Wide open space. This week saw the welcome release of Banjo: Recompiled, a native PC port of the original 1998 N64 classic. This statically recompiled port includes a host of new features and improvements, one of which is the ability to run the game in widescreen and ultra-widescreen modes. Read the full article on timeextension.com…
The brick breaker originally landed in arcades back in 1987. Namco’s 1987 brick-breaking arcade game Quester has been revealed as the next classic arcade game coming to modern consoles as part of Arcade Archives. It will be released digitally tomorrow (January 29th) on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S, with two…
Fang-tastic news for Sega fans. The Sega Genesis / Mega Drive is doing pretty well when it comes to fan-made ports of Castlevania games – not only is the 16-bit system getting Symphony of the Night, Rondo of Blood and Super Castlevania IV conversions, it’s also getting Circle Of The Moon, the title which launched…
Just remove the red lens cover. Yesterday, Nintendo shared an update about its Virtual Boy library coming to the Switch Online + Expansion Pack next month. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
It’s expected to drop the same day as other versions. WWE 2K25 delivered an excellent Switch 2 port last July, and if you were hoping for the next entry on Nintendo’s new hybrid system, it seems you’re in luck. According to Dealabs’ Billbil-kun, who has accurately reported on game announcements ahead of schedule in the…
The ’90s were a great time to be a PC gamer, especially if you go in for weird shit. Some truly bizarre experiments emerged from the era, most of which I never got to play but faintly remember reading about in magazines. Whether it’s the pomo ultraviolence of Harvester, the sickly roach simulator Bad Mojo,…
I played the first act of Baldur’s Gate 3 a few times in early access, which is why I’m always slightly surprised on subsequent playthroughs that there aren’t a bunch of mind-controlled anglers protecting the dying mind flayer you encounter near the start of the game. They were cut in the final release, along with…
To hell with these bugs. Since the launch of the Switch 2, Nintendo and developers have been working to make as many Switch games as possible compatible with the new system. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
More quizzes! (Image credit: Larian Studios, PC Gamer) Want to keep testing your knowledge of gaming trivia? We’ve got loads more PC Gamer quizzes, on everything from healthbars to weird currencies to absurd patch notes. In the 1980s and early 1990s if you wanted a videogame with a decently written story, adventure games were the…
Warning: Spoilers for absolutely everything in Fallout Season 2 Episode 7! It’s easy to hate on Overseer Steph of Vault 32, but hey, she’s been through a lot. Fallout Season 2 Episode 7 kicks off with a Steph flashback set 200 years ago when she was a Canadian citizen sent to an internment camp by…