The latest review scores have come through from the most recent edition of Japanese gaming magazine, Famitsu. The review section is a little barebones this week with only four games rated. The highest rated video game this week is a tie between Coffee Talk and Valfaris which are both on the Nintendo Switch system. Here’s…
Gequa used Bubbul Beam! If you’re reading this, then you’ve probably already seen the Pokémon: Winds and Waves trailer with its underwater exploration and probably-important cloud. You’ve marvelled at the tropical setting, sighed with relief at the 2027 release date, and admitted that Gecqua would be a cooler hang than Pombon. Pomeranians are delusional, yappy…
The return of the prodigal sun. This review originally went live in 2014, and we’re updating and republishing it to celebrate the game’s arrival in Switch’s Game Boy Advance library via the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack. Back in 2001 (2002 in Europe) some players were left feeling short-changed when Golden Sun reached its abrupt…
The GameDiscoverCo newsletter studies how people find the games they play. You may remember the time they analyzed the names of bestselling games on Steam to learn what they had in common. Their latest look at Steam is an in-depth study of keywords in capsule descriptions—the paragraph of summary under the icon on the top-right…
Lies of P is pretty tough in its own right, especially for those who play it expecting something identical to Soulsborne. While the game definitely takes a hefty dose of influence from those popular games, it has its own systems and challenges to overcome, not least of all, a heavy focus on deflecting attacks that…
Nintendo has released a brand new firmware update for the Nintendo Switch, which brings it to version 9.2.0. It is the first Switch firmware update since December, but it doesn’t change much, In fact, the only thing in Nintendo’s official patch notes are “general system stability improvements to enhance the user’s experience”. So, those who…
Remember the guy with the balls so big he sued Amazon and JRR Tolkien’s grandson, claiming they infringed on his Lord of the Rings fanfic with the Rings of Power TV series? In a shocking turn of events that no one (except literally everyone) saw coming, he lost badly and now owes the Tolkien estate…
Prettyyy, prettyyy, prettyyy, pretty good. Note. We’re still working on our review of the overall MGS Master Collection Vol. 2 package – keep an eye out for our verdict soon. Reviewing Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots in 2026 is a tough proposition. Even back in 2008, its lengthy cutscenes were considered excessive…
I wasn’t a fan of how Steam’s achievement pop-ups looked on the Steam Deck, so I changed them. I made a Decky-Plugin that provides the gamer, to design their ideal achievement pop-up look with some added themes. from r/SteamDeck Here’s one for all you achievement addicts out there; you can now customise your Steam Deck achievement pop…
Mario and Donkey Kong are here. Nintendo has announced two more Game Boy titles to the Switch Online service and they’re available right now. First up we have the 1994 title Donkey Kong and along with this is the 1995 puzzle game Mario Picross. You can see both games in action in the video above….