Old School RuneScape has been around for, oh, about 12 years now, and in all that time it’s never gotten a new skill. Players have been working with—and making great sport of—the set of skills it inherited from the original RuneScape, which itself last got a new skill (that’d be Hunter) all the way back…
For something intended to mimic good old pencil and paper, drawing tablets and the tech behind them are surprisingly complicated. If you fancy a crash course in how they work and want to build your own from scratch, I have the open-source project for you. Project Patchouli from designer Yukidama is a project to “build…
Two very different lifestyles will compete for your time thanks to next month’s PlayStation Plus lineup. Challenge yourself to design, then maintain, your ultimate metropolis in city-building strategy sim Cities: Skylines. Want a break from the city life? Take in the country air as you turn your hand to agriculture in Farming Simulator 19. Let’s…
‘Hercules no eikou II Taitan no metsubou’ is also coming to Console Archives. Taito’s 1988 dragon-based shooting game Syvalion is heading to modern consoles this week, as part of Arcade Archives and Arcade Archives 2, Hamster has revealed. Developed by a team that included the Bubble Bobble creator Fukio Mitsuji, Syvalion was famous for including…
As Microsoft continues to flail for a remedy to the reputational damage it’s incurred as a result of its repeated mass layoffs, bungled industry consolidation strategies, and partnership with Israeli surveillance agencies, its gaming division is returning to a favorite page from its playbook in recent years: Hiking service costs. Today, Xbox announced that it…
Expected in 2024 and “likely” to include a custom chip. The rumours about a supposed successor to the Switch continue, and the latest report (which admittedly supports a lot of previous claims) comes from an “exclusive” by Reuters. According to the news agency, Nvidia is currently “building a new business unit” specialising in “designing bespoke…
A new challenging shoot ’em up has arrived for the GBC. Last month saw the Game Boy Color officially turn 25 and so to celebrate, a couple of developers have got together to release a brand new bullet hell for the handheld in order to mark the occasion (thanks RetroBreak!). Dangan GB 2, as the…
Which Mini is Mightiest? Hello folks, and welcome back to another edition of Box Art Brawl! Last time, we looked at Inazuma Eleven for the DS, which resulted in a heated battle in which Europe emerged triumphant against Japan with 71% of the vote. Well done! Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Tyler Wilde, US EIC (Image credit: Future) This week: Enjoyed reading about Chris’ zombie diagnosis adventures, listened to Sneaks – Look Like That (Ugo Banchi Remix). PC gaming’s blowout sales are a highlight of the platform, but they do complicate the decision to buy a new game. Before dropping $60 or more, you’ve got to…
Launching on IndieGoGo soon. When we tested the AYANEO Retro Mini PC AM01 recently, we found it to be a likeable mini-computer capable of low-level work-related tasks and lightweight gaming. The Chinese company chose the iconic Apple Macintosh as its design inspiration for that machine, but its follow-up is clearly based on the NES. The…