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Did you read any of these classics? Don’t worry – you’re not suffering from déjà vu. If you feel like you’ve read this before, it’s because we’re republishing some of our favourite features from the past year as part of our Best of 2024 celebrations. If this is new to you, then enjoy reading it…
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“It seemed there’d been a not-very-robust sign-off process”. Don’t worry – you’re not suffering from déjà vu. If you feel like you’ve read this before, it’s because we’re republishing some of our favourite features from the past year as part of our Best of 2024 celebrations. If this is new to you, then enjoy reading…
“Nobody at Disney really understood what the hell we were doing”. Don’t worry – you’re not suffering from déjà vu. If you feel like you’ve read this before, it’s because we’re republishing some of our favourite features from the past year as part of our Best of 2024 celebrations. If this is new to you,…
From unreleased ports to unrealized spin-offs and abandoned ideas. Don’t worry – you’re not suffering from déjà vu. If you feel like you’ve read this before, it’s because we’re republishing some of our favourite features from the past year as part of our Best of 2024 celebrations. If this is new to you, then enjoy…
And Wii! An update to the Wii and GameCube PS1 emulator WiiSX / CubeSX has delivered a pretty big surprise – games are now pretty much playable. Development on the emulator has been pretty slow and we have to admit we’d taken our eyes off it in recent years, but the latest version brings with…
Magic Modules will allow unprecedented customisation. When Nintendo announced that the Switch would have detachable controllers all those years ago, some within the games industry assumed it would lead to a new period of customisation, with optional Joy-Con offering things like more buttons, different control layouts and more. However, outside of Hori’s D-pad Joy-Con, this…
The evolution of video games has brought about controversial additions like constant online connectivity and battle passes, but some of these newer features are actually quite good. Take for instance the modern achievement system, popularized in 2005 with the release of the Xbox 360 and later implemented on platforms like PlayStation, Steam, and more. Now,…
Godzilla and Gundam artist has created some of the most iconic game covers. Don’t worry – you’re not suffering from déjà vu. If you feel like you’ve read this before, it’s because we’re republishing some of our favourite features from the past year as part of our Best of 2024 celebrations. If this is new…
About two weeks ago, a user on X by the name of Cear Dragon posted that two of their limited AtariXP carts – Haunted House & Crystal Castles – were defective. Haunted House, he claimed, had the PCB inserted backwards and Crystal Castles, he said, was buggy and unplayable. As these were limited releases, it…