Yum! Back in 1989, the Oliver Twins released Fast Food, a Dizzy-themed take on Pac-Man’s maze-based action—and the game is now getting an unofficial sequel for the Amiga, thanks to developer AcidBottle and BitmapSoft. Built using the Scorpion Engine, Fast Food 2 will offer 25 levels, split into five different zones. It will offer three…
We did not CDs coming. There’s always been a little bit of contention over the design of physical game cases and their box art on Switch consoles, with most of the hate pointed towards the rather ugly way that the spines can sometimes present unevenly whilst sat on shelving, and at the printed disclaimers that…
Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for June 23 to 27 Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published June 20, 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…
Arrives June 26th. An enhanced version of the Neo Geo vertically-scrolling shoot ’em up Fast Striker is set to be released on Nintendo Switch later this month. Fast Striker EX (as the new release is being called) will be published on June 26th, 2025 on the Nintendo Switch eShop, and will reportedly be the first…
Category: Games June 20, 2025 What Would Flynn Do? Making Disney’s Tron: Catalyst the Right Way Mike Bithell Creative Director, Tron: Catalyst Disney’s ‘Tron’ is a movie steeped in the history and culture of video games. It is, and I say this without hyperbole, a film as important to arcade culture of the ’80s as…
“I don’t intend on having anyone tell me what to do on this one”. Adi Shankar, the producer behind Netflix’s Castlevania and Devil May Cry animated series, has revealed that he owns the animated rights to Duke Nukem and seems keen to do something pretty unique with the character. Speaking to Esquire, Shankar—who also has…
The ultimate gaming chip on a budget? That’s what we were hoping for out of the Ryzen 5 5600X3D, which did live up to the hype, except it only launched in a handful of Micro Center stores. Now, it looks like AMD might be launching another promising mid-range chip in the Ryzen 5 9600X3D, though…
As I wrote when it first launched, I’ve quite enjoyed Occult Crescent, the Bozja-esque field operation mode. It’s far from perfect, mind—it’s a real ‘you snooze, you lose’ mentality that’ll see you late to any fight you’re not speeding towards within 0.2 seconds of it spawning. Its biggest problem by far, though, is Forked Tower….
Dear reader, my job is to find clever, informative, and interesting ways to deliver news to you—but upon hearing that the Forked Tower, a raid at the end of Final Fantasy 14’s recent exploration zone the Occult Crescent, wasn’t given a normal version most people could do because of “cost”? I am struggling for words…
Dear Trailblazers, greetings from the Honkai: Star Rail development team. It’s been a while, we’ve truly missed you. Today, we bring you the latest news from Version 3.4, “For the Sun is Set to Die,” arriving officially on July 2. As the trailblazing expedition reaches its dramatic peak in Amphoreus, the Chrysos Heirs are pouring…