For many gamers, retro titles are more than just old cartridges collecting dust on a shelf. They represent an era when creativity trumped graphics, and every pixel felt like part of something magical. These games, from 8-bit icons to arcade hits that defined pop culture, didn’t just entertain us; they built a legacy that continues…
This article was published in the June 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. As the Internet of Things progresses, so must its security features Now that the Internet of Things is spawning devices that share our workplaces, homes, vehicles, clothes, and bodies, the industry is mulling over…
An avalanche of quality. The Switch 2 has gotten off to a bit of a weird start. Although there’s no denying that the console has been a massive commercial success since its launch on 5th June 2025 — officially selling over 10 million units — there’s a niggling, underlying sense of dissatisfaction amongst some fans…
Plus a little logo teaser. Jim Carrey is back as Dr. Robotnik in the Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movie, Variety has revealed. Today, the day of the Sega Mega Drive / Genesis’ Sonic the Hedgehog 3‘s 30th anniversary, Variety broke the news alongside the official Sonic movie Twitter account revealing a little teaser for the…
Noctua is perhaps best known for its brown fans and conventional air coolers, but it might not be long until it makes its move into the liquid cooling world, too. Noctua founder, Roland Mossig, showed off the prototype of its pumpless thermosiphon cooling unit in Japan this weekend, and according to Japanese tech outlet Hermitage…
A new beta version of ‘Rogue 7800’ has just been released. Following its original release on Unix-based computer systems in the early ’80s, the dungeon crawler Rogue received a bunch of commercial ports to home platforms, with the help of publishers like Mastertronic and Epyx; this included versions for Atari 8-bit computers and the Atari…
Back in my day… One of the best surprises from the recent Switch 2 Direct is that the upcoming console will include GameCube titles for those on the Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion pack subscription tier. These include The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker, SoulCalibur II, and F-Zero GX at launch with more confirmed…
To prove to the growing number of players who think Marvel Rivals’ ranked mode is rigged or somehow unfair, the official X account dropped a video that reveals a surprising amount of detail about why that’s totes not the case. Lead combat designer Zhiyong spends a packed 18 minutes explaining the math that determines how…
“The response to the software at the pre-order event was dismal”. Yosuke Okunari is one of Sega’s most notable employees in recent times, having tirelessly promoted the company’s history across a wide range of systems and products. In his recent column for Beep Shop (thanks, Kurt Kalata), Okunari discusses one of his early forays in…
The action-RPG, Ys IX: Monstrum Nox, brings Adol’s latest adventure to PS4 next year, in which Adol finds himself imbued with a mysterious power and entwined in an ancient secret deeply rooted within the city he’s trapped in. The Pact Edition includes the “Monstrum Memoirs” mini-art book and “Melodies of the Macabre” soundtrack. Pre-order your…