The ultimate NES for 2026. One of the things I really love about modern-day retro gaming is the sheer number of aftermarket hardware upgrades available for systems that are now decades old. From updated power supplies to improved AV connectivity and the ability to load games via SD cards, the world of retrofitted upgrades is…
As if there wasn’t already preposterous levels of demand for computer memory, Micron has identified two new classes of device that will soon be gobbling up RAM in huge quantities. Apparently, both autonomous cars and humanoid robots will need hundreds of gigabytes of the stuff. Speaking during Micron’s recent earnings call with Wall Street’s best…
Features the entire first case. 2bitcrook has (partly) remade Capcom’s Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney for the original monochrome Game Boy. The popular series started life on the Game Boy Advance in Japan, making this unofficial port a fitting tribute to the franchise, in a fashion. Read the full article on timeextension.com Features the entire first…
One of the most irritating facets of the AI hullabaloo—as someone moderately invested in making things—is the assertion that AI finally ‘unlocks creatives to make bigger, better things’ or some other codswallop. Bah, I say—the truth being that creative arts like writing, drawing, painting, or acting are immensely complicated professions, and when I look at…
“This really killed my interest in ever trying it”. AI is bleeding into practically every aspect of human life these days, from deepfake scams to your favourite emulation handheld being discontinued. The realm of programming and development is perhaps where the touch of AI is felt most keenly, with AI tools allowing small teams to…
The last time I gamed on a 4K 27-inch display, what I really wanted were even more pixels. Over eight million obviously just ain’t enough. Actually, no I absolutely didn’t. But the new Asus ROG Strix XG27JCG is giving them to me anyway, all 15 million of tiny RGB suckers thanks to a 5K native…
Wardrobe malfunction. Last week, Aspyr released a free upgrade for Tomb Raider I-III Remastered, throwing in a new ‘Challenge Mode’ and a bunch of fresh outfits to anyone who downloaded. Despite being free, the newbies were not well-received. Shortly after launch, players began reporting inconsistencies in the new ‘fits, with strange symbols and odd details…
Until Arc Raiders pivoted away from being a solely PvE boss fight race, production director Caio Braga said in a recent GDC talk that no one could really describe what the game was: “You’d ask someone who would say it was a battle royale versus Arc, or it’s a co-op Shadow of the Colossus game,…
Here are the reported improvements. Switch Online’s ‘Nintendo Classics’ service has improved each retro game library over time, and alongside the release of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness yesterday, the GameCube app has been updated. If you didn’t already notice, this application has jumped from Version 1.5.0 to Version 1.6.0. So, what’s supposedly been updated?…
The next paid DLC Mega Man is out next week. After announcing a trio of new DLC characters for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Sega has now released a new major update for the title. Before we get into this, it’s also confirmed the Capcom icon Mega Man will be blasting into Sonic Racing on 25th March…