The perfect way to celebrate 40 years! Konami has finally blown the cobwebs off its Castlevania franchise with the announcement that we’re getting a new instalment called Belmont’s Curse this year, with Dead Cells creators Motion Twin and Evil Empire handling development duties. That’s all well and good, but what if you’re hankering for some…
GameStop’s been on a roll with bizarre trade-ins as of late. After announcing “Trade Anything Day,” an idea that sounds more like a sketch comedy bit than a real thing, it has awarded a record-setting payout of over $30,000 to a customer who handed in a “fully authenticated PSA 10 Holo Gengar.” It’s also really…
James Lambert is aiming for a full physical release. James Lambert – the developer behind the now-cancelled N64 port of Portal – has revealed that he’s working on an N64 RPG in which you play a powerful wizard. The working title of the game is Spellcraft, and Lambert says he was inspired to create it…
It comes in waves. Gen 10 is official! Earlier today at the end of the Pokémon Presents broadcast, The Pokémon Company finally lifted the lid on the next mainline entries in the monster-catching super-series: Pokémon Winds & Waves. Coming to Switch 2 sometime in “2027”, we got our first look via a trailer, and the…
“I’m here to help you out with that!” So, says the WORMGPT chatbot in the breezy, impossibly upbeat tone that’s become characteristic of current AI models. Except, that’s in response to a request to generate ransomware. It all sounds a bit like a dystopian respin of the cheerful, sentient doors in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to…
The last ember of optimism in my subconscious wants me to believe that by putting the four words above in sequence, shouted in 30pt font, the truth of it has already rung out in your mind. You don’t need the impassioned argument about how Microsoft is the shameful poster child for just how contemptible an…
Pull the trigger… A remake of a beloved RPG, which is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, is on the way — at least according to Dragon Quest creator Yuji Horii. Yep, the dream remake might be coming — Chrono Trigger is apparently being remade, and Horii-san (who supervised on the 1995 classic) may have…
Star Fox 64 will be the next N64 game to get a fanmade Dreamcast port. JNMartin’s unofficial Sega Dreamcast port of Mario Kart 64 is getting pretty close to its first public release. However, it appears that its lead developer has already started working on his next port of an N64 classic. The Dreamcast developer…
As pointed out by our own Evan Lahti earlier this year, PC gaming is mainstream now. No longer is it a niche corner of the industry—PC is a serious rival to consoles, and some of the biggest hits in recent years have been PC-first games, such as Baldur’s Gate 3. One thing was undeniable: PC…
Category: ID@Xbox July 30, 2025 Games for Your Summer Escape: Indie Selects for July 2025 Raymond Estrada, Steven Allen, Joe Olk, Oscar Polanco, Deron MannID@Xbox Travel Agents Summer is a fun time for a great vacation. Whether you’re flying solo to disconnect or trekking a full minivan full of your favorite people, you’re likely looking…