Let there be Rock (Band). Time continues to tick on mercilessly and brings with it wave after wave of video game anniversaries designed (we’re certain) to make us feel older than our years. Majora’s Mask launched in North America two decades ago this very day — how can that be? Another game celebrating a significant […]
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Random: Mario Kart Music Apparently Helps With Your Homework
Listen up, kids. A lot of people like to work with music playing in the background – it’s easy to see how a favourite tune can inspire you to increased productivity or get you through a particularly tough day. However, a new craze has surfaced online which is based around using Mario Kart’s more strident […]
Strife: Veteran Edition Shoots To Switch And Nightdive Discounts Its Turok Remasters
’90s FPS-RPG now available on the eShop. Nightdive Studios may have recently delayed its remaster of Blade Runner: Enhanced Edition until next year, but the developer has just put out Strife: Veteran Edition on Switch and discounted its remasters of N64 classics Turok: Dinosaur Hunter and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, to boot. Strife is […]
Switch Is No Longer The Only Way To Play Bloodstained On The Move
Ritual of the Night comes to smartphones. Back when Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night was first announced, PS Vita owners were getting all excited about taking Koji Igarashi’s next Metroidvania classic with them on the move. However, as time went on the Vita version was canned (as was the Wii U edition) and, as it […]
Fortnite Crosses The Streams With Ghostbusters Just In Time For Halloween
What about the packs?! A new set of cosmetic gear has cropped up in the item shop in Fortnite and it’s ready to tap into the wallets of every nostalgia-drenched thirty-something who dabbles in Epic’s struggling little battle royale game. Yes, you can don the official garb of Messrs. Spengler, Stantz, Zeddemore and Venkman and […]
Mini Review: Vigil: The Longest Night – A Grim And Foreboding Metroidvania
They come at night. Developed by Taiwan studio Glass Heart Games and inspired by titles such as Salt & Sanctuary and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, Vigil: The Longest Night is a gothic Metroidvania which places you in a grim, horror-filled fantasy world and expects you to unravel various mysteries in the role of Leila, […]
Rumour: ‘Switch Pro’ Could Feature A Mini-LED Display, According To A New Report
Nintendo’s looking to improve screen performance and battery life. As Sony and Microsoft prepare for to release their next gen consoles into the wild, rumours about Nintendo’s future plans for Switch hardware continue to come in thick and fast. You name it, Switch Pro will have it. 4K upscaling? Natch. 48-hour battery life? We’d expect […]
The SNES Encyclopedia Is An Exhaustive Resource For Nintendo Fans
Penned by Chris Scullion, no less! As long-time readers of this very site will be aware, Chris Scullion really knows his stuff. That’s why we get him to fill these hallowed pages with lovely words; he’s something of a boffin when it comes to the world of Nintendo, having worked at Official Nintendo Magazine during […]
Video: Jurassic World Evolution Switch Gameplay Highlighted In New Developer Spotlight
Welcome to Jurassic… World. Last month, Frontier Developments released a short Developer Spotlight video about the upcoming Switch release of Jurassic World Evolution: Complete Edition, and they’ve recently put out a second video (above) highlighting more gameplay from the Switch version, which lands on Switch eShop 3rd November. The video features Game Director Rich Newbold […]
Reminder: Pokémon Sword And Shield’s Physical DLC Bundles Drop Next Week
Update: New merch offers with DLC purchases from Nintendo UK Store. Update: Nintendo’s Official UK Store has the Pokémon Sword and Shield Expansion Pass bundles up for grabs with 50% off selected merch (plushies of the three starters and a starter mug) using one of the promo codes below. Simply add the items to your […]