“There was something special about raising creatures & watching them grow”. Despite calls from Sonic fans for Sega to release a new standalone game based on Sonic’s Adventure’s Chao Garden over the last few years, the company has seemed somewhat reluctant in the past to revisit the pet-raising simulator in a title of its own….
“Most of our games are between five and 30 years old”. It’s been a tough time for the location-based entertainment sector recently, with arcades all over the world closing down due to a lack of footfall. While the glory days of the ’80s and ’90s are long since past, there are a few independent arcade…
Jess Kinghorn, hardware writer, amateur artist (Image credit: Future) This week: Besides levelling up my horse girls in Umamusume: Pretty Derby, I asked my best friend to draw me as one of the expeditioners in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (because that RPG really has become my entire personality). On account of my truly abysmal handwriting,…
Launched on the FM Towns in 1994. Queen Soft’s FM Town dating sim Gambler: Queen’s Cup has finally been translated into English, thanks to a team led by Derek Pascarella. Released exclusively in Japan in 1994, the game places you in the role of Mr. Takagi, a seasoned gambler who loves betting on horse races….
When remasters of Heretic and Hexen were surprise-released last week, my interest was piqued despite myself. I played both in the ’90s and didn’t love either of them. Released in 1994 by Raven Software, Heretic was a fantasy take on Doom and it was OK. The following year Hexen offered an RPG take on Doom—by…
“Get ready for a whole new ball game”. Last weekend, Nintendo held a special ‘Global Jam’ for the Switch 2 exclusive, Drag x Drive. This game is described as “the next generation” of 3-on-3 sports, where you use the mouse controls to speed around the court, and flick your wrists to perform tricks and shoot…
However much help you need with today’s Wordle, we’ve got something below that’ll sort your game out. Need a bit of guidance to get you going? That’s what the August 12 (1515) clue’s for. Want someone to sort that one weird yellow letter that just won’t behave out? Give our hints a try. Out of…
I don’t think you can go by a nom-de-plume like “Soulframe” without really, really loving videogames. More than a decade before Digital Extremes started cooking up its Warframe sequel, young Chinese architecture student Qiwei Liang came up with the name as his internet handle, and has been using it ever since. It lasted through his…
Here’s the blunt opener: the same four words that crowned NES champs—“A Winner Is You!”—explain why the best online casino games still hook us today. Fast payoff, crystal-clear feedback, no fluff. That victory flash compressed everything into one clean dopamine hit. Modern online casino sites that copy this cadence—quick win cue, readable tally, back to…
Treasure Tracker also got a Switch 2 upgrade recently. Nintendo Music has received its weekly update today and this time it adds the soundtrack from Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker. You’ll be able to listen to tracks like the game’s title theme, The King of Pyropuff Peak and much more. All up, this album contains a…