It’s still early days, but looking very promising indeed. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night is widely regarded as the crowning glory of Konami’s 40-year-old vampire-hunting series, and one of the best games of all time – so, when we heard news that it was being unofficially ported to the Sega Genesis / Mega Drive back…
Braidy or not. Last week, we noticed that Braid: Anniversary Edition had landed its very own ‘Nintendo Switch 2 Edition’ release. The catch? It was only available on the Japanese eShop. Well, we’ve been keeping an eye out in the days since, and what do you know, it’s now live on Western storefronts too. So,…
Thursday’s PlayStation State of Play brought the announcement of Metal Gear Solid: Master Collection Vol. 2, and the headline news is undoubtedly the inclusion of Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots. There’s also the brilliant PSP game Peace Walker, a mainline entry in all but name, and then a surprising bonus: the excellent…
Sega fans, be fang-ful. Castlevania is a series many fans will associate with the Nintendo Entertainment System. Konami’s franchise made quite an impact when it launched on the console in 1987 (1986 for the Japanese Famicom Disc System version) and would be followed by two 8-bit sequels. Titles like Super Castlevania IV, Belmont’s Revenge, Aria…
Documentary from GamersNexus is on the way, apparently. Last year, we reported that Sega used the British Police to recover a selection of dev kits and consoles it had “negligently disposed of” from a business owner who claimed to have a legitimate claim of ownership. Described as a “preservation disaster” by some within the retro…
“He had been supporting me for over 20 years”. Shutaro Iida, who worked alongside Koji Igarashi on the Castlevania and Bloodstained series of games, passed away on February 10th at the age of 52, we’re sad to report. He had been battling cancer since 2024. Iida’s list of credits is remarkable, and his impact on…
In March, Discord will be rolling out facial scanning and ID checks globally for users who don’t want to be locked into a “teen-appropriate experience”. Some of the stuff being restricted is fairly specific, and even if you were locked out of it because, say, you had privacy concerns and weren’t comfortable giving Discord your…
Werner “Wesp5” Spahl, author of the essential Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines Unofficial Patch, appears to have the inside scoop on the initial, canceled version of its sequel, pulled from Hardsuit Labs by publisher Paradox in 2021, as opposed to The Chinese Room-developed game we got last year. Over the past few days, Wesp5 has…
