3DS Title Fragrant Story Launches “Free DLC Expansion” Papaya’s Path
A small run of physical copies are coming in 2024. Although the 3DS eShop has shut down, third-party and indie developers are still showing their support for Nintendo’s past-generation portable system. One, in particular, is developer William Kage, who announced a free DLC expansion for Fragrant Story earlier this year. Now in an update, this…
Legend Rickey Henderson Leads Diamond Bosses into MLB The Show 19
A new free update is available for download starting today after 1pm PT in MLB The Show 19. Now you choose from three new 99 overall player rewards, including Legend Rickey Henderson. It’s also the first time that a Diamond Dynasty Program leads to three Signature Series players who are rated 99 overall! The hardest…
Random: A Rare Nintendo Company Guide From 2000 Has Been Uploaded Online
Check it out! We sometimes take for granted just how different Nintendo is now when compared to the ’90s and ’00s. In the year 2000, for example, Pokémon was arguably at its height, the Game Boy Color was flourishing, and The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask was delighting and baffling fans in equal measure. To…
Watch PlayStation Experience 2015 Live on Twitch This Weekend
Guess what? You can watch our feed from PlayStation Experience live on Twitch and PlayStation.com this weekend, starting at 10:00 AM Pacific on Saturday, December 5th. At 10:00 AM we’ll kick things off in grand style with the PlayStation Experience 2015 Keynote presentation, broadcast live from San Francisco’s Moscone Center and featuring new announcements from…
UK Charts: Mario Wonder Takes Bronze As Call Of Duty Makes Its Mark
Like clockwork. The latest physical UK charts are here and, as expected, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III has landed with a band, comfortably taking the number one position despite selling roughly 25% less than the previous entry in the franchise (thanks, Chris Dring). This means that Super Mario Bros. Wonder is no longer holding…
Nvidia denies ‘tall tales’ that chips are being smuggled in fake baby bumps and alongside live lobsters
Nvidia and AI firm Anthropic are currently embroiled in a back-and-forth around claims the former’s chips are being smuggled into China, and the concerns that smuggling raises. Where Anthropic cites a systemic problem, Nvidia argues Anthropic is telling “tall tales”. In a recent blog post, Anthropic warned of the ‘major threat’ that is chip smuggling….
To celebrate 5 years in early access, Valheim gets a new hat, better Steam Deck performance, and—wait for it—frosted sweetbread
It’s been five years since Valheim revitalized the survival craft genre. At the time I remember thinking “why would anyone want to play a new game in this style when there’s already Minecraft, Ark and Rust?”. With the benefit of hindsight I know that two things worked in Valheim’s favour. One was its clever finetuning…
The organizers of E3 announce a new event called iicon, but it’s not open to the public and you probably don’t want to go anyway
E3 died in 2023 but the Entertainment Software Association is still around, and it’s just unveiled its new idea: “a first-of-its-kind event designed to connect visionaries, thought leaders and innovators from across industries to harness the power of interactive entertainment” called iicon. Two things right off the start: No, this is not a reborn E3,…
Game of the Year 2024: Balatro
Our choice for the overall game of 2024 is the poker roguelike that played its cards right all year. It held them, it felled them, and it skipped straight past the competition—Balatro was the game the PC Gamer team just kept coming back to. For the best of the rest, check out our Game of…