Our personal picks for the best Switch games of 2024. As we head into the final week of 2024, it’s time to slay the GOTY monster that devours the Decembers of many a gamer. While Nintendo itself has been in wind-down mode, with most internal resources focused on the next console and a software lineup…
A gaming laptop must be the complete package. The screen, GPU, CPU, memory, cooling, keyboard, and trackpad are all important. So, when we’re talking about the best gaming laptop in any given year, it has to be a device that offers an extraordinary package, done extraordinarily well. We’re not short of options for this prestigious…
The League of Legends-inspired series Arcane may be the most expensive animated series ever produced, and unfortunately, despite the stellar reception, it didn’t manage to make much of the money spent back. But apparently, Riot doesn’t care too much about that part. Bloomberg reported that the amounts that Netflix and Tencent paid Riot less than…
Anyone who endured Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker as a melee main will know the pain of that expansion’s raids and bosses—gigantic hitboxes, no positionals to hit, and virtually zero downtime to strategise around. Those things sound like a dream, sure, but in practice they kneecapped any semblance of challenge that makes those classes so fun…
A groundbreaking project. It might seem odd for us to award our Best Retro Hardware of the Year award to a product which, under the surface, is the same as the MiSTer FPGA platform – a system which is a good few years old now. The open-source MiSTer FPGA project offers incredibly accurate replication of…
Just in time for its 30th birthday. Sonic fan-game Sonic Robo Blast 2 has been ported to the Sega 32X, which turned 30 this year. The port has been spearheaded by the game’s co-creator, SSNTails, and Saxman, a notable figure in the Sonic ROM hacking community. Read the full article on timeextension.com Just in time…
If you want to climb through the ranks in this game show-themed shooter, you’ll need these top The Finals tips. The game made waves when it was first released due to how it’s not just another FPS: it doesn’t take itself too seriously, it’s incredibly fast paced, it has unique modes and mechanics, and the…
Ryu Hayabusa gets a second chance at 16-bit glory. Infidelity – the talented developer behind many NES ports to the SNES – has just released his latest project, just in time for Christmas. This time, we’ve got the entire NES Ninja Gaiden trilogy in a single ROM file, complete with CD-quality MSU-1 music supplied by…
“No clue how much is needed, or if enough people would back it”. Duke Nukem was, at one point, one of the most recognisable characters in the world of gaming. The character first appeared in a couple of side-scrolling action titles, but it was thanks to the success of Duke Nukem 3D that he was…
Edelgard arrives 2026. The Good Smile Company has already released all sorts of stunning Fire Emblem figures and the latest reveal is Edelgard from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. Read the full article on nintendolife.com