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Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack Would Be A Terrible Deal, Even If It Worked Properly
26.10.2021
As Nintendo’s roll-out of the upgraded Nintendo Switch Online goes so very poorly, there’s a bigger question hovering over it all: even if it had launched with working controllers, functioning control schemes, and no input lag, would it be worth the price? And the answer is, from pretty much...
Players Have A Ton Of Complaints About Nintendo Switch Online’s N64 Games
26.10.2021
Nintendo 64 games finally became officially playable on Nintendo Switch Online last night and they run...less than stellar. Almost immediately, social media started filling up with examples of technical shortcomings, emulation woes, and button layouts that prove there is no god. It once again calls...
Flipnote Studio Creations Find New Life On Crank-y Playdate Handheld
23.10.2021
Although it won’t officially be in our hands until later this year (if you got in on the first wave of pre-orders, that is), Panic’s unique Playdate handheld is already being poked and prodded by folks lucky enough to score a dev unit. One such developer recently shared a neat little project that...
PS3 Emulator Will Now Boot Every Game Ever Released On The Console
21.10.2021
RPCS3, an emulator I’ve been writing about since 2016 but which first began in 2011, has come along way since it made its first, tentative steps towards making PS3 games playable on a PC. From those humble beginnings the team behind it have just announced a huge milestone: everything ever released...
PS5 Accessory Makers Just Won't Stop Taunting Sony's Lawyers
19.10.2021
Dbrand, a tech accessories brand that my roommate described to me as “being for dudes who like new iPhones,” has decided to wage a very loud legal war with Sony Entertainment regarding their totally fine PS5 plates and cases.Read more
PlayStation 5 Ends Switch's Three-Year Run As Best-Selling Console
18.10.2021
After almost three years as the top-selling console in the U.S., the Nintendo Switch has been ousted by Sony’s PlayStation 5. According to Mat Piscatella, an NPD analyst, the PS5 was the best-selling gaming hardware platform in both units sold and overall dollars earned in September 2021. Read more
Console Hackers Commandeer Switch Game’s Very Fast Sega Saturn Emulator
12.10.2021
Last week, publisher City Connection released new versions of the arcade / Sega Saturn shmups Cotton 2, Cotton Boomerang, and Guardian Force for both PS4 and Switch. It wasn’t long before Switch tinkerers over on GBAtemp realized they could inject other Saturn games into City Connection’s emulator...
Intellivision Is Selling NFT Games For A Console That Ain't Even Out Yet
10.10.2021
The Intellivision Amico is a retro-inspired android-based console that was supposed to be out October 20, 2020 but has suffered numerous delays since then. And now, even before the console has shipped to backers or customers, the company is selling “physical” games for it in limited-time bundles...
Castlevania Advance Collection Is Great, But Emulators Have Spoiled Me
5.10.2021
Turns out Castlevania Advance Collection is real, and it’s excellent, collecting three of the best Castlevania games of all time as well as a fourth pretty darn good one. While the emulation quality is excellent—courtesy of the experts at Japanese studio M2—like many official re-releases, I find...
Xbox Head Explains Console Shortages Will Continue Into 2022
2.10.2021
It’s likely that if you are reading these words on this website, you already know how hard it can be to get your hands on the new consoles. Well, I’ve got some bad news straight from Xbox VP of gaming Phil Spencer: Finding a console ain’t getting easier anytime soon. Read more
Report: Games In The Works For 4K Nintendo Console That Doesn't Officially Exist
30.9.2021
For years, reports have alleged that Nintendo is working on a more powerful Switch, and for years, it has yet to come true. Instead of releasing a Switch Pro with 4K graphics this year as was rumored, Nintendo announced in July it would simply take the current version and slap an OLED screen on...
Nintendo Switch Gets N64 And Genesis Collection, Complete With Online Multiplayer
24.9.2021
During today’s Direct presentation Nintendo finally confirmed what a lot of observers already suspected: Nintendo 64 and Sega Genesis games are coming to the Nintendo Switch Online service later this October.Read more
The New Gaming Console That's Become A Giant Car Crash, Explained
18.9.2021
On October 22, 2018, Intellivision unveiled the Amico, a family-friendly retro console. The pitch: The games would be simple to play and cost no more than $8. The console itself would retail at about $180 with all games being exclusive to the console. In that initial trailer, the Amico was given...
New WipEout Game Announced, Only It's Not On Console
17.9.2021
WipeOut is, very quietly, one of the most important video game series to have ever lived thanks to its role in selling the original PlayStation as something genuinely “cool”, but it’s a franchise that has fallen on hard times of late.Read more
The New PS5 Update Quietly Fixes Console's Most Annoying Problem
15.9.2021
Today’s big PlayStation 5 software update brings a bevy of much-needed features to the console, adding, among other things, the ability to play PS5 games that are stored on external solid-state drives (SSD). But it also quietly fixed the PS5’s most annoying quirk: You can finally turn off that...
'It's OK' - the meh-ening of indie console game sales
7.9.2021
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More Tips Than You Probably Need For The Quake Remaster
4.9.2021
We were all a little surprised just how quickly the recent Quake remaster came about, going from rumors and ESRB sightings to available on PSN and Steam in no time flat. Now, many people are playin’ id Software’s landmark 1996 first-person shooter for the first time. Welcome!Read more
And Now, The Ultimate Retro Gaming Device
2.9.2021
You may have heard rumblings of a magical box capable of flawlessly running games from old-school arcade titles up through the Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis. That box is called the MiSTer, and over the past couple of years, it’s completely transformed the retro emulation scene. I’ve been playing...
Apex Legends Removes Tech That Grew Beef Between PC and Console Fans
1.9.2021
Apex Legends, the battle royale movement shooter developed by Repsawn Entertainment, is no stranger to controversy. Because Apex supports crossplay, PC and Console players have been beefing for a while over the slight differences and advantages each side gets from their platform of choice. All...
Toy Pokédex Becomes Working Nintendo DS
30.8.2021
Pokémon’s Pokédex has had a few different looks over the years, but one in particular looks just like a certain Nintendo handheld.Read more