The Stern of the Union Address, your monthly resource for news, information and highlights on all things Stern Pinball. Without further ado my fellow pinheads: The Uncanny X-Men Pinball Accessories: Rally the heroes of the past to save the future and your The Uncanny X-Men pinball experience with these newly available upgrades that will level…
Category: Next Week on Xbox December 12, 2025 Next Week on Xbox: New Games for December 15 to 19 Will Fulton, Xbox Wire Editor Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox on PC, and Game Pass! Get more…
Almost exactly 10 years ago, OpenAI was founded. The AI outfit’s CEO, Sam Altman, has marked the anniversary with a retrospective blog post which concludes much as the company’s original mission statement began, with a call to “benefit all humanity.” Question is, how well has that ambition aged? Specifically, Altman signs his latest blog post…
“The Trial of Kharzoid is an Arkanoidvania”. Ever since some bright spark thought that fusing the names ‘Metroid‘ and ‘Castlevania‘ was a good idea, we’ve seen countless ‘Metroidvania’ titles appear, some of which have become genuine mainstream smash hits, like Hollow Knight. If you’re a fan of genres getting smashed together, then you might want…
I did not expect to be talking about PhysX in 2025. The technology came out when I was still in school and today I’m at an age where buying a motor vehicle could be described as a midlife crisis. No, PhysX hasn’t been relevant for a while. Or so I thought… Earlier this year, Nvidia…
And it’s asking its fan to send in their guesses! Well, here’s something that we somehow missed. In yesterday’s Arcade Archives stream for Roc ‘N Rope, as spotted by Gosokkyu, Hamster teased that it will be releasing something big on Christmas Day to commemorate the company hitting 500 titles. The title, according to the Japanese…
One of the biggest mysteries in Arc Raiders, even preceding its full release, has been how matchmaking works. During the beta, there was talk of a gear-based matchmaking system that had some players convinced it stuck around. But now the community has decided that Arc Raiders has a different kind of matchmaking. I’ve dubbed it…
The new Versos Drafts location in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 isn’t all that hard to find, but you will need to fulfill a couple of requirements to actually access it. This new area was added as part of the Thank You update following The Game Awards, in which Sandfall Interactive won a whopping nine awards—more…
Category: Games December 12, 2025 Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight Captures Iconic Eras of Batman, Pre-Order Today James Pugh, Lead Narrative Designer, TT Games Summary Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight will launch on May 29, 2026, for Xbox Series X|S. Standard and Deluxe Editon pre-orders are available today, and will receive The Dark…
Could be going up against the Retroid Pocket 5. Just a short while back, we reviewed the Mangmi Air X, a sub-$100 Android-based emulation handheld which provides excellent value for money. The company is now teasing its next device, which will be called the Pocket Max (thanks, Retro Handhelds). Read the full article on timeextension.com…