What a Croc. You may recall the announcement earlier in the summer that Nintendo was expanding its collaboration with Crocs for a new line of Mario-themed footwear. You may also remember the Bowser-themed variants going particularly hard. At least as hard as possible for a pair of rubbery clogs. If you don’t remember, well, just…
Tatsumi’s ‘TX-1’ joins Arcade Archives. Another week, another Arcade Archives release; this time, it’s the turn of Tatsumi’s 1983 racing game TX-1, with Hamster revealing it will be releasing the hidden arcade gem on Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PS4, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S on Thursday, July 30th 2026. Released in arcades one year after…
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…
Microsoft’s Trusted Platform Module, specifically TPM 2.0, has been part of Windows 11’s system requirements since the operating system’s introduction in 2021. Now that the TPM is ubiquitous, being included with most CPUs for many years, Microsoft is looking to leverage it “to activate Windows devices at scale.” Currently, the enterprise sector activates Windows via…
New balls, please. The time has finally come. Devolver Digital and Kenny Sun have announced that BALL x PIT‘s final free update is on the horizon, marking the end of 10 months’ worth of content drops. The ‘Naturalist’ update will arrive on Switch 1 and 2 on 6th August, and it looks just as crammed…
Patch also fixes a key bug from the original game. While the Genesis / Mega Drive and SNES were fairly evenly matched in a lot of genres, it’s not an exaggeration to say that Nintendo’s console had a distinct advantage when it came to RPGs, with a host of amazing titles such as Final Fantasy…
The line between supernatural horrors and the psychological struggles of characters is often blurred between Silent Hill games, but it might never have been as hazy as it is in Silent Hill: Townfall. I recently played about four hours of the first-person survival-horror game, in which protagonist Simon finds himself in a foggy Scottish town…
It’s also “too early” to announce anything. The French Studio behind the award-winning role-playing title Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has already discussed the idea of a Switch 2 port, so what’s the latest update on this? In an interview with Automaton recently, Sandfall Interactive’s CEO and creative director Guillaume Broche reiterated how the studio was…
More fixes are on the way… Since launching Hades II last year, Supergiant Games has released multiple post-launch updates addressing all sorts of bugs. Following ‘Hotfix 4’ in June, it’s now detailed the game’s ‘Hotfix 5‘ update for July. This patch is available on PC, and an update for the Switch 1 & 2 versions…
Dive into Part 1 next month. Last month, The Pokémon Company announced it would be releasing a paid expansion pass for Pokémon Pokopia in August. In an update, a Japanese commercial for the title has reportedly confirmed the date for this underwater-themed release, Bubbly Basin. It will apparently be releasing next week on 5th August…