Fractal161 and P1xelAndy did it within a day of each other. Just before Christmas, 13-year-old Willis Gibson – also known as Blue Scuti – became the first person to “beat” the 1989 NES version of Tetris, one of the most popular variants of the game on the competitive circuit. Gibson – who dedicated the achievement…
I had a pleasant surprise recently when I noticed that my purchase of the hit song Eatin Rats! came bundled with a massive tactical roguelike named Mewgenics. It’s pretty good! A tiny bit like XCOM but instead of an alien mothership you’re defending against the sentient contents of Edmund McMillen’s litterbox. It’s also massive. According…
After police dispersed them on Tuesday, “No Azure for Apartheid” protestors returned to Microsoft’s East Campus Plaza in Redmond, Washington on Wednesday to continue protesting the tech giant’s dealings with Israel, which allegedly include the use of its Azure cloud platform to surveil Palestinians and select Gaza bombing targets. This time, 18 protesters were arrested…
We are excited to announce PlayStation 11.11 Power Deals promotion featuring discounts on PS5 Consoles, PS5 Peripherals and PS5 Games, from 31st October till 13th November 2025 Some of the highlight from 11.11 Power Deals are: PS5 Consoles (product availability varies by country): SGD 140 / MYR 480 / THB 3,600 / IDR 1,620,000 /…
Four years in the making. Retro Room founder Marty Neill (right) Belfast’s “first retro arcade” opened recently, and its owner has been “blown away” by the reaction. Read the full article on timeextension.com Four years in the making. Retro Room founder Marty Neill (right) Belfast’s “first retro arcade” opened recently, and its owner has been…
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More than three and a half years ago, I stood on stage in New York to unveil PlayStation 4, which captured our vision for the future of gaming. That vision placed the gamer at the center of the PlayStation ecosystem and empowered developers to create transformative experiences. This afternoon I returned to New York for…
And it can only get better. For the younger readers amongst you, I suspect that many 3D games from the ‘90s and ‘00s seem rather quaint at best and downright unplayable at worst. It was a period in which the medium was geting to grips with a completely new third dimension; couple this with the…
Phat wad. Believe it or not, it’s now 20 years since Nintendo launched the DS. Rather than getting caught up in where the last two decades disappeared to, we thought it was worth looking back at our personal top five games for a system with a staggering amount of superb software. Read the full article…
“Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain”. You know how Celeste is currently celebrating its 6th anniversary and the official social media account said it was cooking up something small but cool? Well, it’s now been officially revealed as Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain. It’s a computer game that allows fans to “relive the magic…