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‘Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure’ released in the US back in 2000. We have some interesting news for fans of Japanese role-playing games. Nippon Ichi Software’s PlayStation RPG Rhapsody: A Musical Adventure is coming to PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2 this week, as part of Console Archives. Released in Japan in 1998 and in North America…
I wanna get physical, let’s get into physical. As the drama surrounding Sony’s decision to end physical media production for its PlayStation consoles in 2028 rages on, it’s worth reminding ourselves why tangible items are important in the world of video gaming. As a diehard Castlevania fan, there is no better way to do that…
“I’d rather be judged on that than on what went wrong getting here”. Back in 2013, a Kickstarter campaign was launched for the ambitious Project Phoenix, a JRPG helmed by Hiroaki Yura. It would smash its funding goal and earn $1,014,600, yet, over a decade later, it remains unreleased. Amazingly, Yura has confirmed that the…
The INIU P63 offers a massive 25,000mAh capacity. While handheld gaming has come on leaps and bounds in recent years, with devices like Switch 2, Steam Deck and AYANEO 3 offering AAA performance in the palm of your hand, there’s been one big limiting factor across all of these products: battery life. It shouldn’t come…
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“I’m thinking of everyone at id today”. One of the biggest news stories in gaming at the moment is Xbox’s brutal restructuring. This is a process that has seen at least four studios depart the Microsoft-owned outfit, as Xbox’s Asha Sharma announces plans to cut “3,200 roles” throughout fiscal year 27 — 1,600 of which…
Most home game rooms and man caves sound thinner than they should. The gear is fine — a decent TV, a console or gaming PC, maybe a soundbar or a pair of speakers — but the audio feels like it’s coming from the screen instead of surrounding you. The problem usually isn’t volume. It’s that…
Germany-based, Internationale Computerspielesammlung (ICS), whose goal was to assemble the world’s largest publicly accessible video game archive, has lost its public funding, leaving the future of the program in jeopardy, according to the Gameswirtschaft website. With over 60,000 games confirmed in its archive, the future of the database remains uncertain. Although the Berlin Senate and…
Three more obscure titles now preserved & playable. More obscure titles in the “Tales of Mobile” series for Japanese feature phones have just been preserved, ensuring the games are available for those wanting to learn more about some of the rarer mobile entries in the long-running RPG series. The news was revealed on social media,…