Long gone are the days of speedrunning being confined to mere video games. You can gamify anything into speedrun territory these days: Wikipedia, Google Maps and even gamified language learning apps like Duolingo, as proven by one person who managed to blast through the entire Spanish course in 24 hours. Well, sort of. Reddit user…
Super Mario RPG! Persona 5 Tactica! Bluey! Before you say anything, yes, we know it’s already November 6th at the time of writing, but it’s never too late to highlight some of the great games coming to the Nintendo Switch over the coming days and weeks. Yes, Halloween has come and gone, the days are…
The gaming laptop space is complex. It’s full of different specs and price points and brand names, and it can be tough to see where a new machine fits in all this. And when Lenovo first announced its LOQ range of affordable laptops I figured it would all be pretty straightforward. Where the Legion machines…
Hey, internet people, this is Yasmine here from the marketing team at Survios. We’re over the moon to reveal the upcoming Sweet Science update, heading to Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship Edition tomorrow on PS VR2! After the nationwide premiere of Creed III in theaters earlier this year, Creed: Rise to Glory – Championship…
Like we did last summer. Back in 2010, the Wii’s Sin & Punishment: Star Successor inadvertently informed how, in various ways, the Space Harrier model could be revitalised in a contemporary fashion. In Air Twister, director Yu Suzuki, famous for creating Space Harrier, Out Run, and After Burner (not to mention Shenmue), doesn’t attempt anywhere…
How random! KandoWontu, who created the amazing Star Fox EX Exploration Showcase, has just announced that another Star Fox-related project is about to go live soon . Every playthrough will now feature completely randomized levels (aside from the final level which is vanilla based on the course you select). Black Hole and OOTD are disabled…
Throwing it back. After a boatload of rumours, Epic Games finally confirmed last week that the original Fortnite island would be making a comeback with the launch of ‘Season OG‘. Well, after a weekend of playing, the studio has reported that the classic cameo brought about “the biggest day in Fortnite’s history”. According to the…
Blizzard recently introduced its 39th Hero to its multiplayer shooter Overwatch 2, in the form of Mauga, a tall, thick-set Samoan tank who, players have noted, looks rather like Pixar’s portrayal of the Polynesian demigod Maui in its animated film Moana. Well, it appears there’s more of a link between the two than just a…
“The Mega Drive is truly a wonderful machine”. Even though the 16-bit console war ended decades ago, there are still people who care deeply about which machine is ‘best’: Sega’s Mega Drive / Genesis or Nintendo’s SNES. In terms of raw sales, Nintendo was the clear victor – it sold 49.10 million SNES consoles compared…
And an NFL game?! Retro Studios is best known for its work on the Metroid and Donkey Kong franchises. Still, the developer has dabbled in a number of intriguing projects that have unfortunately wound up on the cutting room floor. DidYouKnowGaming is back with another deep dive video looking into the studio’s history, specifically detailing…