Make a little life in your spare time. Video games are usually based on a power fantasy. We wish we could slay the dragon, overthrow the evil king, or run faster than any hedgehog ever should. Possibly the biggest power fantasy of all, though, is offered by Terra Nil, which allows you to tackle the…
“Probably one of the most major finds we did in a while”. Nintendo’s Satellaview add-on for the Super Famicom (SNES to you and me) was a fascinating piece of equipment—as you’ll be aware if you’ve read our exhaustive feature on it. Using satellites to broadcast data, the Satellaview was home to some unique titles, many…
The SNES game only allowed up to 2 players in the final version. A previously undiscovered prototype of the Super Nintendo game Megaman Soccer has recently been published online on The Cutting Room Floor, revealing a few new insights into the development of the project (as spotted by the Mega Man news site Rockman Corner!)….
The recent State of Play was unforgettable for all of us at Piccolo Studio, as we finally got to show you our passion project, Arise: A Simple Story. When our debut game arrives on December 3, it will take you on a bittersweet journey, where memories — both happy and tragic — come alive. The…
U.S. Patent Office orders reexamination of Nintendo patent. Nintendo faces another setback in its legal battle against Pocketpair and Palworld. As reported by Games Fray (thanks, IGN), the U.S. Patent Office boss John Squires (no, not quite The Stone Roses guitarist – close, though) has ordered the reexamination of Nintendo’s “summon sub-character and let it…
Rejoice all ye of fading faith in the internet. No less an authority on the subject than Tim Berners-Lee, credited by many as it inventor, thinks it’s not to late for a fix. But you might like to skip his prognostications on AI. They’re a little less optimistic. In an interview with the Guardian as…
2025 was an excellent year for videogames. We got Arc Raiders, Battlefield 6, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and of course, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a game that I in no way expected to love as much as I did. But it seems as if its success was a surprise for more than just myself, as its…
After nearly a quarter century of helping lead Bethesda Softworks, Pete Hines, the company’s head of publishing and one of its most recognizable faces, has announced that he is leaving the company and retiring from the videogame industry. “After 24 years, I have decided my time at Bethesda Softworks has come to an end,” Hines…
Textures & models from the Xbox version are now being imported. It’s not been that long since a group of Dreamcast fan developers, led by SKMP, banded together to produce unofficial ports of Grand Theft Auto III and Grand Theft Auto: Vice City. But already, it appears that someone has begun releasing new mods for…
Nothing beats the feel of a freshly installed operating system. It’s all so fast and snappy, with nothing clogging up the registry or start menu. The only problem is that it’s a bit of a drag to do, not least being the time spent waiting for Windows just to install itself. Wouldn’t it be great…