Hardware capability is one thing, but how a bit of kit looks is just as important to me. Unfortunately, that means I tend to burn my retinas on an awful lot of very ugly GPUs. Still, every now and then I’ll happen across something I’d be happy to give pride of place in my rig—and…
Mario Bowl was released exclusively in Japanese bowling alleys in 1995. Over the years, there have been a lot of obscure Mario spin-offs, but did you know that back in 1995 Nintendo partnered with a bowling equipment manufacturer named Brunswick to produce a Mario-themed scorekeeping game for Japanese bowling alleys? Well, we certainly didn’t. The…
2B or not 2B? Nintendo released its latest firmware update for Switch 2 last night, ushering in a handful of general improvements for the console. Alongside these tweaks, the update also appears to have coincided with some compatibility fixes, including one title we’ve been waiting to see up and running for a while: NieR:Automata The…
This is it, hunters: it’s been a long, long wait for Monster Hunter Wilds, with five years somehow passing since we played the great World expansion Iceborne on PC. Sure we had a little hunting detour with 2022’s Monster Hunter Rise, but Monster Hunter: World’s successor is here at long last, and it’s pretty great….
Region-free access, region-locked perks. Since its launch in 2018, the Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) has been a lightning rod for debate among players. Fans have argued over whether its two-tier price structure constitutes good value, questioned the quality of emulation — sometimes patchy at first with certain N64 games but steadily improved — and grumbled…
We had one of those weeks where decades happen recently: not only did we get hit by Sony’s closure of Bluepoint, but the next day clocked us with the retirement of Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer, who’s dipping out of the company after almost 40 years. Xbox president Sarah Bond, who was expected to take…
Don’t lose your cool BitFenix is best known for its line of cases, though it also offers a variety of accessories, including fans, the newest of which it says are ideal for liquid cooling setups. Yes, even most liquid cooling configurations need fans — at minimum, they’re needed for the radiator. BitFenix says its new…
A powerful Empire on the precipice of war. A military academy brimming with hope. And a group of students ready to transcend the boundaries of political class. A rich story and deep mechanics take the spotlight in The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel, coming to PS3 and PS Vita this week. Trails of…
“Nintendo has continually dominated with outstanding games”. Xbox has been making headlines recently with the news that Halo: Campaign Evolved would be making its way to the PS5 in addition to Xbox Series X|S. Halo had always seemed like the last bastion of exclusivity for Microsoft’s platform, and now that it’s going multi-platform in 2026,…
Active development ceased in 2009 Windows Media Center hasn’t been part of Microsoft’s plans since at least 2009, when Microsoft disbanded the team behind it and ceased active development. And the Media Center add-on that has been available for Windows 8 is a paid offering, even though boasts nothing new over the Windows 7 version….