You are likely to be eaten by a grue. Infocom’s original Zork trilogy is now open-source under an MIT license, thanks to the combined efforts of Microsoft’s Open Source Programs Office (OSPO), Xbox, and Activision (h/t: The Verge). The three classic text adventures — which Microsoft OSPO director Stacey Haffner and the Microsoft vice president…
During yesterday’s Pokemon Sword & Shield Expansion Pass presentation, The Pokemon Company announced that fans can now get their hands on Pikachu (Original Cap) and Pikachu (Partner Cap) Each of the Pikachu’s are wearing one of Ash Ketchum’s iconic caps from the Pokemon the Series animation. There will be a range of them for you…
Category: Next Week on XBOX July 10, 2026 Next Week on XBOX: New Games for July 13 to 17 Will Fulton, XBOX Wire Editor Welcome to Next Week on XBOX! In this weekly feature we cover all the games coming soon to XBOX Series X|S, XBOX One, XBOX on PC, and Game Pass! Get more…
Mamma mia! The NES classic Super Mario Bros. 3 is now 35 years old. Eek. Released in Japan on October 23rd 1988, the game was hailed as an instant smash hit. Amazingly, it didn’t come to North America until February 12th, 1990. It was even worse for European gamers, who had to wait until August…
BritneysPAIRS is back with a bang, delivering the highly anticipated CoinOps Deluxe 2025 MAX—a fully loaded powerhouse of retro gaming goodness! At 109GB, this release is the biggest and most ambitious build yet, redefining what it means to bring the arcade experience home. If you thought the Inspire release was something special, MAX takes things…
Remaking an old game in a new engine is a venerable and usually doomed mainstay of the modding scene. Always has been, always will be. They either stay ‘in development’ forever, get cease-and-desisted, or shrivel up in their incubators. It’s the natural order of things. Unless, apparently, they’re Skyblivion, the remake of The Elder Scrolls…
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A brand new episode of the Nintendo Power Podcast was released earlier today. Episode 26 is all about Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Nintendo says in the official episode description that you can “get some tales and tips from Chris & his guests as they discuss their first two weeks with Animal Crossing: New Horizons”. Nintendo’s…
We are very excited to bring Crypt of the NecroDancer, the award winning and critically acclaimed roguelike rhythm game to the PlayStation family! Move to the music delivering beatdowns to the beat on PS4 and PS Vita February 2nd. Crypt of the NecroDancer turns up the volume on typical 2D dungeon crawling action by adding…
Snow White is the first character you will unlock in Dreamlight Valley’s Wishblossom Ranch DLC, and she’s the first character you’ll speak to once you arrive. When you’ve found her waiting in the snow and give her your train ticket, you’ll initiate the “A Wishful Invitation” quest. This is incredibly easy to complete, and unlocks…