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It's 2025 And There's A Fight Over The Future Of The Nintendo 64 Brewing
20.3.2025
We’re in the midst of a retro console revolution. Between emulation handhelds pouring out of China and more affordable FPGA consoles popping up all the time, there have never been more options to choose from for playing classic games from the ‘80s, ‘90s, and 2000s. The Nintendo 64 is one of...
Pokémon Sun Cartridge Lost Outside And Battered By The Elements For Six Long Years Somehow Still Works
19.3.2025
I once had a Batman action figure from Batman: The Animated Series. It meant the world to me. Then I lost it playing in the yard one day and never saw it again. Every once in a while I would look under some bushes or dig up a spot here or there hoping to uncover my lost treasure, but to no avail....
Gaming Hardware Sales Hit A 5-Year Low Last Month
19.3.2025
February saw the launch of a bunch of big, next-gen only releases including Monster Hunter Wilds, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, and Avowed, but despite a month littered with new games, new console sales continue to lag. In fact, last month was reportedly the lowest point for gaming hardware sales...
Mod Pack Hints At Starfield Coming To PlayStation 5 In The Near Future
17.3.2025
It’s felt like only a matter of time until Starfield ends up on PlayStation 5 ever since Microsoft Gaming CEO Phil Spencer confirmed that no game is off limits when it comes to the company’s new multiplatform strategy. Sure enough, a rogue PS5 logo on a recent mod pack for the sci-fi RPG suggests...
The Super Nintendo Now Runs Infinitesimally Faster Than It Did 35 Years Ago And Players Are Trying To Find Out Why
14.3.2025
Most hardware breaks down and gets worse as it ages. Some old Super Nintendo systems, however, are actually running faster. The changes aren’t noticeable to your average player, but dedicated fans have been measuring the differences and trying to uncover why the changes are occurring and what...
Xbox Is Experimenting With An AI Clippy For Gaming To Help Players Out
13.3.2025
Members of the Xbox Insiders program will soon have access to Copilot for Gaming on mobile, a tool aimed at streamlining the process of playing games and minimizing the moments that people spend confused by their hardware or the games that run on it. It’s an interesting idea that currently seems...
PS Plus Adds Ubisoft's Best Game In Years And Some Classic Armored Core
12.3.2025
Another month, another bunch of games is joining the catalogs for PlayStation Plus’ Extra and Premium tiers. This time around, fans of arcades, punching people, 2D platformers, and retro robot warfare should all be very excited. Read more
Here's What A Failed Pitch For A PlayStation Game Looks Like
12.3.2025
Only a small fraction of developers’ ideas for games ever actually get made. Even ones that make it through the prototype stage often never see the light of day. A newly unearthed 2010 pitch for a Sony game from Japan Studio gives a tiny peak behind the curtain of how developers try to convince...
An Xbox Handheld Is Reportedly Coming As Early As This Year
10.3.2025
Microsoft may be pivoting to a multiplatform approach for its biggest games, but that doesn’t mean it’s abandoning hardware just yet. The company reportedly has an Xbox handheld planned for 2025 as it works on its next-gen consoles aiming for release in 2027. It looks like the Switch 2 won’t be...
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Could Be Amazing, The Switch Launch Was One For The Ages, And More Of The Week's Takes
8.3.2025
This week, we went hands-on with the imminentClair Obscur: Expedition 33 and think it could be a turn-based RPG classic. We also reminisced, eight years after the fact, about what made the launch of the Nintendo Switch so unforgettable, and gushed about why Monster Hunter Wilds’ Rove is easily...
Former Xbox Exec Says Microsoft Would Stop Making Hardware If It Could
7.3.2025
The Xbox that fans have known for decades is currently undergoing an unprecedented transformation as Microsoft sets it sights on a multiplatform approach to gaming and its console sales continue to decline year after year. Veteran gaming executive Peter Moore, an Xbox VP in the early aughts...
The New Last Of Us PS5 Controller Looks Bland And Boring
6.3.2025
Sony has revealed a new PlayStation 5 DualSense controller inspired by the both Last of Us video games. And uh, well, hmmmm, it looks bad! Read more
New Tariffs Could Lead To Fewer Physical Games And Higher Digital Prices
5.3.2025
President Donald Trump’s recently imposed tariffs on Mexico, China, and Canada could potentially lead to higher game and console prices, fewer physical releases, and supply shortages, according to some industry analysts. Read more
Marvel Rivals Company Has A Second Hero Shooter Coming Out, Gives Fans Free Stuff After Last-Minute Console Delay
5.3.2025
FragPunk is a first-person hero shooter where you use deckbuilding card mechanics to augment your characters’ strengths and weaknesses. It’s the next free-to-play game from NetEase, which also produced Marvel Rivals, and it’s coming out this week, just not on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S where...
PlayStation Hit With More Layoffs Following Recent Game Cancellations
4.3.2025
The PlayStation-owned studio Visual Arts was hit with with fresh layoffs this week amid a further restructuring of Sony’s U.S. game development operations. While some of the cuts included staff who had contributed to recently canceled projects like an upcoming live-service game at Bend Studio,...
PlayStation Launches New PS5 Beta Testing Program
4.3.2025
Are you someone who loves participating in video game beta tests? Perhaps you enjoy trying out new console features early, before they are released to everyone? Well, then you should check out Sony’s new PlayStation beta program. Read more
We Probably Won't See A Console Launch As Good As The Nintendo Switch Ever Again
4.3.2025
We’re just a month out from the big Nintendo Direct giving us the full rundown on the Switch 2. Fans have been patiently waiting for the new hardware for years, excited to see what the future holds for the successor to one of the best video game consoles ever made. I’m excited too, but I also know...
Nintendo Switch Online Losing Its First Retro Game Proves Why We Need Virtual Console
28.2.2025
Nintendo is doing something the company has never done before: Next month, it will remove a retro game from its the Nintendo Switch Online’s classic catalog.Read more
Forza Horizon 5 Pioneers Bizarre New Form Of Early Access Garbage On PS5
27.2.2025
Forza Horizon 5, which launched over four years ago on Xbox and PC, is making the leap to PlayStation 5 soon, but because it’s 2025, the game will lock “early access” to Xbox’s open-world driving sim behind a pricey special edition. It’s the next evolution in publishers holding games hostage...
Sony Finally Slashes The Price Of PlayStation VR2 By $150 But It Might Be Too Late
27.2.2025
PlayStation VR2 launched at $550 two years ago this month. It was a great virtual reality headset but an intimidating price. Now Sony is dropping it to $300 starting in March amid reports that sales have completely stalled. Can the discount give PS VR2 a second wind or is it just one last attempt...