Chris Metzen returns to Blizzard full-time to create ‘the next generation of adventures’ in World of Warcraft
Chris Metzen, the former senior vice president of story and franchise development at Blizzard, has returned to Warcraft, and this time it’s for real. Blizzard announced today that Metzen has taken on a “full-time role” as the executive creative director of the Warcraft universe. Metzen had a long and storied career at Blizzard, and was…
Atari’s ‘Mr. Run And Jump’ And ‘Kombinera’ Get The Physical Dual-Pack Treatment
Launching next month. Atari and Numskull Games have announced the upcoming physical release of Mr. Run and Jump and Kombinera, which will be a 2-in-1 ‘Adrenaline Pack’. Launching February 23rd, 2024, the dual pack will also contain a unique postcard based on the games, along with an exclusive sticker celebrating the Atari brand. Both games…
Reaction: The Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Remake Packs Insane Levels Of Detail, And It’s Growing On Us
Details of old. Round one of Nintendo’s one-two punch of Direct presentations this week is now done and dusted, providing Zelda fans with a proper look at Ocarina of Time for Switch 2 along with a handful of intriguing 40th Anniversary initiatives. As a reminder, we have another Direct presentation later today, with Nintendo promising…
Video: Here Are Alex’s Top 5 Nintendo Switch Games Of 2024
Merry Alex-mas, ya filthy animal. Third time’s a charm, as they say. Yes, we’re back with our third and final look at our video team’s top five Switch games of 2024. It’s worth repeating here that these aren’t necessarily games that launched in 2024, but are merely games that the video chaps played in 2024….
Review: Anbernic RG35XX H – Third Time’s A Charm
Getting horizontal. We reviewed the Anbernic RG35XX Plus a short time ago, and found it to be a solid emulation handheld capable of playing all the way up to the PS1 and Dreamcast era. Now, the Chinese company returns with yet another member of the same family (the ‘Plus’ was an interaction on the bog-standard…
Two Previously-Lost Games Based On Mega Man & Galaga Have Been Rescued From Japanese Flip Phones
‘Rockman The Puzzle Battle’ & ‘Galaga Kai’. It seems like it’s pretty much every other day now that the Japanese feature phone preservation community shares an exciting new announcement about a previously lost games being discovered and dumped online. Earlier this week, for instance, we published a short article about a rare Lost In Blue…
The Blood of Dawnwalker: Dead and Loving It
Category: Games July 7, 2026 The Blood of Dawnwalker: Dead and Loving It Will Fulton, XBOX Wire Editor Summary The Blood of Dawnwalker is a dark fantasy action RPG about being a vampire hunting other vampires in 14th Century Carpathia, arrives on September 3, 2026 for XBOX Series X|S, XBOX on PC, and cloud. Play…
Teen Who “Beat” Tetris Told To “Go Outside And Get Some Fresh Air”
“Beating Tetris is not a life goal”. Yesterday, we reported on the news that 13-year-old Willis “Blue Scuti” Gibson had beaten the NES version of Tetris by reaching the game’s “kill screen” – a point where the game’s code crashes. While the gaming world celebrated this remarkable achievement, Sky News journalist Jayne Secker took a…
Best Of 2024: The Famicom Failure That Almost Bankrupted HAL, But Shaped Nintendo’s Future
HAL be there. Over the holiday season, we’re republishing some of the best articles from Nintendo Life writers and contributors as part of our Best of 2024 series. This article was originally published in July. Enjoy! Unless you’re a dedicated Famicom collector, it’s unlikely that you’ve heard of Metal Slader Glory. Released right at the…