Monochrome madness. The Nintendo Game Boy was a commercial smash hit practically from the moment it hit store shelves. With its portable design, wide range of amazing games and modest battery demands, it would go on to sell millions of units across the globe – and enjoy an unnaturally long lifespan, thanks, in part, to…
Earlier this month, Intel teamed up with Elon Musk to “help refactor silicon fab technology” for Musk’s ambitious Terafab project. Now, in a Tesla earnings call, the tech mogul has said he will use the company’s upcoming 14A node to make chips for this project. Terafab is Musk’s (one might say) bold venture into making…
Creature comforts. We are quickly approaching Nintendo’s next first-party release, Yoshi and the Mysterious Book! We shared our hands-on thoughts yesterday, and today, we’ve got a brand-new overview trailer. Initially shared on Nintendo Today!, the trailer goes into Yoshi’s central gameplay, explaining the creature discovery mechanics and running through Yoshi’s basic moveset — welcoming the…
All in on Switch 2. Publisher Annapurna Interactive has revealed that it will be bringing even more titles to the Switch 2 in 2026. As a reminder, both Sayonara Wild Hearts and Lorelei and the Laser Eyes are out now, priced at $12.99 and $24.99, respectively. Both feature 4K resolution and 120fps gameplay, while owners…
Effective against Bugs. A couple of weeks ago, The Pokémon Company announced that it was working on a bug-squashing update to fix up Pokémon Champions‘ launch state. Well, surprise! Said patch is now live. The ver. 1.0.3 update launched on Switch yesterday, fixing a handful of issues that were immediately pointed out at Champions’ launch…
If you’re anything like me, you’ve laughed yourself sick at the various attempts robots have made to enter the arena of human sports. The World Humanoid Robot Games was, well, something of a disaster, and the Terminator-like uprising seems to be a long way away. It was only a matter of time until one became…
Fragmentary Order is the upcoming hardcore sci-fi extraction shooter led by Escape from Tarkov’s creator, Nikita Buyanov—he’s still working on Tarkov at Battlestate Games, though. But the extraction shooter has changed (in large part due to Arc Raiders) since Tarkov’s eight-year beta period beginning in 2016, and even its full 1.0 release at the end…
HAMSTER Corporation (Head Office: Tokyo-to, Setagaya-ku; CEO: Satoshi HAMADA; referred to below as “HAMSTER”) is happy to announce that “METAL SLUG 30TH ANNIVERSARY SALE!” will be held, starting April 22, 2026. This sale features titles from SNK Corporation’s METAL SLUG series, currently available on Nintendo Switch , PlayStation®4, and Xbox One as part of HAMSTER’s…
My particular nostalgia gaming fixation is rechargeable batteries, of the AA or AAA variety. I have memories of going to my grandparents’ house in Iowa every summer with just a Game Boy to keep me company. And my grandparents, now dearly departed, bless their hearts, likely influenced by their own Great Depression era childhood,…