Pac-Man (1980), Space Invaders (1978), and Donkey Kong (1981) are all iconic titles from the late 1970s and 1980s that marked a turning point in gaming history. Titles such as these alongside others that followed a similar pattern, set standards for player interactions through highly interactive gameplay. These games introduced new game mechanics that impacted…
Choo choo! We had a great time with the Lucasarts-inspired point-and-click adventure Loco Motive when it arrived at Switch station last month, but there was no denying that the whodunnit suffered from a fair number of pesky bugs. Fortunately, said bugs have been the target of Robust Games’ latest update. The Loco Motive ver. 1.0.4…
The game is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter. A new survival platformer is heading to the NES (as recently spotted by @dale_coop). Hazard: Let Us Out is a new game from the homebrew developer and retro enthusiast Gilbert Vera that originally began development during the 2019 NESMaker Bytoff game jam. Read the full article on timeextension.com…
The horror! Back in 1944, NBC Radio aired “The Curse of the Mantle”, an adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1838 short story, Lady Eleanore’s Mantle, as part of its ‘Weird Circle’ horror series. The story focuses on Lady Eleanore, who receives the titular cursed mantle, an evil artefact which has a dramatic impact on both its…
Just six years after its founding, Intel created a milestone in the history of computing. Instead of making chips for very specific purposes, it designed a processor that could be used in any scenario. Launched as the Intel 8080, it would go on to be recognised as the world’s first general-purpose microprocessor and 50 years…
It’s a Wanda-ful Life. The free-to-play hero shooter Marvel Rivals has made quite a splash since it landed on PS5, Xbox Series and PC earlier this month — like, a 10 million players in its first three days-sized splash — and now, as the live-service title gears up for its first festive period, an upcoming…
The polls for the PlayStation Game of the Year 2024 awards closed last week and with the numbers crunched – totalling over 1.6 million votes globally – we can reveal this year’s top contenders across the 19 categories, as shaped solely by your choices. While four titles earned trophies per category, there were numerous games…
Hot stuff. Given how popular Super Mario and Nintendo are these days, it’s no surprise that rare items pertaining to both tend to generate a lot of interest when they come up for sale. As spotted by Mario Museum, a rare trophy has just been sold in Japan which proves this point. Despite being a…
Grinding Gear Games continues to tinker away on Path of Exile 2, fixing some of the “key pain points” of the otherwise superb early access ARPG. Full patch notes for the latest set of upcoming changes are on their way, but in the meantime the developer has revealed some of the major improvements heading to…
Even though castle doodling simulator Tiny Glade has a lot of flexibility in letting your imagination run wild, the game still features a few restrictions that can affect your builds. A prime example of this is the limitation on how many lights you can adorn your buildings with. Usually, you’re stuck with a measly 32,…