Ever wondered how the Virtual Boy draws its image? If you’ve ever been curious about how displaying images on Nintendo’s ill-fated Virtual Boy worked, then you should definitely check out the latest video from The Slow Mo Guys. Released last week, on Friday, January 16th, it sees The Slow Mo Guys host Gavin Free using…
King of the Kenner. Following his retirement as President and COO of Nintendo of America, Doug Bowser has now joined the board of directors for toy manufacturer Hasbro. This news come directly from Hasbro itself, with the firm confirming the appointment of Bowser alongside Carla Vernón, CEO of The Honest Company, a digital-first consumer goods…
“Rescue fruit-loving girls who’ve been captured”. If you’ve ever played QIX or any of its clones or derivatives, then you’ll be aware of a specific genre of arcade game where the explicit aim is to uncover a picture beneath the play area – usually of a scantily-clad anime girl. Yogurt Neko’s Z-GYUBAAN! is something of…
Why Are Players Returning to Retro Gaming? Gamers worldwide are turning their focus from graphics-focused FPS and role-playing AAA games to games packed with nostalgia. This phenomenon makes sense. As adult life gets more complex, escape into games from another era becomes more common. But that isn’t the only reason why retro games are making…
Category: Games January 20, 2026 Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II, Death Stranding Director’s Cut, and More Megan Spurr, Senior Community Lead, Xbox Game Pass Welcome back to your routine “what am I going to play next?” suggestion list! We’ve got some favorites, some surprises we snuck in last week (and…
Category: Games January 20, 2026 Coming to Xbox Game Pass: Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II, Death Stranding Director’s Cut, and More Megan Spurr, Senior Community Lead, Xbox Game Pass Welcome back to your routine “what am I going to play next?” suggestion list! We’ve got some favorites, some surprises we snuck in last week (and…
The worm has turned. He might not be quite as famous today, but once upon a time, Earthworm Jim had considerable commercial pulling power and became one of the most popular characters to emerge during the latter part of the 16-bit era. Four games have been released in the franchise – Earthworm Jim, Earthworm Jim…
While Hytale already has a lot of different materials that send you far and wide to acquire, none are all too tricky to find. I’m sorry to say that voidhearts are an exception. Voidhearts are a dedicated drop from a specific enemy like other mob materials, sure, only in this case they’re not guaranteed. That’s…
These days, the only time I recapture the sheer rush of Steam sales of olde (“I can buy every Quake game for £5? I’d be a fool not to!”) is when I find one of those ‘complete your collection’ sets some games have. You know the ones: they combine a bunch of games in a…
Check out the highlights of the recent livestream. Hardware maker AYANEO made headlines recently after its CEO apologised for letting down its customers, with a new roadmap put in place and the crowdfunding campaign for the promising Pocket Play being delayed. This revised approach hasn’t put a stop to the company’s prolific release schedule, it…