That’s why you never rush a systems check. We are just one day away from Star Fox‘s Switch 2 arrival, and Nintendo is ensuring that the landing goes as smoothly as possible with a launch day update. The ver. 1.1.0 update is available right now, adding a handful of online features like Battle Mode, avatar…
People who play Japanese role-playing games, such as myself, have become somewhat desensitized to the strangeness that these games can evoke. After all, there are very few genres where pre-teen kids are frequently flung into life-threatening circumstances, and all their parents have to say is “have fun, sweetie!” by Matthew Floyd While definitely not “retro”…
From the archives: This story originally ran in PC Gamer (UK) #287. REINSTALL (Image credit: LucasFilm Games) Reinstall invites you to join us in revisiting PC gaming days gone by. Today, Richard revisits one of the greatest Star Wars stories ever told. What stands out most about Knights of the Old Republic II is that…
Slippy Turd? Remember a mere two months ago when we didn’t even know about Star Fox? Hahaha, good times. Well it’s almost here now, and to say we’re excited would be an understatement. The remake launches on 25th June 2026 (that’s tomorrow!) and a whole bunch of reviews have gone live, giving us a pretty…
“Many of you told us you wanted a more accessible entry point”. Commodore International has reduced the entry-level price of its divisive Callback 8020 phone. Announced a short time ago, the Callback 8020 is seen as a means of combating the addictive lure of the modern-day smartphone. While it supports Android apps via its SailfishOS,…
35 Years of Sonic the Hedgehog! The story of Sonic the Hedgehog is the story of the 1990s. Born of a brilliant union between cutting-edge console technology and of-the-era super radical attitude, Sonic’s iconic design and in-your-face personality quickly solidified him as a bonafide pop culture icon, a flagbearer of everything hip, cool, and of course, fast. Now, 35 years later, iam8bit & SEGA are…
Pigma balls. I was a little conflicted at the announcement of Star Fox‘s long-awaited return. One of Nintendo’s finest titles with fresh visuals and updated controls? Yes please. But the same game I’ve already played tens of times over across various consoles and remakes? Ehh. A replay of the OG Star Fox 64 (or Lylat…
And we get eight instead of six games this time. You might assume that the fourth Neo Geo Arcade collection for Evercade is going to suffer from a lack of decent titles, but it’s always worth noting that, despite its relatively small library of games, SNK’s Neo Geo system has a surprisingly high number of…
Grand Theft Auto 6—which you would be forgiven for thinking is a videogame, but is actually a civilisational event on par with man’s exile from Eden—got a big infodump today, ahead of its preorders kicking off. One smidge of that infodump? A treasure trove of new screenshots to market the game’s pricier Ultimate Edition, showing…
Well, gamers. It’s been months of rumours and analysts offering their thoughts on what Grand Theft Auto 6 was going to cost. The big $100 has been thrown around a bunch in that time, despite living in a world where normal videogames cost $70. In this morning’s meeting with a couple fellow PC Gamer writers,…