I have yet to play Stellar Blade, a game our Mollie says is about “a scantily-clad woman fighting to reclaim the planet”, and one that’s popped up in the headlines many times since its release for its incredible number of adult mods and overall… well, let’s face it, thirstiness. Now Samsung says it’s due to…
Threading the needle. You’ve read the title, you’ve seen photos of the booths online, so you know it’s coming — six years after its last official public demo, we’ve finally played Hollow Knight: Silksong. And, we’ve played it on Switch 2, too. Ahead of the game’s special broadcast tomorrow, 21st August, we — or, more…
Asteroids! Centipede! Space Invaders! BurgerTime! Blaze sub-brand HyperMegaTech! is launching a series of keyring-sized coin-op classics later this year. The Super Micro Keychain Gamer series features a 2-inch RGB TFT display with a resolution of 240×320, is powered by three AAA batteries and comes in four different variants: Read the full article on timeextension.com Asteroids!…
Will include The Settlers II: Gold Edition, among other titles. Retro Games Ltd., the company behind the C64 Mini and the A500 Mini, announced yesterday (August 19th) that it will be offering the first glimpse of its next machine at Gamescom 2025, which kicks off today in Cologne, Germany and is expected to last until…
Former Dragon Quest producer Ryutaro Ichimura says he left Square Enix because the developer and publisher was too focused on making “safe” games. In a recent episode of ReHacQ (translated by Automaton), Ichimura says he had always planned to go independent eventually, but Square Enix’s way of handling things sped that process up significantly. According…
Category: gamescom August 20, 2025 ROG Xbox Ally Handhelds Launch October 16: Get Ready to Play! Roanne SonesCVP Gaming Devices and Ecosystem, Xbox Summary The ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X launch October 16, with expanded day-one availability. We’re also announcing new handheld experiences today, including the Handheld Compatibility Program. With next-level performance…
Let’s Jet. Once upon a time, Jet-Ski games were all the rage. Arcade cabinets and fifth generation consoles were replete with these high-speed polygonal racers that sent you careening around tracks set in sunny locales with bobbing water physics. Aqua Jet was an early example of the trend and released the very same year as…
McDonald’s has once again hit the headlines with a series of cybersecurity fails, this time discovered by security researcher BobDaHacker. After alerting the company to the possibility of free chicken nuggets by taking advantage of its client-side only reward point validation system, only to be told by a software engineer they were “too busy” to…
‘Cart Clinic’ system allows you to update the game. The ModRetro version of Tetris is getting a multiplayer mode which really should have been included in the game when it launched alongside the Chromatic handheld back in 2024. While the game shipped with link cable support for multiplayer, it was missing the all-important ‘Battle’ mode…
Took something perfect and painted it red. Gamescom 2025 is officially underway, and a handful of team NL are out on the show floor, gobbling up as many of the games as we can get our hands on. Naturally, the Nintendo booth has captured much of our attention, with a particularly stacked line-up including the…