When we launched Dead or Alive 6 Last Round back in June, we promised that the game’s launch was just the beginning. Tomorrow, the next evolution of the title begins as we introduce the highly anticipated new character, Minato, into the mix. We can’t wait to see what everyone thinks of the new character once…
‘Arcade Archives Karnov’ and ‘Console Archives – Nobunaga’s Ambition II’ announced! Data East’s 1987 arcade platformer Karnov is making its way to modern consoles (Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S) this week, on September 10th, as part of Arcade Archives / Arcade Archives 2. So if you don’t already happen to own…
Long live physical media. The RPCS3 emulator team has announced a phenomenal new update, allowing physical PS3 games to be played directly from a PC disc drive. Describing the update as “Plug-and-Play”, RPCS3 now looks to resurrect almost the entirety of the PS3’s physical catalogue. The open-source project began life back in 2011 as a…
Details of old. Round one of Nintendo’s one-two punch of Direct presentations this week is now done and dusted, providing Zelda fans with a proper look at Ocarina of Time for Switch 2 along with a handful of intriguing 40th Anniversary initiatives. As a reminder, we have another Direct presentation later today, with Nintendo promising…
Thanks, Chummer. It’s gonna be a wiz day, Drekheads. Some three decades on from its original release, the Sega CD port of cyberpunk RPG Shadowrun has finally received a long long-awaited English translation, courtesy of homebrewer Erebus, better known in the shadows of the Megacorps as “MadMorigan.” MadMorigan’s new translation sees the 1996 adventure localised…
Both reporting on and reading about the raging memory supply crisis has meant a procession of bad news. So when someone actually has a win to share, I’ll gladly take it. Case in point, purveyor of modular laptops Framework is actually lowering the price of some of its memory products. “We have a positive update…
Double Fine has ducked out of the way of Microsoft’s falling axe, going independent after the new Xbox CEO Asha Sharma announced layoffs totalling 3,200 people earlier this year. The studio itself has had a bit of a troubled discography after the win of Psychonauts 2, with neither 2025’s Keeper or 2026’s Kiln doing much…
Microsoft has benefited from its services being used by many different governments and state agencies around the world. In many places, it’s become ubiquitous. Some aren’t happy about that, however, not least because it keeps you locked into an ecosystem that Microsoft can dictate the price for. As such, some states around Europe have been…
The Rubber-Keyed Wonder. Publisher Golden Slumbers Ltd. has announced an upcoming Kickstarter campaign for a new book celebrating 45 years of the home computing icon: the Sinclair ZX Spectrum. The crowdfunding campaign launches next month, on October 1. Titled “The Rubber-Keyed Wonder”, the new book is a companion piece to the 2024 documentary of the…
Maybe don’t watch it, though..? Nintendo showcased a sizeable chunk of gameplay from Zelda: Ocarina of Time for its 40th Anniversary Direct, but there’s actually quite a bit more that you might not have seen yet. Nintendo’s main site for Japan contains lots of extra bits and bobs, and the lovely folks over at Gamespot…