Good news, GTA fans: a dedicated modder has gone to great lengths to create a playable version of GTA 6’s map in GTA 5. Bad news, GTA fans: Take-Two has already decided it’s not having any of that, and has dispatched a battalion of lawyers to obliterate videos of the project from the internet, and…
Ludicrously long titles are so hot right now. Kirby landed on Nintendo’s latest console last week, a few months ahead of his upcoming Switch 2 exclusive Kirby Air Riders in November. The updated version of Kirby and the Forgotten Land followed on from the snazzy Nintendo Switch 2 Edition of a Switch 1 game released…
The new Patreon blog focuses on design insights & slices of Mega Man history. The Mega Man creator Akira Kitamura has launched a new blogging project, with the help of the Brave Wave Productions founder Mohammed Taher. Kitamura Blueprints is a new Patreon-funded blog, which will reportedly cover the creation of Mega Man, video game…
Explore post-nuclear earth in this 1989 arcade shoot ’em up from Taito. Hamster has announced that Taito’s vertical-scrolling arcade shooter Master of Weapon will be this week’s Arcade Archives release (as reported by Famitsu!). It will begin distribution on PS4 (via the PlayStation store) & the Nintendo Switch eShop on February 15th. The game, which…
Allbirds, an [ex] shoe company with an environmental focus that has been around for over a decade now, has announced the sale of the brand and a pivot to AI. This includes a $50 million investment from “an institutional investor” into a facility, which is expected to serve the company’s goals. As detailed in its…
“I’d get all excited just seeing something like ‘syntax error’ pop up on the screen”. In the world of video game music, Hitoshi Sakimoto holds a truly unique position. He began his career in composition at the tender age of 16, and in the 40 years which have passed, he has scored over 400 different…
Nintendo has announced via Twitter that the Winter Tour will be the next tour in the free-to-play smartphone game, Mario Kart Tour. You’ll be able to sign up to the Winter Tour when it kicks off on 19th November and it is set to feature plenty of cosy snow scenes. You’ll need your snow tyres…
In the same way that, no matter what their setting, many of the Final Fantasy games have a duo named Biggs and Wedge in them, most of them have a Cid. Final Fantasy 7’s Cid Highwind is the pilot of your plane, while Final Fantasy 16’s Cidolfus Telamon is the outlaw whose hideaway becomes your…
Use our Wordle tips to refresh your daily puzzle solving skills, or just to help you find a new angle if you get stuck. And if you need a little extra assistance with Wednesday’s game, our hint for the March 26 (1376) Wordle as well as today’s answer are waiting below if you need them….
VMU Pro Store launches in November. The arrival of 8BitMods’ VMU Pro is imminent, and the company has just opened up its developer portal to anyone interested in creating apps for the next-gen memory card. You can register your interest on the official site if you’re keen to make apps for this new device. A…