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Nintendo Says It Has A Plan To Prevent Scalping: Just Make Loads Of Switch 2s
1.7.2024
A few years on, it’s oddly hard to remember how difficult it was to get hold of the most recent generation of games consoles. On their release in November 2020, both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X were incredibly scarce, thanks to an imperfect storm of covid, global chip shortages, and supply...
Plus: Riven's remake tops a slower 'Steam debuts' week..
28.6.2024
Also: lots of other details on console & other charts!
Steam Deck Now Cheaper Than A Switch During Valve's Big Summer Sale
24.6.2024
Valve’s popular portable PC, the Steam Deck, is currently on sale ahead of the company’s upcoming Steam Summer Sale. You can currently buy the powerful gaming device for less than a Standard Switch or Switch OLED. Read more
The PlayStation Portal Just Got Better Thanks To A Surprise Update
18.6.2024
The PlayStation Portal is Sony’s surprisingly great Remote Play handheld for the PlayStation 5, and it’s about to get even better thanks to some new features arriving by way of the latest firmware update. Read more
This One Feature Makes Valorant Great On Console
17.6.2024
Ever since Valorant began its console beta on June 14 I haven’t been able to put the game down. I’m not new to Riot Games’ tactical hero shooter, but the console version has reignited my love for it, and it has to do with the port’s headlining new feature: Focus Mode.Read more
Riot’s Hero Shooter Valorant Is Finally Coming To Consoles
8.6.2024
Riot Games, the company best known for MOBA League of Legends, is bringing its free-to-play 5v5 hero shooter Valorant to consoles after four years of PC exclusivity. The game melds elements of hero shooters like Overwatch and tactical shooters like Counter-Strike, and it has a robust esports...
Palmer Luckey Wants To Sell You The 'World’s Best Tribute' To Game Boy For $200
4.6.2024
The ModRetro Chromatic is the latest attempt to cash in on retro nostalgia. It’s a slick-looking Game Boy Color knockoff that competes with the bespoke and perennially out-of-stock Analogue Pocket by playing all of your original Game Boy cartridges. The main difference is that the ModRetro...
Plus: Soulmask, Multiversus relaunch lead this week's debuts
31.5.2024
Also: any amount of console & other charts
Super Mario 64 Speedrunner Explains How He Just Made History In The Wildest Way Possible
23.5.2024
How many hours would you stand around in Super Mario 64 waiting to do something that’s never been done before? Five? Ten? A whole day? A speedrunner who goes by Marbler recently clocked in over 80 hours with the Nintendo classic to be the first ever player to beat it without pressing the jump...
PC Gaming Is Growing Faster Than Consoles, Data Shows
21.5.2024
Last year saw the release of some really big and highly-rated video games. However, new data shows that PC gaming was the biggest winner in 2023, while console revenue mostly flatlined and mobile game profits dropped.Read more
These New Retro Gaming Handhelds Look Fantastic
20.5.2024
As the handheld gaming market continues to blow-up, high-end PC gamers aren’t the only ones swimming in options. Retro enthusiasts also have a bigger selection of sleek emulation machines to choose from, including a handful of new devices with impressive specs and beautiful designs. Read more
Popular Emulator Changes Logo After Adobe Sends Legal Threat
17.5.2024
The people behind the immensely popular iOS retro game emulator, Delta, have been forced to quickly change the app’s logo after receiving legal threats from Adobe and warnings from Apple. Read more
Plus: here comes Hellblade II - how will it do?
17.5.2024
Also: a look at the console charts, and this week's big guns
Plus: yes, Manor Lords is a smash hit - but how big?
26.4.2024
Also: next week's big releases, and the console charts
Xbox Console Sales Are Tanking
25.4.2024
After months of debate about Xbox’s future as some of its big console exclusives jumped ship to PlayStation 5, we have our clearest evidence yet of why Microsoft is experimenting with a new multiplatform approach: fewer and fewer people are buying Xboxes. Read more
New X-Men Xbox Is X-Cellent (And Not For Sale)
23.4.2024
Microsoft and Marvel have teamed up to create a new X-Men-themed Xbox console that looks awesome and comes with a Wolverine-inspired controller, too. Sadly, this new console isn’t for sale and can only be won via a limited-time sweepstakes. Read more
7 Days To Die Exits Early Access After A Decade, But Console Players Have To Rebuy The Game
23.4.2024
Open-world zombie survival game 7 Days to Die launched in Early Access on Steam in 2013. Three years later, the game arrived on consoles. And now, over a decade after its initial launch, 7 Days to Die is finally leaving Early Access with its 1.0 update. However, console players will have to re-buy...
Fallout TV Show Easter Eggs, Old Gaming Kiosks, And More Big News
20.4.2024
Fallout fans ate good this week, thanks to a kickass Amazon TV series and tons of people getting back into the games because of it. But a good video game adaptation isn’t all that went down this week, so read on for the biggest news.Read more
Puppy Chews Up Steam Deck, Is Very Cute And Sorry
16.4.2024
Puppies are curious creatures. And sometimes that curiosity leads to them getting destructive, as one unlucky Steam Deck owner learned recently.Read more
17 Hidden Secrets To Get More Out Of Your Nintendo Switch
16.4.2024
The Nintendo Switch has been around the block. To hammer that point home, Nintendo’s ultra-successful console celebrated its seventh release anniversary just last month. The little console that is still widely loved for its innovative controllers and portable form factor, so much so...