“Retro gaming culture and preservation is my life”. If you like getting your retro content via the medium of the audio podcast, then you’ll almost certainly be aware of The Retro Hour, which has been running for over ten years now and is one of the most popular podcasts of its kind online. Established in…
We’ve been tracking graphics card prices for the past twelve months and after yet another pricing surge last week, there’s been a wave of depression sweeping the PC Gamer offices. It’s Nvidia GPUs that have been hit the hardest, with the ludicrous situation where the cheapest RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB we can find is…
As we’ve reported on many times over the years, Valve’s hardware efforts attract the attention of the DIY project community like no other. The Steam Controller is no exception, as creator Owen Feldman has managed to get classic text adventure Zork running on its internal hardware. Feldman has documented the project on their blog, but…
SNK fought alongside their greatest rival Capcom to define the “traditional” 2D fighting game. The King of Fighters (KoF) and Fatal Fury are as classic as Street Fighter, but SNK was more willing to walk on the wild side than Western audiences may realize, often placing their iconic characters in more absurd scenarios than Capcom…
Cut the cable. The impending arrival of the Evercade Nexus means that Blaze’s retro-focused family of systems finally has dual analogue control built-in – but, as long-standing fans will tell you, that’s already been possible on the Evercade VS, VS-R and Alpha consoles. Support for third-party dual analogue controllers has been in beta for some…
“We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience”. FromSoftware has closed the first network test session for The Duskbloods before it’s even begun. Scheduled to kick off at 11am BST, all users (as far as we can tell) were stuck at the main menu for the duration, consistently failing to log into the game’s servers. While FromSoftware…
Peach pouches, Pikmin paperclips, Zelda…zatchels. With the school term starting again soon — or having already commenced in some parts of the world — it’s time to make sure the backpacks are in order and fully equipped for the first leg of the academic year. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
‘A Village Built On Wind’ appeared on streaming sites recently. Kumi Tanioka, the composer of several games in the Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles series, has felt compelled to issue a statement on social media after a new album, which appeared to be AI-generated, was released on various streaming platforms like YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music,…
I grew up in a golden age of FPS games. With the likes of Modern Warfare 2, F.E.A.R., Halo: Reach, and Black Ops 2 all releasing back when I had no responsibilities and all the time in the world; I didn’t know how good I had it. Looking back on it now, it’s clear to…
An unusual sight was seen at a recent San Diego city council meeting, as arch Sith Lord Darth Vader made a rare public appearance to advocate for Flock’s AI-assisted surveillance technology. Okay, someone dressed as Darth Vader. But can we really be sure? Yes, yes we can. Anyway, 404 Media reports that Vader spoke with…