Most people remember the Apple II for classrooms, word processors, and maybe Oregon Trail, but that is only half the story. From 1977 through the late 80s, the Apple II was also a serious game machine. It launched careers, birthed franchises, and set blueprints for entire genres. It did all of this with quirky color,…
Fast feat. Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds is out for Switch and other platforms today, and you may have seen generally positive reviews popping up elsewhere. It seems Sega has managed to assemble a dynamic, colourful racer to rival Mario Kart World in many respects, a feat which was far from a foregone conclusion. Yes, Sega was…
Category: Games September 25, 2025 Free Play Days – Diablo IV, PGA Tour 2K25, Rematch, Dungeons 3, Bassmaster Fishing and Trailmakers Kyle Ocean, Marketing Manager, Xbox Clear out those weekend plans, we got tons to explore with Free Play Days! PGA Tour 2K25, Rematch, Dungeons 3, Bassmaster Fishing and Trailmakers are available this weekend for…
If you’re a fan of farming simulators and cosy games, then Puffpals: Island Skies has probably come up on your radar at some point over the last few years. This sweet, Animal Crossing-esque farming simulator being developed by plushie company Fluffnest was originally announced on April 6, 2022 with a Kickstarter project launched the following…
If you’ve bought a gaming PC, or even thought about buying a gaming PC in the last year or so, there’s a good chance you’ve seen them labelled as AI PCs. Turns out the desire for AI is lower than we might have thought, if recent Intel reports prove true. According to Digitimes (machine translated),…
Gaming is an expensive hobby. I mean, don’t get me started on how much you’re expected to shell out for even middling rig upgrades these days, or how full-price game releases are now asking for $70 of your hard-earned cash. In such a landscape, with console prices going up instead of down over time, is…
Launching next week. Just like clockwork, The Pokémon Company has revealed the next Trading Card Game Pocket expansion, ‘Deluxe Pack ex’, and it’s a blingy one. The upcoming set will arrive in the app on 29th September, and brings new ‘Parallel Foil’ cards to the table. These glistening offerings feature new art for pre-existing cards,…
Support is now available in Ares’ nightly builds. Support for NEC LD-ROM² is coming to Ares, and is already available as part of the multi-format emulator’s nightly builds, it’s been announced online. Last month, as you may well be aware, brought the exciting news that Ares would become the first ever emulator to support the…
An AMD patent application for a new spin on DDR5 PC memory has been spotted. The so-called high-bandwidth dual inline memory module or HB-DIMM is designed to boost memory bandwidth courtesy of pseudo channels, buffer chips and intelligent signal routing. It looks very fancy, but we’ll take some convincing it’ll appear in PCs any time…
Developer Illfonic last month announced a game based on 1978 horror classic Halloween, and now we’ve got a look at it. The game looks a lot like the studio’s own (excellent) Friday the 13th adaptation and is set in the small town of Haddonfield, recreated with real period style. It’s primarily an asymmetrical multiplayer horror…