Palworld’s irreverent ‘Pokémon with guns’ conceit won it all sorts of buzz, but also attention from Nintendo’s infamous lawyers—Palworld developer Pocketpair was sued by the big ‘tendo back in 2024 over a few Pokémon patents for around $66,000 in damages—a small payout for such a big company, but with an apparent aim to bleed Pocketpair…
There’s so much going on in this absurdly ambitious compilation that we’ve given it an award designed to celebrate its sheer dedication to the craft. For more awards, check out our Game of the Year 2024 hub. Evan Lahti, Strategic Director: Imagine the jackpot feeling of stumbling upon, perhaps while excavating some beige office tomb…
Strategy is the quintessential PC genre, keeping us buried in maps, army lists and build orders since the earliest days of PC gaming. And it’s one of the most diverse, catering to everyone from hardcore grognards to people who just want to see Gandhi nuke Montezuma. In this list, you’ll find everything from fast-paced, competitive…
This week, Nvidia announced it will be receiving “over $500 billion of third-party capital” from banks and investment companies. And now, in a blog post explaining how ‘AI factory’ compute is “becoming an investable asset class”, Nvidia has answered the question, “Is this circular financing?” The company says: “This initiative is designed to address that…
A century of must-have classics. Nintendo has been around for well over a century and has been an active part of the video game industry since the 1970s. The company’s impact on the realm of interactive entertainment is almost unprecedented, and its consoles and handhelds have played host to some of the most iconic titles…
Another day, another “bad news for Intel” story. In a year of dismal financial results, disappointing desktop chips, internal turmoil and… you know the rest. However, if the latest rumours are to be believed, things might be even worse than previously thought when it comes to its foundry business. After the resignation of its CEO,…
For those new to the game, Grit and Valor – 1949 is a real-time tactics roguelite set in an alt-history World War 2. Evil Axis forces dominate, and Europe is on its knees – only you stand as humanity’s final hope. Become the Commander of an elite Mech Squadron across thrilling battles – think fast,…
Kid Icarus returns. The Nintendo Music app has been pumping out all sorts of soundtracks so far this year and following a Pokémon update last week, we’re now jumping back to the glory days of the NES with the original Kid Icarus game. This album, as you might expect, is a lot smaller than the…
In the interest of complete transparency, it must be expressly understood that my adoration for The Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) knows no bounds. THE @!#?@! MAKING OF THE ANGRY VIDEO GAME NERD 8-BIT How i learned to @!#?@! love the nerd Created by YouTuber and video game aficionado James Rolfe, the AVGN name is…
Secret Society of No Gracewares. In one of the week’s craziest, but most fascinating stories, it has surfaced that a cabal of players of the notorious point-and-click adventure Cookie’s Bustle attended a secret anniversary party, held 25 years after the bizarre title’s release. Developed by Rodik and appearing on the Japanese PC market at the…