“the Switch didn’t age as gracefully as we’d hoped”. iFixit, one of the world’s leading online repair communities, has nerfed the original Switch’s ‘repairability score’ following a recent reassessment. Upon launch, the team had originally scored the console a pretty health 8/10, noting that the modular design of the system makes a lot of components…
‘Jaleco Sports: Goal!’ is available to wishlist now on GOG. Rock It Games, a publisher of physical and digital retro and indie games, revealed earlier this week that it is partnering with City Connection to rerelease two classic Jaleco sports games for modern PCs (via GOG). Jaleco Sports: Goal! is a new 2-in-one retro compilation…
They do look mighty similar to the old ones, mind. Well, it doesn’t take people long, does it? The Switch 2 has only just been released (heck, this writer hasn’t even got one yet) and early adopters are already taking apart their brand new Joy-Con controllers to see just what’s in there. Read the full…
Ever since Rockstar dropped the second GTA 6 trailer on us out of nowhere, dedicated fans have been combing through it. Some found minuscule mistakes, but mistakes nevertheless, and others have just decided to use it as inspiration. The opening scene of GTA 6’s second trailer shows Jason fixing some leaks in the roof of…
‘When’s Marvel?’ (or Mahvel, if we’re being picky) has been a rallying cry among fighting game fans for years now. Part meme, part genuine call for the return of Capcom’s classic Marvel vs Capcom series. Well, the good news is that Marvel is coming back, and we even know when—2026! The bad news is that…
Fraser Brown, Online Editor (Image credit: Future) This week: I’ve spent most of the week enjoying the delights of norovirus and playing comfort games while preparing for the onslaught of SGF trailers and announcements. But now I’ve left my sick bed to get angry about Thief. We’re in a smoky, dimly-lit boardroom. Sitting around a…
“I offer this story once again”. With the excellent news that Final Fantasy Tactics is to receive a revamped and re-energised outing on both Switch 1 and Switch 2 on 25th September, the game’s creator and director, Yasumi Matsuno, has taken to the internet to share some personal thoughts. Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles…
“Two heads are better than one”. Over the past year, there have been a lot of people online hoping that Retroid — the manufacturer of emulation-based machines like the Retroid Pocket Flip 2 and Retroid Pocket Classic — might soon join the likes of Ayaneo, OneXSugar, and MagicX in releasing a DS or 3DS-style dual-screen…
When it comes to upgrading your gear in Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time, knowing how to get iron is essential. Unfortunately, you won’t be able to stroll into a mine and immediately start farming iron ingots straight away. You need to smelt ore to craft iron ingots first. This means you need…
I’m all full up, thanks. If you’re old enough to read this, you’re likely old enough to remember that, at its launch, the Switch provided us all with a few giggles as we learned that its cartridges, tiny as they are, had been coated in a yummy-tasting sauce that keeps silly animals and the like…