When Nintendo World Championships NES Edition was announced during a recent Nintendo Direct, I was immediately reminded of NES Remix. One of my favourite games on the Wii U, the bite-sized retro gaming challenges were enormous fun, mashing up multiple classic games to put a fresh spin on some old favourites. Nintendo World Championships NES Edition … Read more
No buttons here, officer, I promise. Photo: Volkswagen It feels as though automakers have been on a war against physical buttons, swapping them out in favor of touch screens and capacitive sensors wherever possible. Now, it sounds like the safety implications of that switch are coming back to haunt Volkswagen with some owners blaming the … Read more
Despite launching all the way back in 2022, Nintendo Switch Sports is about to get another major update, as Nintendo gets ready to add a brand new activity to the game. Unveiled during the recent Direct conference, the Nintendo Switch Sports Basketball update has a July 9 release date. There’s no official launch time, although … Read more
Launching back in 2013 for PC and more prominently in 2014 as a Games with Gold freebie for Xbox One, Volgarr the Viking is an underrated classic that doesn’t get talked about enough. While some critics recognised its brilliance and scored it accordingly, the retro-style platformer only managed a 76/77% score on Metacritic, and failed … Read more
While I would probably list Metroid Prime as my favourite Gamecube game of all time, Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door is a close second. More charming than a Disney prince, the Mario role-playing game is head and shoulders above any other RPG featuring the plucky plumber, and far superior to other games in the … Read more
Argos customers can grab another fantastic bargain this week, as the price of the best-selling game of 2023 is slashed by the high-street retailer. Despite selling by the bucketload, Hogwarts Legacy has been reduced to its “lowest price ever” by Argos. The UK retailer is currently selling Hogwarts Legacy for PS5, Xbox Series X and … Read more
Nintendo has announced plans to end X (formerly Twitter) support for the Switch. Nintendo Switch users are currently able to post screenshots and videos to X directly from the console. Likewise, fans can also use the Nintendo Switch to send friend requests using the console’s social media functionality. Unfortunately, however, this will all change on … Read more
Nintendo has given retro gaming fans a nice surprise this week, after announcing Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition for the Switch. Launching in July, the upcoming game features over 150 speedrunning challenges from 13 classic Nintendo Entertainment System games. Nintendo Switch players will attempt to earn the fastest time possible in challenges such as collecting … Read more
I’ve been spending the majority of 2024 playing through my extensive video game backlog, finally getting around to completing classics like the original Castlevania and modern blockbusters like Final Fantasy 7 Remake. However, in between visits to Midgar and the castle of Count Dracula, there’s one new release that I’ve been coming back to time … Read more
Retro gaming fans will be pleased to hear that Atari is bringing back one of its iconic franchises… sort of. Announced during the April Nintendo Indie Showcase, Yars Rising is an upcoming game for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and PC. It’s a spinoff of classic Atari arcade-style game Yars’ Revenge, although it couldn’t be more … Read more
