Shows Sony how it should be done. When it comes to ‘new’ versions of old consoles, there are a few different options on the market right now. Nintendo, Sony and Sega have opted for software emulation on their micro-console offerings, while SNK has teamed up with Plaion to produce the Neo Geo AES+, a forthcoming…
Paradox Interactive has rolled out its “biggest update yet” for Europa Universalis 5. This is a slightly cheeky way to phrase things, considering this is only the second major update for Paradox’ latest, dizzyingly complex grand strategy. But it’s also accurate. With patch notes that Paradox claims would fill 72 pages of a Google doc,…
Surprise and delist. It’s a sad reality of modern gaming that, despite not needing physical media to play a game, the digital-only version is typically more ephemeral and subject to sudden disappearance than a cart or a disc. It only takes an expired licence or a publisher in financial trouble for games to start disappearing…
Abiotic Factor is already a massive game; you could easily spend 80+ hours exploring its sprawling, Black Mesa-ish research facility. But that hasn’t stopped developer Deep Field Games further extending the tendrils of its labyrinthine, interdimensional science lab. Last December’s “Holiday Cryosphere” update added a giant, living snowglobe that players could frolic festively around, and…
The Legend of Zelda represents, for many gamers, the birth of what is arguably the greatest, and most influential, action-adventure franchise of all time. Released early in the Nintendo Entertainment System’s lifecycle, it arrived during a formative moment when players were just beginning to experience games driven by narrative rather than pure mechanics. Only one…
I’ve always thought Half-Life didn’t have enough teenagers in it. I mean, what’s an underground research facility for if not navigating the relationship challenges of adolescence? It is, frankly, shocking that Valve so flagrantly neglected this demographic in its depiction of alien invasions and military coverups. I demand justice! I demand action! I demand Max…
Box clever. From the moment I played Gunstar Heroes on the Genesis / Mega Drive, I was a Treasure fan. I lapped up the company’s subsequent games with glee, and I consider the likes of Radiant Silvergun, Gradius V and Sin & Punishment to be some of the finest pieces of interactive entertainment ever made….
Conan Exiles received a major update earlier this week, upgrading Funcom’s sword & sorcery survival game to Unreal Engine 5 with all the graphical whizzbangs that entails. Conan Exiles Enhanced introduces Lumen-powered global illumination, enhanced geometry, improved character models, lighting and effects, among many other things. This includes an, er, improvement to one of Conan…
Barrel rolling towards summer. At last, the weekend. It’s been a surprisingly busy week, hasn’t it? Let’s start with some good news… In case you missed it, Fox McCloud is back! Star Fox, a new reimagining of Star Fox 64, is coming to Switch 2 this June with AR avatar filters, new character designs, online…
Final Fantasy, 007 and much more. Alongside an update on its major first-party releases for the Switch 2 in 2026 and beyond, Nintendo has also acknowledged the third-party games on the way to the new hybrid platform this year. With Capcom’s new IP Pragmata now available, looking ahead, there’s a lot to be excited about…