During my college years, I transitioned from exclusively gaming on computers like the Commodore 64 and Amiga. In so doing, I found myself drifting toward the underdog systems of the time, like the Sega Master System and, eventually, the Atari Jaguar. Another underdog system that I took under my wing was NEC’s TurboGrafx-16. While the…
Have you added them to your collection? Nintendo’s amiibo line is still a thing in 2024, with the first releases of the year arriving earlier this week. In case you did miss it, it’s a double pack featuring the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 protagonist Noah and Mio. They’re available now for $39.99 / £34.99 and will…
Free to roam. Many of us have just wrapped up our second weekend with Mario Kart World, and by this point you’ve probably seen most of the Grand Prix mode and had your rear end handed to you various times in Knockout Tour (I swear, there’s no middle ground with that one – I either…
I’ve been patrolling the halls of CES 2025 on the lookout for anything weird and wonderful. Lo and behold, a keyboard inspired by a loaf of bread. Perfect. Job done, I can go home now. It’s the ‘Bun Wonderland’ from Monsgeek, which isn’t a company I’m too familiar with but turns out it’s actually Akko,…
Concrete Genie launches Tuesday from Pixelopus, the team that brought us Entwined. This new adventure tells the story of Ash, a young boy who sets out to restore color to an abandoned fishing town at the behest of — and with help from — the genies for which the game is named. Brush in hand,…
Multiple bugs have also been addressed. Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP wasn’t in the best state at launch, but the developer Dragami Games has rolled out multiple updates since then smoothing out some issues, fixing bugs, improving performance and even adding some bonus content. With this in mind, the latest update (Version 1.07) has now gone live…
Okami 2, please. Just recently, we reported that developer Masahiro Sakurai had been successful in the Switch 2 lottery system in Japan, thus receiving an invite to purchase the upcoming console. Now, another legendary developer has announced his own success, and that’s Hideki Kamiya. Famous for his work on Resident Evil 2, Bayonetta, and Okami,…
Category: Games September 17, 2025 Step Into the Necropolis in the Little Nightmares III Demo Coralie FenielloGlobal Producer, Little Nightmares III The mirror has shattered. For the very first time, players can venture into the Necropolis, one of the most mysterious locations in Little Nightmares III, thanks to a free demo available now! The horrors…
Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for May 19 to 23 Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published May 16, 2025 Welcome to Next Week on Xbox! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Xbox PC, and Game Pass! Get more…
There’s a lot going on in games that we’re not supposed to see, such as the invisible bunnies that make World of Warcraft work. In the case of hit RPG Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, it turns out that some of those dramatic cutscenes are happening in the midst of unseen limb chaos, as evidenced by…