Hamster announced a new batch of Arcade Archives games for the Nintendo Switch during the Tokyo Game Show 2020 which took place at the weekend. There’s probably a number of games you recognise and the company will continue announcing releases every Wednesday and then distribute them on the Switch eShop on Thursday. Individual titles haven’t…
Metal Gear, Minecraft, Soul Calibur and Virtua Fighter all supported. Online play has been part of the emulation scene for ages, but emulators which are focused on more recent platforms have struggled with the fact that these systems require very complex infrastructure when it comes to replicating play over the internet. The good news is…
A game where dying can be your best ally; Heart-pounding narrative in a war-torn landscape. Innovative top-down shooter with an extensive weapons array. Die Again presents an electrifying top-down shooting experience where survival hinges on death itself! By strategically perishing near foes, you can inhabit their bodies and persist in the bloody fray. Sometimes the…
One of the fighting game community’s most prolific streamers and commentators has announced he’ll no longer be attending EVO following the event’s buyout by the Saudi government. Sajam has served as one of the biggest bridges between the fighting game community and the larger mainstream videogame space over the last several years alongside other figures…
While Octopath Traveler 0 almost doesn’t chart at all. The latest UK Charts data is in and Nintendo’s latest flagship title, Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, has debuted at number 3, coming in behind Mario Kart World and EA SPORTS FC 26. The game performed considerably better on the Switch 2, making up 83% of the…
1993 classic gets a new lease of life. Namco’s 1993 arcade cult classic Numan Athletics has been confirmed as the next release in Hamster’s Arcade Archives series. A futuristic sports title with a range of wild and wacky events, it was sadly never ported to any home system at the time of release but would…
Welcome to Bath Vegas – a sprawling metropolis of neon lights and retro Americana. It’s a party city fizzing with bubbly personalities and home to the world’s most spectacular foam party! That’s what you’ll get to experience in Foamstars – a new cooperative multiplayer shooter for PS5 and PS4 that puts two competitive teams of…
I’ve had the pleasure of attending a single Download Festival—one of the UK’s biggest rock and metal events going—and I thought I was cool with never attending another. Well, erm, that certainly was the case until about two seconds ago, when the organiser dropped another 14 acts for this year’s festival. Among them? Final Fantasy…
The shuffle feature in NYT’s Connections can be a real game saver—or a complete failure, depending on the day and the words in question. That’s where we come in. There’s a set of helpful hints for the September 16 (#97) puzzle ready if you need them, as well as every answer for today’s game if…
A demo for fantasy survival game Enshrouded has hit for this October’s Steam Next Fest, and the action-RPG survival adventure is looking pretty good for fans of having cool fights, surviving the wilds, and building sick castles. Announced earlier this year, Enshrouded quickly caught our attention for the developers’ pitch concept. They wanted to make…