Localization legend Richard Honeywood talks us through his incredible game dev origin story. Richard Honeywood is a pretty famous figure when it comes to the world of video game localization, having many major achievements to his name. Not only was he responsible for establishing Square’s in-house localization department in the late ’90s at its Tokyo…
Unwind with ‘Activity Log Software Library’. Nintendo is no stranger to a banging soundtrack. The company also isn’t wholly against releasing said soundtracks on vinyl — Breath of the Wild is scoring an eight-LP box set later this year, for example — but there’s no way that the House of Mario could possibly cover everything…
If you’re unaware that, somewhere in the bowels of Ubisoft’s offices, an unannounced Black Flag remake is almost certainly bubbling away, then congratulations on waking from your coma. It’s perhaps the most open secret in videogames right now, spoiled ahead of time by everything from age rating boards to anonymous sources to its own lead…
Will Maria Whittaker come out of retirement for the cover photo, though? With its gory visuals and “pornographic” advertising, Palace Software’s Barbarian is one of the most infamous 8-bit home computer releases of the 1980s. When it launched on the Amstrad CPC, Commodore 64, and ZX Spectrum in 1987, it was hit with a barrage…
Courtesy of D4 Enterprise’s ‘EGGCONSOLE’ series. D4 Enterprise, the company behind the EGGCONSOLE series of retro reissues, is bringing two old MSX2 titles to the Nintendo Switch: Compile’s 1991 puzzler Wonderland of Carbuncle, and Sein Soft’s 1986 action RPG Super Tritorn. Wonderland of Carbuncle is out today (January 29th) on the Nintendo Switch eShop and…
Microsoft released its 2026 second-quarter earnings report yesterday, and it turns out it made lots and lots of money. The tech titan reported revenues of $81.27 billion, although its shares reportedly fell 4% after the announcement of slowing cloud growth. Swings and roundabouts, ey? But enough about the financials. The news I was most interested…
It is March 2024. Plunderstorm releases, and Blizzard eases up on its grind shortly after player complaints. It is May 2024. Blizzard releases Mists of Pandaria: Remix, and adjusts its Bronze rewards after players complain about an unnecessary grind. It is August 2024. World of Warcraft players aren’t pleased with the pre-patch event for The…
The Fallen Angels / Daraku Tenshi has never been ported previously. The Polymega is getting two new collections, it has been revealed. Both are available for order from the Polymega web store. Polymega Collection 17: Gunbird leads with both of Psikyo’s Gunbird titles, but features seven additional titles. Read the full article on timeextension.com The…
Big(goron) envy. It’s been a cracking start to the year for Nintendo-themed LEGO sets, and one of the builds we’re the most excited about is the upcoming ‘Final Battle’ diorama, inspired by The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time‘s grand finale. The set itself launches on 1st March 2026 for £99.99 / $129.99, packing in…
This month PC Gamer gets world exclusive access to World of Warcraft: Midnight, the dark and action-filled new chapter of the dramatic Worldsoul Saga. Doom has come to Azeroth and now, more than ever, it is a time for heroes. For this special cover feature, PC Gamer not only goes inside Blizzard’s HQ to speak…