about, don’t expect to hear anything from CD Projekt’s other game, Cyberpunk 2077. In response to a fan asking about future DLC, the official Cyberpunk 2077 social media account has ruled out “additional…
Pre-orders now available for the ‘Mini’ and ‘Deluxe’ versions. Remember how the Japanese accessory maker HORI released racing wheels that were compatible with the Switch title Mario Kart 8 Deluxe? Well, a new Mario Kart World ‘Deluxe’ model and ‘Mini’ model will be released later this month for the Switch 2. According to online retailer…
Restoring the environment is a key theme of Monster Hunter Stories 3, and that includes driving away Invasive Monsters that have taken up residence in the dens of rare Endangered Species. Invasive Monsters are powered-up versions of their standard counterparts, and their new environments have given them special abilities that require very specific tactics to…
Monster Hunter Stories 3 lets you tame the monsters that you’ve spent hundreds of hours farming in the mainline series, but the coolest creatures are endangered species that can only be found in very specific areas. Some quests will point you to endangered species (and the main story will send you after one or two),…
Darktide sure is a dark game. That’s both because it’s set in the dreariest of dreary sci-fi settings, the Warhammer 40,000 universe, and because missions mostly take place in shadowy, industrial environments familiar to anyone well-versed in the tabletop game’s lore or numerous videogame adaptations. If it’s a bit too shadowy and claustrophobic for you,…