I wanna be SHINY. Just like clockwork, The Pokémon Company has revealed this month’s booster pack expansion heading to Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, and it’s absolutely packed with shinies. As its name suggests, the Mega Shine expansion is all about shiny Pokémon. The above reveal trailer showcases sparkly Mega Gengar ex and Mega Charizard…
I’m carrying half a ton of metal scrap and the soul of my dead daughter over the crest of a red sand dune when a mournful folk song begins to play, the words All that I want is a home inside the woods, and a woman that I can love spilling softly out of the…
There’s a chance, if you don’t care about / dislike NFTs (same), Web3 games (same), or cryptocurrency (three for three), you’ve never heard of Pudgy Penguins. But the NFT brand has somehow made its way onto Walmart shelves and launched a game this month, which has already been hit by a pretty nasty phishing scam….
Wibbly Wobbly. No Brakes Games and Curve Games have today announced that the 2017 indie hit Human Fall Flat is wobbling our way once again in a new Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. This fresh version of the game is available on the Switch eShop right now as a £15.99 / $19.99/ €19.99 standalone purchase, or…
Who gets your vote? Splatoon 3‘s seasonal events are still alive and kicking, and next month, it’s time for another Spring Splatfest. The event is set to kick off on 11th April at 1am BST (10th April for those in North America), running throughout the weekend until 13th. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
In a record-breaking year for the retro community, developers Norakomi and Wolf have entered a fantastic looking game in the MSX dev competition. Titled as ‘Neon Horizon’. This high-octane 3D scrolling racer has just been registered as the landmark 40th entry in the MSXdev25 contest, setting a new standard for the long-running homebrew competition. Set…
Among the many debates surrounding Nvidia’s DLSS 5 announcement is one about artist autonomy and creative freedom. Effectively, the question is ‘do these tools hinder or contribute to artistic direction?’, and developers are pretty mixed on that one, to put it lightly. Where the likes of Bethesda boss Todd Howard and Capcom executive Jun Takeuchi…
Indie games survived the theoretical “indiepocalypse” of 10 years ago and they survived the influx of AAA escapees of five years ago, and if we were going to coin a new era of indie games right now, it’s “survival,” says the CEO of indie developer and publisher Finji, Rebekah Saltsman, and not in the fun…
Capcom’s upcoming PlayStation 5 title Pragmata , launching on April 17, is a bold new sci-fi adventure that combines puzzles and action to deliver an experience that is both thrilling and deeply strategic. During the recent hands-on, we also spoke with the game’s director, Yonghee Cho, and producer, Naoto Oyama, who shared some insight into…
The ultimate NES for 2026. One of the things I really love about modern-day retro gaming is the sheer number of aftermarket hardware upgrades available for systems that are now decades old. From updated power supplies to improved AV connectivity and the ability to load games via SD cards, the world of retrofitted upgrades is…