Following in the footsteps of our friends in Australia, the British government is getting ready to ban under-16s from accessing social media—specifically Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook. The ban is expected to be enforced by spring 2027. “Social media is making children unhappy, it’s making it easier for bullies to harass and abuse…
The original AYANEO Pocket Micro released in 2024. AYANEO has started teasing a follow-up to the AYANEO Pocket Micro on social media, promising “enhanced ergonomics”, “greater performance”, “more comfortable controls”, and a “longer battery life” compared to the device’s predecessor (h/t: Retro Dodo). Released in 2024, the original AYANEO Pocket Micro was an Android-based retro-inspired…
“It’s time for a ‘big tech’ company to do better”. A short while ago, Commodore International CEO Christian Simpson said that the revived company cannot survive on nostalgia alone, but its next hardware launch has proven he wasn’t being entirely truthful. Commodore has just announced the Callback 8020, a flip phone which calls to mind…
“Help us improve the game”. Although Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has been cruising along at a steady pace for many months now, Sega is apparently eager for feedback. It’s released a new user survey this week, asking fans to help it improve the title. It’s also noted at the beginning how these responses will be used…
About seven years ago user pikablu of the Resetera forum started a thread about an old Dragon Ball Z fan RPG that had long fallen into obscurity. It was an MS-DOS game that “used a lot of sprites from the Super Butōden games”, which were Dragon Ball Z games released for SNES consoles in the…
Compulsion released South of Midnight on Switch 2 in March. Reports this week have revealed multiple studios under the Xbox division are currently in “active negotiations” with Microsoft about their future. This supposedly includes Compulsion Games, which released its new action-adventure South of Midnight on the Switch 2 in March. According to Bloomberg, Ninja Theory…
The Switch has also been updated. Nintendo has today rolled out system updates for the Switch and Switch 2. Both contain some system stability improvements, but there are also different updates for each platform. On the Switch 2, there are language support updates and over the Switch, there’s an eShop update, and additional changes. If…
Sonic’s birthday takes place later this month. Following ratings for a “Definitive Edition” of Sonic Frontiers, a photo of a sealed Switch 2 version is now doing the rounds online. This was originally shared by a user on Reddit, who claims to be a Walmart employee. The same user (who has now deleted their account)…
“The final Title Update is coming”. Ubisoft previously mentioned how it would be winding down support of Assassin’s Creed Shadows, and this week, it’s announced its “last content drop”. On the Switch 2, this update is apparently 9.5GB in size. Unfortunately, not all of the content listed here is available in the Switch 2 version…