SNK fought alongside their greatest rival Capcom to define the “traditional” 2D fighting game. The King of Fighters (KoF) and Fatal Fury are as classic as Street Fighter, but SNK was more willing to walk on the wild side than Western audiences may realize, often placing their iconic characters in more absurd scenarios than Capcom…
Cut the cable. The impending arrival of the Evercade Nexus means that Blaze’s retro-focused family of systems finally has dual analogue control built-in – but, as long-standing fans will tell you, that’s already been possible on the Evercade VS, VS-R and Alpha consoles. Support for third-party dual analogue controllers has been in beta for some…
“We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience”. FromSoftware has closed the first network test session for The Duskbloods before it’s even begun. Scheduled to kick off at 11am BST, all users (as far as we can tell) were stuck at the main menu for the duration, consistently failing to log into the game’s servers. While FromSoftware…
Peach pouches, Pikmin paperclips, Zelda…zatchels. With the school term starting again soon — or having already commenced in some parts of the world — it’s time to make sure the backpacks are in order and fully equipped for the first leg of the academic year. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
‘A Village Built On Wind’ appeared on streaming sites recently. Kumi Tanioka, the composer of several games in the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series, has felt compelled to issue a statement on social media after a new album, which appeared to be AI-generated, was released on various streaming platforms like YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music,…
I grew up in a golden age of FPS games. With the likes of Modern Warfare 2, F.E.A.R., Halo: Reach, and Black Ops 2 all releasing back when I had no responsibilities and all the time in the world; I didn’t know how good I had it. Looking back on it now, it’s clear to…
An unusual sight was seen at a recent San Diego city council meeting, as arch Sith Lord Darth Vader made a rare public appearance to advocate for Flock’s AI-assisted surveillance technology. Okay, someone dressed as Darth Vader. But can we really be sure? Yes, yes we can. Anyway, 404 Media reports that Vader spoke with…
Includes bug fixes and movement improvements. Here’s something cool for fans of obscure Japanese first-person shooters. A new set of ROM hacks has just dropped for Arsys Software and Masaya’s Japan-exclusive Mega Drive port of Star Cruiser, fixing a bunch of bugs with the original game and offering some improvements to movement. Star Cruiser, for…
It’s weird to say that FromSoftware, a studio previously known for its singleplayer gauntlets (and very good mech series), has made some of the decade’s most solid middleweight multiplayer games. But given Elden Ring: Nightreign’s success, and the fact that The Duskbloods is shaping up to be pretty solid—boo, Switch 2 exclusive, boo—it’s a true…
I’ve slowly come to the realisation that, for computer speakers, once you get past the mid-range price point it becomes all about diminishing returns. There are some really solid budget picks (with Creative’s Pebble Pro being our budget speaker of choice), but the $100-200 range is where you get the most features and the best…