Spanish students voice concern. Video game historian and Time Extension contributor John Szczepaniak was recently invited to the TecnoCampus University in Mataró, Spain to give a guest lecture to the students studying there. You’ll be able to read his full report this weekend, but one particular part of the trip stuck out like a sore…
We are entering a new chapter in the world of video games. A chapter that has the potential to revolutionize the entire gaming industry. Yes, we are talking about Blockchain gaming. This is a technology that was released more than a decade ago, and although it was advertised as a game-changer, we still haven’t…
World of Warcraft remains one of the most beloved MMORPGs, offering vast landscapes, engaging quests, and intense endgame challenges. However, as the game expands with new content and higher level caps, the leveling process can feel increasingly time-consuming for both new and seasoned players. This is where WoW power leveling services have carved out a…
Master System titles also included. The Yakuza / Like a Dragon series is famous for including classic Sega games, and the upcoming Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii will be no exception. It has been confirmed by Sega that the game – which is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One,…
Lucky dice. Well, this is becoming something of a trend, isn’t it? After retaking the throne last week, Super Mario Party Jamboree has stuck around at the top of the Japanese charts in Famitsu‘s latest look. In fact, the top three are unchanged this week, with Jamboree, Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and Mario Kart…
I’m as guilty as anyone of harbouring games on my hard drive for years on end, telling myself that I’ll pick them up again ‘any day now’, but inevitably leaving them to gather digital dust (LA Noire: 3 years and 78 days). But there are a few games that earn their long-term residency on my…
Anyone else feel like the past decade has been one of the gradual normalisation of privacy-defiling practices? If so, you’ll be saddened to hear that Mozilla is binning the ‘Do Not Track’ (DNT) privacy option in version 135 of Firefox. It’s already gone in the Nightly developer release and it should be gone from the…
Mew-sic to our ears. Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket has announced its first new Booster Pack, and it’s coming to the game on 17th December 2024. The new expansion is called Mythic Island and stars Mew EX, alongside Celebi EX, trainer card Blue, Aerodactyl EX, Marshadow, Morelull, and a handful of other newcomers. New cosmetic…
I dread to think how bad things would have been had Intel released this Arc B580 graphics card back in the summer. All year long we’ve been expecting the new Battlemage GPU architecture to arrive in a new suite of discrete Intel graphics cards, but we’ve had to wait until the very last minute of…
Christmas is a wonderful time of year. It’s full of reunions, hot chocolate, presents, and organisational stress. Most people are bogged down with travel plans, parties, presents, gift wrapping, and the like—which is a bit of a stressor for us DMs, who are already perpetually organising something for our players. Luckily, there’s going to be…