Pac-Man Fever. This year marks the 45th anniversary of Namco’s ridiculously popular and influential arcade game Pac-Man. So, to celebrate this important milestone, the company has revealed a year-long celebration of the series, to take place throughout 2025 and into early 2026, which spans video games, live events, and more (h/t: Gamespot). Read the full…
Sticks, be gone. As per rumours, AYANEO has refreshed its excellent Pocket Micro handheld in the form of the Pocket Micro Classic (thanks, Retro Dodo). The big change here is that the Android-based device does away with the dual analogue sticks and reduces the price to $179—$20 cheaper than the original model, and comfortably the…
With Season 2 kicking off and the start of the Tekken World Tour right around the corner, 2025 looks like it’s going to be another amazing year for fans of Bandai Namco’s legendary Tekken series. As one of the earliest fighting games on the original PlayStation, Tekken has a unique link to the consoles, with…
The kids are alright! Connecting a video game console to your TV today is a pretty straightforward process. But that hasn’t always been the case, as a group of school kids recently found out when their teacher challenged them to plug in an original Nintendo Entertainment into an old black & white TV from the…
“We are currently exploring the possibility of selling the X68000 Z outside Japan”. ZUIKI launched the X68000 Z a short time ago, a micro-console tribute to the Japanese home computer of the same name, originally made by Sharp. The firm recently announced that two new (and larger) X68000 Z models are on the way this…
Marvel Rivals has an impressively large hero roster, but the upcoming limited-time game mode, Clone Rumble, throws all of that to the wind as it gives players the difficult task of picking between just a couple of characters. Clone Rumble is a PvP mode that pits two teams against each other, much like standard quick…
Best Buy has had a quintet of MSRP-priced RTX 5070 graphics cards listed for a while. Will those actually go on sale later today? We’ll see. But arguably the more relevant listings are cards priced above Nvidia’s $549 MSRP for the RTX 5070. And now a number have been listed on Best Buy at levels…
Coming March 6th. This week’s Arcade Archives release has been revealed as VS. Mystery Tower (known in Japan as VS. Tower of Babel) — a port of the 1986 Famicom puzzle platformer that was originally created for Nintendo’s VS. System (thanks Famitsu!). Developed by Namco, the Famicom version of the game was exclusive to Japan…
Activision, which has recently fully doubled-down on using AI slop art assets in its games, has also coincidentally invented a new and bespoke way to annoy you for seemingly precious little gain. Picture this: You see an advertisement for a new game from a trusted developer. You think hey, that looks interesting, let me give…
Alienware has announced a pair of new OLED gaming monitors and—huzzah!—one of them marks a new low price point for the brand. The new Alienware 27 AW2725D is a 27-inch 1440p panel running at 280 Hz and it’s yours for just $550. Oh, and Alienware also has some new more affordable LCD models, to boot….