“The rest is history”. Time Extension recently got the chance to speak to Coleco exec Bert Reiner about the history of the American toy and console maker. According to his account, there was a time when Nintendo almost ended up buying and marketing the 1982 video game system ‘ColecoVision’ for Japan but negotiations fell through….
It was around this time last year when Embark and Bungie both ran playtests for their new extraction shooters at the same time. Marathon’s alpha was the culmination of two years of feverish speculation about the legendary FPS studio’s first non-Destiny project in over 15 years. Then the unexpected happened: Arc Raiders upstaged Marathon. Embark…
One of your first challenges in Dune: Awakening is working out how to get water in the dry deserts of Arrakis. Not only is water vital to keep your character hydrated (and living), but it’s also used in various crafting processes, such as making iron ingots early on. As you progress between each area, biome…
Live service games are evolving. The major multiplayer shooters of the 2010s are starting to show their age in the 2020s, leaving their stewards to answer an interesting question: How do you move a service game into the future without disrupting its active player base, or starting completely fresh? In the cases of Overwatch 2…
But will it be a critical success? Thanks in no small part to Baldur’s Gate 3 last year, D&D appears to be very much in at the moment (finally). We have seen a few games take advantage of this new-found interest on Switch in recent months and developer Ludogram Games looks to be joining them…
Fans of Super Heroes, Wonder Woman, Old Gods, New Gods, and collapsing multiverses have a lot to look forward to in Wonderverse, our next episode launching today! Whether you are looking for an end-game challenge or just starting your journey, Wonderverse delivers. Remember, anyone level 15+ can play the more accessible event versions of our…
Nook and see. Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo Switch 2 Edition and the accompanying Ver. 3.0 update arrive on 15th January 2026, and there’s a lot packed into them. Below, we’ve listed everything included in the ACNH 3.0 update — which is coming to the base Switch 1 game too — and outlined all…
As part of Steam Detective Fest, which began on Monday, 2025’s GOTY* Blue Prince is currently 34% off, dropping its price to what we in the biz call “a steal” at $19.79 / £16.49. I am writing this post to inform you, PC gamers who may not have played ingenious puzzle game Blue Prince, about…
Following disappointing sales of Assassin’s Creed Nexus, Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot says the publisher isn’t going to increase its investment into VR game development until demand for it “grows enough.” Assassin’s Creed Nexus looked “genuinely cool” in the estimation of news writer Joshua Wolens, “if you can keep yourself from throwing up,” which in the…