Are the visuals really that good? https://youtu.be/DMRIG5_11hQ Of all the games that we would expect to receive a remaster, the original Tomb Raider trilogy admittedly wasn’t at the top of our list. Yet here it is. Tomb Raider I-III Remastered is just around the corner, and we’ve only been bloomin’ playing it on our trusty…
An absolute NES-cessity. Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Ethan looks back on a pair of Wii U games — and a 3DS sibling — which could help curious gamers navigate the Switch Online retro library if they…
The musician, actor and DJ was 66 years old. We have just learnt of the sad news that Mojo Nixon, the musician, actor and radio DJ, has passed away at the age of 66. Nintendo fans may recognise Nixon as the live-action face of Toad in 1993’s Super Mario Bros. movie. This portrayal was more…
What a dream. Fans of platformers like Banjo-Kazooie and Spyro the Dragon are in for a treat later this month, as Super Rare Games and Bynine Studios are bringing a charming new N64-inspired platformer to the Switch on 29 February, 2024. Cavern of Dreams takes the classic, lo-fi visuals of N64 platformers to provide a…
PDF Peach. Valentine’s Day is right around the corner. All of you romantic lot already knew that, of course, but if (and we’re being strictly hypothetical here) the big day has somehow slipped your mind, you might be on the lookout for the perfect last-minute card. Well, look no further! As is becoming something of…
Yep, the PC-8801 version. Publisher D4 Enterprise is back with another entry in the EGGCONSOLE series. The original PC-8801 version of Nihon Falcom’s iconic action RPG Ys is set to launch on the Switch eShop on 15th February under the catchy little title EGGCONSOLE Ys PC-8801mkIISR. The Ys series has grown in popularity as the…
A linguistic odyssey. Do you remember the mysterious swirly language dotted around Super Mario Sunshine‘s Isle Delfino? Probably not, and that’s okay — this is a 20-year-old game, after all. But that hasn’t stopped one YouTuber from the channel 2CPhoenix from digging in a little further. Yes, if you hadn’t guessed by now, the language…
But Pachislot is doing well. Sega has released its financial results for Q3 of FY2024, and it paints a somewhat disappointing picture for the company as it reports ‘sluggish’ sales of premium titles, including Sonic Superstars (thanks, IGN). In its Notice of Revision of Operating Results Forecast letter, the company states “In the Consumer area,…
Evergreen. The UK Charts look somewhat familiar this week, as both Hogwarts Legacy and EA Sports FC 24 return to positions one and two respectively. This means that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League has now slipped down to take the bronze in what will no doubt be a blow to Warner Bros. Games after…
What a hoot. In the magazine business, the Back Page is where you’d find all the weird goofs that we couldn’t fit in anywhere else. Some may call it “filler”; we prefer “a whole page to make terrible jokes that are tangentially related to the content of the mag”. We don’t have pages on the…