When Marvel Rivals Season 1 launched last week, a whole host of updates came with it. There were new heroes and some much-needed nerfs and buffs, but there was also something else that went unmentioned in the patch notes: asset hash checking. This prevented client-side mods from working in Marvel Rivals. NetEase considers modding a…
Steam Deck’s OS is let loose, and it could change the handheld gaming market. Handheld gaming PCs like the AYANEO Flip DS can already run Steam, but only via the Windows-based OS they come pre-loaded with. It provides a less-than-ideal user experience when compared to native SteamOS Last week, Valve announced that it was expanding…
‘Fish’ was discovered on a coin-op division back-up tape. Last week, it was announced that a new, unreleased Atari 2600 prototype had recently been discovered on a VAX/VMS backup tape from Atari’s Coin-Op Division, and that better yet, it’s available now for anyone who wants to give it a go. The news was initially shared…
Credits include Master of Orion, Conquest of the New World and Castles II. Writer, board game designer and video game developer Alan Emrich has passed away at the age of 65, we’re sad to report. His death was reported on the ConsimWorld forums (thanks, Game Developer). During his career, Amrich penned multiple strategy guides, founded…
Can you believe that over one fifth of PC gaming monitors sold today are OLED panels? So, says no less an authority on the subject than LG. To be more precise, LG told YouTube channel HDTVTest that OLED now has 22% of the PC gaming monitor market. LG notes that market share has been achieved…
2025 off to a predictably sleepy start. The latest UK charts are in and, with only one new release to speak of, the list is much as you might expect. Ys Memoire: The Oath in Felghana was the only new entry to the chart this week, just sneaking into the top 40 to land in…
Category: Games Dynasty Warriors: Origins Truly Reinvents a Decades-Long Series Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Published January 13, 2025 Dynasty Warriors is comfort food for me – Omega Force’s long-running series tells the same kingdom-spanning tale in with each instalment, always aiming to deliver on its “1v1000” combat conceit with each new game. Discovering the…
Double the damage, double the fun! The ROM hacker BillyTime!Games has just released a new patch for Final Fight 2 that rebalances the SNES beat ’em up. This new patch doubles the amount of damage inflicted on enemies and players, speeding up the game and reducing some of the monotony of battling your way through…
Clip your wireless pad to your phone. Accessory maker 8BitDo has announced a clip which allows you to bolt its Micro / Zero 2 wireless controllers to your smartphone. While other control options include clamp-like physical controls and 3D-printed cases with capacitive buttons, 8BitDo’s approach is to take its existing, pocket-friendly Bluetooth pads and fix…
Keeping the party going. We’re back with the latest Japanese charts folks; the first of 2025! It’s a little bit different for this first go around, too. Famitsu has posted software sales figures for the two weeks of 23rd-29th December and 30th Dec – 5th January, but no hardware figures. We’ll collate the top ten…