Retro revival. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2024 series. Enjoy! For many younger gamers, the idea that Atari was once the undisputed king of console gaming might seem somewhat farfetched. Yet in the late ’70s and early…
When the original PlayStation first launched over 30 years ago, gaming was mostly about you sitting in front of an old-school CRT television, controller in hand. While that’s still the case for many, there are now more options than ever to customize your gaming environment. Fast forward to 2026, and PlayStation now offers a variety…
Da Mina’s Touch. Let’s see if this setup rings any bells. The world is on the brink of collapse at the hands of a demon king and his armies of underworld minions. To save it, a hero of legend must recruit four Divine Beasts Flame Lords to strengthen their attack and bring the fight to…
It’s not a dream — Catherine: Full Body launched in the West yesterday! What’s Catherine: Full Body? First, for anyone who has yet to begin their ascent through the twisted nightmare tower of Catherine: Full Body, a bit of background. Take a load off, grab a snack, and get ready to enjoy the tale of…
As spotted by GamesRadar, the Steamworks Development channel posted a video earlier this month explaining the ins and outs of how games snowball into surprise hits like Dave the Diver—which we gave a smashing 91 back in July. The talk’s given by Erik Peterson of Steam’s business team, and it’s an enlightening little journey through…
On April 7, Starfield is coming to PlayStation 5, inviting a whole new community of explorers into the Settled Systems. At the same time, Starfield’s biggest free update yet, Free Lanes, and the all-new Terran Armada story DLC will go live across all platforms. For those of you stepping onto the Frontier for the first…
“Run you pigeons! It’s Robert Frost!”. LucasArts’ classic 3D adventure game Grim Fandango was released 25 years ago today on Friday, October 30th, 1998 for Windows PCs. The game was the first LucasArts title to be developed using the GrimE engine (instead of the tried and true SCUMM engine used on LucasArts’ previous adventure games)…
Mums get a bad rap for not understanding the world of video games, but have you ever tried sitting down and walking yours through how much wholesome fun it can be? The developers of Paleo Pines did, and it went…well about how you’d expect. Some had a roarsome time, and some might have been a…
Following last year’s expensive Shadows of Change DLC, the Total War: Warhammer 3 community’s Public Order score dropped until it was only a few turns away from outright rebellion. Redditors and YouTubers folded in a bunch of perennial complaints about bugs and update cadence and communication and how they want one specific kind of beastmen…
As Zelda’s anniversary celebrations begin. Over the past year, Nintendo has been celebrating Mario’s 40th anniversary, but it appears it might finally have ended. As spotted on Nintendo’s official website in Japan, the Super Mario Bros. 40th anniversary webpage has apparently been updated with a message to fans, thanking everyone for joining in on these…