“The game isn’t over yet, and I hope the studio rallies through”. While we predominantly cover retro gaming here at Time Extension, we often cast our gaze across other sectors of the industry – especially when news impacts long-standing studios with amazing legacies, like id Software. I’m sure it hasn’t escaped your attention that Microsoft,…
Get out the way. Nacon’s upcoming Switch 2 game Hell Is Us, which has received “very positive” ratings on platforms like Steam and was praised by our colleagues at Push Square as a “must-play” for fans of lore-filled mystery, is shifting its release date by two weeks. Although the developer Rogue Factor has been “working…
Judging by the consistent quality of recent movies and television shows, it’s clear that we’re in a golden age of video game adaptations right now, but decades ago, truly good video game movies were an exception to the rule. In fact, up until the last few years, video game movies were usually guaranteed slop. However,…
Out of sight. Activision shadow-dropped Call of Duty: Black Ops and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 on the PS4 & PS5 this week. Unsurprisingly, it’s led to questions about the possibility of Switch ports. If you do have an itchy trigger finger, you’ll supposedly look elsewhere for your first-person shooter thrills, as versions for…
Plenty of Warhammer 40,000 novels have been written from the perspective of humans and space marines, but it took a while before Games Workshop really got into publishing books from the perspective of 40K’s many alien species. If you’re into orks I recommend Ghazghkull Thraka: Prophet of the Waaagh, and for swashbuckling aeldari pirates there’s…
“Try all seven weapons across three stages”. Later this month, NIS America is bringing Disgaea Mayhem to the Switch 1 & 2. It’s a new take on the series, described as a “high-octane” action role-playing experience. If you are wondering what exactly to expect, NIS America has now released a demo, which you can download…
Roblox has done a lot of crossovers and collaborations, but the new one announced today really leaps out at me. The Rolling Stones, the world’s greatest rock and roll band, is coming to Roblox in a new game based on the band’s 60-year history. “Players will encounter various parts of The Rolling Stones’ legacy trapped…
“You got boost power!”. Nintendo has this week added an F-Zero soundtrack to its mobile music app for Switch Online subscribers. This time it’s the album for the Switch Online battle royale title, F-Zero 99. It comes loaded with 44 tracks in total and has a runtime of 1 hour and 14 minutes. Read the…
Pre-orders are now available. Following the release of the Stardew Valley Cookbook, an official “Stardew Valley Crochet Book” has now been announced. It will be released on 26th January 2027, and pre-orders are now live. ConcernedApe has called on the expertise of crochet designer Megan Lapp and Cookbook writer Ryan Novak is also back. Read…
In 1984, an upstart retail company called Costco had just opened its first handful of voluminous warehouse stores on the west coast of the United States when it decided to try an experiment. It installed a hot dog cart in front of its San Diego store and started selling Hebrew Nationals with a drink for…