‘Hey, where’d Major Kong go?’. A more modest addition to Hamster’s Arcade Archives range this week, with the gentle, wafting arrival of Taito’s highly explosive Balloon Bomber, landing on console platforms tomorrow, October 1. Released in 1980, Balloon Bomber is among the earliest of Taito’s arcade output, as the developer ventured into the burgeoning world…
Kicking off later this week. Yes, it really is here — Inazuma Eleven: Victory Road, the soccer RPG from Level-5 which has seen multiple delays and two name changes, finally launches on 13th November 2025 on Switch and Switch 2. And ahead of that day, the developer has shared the first 30 minutes of the…
Rumors of a deal between the two companies first began to swirl in February For many Surface users, the Surface Pen is critical to the whole device experience. It is one of the things that sets Microsoft’s device apart from most other tablets on the market. And who else would know this better than Microsoft…
More quizzes! (Image credit: Larian Studios, PC Gamer) Want to keep testing your knowledge of gaming trivia? We’ve got loads more PC Gamer quizzes, on everything from healthbars to weird currencies to absurd patch notes. When I think about my favourite-ever RPGs, more often than not the memories that rush to the front of my…
Available in limited supply. If you’ve been unable to secure a Zelda-themed Switch 2 or Pro Controller and happen to live in the US, Best Buy will be offering limited stock at its Ocarina of Time midnight launch. The retailer has revealed “select stores” will have “limited numbers” of the Zelda Switch 2 and Pro…
I’m Brad Flick, Design Director behind Penny’s Big Breakaway, an upcoming 3D action platformer, coming out early next year on PlayStation 5. Today, I will break down one of the bosses in our game. If you are unfamiliar with Penny’s Big Breakaway, you play as Penny and her partner Yo-Yo. Your goal is to help…
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Titanfall is one of my favourite FPS series of all time, and I’ll forever be bitter that EA canned it at its peak. It’s not Titanfall 2’s fault it was sent to the slaughter being released between Battlefield 1 and Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare. Actually, that’s EA’s fault. That frustration lives on all these…
Another 64 remake? Say it McClouder! It’s official, everyone! Nintendo has today announced Star Fox for Switch 2, and it launches on 25th June 2026. And, yes, it is indeed another remake of Star Fox 64, with Nintendo calling it a “cinematic take. And, from the footage we’ve seen so far, it looks to bring…
The Intel Arc B580 had a bit of a funny launch. Both a killer budget-oriented GPU and a bit of an inconsistent mess, it is clear that the hardware is impressive, despite all the crashes we got while testing. What’s even less impressive, however, is its performance alongside older processors. The B580 is a value-oriented…