16 years ago, we used a trailer for the then-upcoming action RPG Lord of the Rings: War in the North to drop a sick burn on people who maybe take their Tolkien a little too seriously. The game launched a year later, in 2011, to middling reviews and disappointing sales, and there it sat until…
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Looks like meat’s back on the menu, boys! The mad lads at Aspyr have announced and shadow-dropped The Lord of the Rings: War in the North – Legacy Edition on Switch 1 & 2, reviving a 2011 curio for modern consoles. Boasting local co-op (not on Switch 1), 60fps gameplay (this too – sorry), a…
I’m seated on the edge of a transport helicopter, legs dangling in the breeze, when our pilot flips on the radio to Flight of the Valkyries. “Duh duh duh duh, duh, duh duh duh duh, duh” three passengers sing in non-unison, their VOIP lagging two seconds behind the actual song. The pilot interrupts the performance…
The Pokeriomokykla editorial team covers platforms the way a serious player scrutinizes any new tool: does the interface hold up before a single session begins, and are the controls genuinely usable before hours are invested? That test is exactly what iiSU passes. According to XDA Developers, the Android app functions exclusively as a retro gaming…
Whether you’re offloading a shelf full of NES games or a boxed GameCube set, it comes down to a choice between mailed trade-ins, franchised brick-and mortar trade-ins and online peer to peer marketplaces, all of which have different terms of payment, shipping, and grading features. The retro gaming market will grow 10% from last year,…
For years, the video game industry has focused on pushing the boundaries of technology, with ever-more powerful consoles, photorealistic graphics and expansive online experiences. Yet, despite these advancements, many younger gamers are looking in the opposite direction. Generation Z has embraced retro gaming in a way few expected, helping to breathe new life into classic…
Nomsa was nine years old the first time she put a coin into an arcade machine at a Spur in Pretoria, and she still remembers the exact sound it made, not the game sound, but the coin dropping. That small metal click before everything lit up. She told us this while describing what it feels…
Pixel art is still one of the most recognizable visual styles in gaming even while graphics technology has been zooming forward. Modern hardware can pull off realistic characters, cinematic lighting, and huge environments, but somehow a lot of well made games still choose pixel based looks. From indie breakthroughs to newer retro leaning adventures, pixel…
If you watched the recent trailer for Saber Interactive’s upcoming Rideshare ‘Stimulator’ (the quotation marks are part of the title) you may have thought it seemed a little bit hinky in spots. Midway through the video, after a quick rundown of some of the game’s oddball passengers, the narrator says, “And when I think I’ve…