Check out The Realm Realm in Walsall. The arcade business is in a funny spot right now. While the glory days of the ’80s and ’90s are a distant memory, independent arcade operators are still plying their trade all over the world. Sure, we’ve had plenty of sad closures recently – not to mention financial…
The well-received and technically competent Crysis Remastered on the Nintendo Switch has received a new patch bringing the game to Version 1.3.0. The new update adds a range of gyro aim options for Switch owners to tinker around with and improve their play style. There’s also a bug fix which certain users encountered if their…
The Legend of Mina. Since its release in 2014, Shovel Knight has been a gift that keeps on giving. Groundbreaking for its hugely successful crowdfunding campaign, it also helped usher in a glorious era of throwback platforming gems like Sabotage Studio’s The Messenger. Yacht Club Games has spent years expanding the Shovel-verse while developing its…
Free spins are a casino marketing staple. Yet their history goes much further back than players may think. As soon as you encounter any sort of casino marketing in the digital age, it is almost certainly going to involve an offer for free spins. Woven into the foundation of the digital age of gambling, the…
To celebrate the upcoming launch of Bloodborne on PS4, we talk about our experience with the transforming weapons, Chalice Dungeons, and more. Also, we describe our eyes-on (and totally trippy) demo with The Heist on Project Morpheus. Plus, all the sauce talk and maniacal cackling you could ever ask for. Enjoy the show! Subscribe via…
“Rediscover this divisive game in a whole new light”. The 32X is an add-on system which doesn’t get a lot of love these days, even from hardcore Sega fans. Designed to prolong the lifespan of the ageing 16-bit Genesis / Mega Drive, the 32X was quickly abandoned when it became clear that Sega should have…
Airing later this month. Ahead of the release of Tales of Graces f Remastered on the Switch next month, Bandai Namco will be hosting a special 30th anniversary broadcast. This live stream will take place on 16th December 2024 and will celebrate the past 30 years of the series while also featuring the latest remaster…
In these trying economic times, it is tempting to visit the website LinkedIn.com in search of gainful employment in the videogame business. On that dread portal one can find an endless parade of hucksters and hustlers promising they’re guarding the secret to success: a guaranteed six-figure career is just one $299.99 seminar away! Here on…
Card life. Just when we thought we had managed to shake Jimbo and his super-addictive poker roguelike, LocalThunk has gone and released Balatro in an all-new Switch 2 edition. Oh boy, here we go again… The new version is now live on the Switch eShop for £12.79 / $14.99 (with a sweet NA sale bringing…
Not so fuzzy math If you look at Valve’s most recent hardware and software audit for Steam (February 2016), you’ll see that Linux is represented by 0.91 percent of Steam gamers. That’s less than 1 percent, and considering that it was at 2 percent two years ago (March 2013), it would appear that Linux is…