One of this year’s biggest surprises. Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they’ve been chewing over. Today, Kate delves into a new addition to a f2p indie minnow called ‘Fortnite’ that turns out to be one of 2023’s best surprises… Read the full…
Designer of The Sims Will Wright appeared on Twitch today to talk about his next life sim, Proxi, and share a few memories about The Sims. During the stream on BreakthroughT1D’s channel, Wright explained why he was building his next life sim using the real memories of the people playing it, and shared some of…
Nintendo announced earlier this week that the ink-tastic Splatoon 2 will be getting a special Super Mario themed Splatfest in January 2021. You can choose to be either Team Super Size or Team Invincibly. To celebrate the occasion Nintendo will be selling physical Splatfest T-shirts for Nintendo Switch Online members, which will be available for…
Twenty-twenty-FOOOOOOOOUR!!! A round of applause for you and yours — you did it! You made it through the gauntlet of 2023’s brilliant video games all the way to a brand new year. Happy 2024, everyone! With Switch entering its seventh year in 2023, our expectations — with the exception of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom,…
Update: Now available for Apple II too! Update : Fresh off porting Stunt Car Racer to the Commodore Plus/4, Cobbpg has released yet another incredible port of the game. This time, it’s for the Apple II computer, which was originally released all the way back in 1977. Cobbpg writes the following about his latest project:…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Beta ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made to these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes…
This year’s Tokyo Game Show 2020 was an online only event for obvious reasons, but next year the organisers are hopeful that the event will be held at its original physical location which is Makuhari Messe in Chiba, Japan. The prestigious annual event will start on 30th September 2021 and run until 3rd October 2021….
The key to success? Clamshell portables have a long history; Nintendo kicked things off with its dual-screen Game & Watch range and continued the trend with the popular GBA SP, Nintendo DS and Nintendo 3DS – a selection of systems which sold hundreds of millions of units worldwide. There’s certainly something pleasing about a device…
CHICAGO, IL – January 12, 2024 – The Business Intelligence Group named 11 executives, 47 companies, and 108 products as leaders and winners of the 2024 BIG Innovation Awards. This annual business awards program recognizes organizations, products, and people that are bringing new ideas to life in innovative ways. “Humanity relies on innovation to improve our…
The mid-to-late ‘70s saw the dawn of handheld electronic games and the beginning of my collecting something other than comic books. Console systems like the Fairchild Channel F and Atari 2600 launched in 1976 and 1977 respectively, but their high prices – $250 for an Atari plus $30-$45 per game – were prohibitive for many…