A personal catastrophe has recently befallen me. My trusty old chair, an ancient behemoth of gaming comfort that has seen far more of me than I would comfortably like to admit, has finally given up the ghost. It sits now, befallen in the corner, a shell of what it once was. The pneumatic lift has…
“Welcome in the new era of retrogaming”. In the past few years, we’ve seen an explosion of new games for retro systems, giving classic consoles like the NES, Game Boy and Genesis a new lease of life. Producing cartridges along with manuals and packaging is no mean feat, however, and there’s a big element of…
Our Wordle tips can provide a bit of polish to not just today’s puzzle solving, but every puzzle afterwards too. Take a look at them, it won’t take long and they’ll definitely help. Today’s answer is on hand if you need a bit more than regular help, and the June 21 (1463) clue’s available too…
Work on the port is “nearly complete”, according to its creator. We may only be several days into 2026, but we already have an exciting new project for Neo Geo fans to look forward to in the future. h0ffman (who you may know from his Neo Geo ports of Shinobi and Golden Axe) has revealed…
Ever since I was a wee sapling, I wanted to be a writer. The goal was originally to become a published fiction author, but then I discovered videogames, and that’s hauled me down a merry little rabbit hole that I’m not in a particular rush to exit–truly, a time honoured tradition for creatives everywhere. Well,…
There was a time when I wasn’t cynical (and bald), where I had hope (and also hair) and the world hadn’t worn me (or my scalp) down. See, young Harvey was an Adventure Quest player—though they also frequented all those little flash-made RPGs that’d do the rounds on sites like Miniclip and Newgrounds. I’m aware…
Ahoy, landlubbers! My name is Roman Matuszczak, Creative Director of Lemonbomb Entertainment, the creators of the open-world farming adventure game Stranded Sails – Explorers of the Cursed Islands. In Stranded Sails, you’re shipwrecked with your crew on a mysterious archipelago. As the child of the gravely injured captain, you take charge and set up a…
You could make a convincing argument that Steam sensation Palworld shouldn’t exist, but you don’t have to—the game’s creator has already made that argument himself. Not because it’s controversial, though it is that—the bizarre mash-up of sandbox survival and perverse reimagining of catching ‘em all has been accused of copying Pokémon models and using AI…
Jonathan Rogers, game director of Path of Exile 2, is eager for all the questions about when the game will leave early access to finally stop. Its next update, Return of the Ancients, reworks the entire post-campaign grind into a guided experience with quests and boss fights, a huge overhaul that Rogers says will be…
A free download on the Japanese eShop. Following an announcement earlier this month, Nintendo’s free Switch eShop and smart device application Hello, Mario! is now available to download. Read the full article on nintendolife.com