Sega’s 8-bit system outsold some pretty big names in the United Kingdom. In North America and Japan, the Sega Master System is little more than a footnote. Those two significant markets were dominated by the NES / Famicom, with Nintendo effectively locking out competition via some rather nefarious business practices – and its own library…
Fair dinkum. As revealed in today’s Nintendo Direct, publisher Krafton is bringing developer James Bendon’s Dinkum to Switch on 9th November. There’s a demo coming on the Switch eShop later today. If you haven’t heard of it (or if the enormous crop of cosy farm-sim-style games has you confused – which would be understandable!), Dinkum…
I love a good piece of satire. Unfortunately, we appear to be living in a world where satire and reality have become so closely intertwined, it’s sometimes difficult to tell the difference. Which is why I was left scratching my head when I discovered this ludicrous job posting for an AI advertising company in my…
After weeks of reciprocal tariffs by the US and China on each other’s exports, a high-level meeting held in Geneva appears to have resulted in the reset button being firmly pressed. For an initial period of 90 days, Chinese imports to the US will incur a 30% tariff, down from 145%, whereas goods going the…
By the time he stepped down as head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2025, Mike Tomlin—then the NFL’s longest-tenured coach—had led the team through a 19-year run without a losing season, securing 13 playoff appearances, eight division titles, and a victory at Super Bowl XLIII. Since 2014, however, Tomlin has been answering a higher…
Earlier this month, Polish game devs, including several from CD Projekt Red, formed the Polish Gamedev Workers Union (PGWU). This came in the wake of further layoffs at the company in July, to the tune of 9% of its workforce. At the time, CEO Adam Kiciński explained the move as something to help make the…
Following a Switch 2 rating for Pikmin 3 Deluxe. Earlier this week, a Nintendo Switch 2 rating for Pikmin 3 Deluxe was spotted on the European age rating board PEGI. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Here’s what the critics had to say. It’s an action-packed week on the Nintendo front, and on top of the Partner Direct, we also shared a bunch of previews earlier this week. If you haven’t already seen our preview for Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Switch 2 Edition + Meetup in Bellabel Park we’re not…
Early playtesting of the next Battlefield game is now underway—there hasn’t been an official announcement to that effect as far as I know, but we can tell because gameplay footage is flooding the internet. The testing is taking place under the auspices of Battlefield Labs, the initiative announced in February that aims to ensure future…
Puck up your ideas. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Splintered Fate is getting DLC! We knew this already, of course, but today Super Evil Megacorp has revealed our first proper look at it, introducing the roguelike’s newest playable character: Casey Jones. The ‘Casey Jones & The Junkyard Jam’ DLC is set to land on Switch on…