Lego another round. Like a beastly kraken ensnaring a ship in its countless tentacles, it’s getting harder to find a portion of the gaming landscape that Lego hasn’t infiltrated. From action-adventure offerings like LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight to racing with LEGO 2K Drive and puzzle-platforming with LEGO Voyagers, the monolithic toy brick…
Every Cloud… Square Enix has shared its latest financial report for the first quarter of the fiscal year (thanks for the heads up, Automaton), and what do you know, profits are up — substantially so. The report shows that the company’s operating profit in the three-month period ending June 2026 came in at ¥17,008 million,…
MelonDualDS & Seedless both updated. If you’ve recently bought a dual-screen emulation-based handheld and have been looking for a DS-focused emulator to put through its paces, we have some potentially exciting news to share with you. As spotted by Retro Handhelds, there appears to have been some movement in the DS emulation space recently, with…
One of the biggest tragedies of Xbox’s wide-reaching reset is id Software, which was cut by a whopping 136 roles. And while official statements from Microsoft and the studio have tried to reassure players that it’s not been gutted, whether that’s just a panicking Xbox trying to calm anxieties is up for debate. Especially given…
Incredible news, folks: Marvel Rivals has completely repackaged its assets. No, not those assets. Last Friday, the internet’s most erogenous shooter announced that it was slimming down. As part of an “Optimized texture resource compression strategy across all platforms,” Marvel Rivals now comes in about 40 GB lighter on PC than it did before. This…
Valve is still beavering away at the internals of SteamOS, and the latest update notes for the 3.8.25 Beta release mention the addition of “initial gamepad support” for several non-Valve gaming handhelds. The mighty MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ is on the list, as are two offerings from Ayaneo. These are the Ayaneo Pocket S2,…
Thanks to this handy fan patch. A Japan-exclusive version of Ys III: Wanderers from Ys for the PS2 has just been given a new fan translation, letting you finally experience the game with English text. Ys III: Wanderers from Ys, as you may have already guessed, is the third game in Nihon Falcom’s classic Ys…
Wahoo! Earlier this Summer, Uniqlo revealed its first Switch 2 clothing range by lifting the lid on a Mario Kart World collection. It was only announced for Japan at the time, but surprise, it has arrived in Europe today and is coming to North America “soon”. The Japanese clothing brand is no stranger to a…
Playable now on PC. I have a bit of a confession to make. Growing up, I assumed for the longest time that Donkey Kong Land was a straightforward demake of the SNES classic Donkey Kong Country for the Game Boy. Read the full article on timeextension.com Playable now on PC. I have a bit of…
Technically speaking the box sold by Homebrew Factory just says Yap, but the original game by CeL does have the full subtitle, which is also a lot easier to search for. Bit of a weird name for a hero. I do like his character design though. He’s like something halfway between a farmer and…