If you’ve been keeping up with the retro console gaming scene, you know that it’s a great time to play some golden oldies on your PC—and I’m not talking about emulation. Recompiled unofficial ports of games like Banjo-Kazooie, Super Mario 64, and the Jak & Daxter trilogy are the talk of the town, and yesterday…
Disk Cleanup Welcome to Disk Cleanup, our regular weekend feature delving into the PCs of PC gaming luminaries. Come back every weekend to read a new interview, digging into the important questions, like “How tidy is your desktop?” and “What game will you never uninstall?” Bennett Foddy first encountered games on a ZX Spectrum at…
We all go through phases of wanting to change up our hair, I’m sure. There’s always the temptation of some drastic change like dying it completely black which you’ll never truly be able to get out, or bleaching it to platinum blonde for a completely blank slate. I’ve never been brave enough to do either,…
The Sims 3 review – PC Gamer issue #202 (UK, July 2009) An exact replica of hte PC Gamer office. (Image credit: EA) My wedding was a disaster, beginning when one of the guests died during the party. We weren’t close, but witnessing his ghost prompted a recurring wish to see more. Soon I was…
Jacob Fox, PhD in Philosophy, hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This week I’ve been: Flitting between a 600 Hz TN, 320 Hz IPS, and 280 Hz OLED monitor to test which is best for competitive gaming in CS2. And pondering philosophical conundrums between rounds, of course. A couple of months ago, I listened to Richard…
I’m a big fan of Two Point Museum, the latest and greatest of Two Point Studios’ revival of the Bullfrog-style management sim. But I am also a fan of how the developer has approached the release of its DLCs. You can pay for expansions like Zooseum and Fantasy Finds to get a big chunk of…
Metal Slug! Zelda! Amiga! Wizardry! 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 Metal Slug! Zelda! Amiga! Wizardry! Welcome to Retro Recap, a regular feature…
Facepunch Studios may have only just released S&box, but the launch of its spiritual successor to Garry’s Mod has done nothing to slow down its monthly Rust update. It is as predictable as the tide, or having your base raided by your half-naked neighbours. This month’s “Upgrade hard, raid harder” patch brings a major overhaul…
Bobcat Brawl. Hello everyone, and welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last week, we checked out Final Fantasy Fables: Chocobo Tales for the DS. After a few close races, the winner here was clear, with North America smashing it to bag 71% of the vote. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
The new entry was released on Switch in April. Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream made its debut on the Switch last month, and in case you missed it, it sold over 3.8 million units in its first two weeks. In the latest financial results, Nintendo has also revealed one other interesting fact about the social…