An unorthodox radio station, exclusive games, and a bitter breakup. Few aspects of Nintendo’s history are as fascinating to us as the Nintendo Satellaview. Nintendo R&D2 designed the Japanese-exclusive Super Nintendo add-on back in the mid-’90s, with the device allowing users to download video games and other services via a satellite connection. It came about…
Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard has been a major source of corporate drama these past few months. Back in April, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) moved to block the acquisition, stating “Microsoft’s proposed solution failed to effectively address the concerns in the cloud gaming sector”. This block included a massive, 200-plus page findings…
Category: Games December 10, 2024 From Tabletop to Desktop – How Total War: Warhammer Created 100 Legendary Lords Richard Aldridge, Senior Game Director, Creative Assembly Summary Total War: Warhammer III now has 100 Legendary Lords – learn how they got made. Total War: Warhammer III Omens of Destruction is available now on the Microsoft Store….
Top Deal: Do you remember the first time you did it? The pure ecstasy, the way it felt, the noises your actions made? And once you do it, you can’t get enough of it! Ah yes, the joy of typing on a mechanical keyboard. If you’re a virgin to the pure delight of pecking away…
Former Riot Games vice president Greg Street was heading up development of the studio’s long-awaited League of Legends MMO when he announced earlier this year that he was leaving the company, saying that “it’s time for something new.” Apparently that “something new” is a new MMO, as he revealed today that he’s launched a new…
If you find the concept of MSI’s Claw alluring but aren’t very impressed with its power and software, the new Claw 7 AI and Claw 8 AI might be worth a look, even with the annoying AI namedrop in there. Officially announced today, the 7- and 8-inch handheld gaming PCs have upgraded batteries and, being…
Useful software or bloat? If you’re not the type to install a custom ROM on your Android phone, then the first thing you’re likely to do when buying a new handset or tablet is see which bits of pre-installed software can be removed. The rest can be tossed in a custom ‘junk’ folder (out of…
There is a feeling that I remember from when I was a kid playing video games: the huge, intense satisfaction when I finally beat a level or a boss I had been struggling with for a while. The feeling of learning how to overcome a challenge, with my brain and my thumbs. The combination of…
What’s up, World Warriors? It’s been an eventful month for Street Fighter V as we just announced a slew of new modes and features for the game at Tokyo Game Show, including Daily Targets, additional Stage KOs, and much more! Beyond that, we also revealed the Capcom Pro Tour 2016 DLC mystery costume we teased…
In what I have convinced myself is the studio’s Christmas gift to me specifically, GSC Game World has announced that it’s updating Stalker. No not Stalker 2, the old Stalkers: Shadow of Chernobyl, Clear Sky, and Call of Pripyat. In an encyclical on X, “The Everything App,” GSC announced that the classic Stalker games would…