Considered the first game to use the ‘Visual Novel’ name. Leaf Games’ PC-98 title Shizuku has been translated into English by Her-Saki, just in time for its 30th anniversary. Released exclusively in Japan at the start of 1996, the game was apparently the first to use the genre term ‘Visual Novel’ and marked the genesis…
Say hello to ‘PS2Recomp’. A new experimental project that will hopefully enable players to run PS2 games natively on their PC is currently underway. PS2Recomp is described as a “PlayStation 2 Static Recompiler & Runtime Tool to make native PC ports”, and is being developed by the Brazilian programmer ran-j. Read the full article on…
Nvidia utterly dominates the market for GPUs, be that AI chips or gaming graphics cards. But this, apparently, is not enough. Now, Nvidia is gunning for the CPU market, too. Nvidia previously announced a new Arm processor called Vera and based on custom-designed CPU cores. Now the company has announced an initial customer for the…
Completing With a View in Arc Raiders involves acquiring random Stella Montis exodus materials once again. Apparently, doing it for the second Expedition and the Snap and Salvage quest wasn’t enough; once again, you’ll have to hop into Stella Montis and hope that you spawn close enough to grab the materials you need before they’ve…
“The typical trend became to immediately churn out sequels”. Oji Hiroi, creator of the Sakura Wars and Far East of Eden series, has recently been airing his views on the health of the Japanese video game and anime sectors, and feels that Japan relinquished its lead in the former at the turn of the century…
Need to know What is it? An extremely cheeky sci-fi adventure romp. Release date January 27, 2026 Developer Size Five Games Publisher No More Robots Reviewed on RTX 4090, Intel i9-13900k, 32GB RAM Steam Deck Unknown Link Official site VValak Lizardtongue, Grand Shepherd of the Tyrythian Ascendancy, isn’t a born leader. For one, he wasn’t…
Vroom, shake the room? For serious petrolheads, the Switch 1 wasn’t exactly a (Burnout) paradise platform. In fact, given the size of the console’s library, there’s surprisingly little in the way of even semi-serious racing sims for those looking for more than kart racing, smaller-scale experiences that hone in on one aspect and expand (such…
Fur real. Raptor Claw’s FUR Squadron rather proudly wore its Star Fox inspirations on its sleeve when it flew onto Switch back in 2023, and its sequel, FUR Squadron Phoenix, isn’t shying away from things either. This on-rails space shooter arrives on the Switch eShop on 25th February, and it looks every bit as McCloud-ian…
It’s only been *checks watch* less than a day, and already Intel’s Panther Lake is seeing some promising airtime. That’s not just from the likes of publications such as yours truly, but also, it seems, from games, as the Arc B390 is now featured on the official Forza Horizon 6 system requirements. That’s a game…
Thanks to the team behind Bubble Bobble Remastered. After releasing Bubble Bobble Remastered last year, the fan developer Davide Bottino and his team are back with yet another Commodore 64 title, inspired by the classic Taito game. Bubble Bobble: Lost Cave, as the new title is called, was released earlier this month and is actually…