As well as announcing a new object of my affections with the Framework 13 Pro laptop, the eponymous company has done something altogether more unexpected: it’s unveiled a new wireless keyboard. A wireless keyboard with a built-in trackpad, specifically for living room or sim rig use. Not something I had on my 2026 bingo card…
Welcome back, Ninja Five-O. The Switch has a growing library of Game Boy Advance titles and Konami has expanded this with its latest eShop release. It’s the GBA action-platformer Ninja Five-O (also known as Ninja Cop). This Switch version was originally announced last month and you can download the title right now for USD $24.99…
Deep breath. It’s time to witness a clash of the covers as we dive into another edition of Box Art Brawl. Before we hop into the ring with this week’s competition, however, let’s quickly recap what happened last time. It was a match-up against two different pieces of cover art for the GBA’s Mario vs….
Final Fantasy 14 feels like a safe place for gender expression and queerness in a way no other MMORPG really does. Despite that, the world—and its main story—don’t really acknowledge our existence in any meaningful way. The wider game has one instance of a confirmed queer couple I could find or remember. Ah, you might…
Chris Stair, one of the creators of action platformer Bō: Path of the Teal Lotus, was in Kyoto celebrating the game’s launch at indie festival BitSummit when he got the news: The publisher he’d trusted with all of the launch logistics was effectively gone. All 36 employees had been laid off. “We had a Slack…
George R.R. Martin is maybe one of the most recognisable faces of modern fantasy—a prolific writer who made a little something called Game of Thrones, he’s also worked on TV shows, movies, and even games, providing the overarching mythos for Elden Ring. A host of characters and stories which, naturally, were turned into a host…
They have until April ’24. With the news that the Wii U and 3DS online services will be shut down in ‘early April’ 2024, fans are undoubtedly dismayed at the idea of no longer being able to play certain games online. One such title is the original Super Mario Maker, which launched on the Wii…
Make me a superstar. Hello and welcome to our guide on Sonic Superstars, Sega’s latest entry in the long-running platforming franchise. Here, we’ll be running you through where to locate each Chaos Emerald and explain each Emerald Power. We also explain how to get coins the easy way, how to turn into Super Sonic, and…
It’s a big boy. Well, what a lovely surprise! Our local Royal Mail representative knocked on the door today and delivered a curious-looking box, and it turns out that it’s none other than the Virtual Boy accessory for Nintendo Switch Online! Yes, it seems like a whole bunch of people – in the UK, at…
Besiege, the physics puzzler about building rickety siege contraptions, has officially been pummelling castle walls for ten long years. To celebrate, developer Spiderling Studios has an “exciting year” planned for the decade-old construction sim with “community events & future updates” coming throughout the next twelve months. The first of these updates is already here, making…