Just over a year ago, we launched our first dedicated remote play device, PlayStation Portal remote player, with an aspiration to deliver a console-quality gaming experience on a handheld device. PS Portal was an ambitious product for us, and we have been delighted by the positive response from our fans and to see that our…
To hell with these bugs. Since the launch of the Switch 2, Nintendo and developers have been working to make as many Switch games as possible compatible with the new system. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
“Sony licensing couldn’t get their act together about the royalty terms”. Sony almost crammed a PlayStation inside a DualShock controller, it has been revealed. The unreleased hardware was shown off by former Sony and DMA Design staffer Brian ‘Biscuit’ Watson at an event hosted at The Retro Collective museum in the UK (thanks, GamesRadar). Read…
We’re looking for a talented and experienced News Editor to join the team. Back when Time Extension launched in 2022, everyone here at Hookshot Media knew we were taking a gamble. While interest in retro gaming has grown over the decades, it’s still a small niche in a very large market, and there has always…
Rebooting… Screamer, the arcade-style racing game set in an anime-inspired dystopian world, could be on its way to Switch 2 in the future. A rating has been spotted on the USK in Germany for a Nintendo version of the game. This “high-speed” game, which is filled with “merciless combat and a gripping storyline”, launched on…
Minecraft is gearing up to release its first update for 2026, and thanks to a post shared on the official blog, we’ve received our first look at what it’ll involve. Even with this post though, there’s still a lot we don’t know about the drop, like its name or release date. In fact, only one…
When Path of Exile first emerged on the ARPG scene, it was like an oasis in the desert. Diablo 2 had long reigned as the genre go-to and Diablo 3 was still shaking off the worst aspects of its notoriously rocky launch. Over 10 years later, it’s a very different story: Diablo 4 got a…
Bonjour, evildoers. Today’s Triple-i Initiative showcase promised us some Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse news, and we got a little bit of that during today’s presentation. In the short new trailer up top, featuring commentary from Motion Twin — the lead developer on Konami’s revival, who also created Dead Cells — we got a look at some…
Nintendo has released a new system update for the Nintendo Switch system today bringing the system software to Version 10.0.4. The update doesn’t include any new user features, but instead it fixes a recent credit card issue on the eShop in certain unspecified countries. You can check out the full patch notes below. VER. 10.0.4…
Five Finger Fillet is, like many things, undoubtedly a creation fuelled by medieval bozos with too much time on their hands and booze in their bodies. Grab a knife and stab it between your fingers? For fun? Definitely the invention of an alcohol-addled mind. It is also something I am unbelievably rubbish at, as someone…