Splatoon 2‘s encore Splatfest between Team Ketchup and Team Mayo has come to a close. The winner, by a score of 2-1, is Team Ketchup. It’s the complete opposite outcome from last time, when Team Mayo won by 2-1. Team Ketchup’s vote count was larger in the 2017 Splatfest. A Reddit user uploaded a screenshot…
Save yourself some pennies. Panorama Cotton is one of the most sought-after Mega Drive games, thanks to its low print run in Japan. Thankfully, you’ll no longer have to part with the eye-watering price this game commands, because Columbus Circle is about to release a reproduction in Japan. Read the full article on timeextension.com Save…
Why Classic Game Design Still Works One of the defining features of early video games was their simplicity. Developers working in the late 1970s and 1980s faced strict technical limitations. Hardware could only support limited memory, graphics, and processing power. As a result, developers focused on creating clear objectives and tightly balanced gameplay mechanics. This…
“They loaned us a Dreamcast hardware development system”. Bleem! was a really unique product for its time, allowing users to run PlayStation games on non-PlayStation hardware. Originally created with Windows-based PCs in mind, Bleem! would later come to the Sega Dreamcast as Bleemcast – a move which Sega was covertly in favour of. Randy Linden,…
Further details are beginning to leak for AMD’s next generation of desktop processors built on the Zen 5 architecture. These new “Granite Ridge” CPUs are currently expected for release in the first half of this year, and we’re now starting to see information that looks to add some credence to the earlier rumours referencing the…
Figuring out the shotgun combination in Alan Wake 2 might leave you stumped. Like the original game, there are plenty of puzzles to solve in the long-awaited sequel, and one of the first you’ll find is the shotgun inside a case on the wall of the General Store. In true survival horror fashion, it’s locked…
Eat or be eaten — the world of Code Vein is harsh and unforgiving. As a Revenant, you’re able to choose different Blood Codes, Blood Veils, Gifts, and weapons in a myriad of combos that give you distinct advantages in battle. Add strategic attacks and coordination with your partner into the mix, and you have…
I don’t usually get my hopes up when it comes to people online collectively making the right decision. I’ve been around long enough to know that it usually doesn’t end well. But today, just this once, I’ve been pleasantly surprised. Six new characters will be getting added to Deadlock as part of its massive Old…
I played a good few hours of 007 First Light last week, and I encourage you to click that link and read all about what I thought of them. But my time with Jim Bond sparked other thoughts. Thoughts that probably don’t belong in a preview. Thoughts like: What if James Bond just shouldn’t be…
Dragon Age: The Veilguard did not sell well. At least not well enough for publisher Electronic Arts. Three months out from launch, The Veilguard missed its sales target by “nearly 50%,” 1.5 million players versus a projected 3 million. The Veilguard reviewed well (well enough, in our case), but has sold worse than BioWare’s notorious…