“We Didn’t Want To Simply Revisit The Past For Nostalgia’s Sake” – Gremlin Graphics Is Being Revived As A Heritage Label

Teases “Dreamtime Monty”, the “first official Monty Mole adventure in over 30 years”. A new heritage label focused on the games of Gremlin Graphics is set to launch later this year, with the help of Gremlin founder Ian Stewart. Gremlin Graphics Classics is the work of Allan Turvey, the founder of the homebrew publisher Midnight…

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New York City might get its first gamer mayor: Years before winning the Democratic primary, 11-year old Zohran Mamdani had his heart set on SimCity 3000

Last night, New York assemblyman Zohran Mamdani declared victory in New York City’s mayoral primary election, defeating former governor and political dynast Andrew Cuomo and an opposition backed by billionaire-funded interest groups and an antagonistic press. Some might argue that Mamdani—a 33-year old Muslim immigrant and democratic socialist—achieved a surprising victory by pitching a bold…

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Mecha Break factions explained

Choosing a Mecha Break faction is a slightly perplexing affair—the mech-based battler offers you ten different options to choose from, each highlighted alongside a specific character. The problem is it gives you zero indication of what the difference is or whether it even matters, stumping you before you’ve even picked a pilot. If you’ve just…

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5 Tips to Speedrun Chariot

Hello everyone! I’m Laurent Mercure, community manager at Frima. Last fall, we launched our latest game, Chariot, on PS4, and we were thrilled to have the PlayStation community embrace it! With Chariot, we wanted to make a game that was accessible and that players of different skill levels could play together and have a good…

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Ryu Ga Gotoku boss credits PC gamers’ love of Yakuza 0 with taking the series worldwide: ‘I truly believe we are where we are today because of them’

In a special interview as part of the PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio director and executive producer Masayoshi Yokoyama explained how PC gamers’ embrace of the series finally helped it explode onto the world stage after years of only limited success outside Japan. “To us, PC gamers hold a special significance….

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Flashback: Dream Machine 2015 Predictions

The good, the bad, and the wrong predictions Way back in 2011, the old staff at Maximum PC predicted what Dream Machine 2015 would look like. Well, now that Dream Machine 2015 is officially here, we thought we would look back at our predictions to see how we did. Dream Machine 2015 teaser video You’ll…

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