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…
Prepare for a miniature-scale adventure. Last month, Maximum Entertainment released its open-world survival game Smalland: Survive the Wilds on the Switch 2. Now, in an update, it’s unveiled its next chapter in the “beloved miniature-scale” franchise with the announcement of Smalland 2: Lost Realms. The Switch 2 version will launch after other versions of the…
Ambitious modding projects are a bit like baby fish, in that millions of them spawn, but relatively few survive to adulthood. Hence, it’s always worth celebrating when one makes it through to full release. Such is the case with the Middle-earth Extended Edition, which launches into 1.0 today after 13 years of development. Middle-earth: Extended…
Along with Jack Black and Giovanni Ribisi… Cameo appearances by video games in mainstream media certainly aren’t a new thing, and during the ’90s, several big titles were featured in both movies and TV shows. One example we’ve been reminded of by Twitter user Rooflemonger is a memorable appearance by Sega’s iconic Virtua Fighter 2…
Weird Weekend Weird Weekend is our regular Saturday column where we celebrate PC gaming oddities: peculiar games, strange bits of trivia, forgotten history. Pop back every weekend to find out what Jeremy, Josh and Rick have become obsessed with this time, whether it’s the canon height of Thief’s Garrett or that time someone in the…