The latest UK physical video game software charts are now in and FIFA 21 has fairly predictably reclaimed the No.1 position, fending off Ubisoft’s latest Assassin’s Creed game, Assassin’s Creed Valhalla. This week has seen the immensely popular Animal Crossing: New Horizons climb back up the charts to No.3. As previously reported Mario Kart 8…
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…
I find myself thinking of this past year in terms of pre-Baldur’s Gate 3 and post-Baldur’s Gate 3, which might be unfair to the legions of great games that were released otherwise. I’ve gone back through the archive and settled on thirteen heaters from the first half of the year that practically feel like they…
Preserving ‘Nintendo Game Pack’ cards for a new generation. Before we get into the nitty gritty of this piece, some background info. The original plan was to write an article documenting the more than ten examples of lost and forgotten Zelda games, which included the Barcode Battler cards, the Milton Bradley board game, and the…
1999’s biggest JRPG. Square’s Final Fantasy VIII turns 25 today. The game was released on the PlayStation in Japan on February 11th, 1999. It would come to North America in September of the same year before hitting Europe in October. Read the full article on timeextension.com 1999’s biggest JRPG. Square’s Final Fantasy VIII turns 25…
But it won’t comment on “individual cases”. Palworld, the new “open-world survival and crafting game”, has become an overnight sensation and it’s got pretty much everyone in gaming and the industry talking about it. Of course, there are two parties many are waiting to hear from and one of them happens to be Nintendo –…
“No AI was used for the coding of this game”. The 3DO hardware has something of a complicated legacy. Developed and conceived by The 3DO Company’s CEO, Trip Hawkins, who had risen to fame as the Electronic Arts’ original founder, it took a slightly different approach from the other consoles available at the time. Rather…
“Whether you’re a casual fan or a dedicated collector, your opinions matter”. Blaze, the company behind the Evercade range of systems, is currently running a survey to find out more about its customers—as well as those who have yet to purchase an Evercade product. The survey is live until June 19th, and will “help shape…
Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney recently said digital storefronts like Steam should stop using AI disclosure labels because “AI will be involved in nearly all future production” anyway. PC Gamer’s Tyler Wilde disagreed (as do I), but he also noted that such disclosures can be tricky for developers: “Does it count if you used Photoshop’s…
Or updates related to game balance. If you’ve been wondering about Splatoon Raiders getting any DLC in the future, there’s supposedly nothing on the menu right now. Speaking to Famitsu recently, the game’s producer Seita Inoue says there are currently no plans for DLC, or updates related to game balance, as this title is designed…