The original Fresh Prince returns. Way back in 1989, Jordan Mechner’s original Prince of Persia represented one of the first and best examples of what’s become known as the ‘cinematic platformer’. It’s a traditionally challenging genre, one that combines strong art, fun storylines, and fluidly animated protagonists to bring us adventures that test reflexes and…
If there’s one thing everyone loves, it’s crewing a pirate ship and causing chaos with your friends. Putting that ship in space can only improve things—until you’re vented into the vacuum at least. That’s the logic behind Wildgate, the match-based space piracy game from ex-Blizzard CEO Mike Morhaime’s game company Dreamhaven, which revealed at today’s…
Jess Kinghorn, hardware writer (Image credit: Future) This week I’ve been: Taking to Discord to sell my favourite weirdoes on my current cozy games of choice: Starsand Island, Potionomics, and Recettear: An Item Shop’s Tale. Currently, I can’t check my Bluesky direct messages until I’ve allowed the Epic Games-owned KWS to look at either my…
Apparently, there’s no more money in mining. It’s perhaps not a huge surprise, therefore, to learn that some of the largest bitcoin operations in the US are pivoting away from mining to AI processing. However, some of the details in this megabucks transition are intriguing. Wired has visited just such a facility in the throes…
You cannot beat Japanese packaging. Long-time readers of Time Extension will be keenly aware of Bitmap Bureau’s quest to release its top-down shooter Xeno Crisis on every consumer device known to man; what began life as a Mega Drive release has since expanded to N64, SNES, Dreamcast and beyond, with the most recent conquest being…
Top Deal: What’s better than one solid state drive? Two, of course! It opens the door to RAID 0 (see our guide on how to set one up) for increased performance and all-around awesomeness, though it’s not always cost effective. Ah, but that’s why you should check out today’s top deal for two (yes, TWO)…
“The response far exceeded our expectations”. Nintendo has today held its 85th Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, during which president Shuntaro Furukawa apologised for not being able to meet initial demand for the Switch 2. As highlighted by @NStyles on X, a shareholder asked whether there was a specific reason for the shortage of consoles…
Tell ’em how you feel in the official survey. Following the launch of Resident Evil Requiem last month, Capcom is now seeking user feedback about this title. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Greetings, recruit! We are excited that Helldivers will be launching today as the start of the PlayStation eight-week Spring Fever program. As a member of the Helldivers, you will become a critical part of Super-Earth’s formidable military, travel to alien worlds, encounter exotic hostile life forms, and bring managed democracy to the universe once and…