The Sega Master System was available in North America from 1986 to 1992. During that time, it was never able to best the juggernaut that was the Nintendo Entertainment System, but it put up a valiant fight. Games like Phantasy Star, Alex Kidd in Miracle World, and the arcade port of Rastan helped to put…
According to a new “exclusive”. Rumours about Blizzard’s action-RPG Diablo IV coming to the Switch 2 have once again resurfaced. The latest update comes from an “exclusive” report by ‘billbil-kun’ of Dealabs. The website claims this version of the game will arrive at some point in the second half of September 2026 for $69.99: Read…
It feels like western blockbuster games development is dying. Amid endless rounds of ruthless layoffs and studio closures, a component shortage crisis driving up hardware prices for both PC and console users, and the industry’s often-disastrous pivot to live service, it’s hard imagine a healthy future for the kinds of lavish, seasonal tentpole releases that…
Featuring the Vibrant Visuals graphics upgrade. If you’ve been eager to revisit the blocky world of Minecraft on Switch 2, Mojang has now confirmed this version will be arriving on 27th October 2026. Once again, the Switch 2 release will support the Vibrant Visuals graphics upgrade, which is set as the default visual experience. This…
Luke Dale, best known to gamers as Hans Capon in the Kingdom Come: Deliverance games, is trying his hand at something new: Serving food and drinks at a medieval tavern in Prague, the capital city of the Czech Republic. This is not a role in an upcoming videogame. As he reveals in a new video…
With Electronic Arts now officially owned by Saudi Arabia, CEO Andrew Wilson has made some changes at the top, appointing former EA Sports president Cam Weber as president and chief studios officer, and former “chief experiences officer” David Tinson—basically the top marketing and communications role—as president and chief operating officer. The announcement of the promotions…
I’m not that into the original Path of Exile, but playing so much of the sequel has exposed me to plenty of people who do. A huge topic of discussion around the current league is about loot and the lack of it. Many players are unhappy with the majority of the loot coming from chests…
In June 2020, Bungie made what would come to be remembered as one of the most reviled PR incidents in modern videogames: It announced the content vault. To make Destiny 2’s long-term development more manageable, the studio said, the launch of its Beyond Light expansion coincided with a culling of in-game content, paring away story…
Have you heard the good word? Sorry, good words. Two of them, to be precise: Ace Combat. I know I’m not the only recent convert to this long-running series; after the announcement of Ace Combat 8 last December, I saw a wave of chatter across social media reiterating that what the uninformed might expect to…