Wario is missing. When first revealed, Pictonico was clearly channelling serious WarioWare energy. That madcap microgame series got two Switch entries — 2021’s multiplayer-focused Get it Together! and 2023’s Move It!, inspired by the Wii’s Smooth Moves — but the microgame format feels particularly well-suited to touchscreen mobile devices. However, I didn’t expect this to…
Buy Another Day. We’re still waiting on the new Switch 2 release date for 007 First Light after it was delayed on the hybrid back in April, but that hasn’t stopped Bond from getting off to a flying start elsewhere. Developer and publisher IO Interactive has today shared the game’s first sales figures, revealing that…
Other bits of PC hardware might not be, but controllers are actually in a really good place right now. There are so many options for all kinds of feel, layouts, and designs, and many of them rival Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo for build quality, too. That’s why, when I saw a company touting itself as…
From one 8-bit to another. Homebrew developer Dave18 / Dave Douglas – the same talented fellow who ported the Master System title Astro Warrior to the ZX Spectrum Next – has done the same trick with the 8-bit version of Sonic the Hedgehog. While it’s very much a work in progress, the beta version remains…
Intel has just announced some new processors for handheld gaming PCs, and everyone knows what that means: a new MSI Claw. While other handhelds were lapping up AMD chips, the MSI Claw boasted Intel, so it’s almost a given that the new G-series chips will tuck themselves inside a new Claw—and now it looks like…
Graphics cards are one of the most powerful components in your gaming PC, and probably the most expensive piece, too. What you might not realise is just how many critical threads there are behind making them, but if you’re keen to know more, then one company has produced a visual guide to help you grasp…
Strauss Zelnick, CEO of Take-Two Interactive (which owns Rockstar, as well as several other companies) has a pretty middling view on AI. He’s not purely against it (of course not, he’s a CEO), but he’s at least been relatively realistic about not only its potential, but also what its adoption will mean for the company…
It’s been a few days now since IO Interactive’s ventured into the world of British espionage and to celebrate the successful launch it’s now been revealed that 007 First Light sold a whopping 1.5 million copies in its first 24 hours. “Interactive, the independent video game developer and publisher behind the Hitman franchise, and Amazon…
Scalper no scalping! After being teased back in February’s Pokémon Presents showcase, The Pokémon Company is almost ready to lift the lid on its upcoming 30th anniversary Trading Card Game products. As brought to our attention by Serebii.net, TPC will release a special video on its YouTube channel on 1st June at 2pm BST /…
The once budget handheld gaming PC, the Steam Deck, recently received an astronomical price hike, with Valve citing “global logistical challenges” (otherwise known as the global memory crisis) for this decision. Epic CEO Tim Sweeney soon weighed in on the matter, drawing attention to Gabe Newell’s $500 million superyacht in the process. Commenting on X,…