A Rare find. It was almost 10 years ago that a group of former Rare developers got together and established Playtonic Games. This was a team consisting of many of the minds behind Banjo-Kazooie, Donkey Kong Country, and other such classics, so when their first title, Yooka-Laylee was released in 2017, we were relieved to…
I’ve been a fan of first-person shooters on console for longer than I’d like to admit (GoldenEye, anyone?), and I’ve been privileged enough to experience the exponential expansion of the selection of quality FPS titles on Xbox. But as someone who has always craved a more realistic and immersive military simulator experience, the Arma series…
Let’s do the Time Warp again…. If we had to choose two words to describe In Stars and Time, we’d pick ‘beautiful’ and ‘strange’. This story-driven RPG is ideal for fans of titles like Undertale and EarthBound. Don’t take that comparison to mean that it is identical to these games, though — it’s still its…
The Japanese computer that gave the world Metal Gear. 2023 marks the 40th anniversary of the MSX, the Japanese computer standard that ran from 1983 to 1993 and spanned dozens of hardware variations from manufacturers such as Sony, Philips, Panasonic and many more. The MSX was most popular in Japan, but also had its fair…
It even includes a retro mode for old school fans. As spotted by Gosokkyu, Devil Blade, a 1996 vertical shoot ’em up for the original PlayStation, appears to be getting a modern reboot from its original creator for Windows PCs. The game was originally developed by Shigatake, a Japanese illustrator known for their work with…
You’re a star. Worldless opens with a battle of opposing stars; they cascade towards each other in what seems like an endless battle. From that epic scene-setter, we follow the journey of one such celestial body, who gains sentience and treks across an alien landscape to find…purpose? The central mystery at the heart of this…
Some more great retro gaming news for you all, as we’ve just been given the heads up through our Facebook group, that Alarsoft who was behind great conversions and new games such as Galaxian, Hyper Harvest, and Galaga, has now turned his attention to the 1982 game of Burger Time. A new C64 conversion which was originally…
Launching later this month. Publisher Neverland Entertainment and developer CreSpirit have announced that they will be launching TEVI on the Nintendo Switch at the end of the month on November 30th, 2023. Combining metroidvania and bullet-hell mechanics, the game utilises cute chibi-style anime visuals alongside extensive Japanese voiceover and an epic soundtrack to deliver a…
Snow-mama mia! The folks over at Super Nintendo World Japan are beginning to feel the festive spirit and have introduced a range of displays, food, and products for visitors to enjoy over the Winter period. Beginning on November 21st, 2023, the ‘Superstar Plaza’ entrance to Super Nintendo World will include a delightful Christmas tree, a…
The demo came preloaded on all P903i devices. A lost piece of Final Fantasy VII history has just been preserved, thanks to a group of researchers of Japanese feature phones. As reported on Twitter by RockmanCosmo, the demo of Dirge of Cerberus: Lost Episode, which came pre-installed on DoCoMo p903i feature phone devices, has now…