“BlastEm today is made up of 100% artisanal AI-free code”. The arrival of GenAI coding tools has sparked an explosion of AI-assisted projects in the retro gaming space, including decomps, recomps, translations, and more. While the tools can drastically speed up development, there are questions surrounding the accuracy of such projects when compared to hand-made…
World of Warcraft: Forever, in case you missed the wild news that came out of BlizzCon over the weekend, is essentially Classic+. A reimagining of vanilla WoW with updated talent trees, new raids and dungeons, more horizontal progression, and some shiny, glossic graphics thrown over the top of the whole thing. Given it’s aping a…
Have it your way. Accessory manufacturer Hori has announced a new, ambitious arcade stick for the Switch 2: the Hori Arcade Classic Pro. Officially licensed by Nintendo, the Classic Pro is unique in that it has two modular components on the left and right sides of the device. You’ve got four directional control options: a…
Those who wanted to get their hands on the upcoming NEOGEO AES+ replica of the original console will have to wait a little longer. According on a release on Plaion UK’s X account, the console won’t be available until September 27, 2027. That ten-month delay comes due to supply chain issues, thanks to high-demand and…
Players will soon be able to sink their claws into Marvel’s Wolverine when it comes to PS5 on September 15. Ahead of its release, we had the chance to meet with part of the creative team behind the claws – Marcus Smith (creative director), Mike Daly (game director), Grant Hollis (senior art director), Brian Wyser…
The last time an Overwatch hero captured my heart like this, I ended up maining an old sniper for almost a decade, so I think I’ll be seeing a hell of a lot of Overwatch’s newest hero: Doctrine. Unveiled at Blizzcon over the weekend, Doctrine is the newest addition to the Support roster (alongside Sombra),…
Marble Madness is back on the menu, boys. Veteran controller manufacturer HORI has opened pre-orders on a new arcade stick that seems brilliantly suited to the myriad inputs of retro arcade emulation. The HORI Arcade Classic Pro is compatible with PC and Nintendo Switch 2, and features swappable components adaptable for various classic coin-ops. An…
“What if Nintendo Switch 2 hardware had existed in the mid-1990s?”. Veteran British games company System 3 has announced Putty World for the Nintendo Switch 2, a release which brings together Putty, Super Putty and Putty Squad in a single collection, complete with modern improvements. “What if Nintendo Switch 2 hardware had existed in the…
Randy Smith Evergreen had been pitching the idea to publishers for a while. A nonviolent RPG, in tune with the values of the Looking Glass games he worked on in the ’90s, about a young American woman searching for her missing uncle in Eastern Europe. But the publishers weren’t biting. Often, they’d tell Smith Evergreen…
The latest installment in the flight-shooting series, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve releases on October 2, 2026. Today, we are excited to share with PlayStation players the first look at our Wings of Theve story trailer, giving a glimpse into the tranquil daily lives of the crew aboard The Endurance and their time together…