“They were all about taking risks… They wanted to shake things up.”. A version of this article was first published on Friday, March 31st, 2023, but since Josie & the Pussycats turned 25 earlier this year, I’ve decided to re-edit this piece and update it for some of our newer readers who may have missed…
Nintendo’s friend machine. The N64 is 30 years old! This week, we’re running a series of articles celebrating the 64-bit machine, its industry-shaping software, and its effect on a generation of gamers. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Do you know your airbursts from your airstrikes? Your stalwarts from your heavy machine guns? Have you spent hours perfecting your high score in Stratagem Hero just so you can boast to your fellow Divers? More quizzes! (Image credit: Future) Want to keep testing your knowledge of gaming trivia? We’ve got loads more PC Gamer…
In one of the rarest phrases ever uttered, it’s a pretty good time to be a Thief fan right now. Earlier this month, Thief: The Dark Project Remastered was announced at The PC Gaming Show, with the remaster maestros at Nightdive Studios lending their skills to Looking Glass’ revolutionary stealth game. Last month also brought…
The upcoming Commodore 64 platform adventure, Captain Victor Stormbeard and the Undead Treasure by KD Software, has officially been teased with a playable demo. Commodore 64 enthusiasts can now download and test the initial stage of this highly anticipated title, offering a substantial look at what the full game will provide. In fact if you…
Big changes have been happening within Helldivers 2 of late. After tension within the community saw Steam reviews plummet to Mostly Negative, Arrowhead issued a statement promising a whole bunch of alterations to how the game works. Technical improvements! New red stratagems! And most importantly of all, a complete rework of how objectives and player…
“It’s a shame it had such a small distribution”. As someone who covers retro games for a living, I find myself constantly on the lookout for lesser-known titles with fascinating stories to delve into. And Slip Stream definitely fits that bill. Developed by Capcom in Japan as the only third-party game for Sega’s System 32…
This is one steep bill…but it’s worth it? Switch 2 recently turned one year old, and we asked you lovely NL readers what your essentials were – the games and accessories you’ve found indispensable after a year with the console. With an impending price increase on 1st September, and with hardware prices skyrocketing across the…
Blood West is one of the better indie shooters to emerge in recent years, a dark Western spin on Stalker in which you roam dusty Badlands fighting eldritch horrors. The game’s been well supported since its release in 2023, too, with developer Hyperstrange releasing a bunch of expansions, including the recent roguelike themed Scavengers DLC….
When Operation Flashpoint launched in June 2001, it was one of the most ambitious games I’d ever played. One of the earliest military simulators, for me it was significant for being an open world game before the concept of open world games really existed. Operation Flashpoint’s intensely simulated combined-arms warfare took place across massive, freely…