Some game mechanics are trends, and some are permanent. The ball-drop, where a disc, a ball, or a coin is released from the top of a pegged board and allowed to find its own path down through a maze of obstacles to a prize slot at the bottom, belongs firmly in the second category. It…
It’s been a big week for fans of Marvel’s Wolverine, starting with the announcement of sharp-looking PS5 hardware and accessories. Now, with just over a month away until its September 15 launch, Insomniac is sharing a deep dive on the game’s story, combat, and exploration thanks to an extensive hands-on session with the game. …
Cross paths with adventure with a new Free Play Days this weekend! The Gears of War: E‑Day online multiplayer beta is open from August 13 at 12pm PT until August 17 at 10am PT, available on XBOX PC and console for players with Xbox Game Pass Essential or higher. Sunderfolk and Asdivine Cross are available this weekend for XBOX…
I love my Steam Deck. Although the internals are starting to look a bit long in the tooth these days, it still feels like the archetype of what a handheld gaming PC should be. It’s a bit large and in charge though, which is why my ears pricked up when I heard of the Steam…
Sony’s decision to stop selling physical disks for its games makes a certain kind of sense from a mercilessly realist point of view—I’d be a hypocrite if I, a person with the majority of my games on one platform (Steam), shook my fist and wept for the end of physical media. But aside from the…
Duskfade! Moonlighter! Future Knight! The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy! Read the full article on nintendolife.com
AYANEO’s latest budget handheld is one of its best. AYANEO’s budget brand, KONKR, has already given us some welcome options in the handheld emulation space, but few of them have attracted the kind of fevered attention that the Pocket Advance has managed. This GBA-inspired portable sold out of its pre-order quota in astonishingly quick time,…
Pixels the size of postage stamps still fill Discord chats, school clubs, and handheld screens in 2026. Retro gaming keeps pulling in players who never blew dust from a cartridge or waited for a CRT to warm up. The draw is plain. Old games start fast, ask little, and put skill on display after one…
While FireRed and LeafGreen will be added to Pokémon Home. The Pokémon Company has announced that it will be ending service for the 3DS app Pokémon Bank on 27th February 2027. So this means that the ability to transfer creatures from Pokémon Bank to Pokémon Home will cease from that date. The company has advised…
What’s next? FOUR Houses?? Here’s a take that feels colder and colder the further away we get from release: I preferred Fire Emblem Engage to Three Houses. Insubordination of the highest degree to some, for sure, but I’m a combat-first boi — I’ll take a Weapons Triangle over a love triangle every day of the…