Will Maria Whittaker come out of retirement for the cover photo, though? With its gory visuals and “pornographic” advertising, Palace Software’s Barbarian is one of the most infamous 8-bit home computer releases of the 1980s. When it launched on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum in 1987, it was hit with a barrage…
Courtesy of D4 Enterprise’s ‘EGGCONSOLE’ series. D4 Enterprise, the company behind the EGGCONSOLE series of retro reissues, is bringing two old MSX2 titles to the Nintendo Switch: Compile’s 1991 puzzler Wonderland of Carbuncle, and Sein Soft’s 1986 action RPG Super Tritorn. Wonderland of Carbuncle is out today (January 29th) on the Nintendo Switch eShop and…
Microsoft released its 2026 second-quarter earnings report yesterday, and it turns out it made lots and lots of money. The tech titan reported revenues of $81.27 billion, although its shares reportedly fell 4% after the announcement of slowing cloud growth. Swings and roundabouts, ey? But enough about the financials. The news I was most interested…
It is March 2024. Plunderstorm releases, and Blizzard eases up on its grind shortly after player complaints. It is May 2024. Blizzard releases Mists of Pandaria: Remix, and adjusts its Bronze rewards after players complain about an unnecessary grind. It is August 2024. World of Warcraft players aren’t pleased with the pre-patch event for The…
The Fallen Angels / Daraku Tenshi has never been ported previously. The Polymega is getting two new collections, it has been revealed. Both are available for order from the Polymega web store. Polymega Collection 17: Gunbird leads with both of Psikyo’s Gunbird titles, but features seven additional titles. Read the full article on timeextension.com The…
Big(goron) envy. It’s been a cracking start to the year for Nintendo-themed LEGO sets, and one of the builds we’re the most excited about is the upcoming ‘Final Battle’ diorama, inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time‘s grand finale. The set itself launches on 1st March 2026 for £99.99 / $129.99, packing in…
This month PC Gamer gets world exclusive access to World of Warcraft: Midnight, the dark and action-filled new chapter of the dramatic Worldsoul Saga. Doom has come to Azeroth and now, more than ever, it is a time for heroes. For this special cover feature, PC Gamer not only goes inside Blizzard’s HQ to speak…
This month PC Gamer gets world exclusive access to World of Warcraft: Midnight, the dark and action-filled new chapter of the dramatic Worldsoul Saga. Doom has come to Azeroth and now, more than ever, it is a time for heroes. For this special cover feature, PC Gamer not only goes inside Blizzard’s HQ to speak…
It’s been a confusing couple of days in Arc Raiders for some players. The big Headwinds update is finally here, bringing solo vs squads matchmaking alongside heaps of new duckies. But amid all of this, there was also a severe DDoS attack, and the new update accidentally introduced a bunch of changes that Embark hadn’t…
Genre fusion. Arc System Works’ DAMON and BABY didn’t particularly grab our attention when it was teased back in the busy release schedule of last November, but the game’s new eShop page — and accompanying 25th March launch date — encouraged us to take a closer look. And it’s got to be said, there’s some…