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Talking Point: WATA And The Grey Areas Of Game Preservation – Is There Any Better Way?

WATAAARGH. The game industry is youthful compared to other areas of entertainment and recorded culture – younger than film and TV, and of course a baby compared to printed works. Yet we’re now decades into the history of gaming, especially if you go back to the systems of the 1970s, perhaps even a little earlier. […]

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Poll: Box Art Brawl: Duel #93 – Kirby’s Dream Land

Celebrating Kirby’s anniversary with a fight. Hello everyone, welcome to another edition of Box Art Brawl *cue stadium-sized cheer*! Last week, we looked at the classic, the incomparable, the ruddy good video game that is The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. Pitting the US box art against the Japanese box art, you […]

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Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Will Reveal Some Skin, Unsurprisingly

It wouldn’t be the first time… Monolith Soft’s JRPG series Xenoblade Chronicles is known for revealing a bit of skin from time to time, and it seems the third entry will be no different. According to a recent ESRB rating for the upcoming Nintendo Switch release, players will need to be prepared for an adventure […]

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Video: MVG Investigates The Switch Online GBA Emulator Leak

Is it the real deal? Earlier this week, a new Nintendo leak supposedly surfaced online – suggesting a Game Boy Advance emulator was in the works for the Switch Online service. If you’re still not entirely convinced, Modern Vintage Gamer has now taken a look in his latest YouTube video. In brief, he’s also convinced […]

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Random: Another Look At The Super Mario Galaxy DS Fan Project

A “short public demo” has also been released. Super Mario Galaxy is easily one of the best 3D Mario games and was a hit when it was originally released on the Wii in 2007. Have you ever wondered what it would look like if this game was made available on the Nintendo DS instead? While […]

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Feature: An Interview With ZANE_ROCKS_36, The Cool Dude Behind DOOM-Style Shooter ‘Slayers X’

The real Hypnospace Outlaw. Erm, so… Have you played Hypnospace Outlaw? If so, great; if not, here’s a quick primer: Hypnospace Outlaw is a simulation game made by Jay Tholen, Corey Cochran, and Xalavier Nelson Jr. in which you play an enforcer of rules on “Hypnospace”, a ’90s-style version of the internet that happens while […]

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Mini Review: The Last Friend – Fantastic, Fast-Paced Tower Defense, With Pettable Good Boys

Me and the bois. The Last Friend places you in control of Alpha, a strong and silent protagonist who travels a wasteland in a decked-out RV with a pack of his best friends. His best friends, of course, are dogs. Their leader is a spicy little chihuahua named T. Juan who does all the talking […]

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Gallery: Brand New Screenshots Of Sonic Origins, Out On Switch This June

Classic Sonic redefined. One of the many exciting announcements this week in the world of video games was the release date for Sonic Origins. It’s arriving on 23rd June across multiple platforms including the Nintendo Switch. In case you missed the original announcement, this collection will be made up of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the […]

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Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (April 23rd)

It does matter. Phew! It’s been a heck of a week, hasn’t it? It actually feels like springtime now at least, but our eyes are poised towards the summer with the slate of new release dates we’ve been handed. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 has been brought forward from September to July! Unprecedented stuff. Splatoon 3 also […]