When Geoff Keighley takes the stage for The Game Awards, it’s expected that there might be a new game releasing before the end of the night. This year, that game is The Finals, the highly-destructible FPS from ex-DICE folk that attracted hundreds of thousands of players to its open beta last month. Season 1 of…
On March 31st, Boss Fight Books confirmed that it had acquired enough funds via its Kickstarter campaign to go forward with its latest project, a book about the 1997 strategy game Age of Empires, written by Richard Moss, an Australian gaming historian whose work is catalogued on his website here. Richard Moss has already interviewed…
So much tat! Are you a fan of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus? Well, you should be, it’s bloomin’ great. If you are, then you might be keen to check out a new upcoming physical edition from Limited Run Games. Pre-orders open on 17th October 2025 and close on 16th November 2025, and you can…
Hi guys, I’m Arnaud De Sousa from DotEmu. Today I’m thrilled to announce that Windjammers, the best arcade fighting frisbee game ever made, arrives August 29 on PS4 and PS Vita! It’s been a few moons since we announced the game at PlayStation Experience. We know you guys have been eagerly awaiting the release date,…
31 years ago, Edge magazine’s review of the original Doom plaintively asked why you couldn’t talk to the monsters, in a moment that has become enshrined alongside ‘guy is bad at Cuphead’ and ‘man cheats at Sekiro’ in games journalism history. Thing is, though, Edge had a point. Actually, it didn’t go far enough. Not…
Mellow yellow. Atari has done an excellent job of mining its illustrious past in recent years, giving us the Atari 2600+ and the Atari 7800+ – as well as a selection of brand-new carts to play on them. The company’s big release for Christmas 2025 takes a slightly different approach, however; rather than give us…
Well, here’s a twist. Instead of making a movie based on a blockbuster game like Minecraft or Super Mario Bros, someone made one based on a $4 walking simulator you can finish in about 25 minutes. And just based on the trailer, it looks a lot more faithful to the source material than most game…
We know what he’s saying. The subject of price has been a huge point of controversy with the recently-announced Nintendo Switch 2, with some folks claiming the console itself is too expensive, many claiming that Mario Kart World is too expensive, and that Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour should be, well… free. Priced at $9.99…
According to Reuters, two people “familiar with the matter” have said that the Chinese government has given approval for its top AI startup, DeepSeek, to buy Nvidia’s H200 AI GPUs, with regulatory conditions that are still being finalised. If these reports are true, it would mark a significant shift in China’s previous reluctance to allow…
DANCE DANCE REVOLUTION (1998-Present; Arcade & multiple consoles, primarily PS1/PS2) While there are many ways arcade machines can surpass other forms of gaming, my experience with one particular series and genre stands alone with life-changing skill progression and the magic of spectacle! Dance Dance Revolution or “DDR” for short, drew attention with its mere presence…