It’s done, says Mr. Frodo. Well, that’s that, folks. After Microsoft initially announced its intention to acquire gaming giant Activision Blizzard on January 18th, 2022, it’s only bloomin’ gone and closed the deal. The news comes after the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) approved the proposed acquisition following Microsoft’s amendment to the deal, foregoing…
Nintendo fans can continue playing on Switch 2. Following the release of Apex Legends on the Switch 2 last August, EA and Respawn Entertainment have now announced Season 29 will be the “final update” for the free-to-play battle royale on the original Switch system. Players on Switch will be able to continue playing the game…
Your new Internet connection, and the tech powering it Internet speeds have been on a steady increase for decades now. While users were at first satisfied with dialup speeds, this was supplanted by DSL and cable modem, bringing faster speeds over existing copper networks. To offer even more blisteringly fast performance, attention then turned to…
Arcade attract mode was never just background theater. It was a machine’s fastest way of advertising its theme, pace, and identity before a player touched a button. The best cabinets used it to do two jobs at once: announce what kind of experience they offered and make that experience feel alive from across the room….
As the nights grow darker and Halloween draws near, it’s time to revisit some classic spooky retro games. Fancy graphics are not required since there’s something uniquely eerie about the atmospheric simplicity of retro games. So ignore the doorbell, dim the lights, and keep all that candy for yourself (after all, you did pay for…
I don’t want to say it’d be impossible for Capcom to screw up “Monster Hunter, but Pokémon,” because in the decades since Pokémon’s debut on the Game Boy we’ve never really seen an imitator come close to its level of success. Still, combining one of Japan’s other best-selling game series of all time with the…
A new beta version of ‘Rogue 7800’ has just been released. Following its original release on Unix-based computer systems in the early ’80s, the dungeon crawler Rogue received a bunch of commercial ports to home platforms, with the help of publishers like Mastertronic and Epyx; this included versions for Atari 8-bit computers and the Atari…
Uh oh, Liko. The new Pokémon anime, Pokémon Horizons: The Series, has had its North American premiere pushed back by a few weeks and will now debut on Netflix on 7th March. The first series since Ash Ketchum’s departure, Horizons was originally supposed to come to the streaming service on 23rd February. Read the full…
Digital gaming has developed faster than any other form of entertainment. From the days of old screens and clunky controllers to today’s slick, mobile-first gaming experiences, the industry has seen incredible changes. However, one area that doesn’t often get the attention it deserves is how we manage identity and transactions in online gaming. …
After weeks of reciprocal tariffs by the US and China on each other’s exports, a high-level meeting held in Geneva appears to have resulted in the reset button being firmly pressed. For an initial period of 90 days, Chinese imports to the US will incur a 30% tariff, down from 145%, whereas goods going the…