13 Switch Emulators Hit By Latest Wave Of Nintendo Takedowns
“Our development will continue” says one defiant dev. It was back in 2024 that Nintendo really kicked its emulator takedown requests into overdrive following the removal of Yuzu and 3DS emulator Citra, and a fresh wave came late last week. As spotted by Reddit user Devile, Nintendo issued a new DMCA notice on Friday calling…
Shutaro Iida, Konami veteran and programmer for the Castlevania and Metal Gear series credited as ‘Curry The Kid’, has died at the age of 52
The family of Shutaro Iida, formerly of Konami and most recently known for his work on the Bloodstained series, has announced his death at the age of 52. Iida had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in September 2024, and had been updating people on his condition via social media until recently. “Shutaro, known as the…
I’m a Wizard, But I Dig combines my love of Minecraft strip-mining, casting spells, and little blob creatures in one big magical mining sim
It doesn’t matter what kind of survival game I’m playing; if I’m with friends, then you’ll be able to find me down in the mines. You see, I’m the designated rock-gatherer. Ok, it’s not much, but it’s honest work. Yes, I gather important building supplies and resources like stone and coal, but if I’m completely…
‘It’s my favorite feature’: Dawn of War 4 is adding a way to multi-attack enemies using a dragbox
My first thoughts playing Dawn of War 4 when I visited King Art Games late last month were: Wow, this game is actually kind of micromanagement heavy, especially compared to previous instalments. There are all sorts of unit upgrades, the returning reinforcement mechanic, not to mention that Dawn of War 4 is bigger than its…
This space MMO was coded by AI, is played by AI, and all us meatbags can do is watch them
2026 began with a bang for fans of the dead Internet theory, thanks to the launch of Moltbook: an internet forum that apes Reddit, but is (in theory) populated purely by AI agents. Humans are able to observe but shouldn’t be a part of the interactions, even if at present the site has no real…
God of War Sons of Sparta – Mega Cat Studios discuss origins of Kratos and company’s name
When Mega Cat Studios sat down to dream big, one name sat at the very top of their wishlist: God of War. Years later, that long-shot ambition has become God of War Sons of Sparta, a newly released prequel developed in collaboration with Santa Monica Studio (SMS). Set at the earliest point in the series…
Unreal Tournament 2004 Is Available For Free, And Has Just Got Its First Patch “In Over 20 Years”
Courtesy of OldUnreal. If you cast your mind back to November of 2024, you may remember us telling you that the Unreal community, OldUnreal, had released a pair of installers, with Epic’s blessing, to download the influential first-person shooters Unreal (more specifically, Unreal Gold) and Unreal Tournament for absolutely nothing from Archive.org. Well, since then,…
Review: Ys X: Proud Nordics (Switch 2) – The Definitive Version Of Adol Christin’s Seafaring Saga
Such is the Norman way. It feels like just yesterday that Ys X: Nordics slashed its way onto the Switch to deliver another one of the series’ action-packed adventures for the ages — and, really, that’s not too far off the mark. The 10th mainline entry in NIS’ seminal RPG franchise made its way westward…
Acer Nitro V15 gaming laptop review
This is the Nitro V 15, a modern entry-level gaming laptop from Acer. Hot off the factory line. It comes with an RTX 5050, an Intel Core i7-13620H, high refresh rate IPS panel, a luscious chassis, and is backed up by no less than 16GB of RAM. DDR4 RAM. Yeah… you read that right. Not…