Long-lost images showcasing a cancelled Mario title for the Nintendo Virtual Boy recently surfaced on the Bluesky social media site. Bluesky user, rabidrodent, shared details on a huge amount of content and links they discovered in an AOL directory via the Internet Archive, including high-quality images of the forgotten Mario game. Released in 1994, the …
PopcornFX, an advanced real-time particle engine used in numerous AAA and mobile games, has officially been confirmed to support the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2. This puts the middleware among the first high-performance visual effects tools preparing for Nintendo’s next generation hardware, signaling third-party development interest in the platform. PopcornFX is widely known for its ability …
Bloober Team, the acclaimed Polish studio behind the Silent Hill 2 remake, is rolling the dice with Cronos: The New Dawn. Planned for release in 2025 on consoles and PC, this sci-fi horror is a bold step for the developer. Cronos pushes beyond Bloober Team’s psychological horror roots to offer a gameplay heavy experience stacked …
An early Armored Core title by FromSoftware, Armored Core Mobile Mission, was recently restored and released by G-MODE, a Japanese game developer. It’s out on Nintendo Switch, and it’s coming to PC on April 30. Armored Core Mobile Mission was first released on May 13, 2004 and is a keitai game, which means it was …
Schedule I by Tyler’s Video Game Studio (TVGS) has been accused by a handful of X (Twitter) users of using racist language that perpetuates harmful stereotypes because of the name of an achievement in the game called “Indian Dealer.” When Schedule I launched on PC on March 24, 2025, it became an overnight sensation reaching …
Various AI LLMs (Large Language Models) have been tested on video games before, but this time Hao AI Lab have used Ace Attorney as a test, and for an intriguing reason. The core idea is that if AI can understand and follow clues, it can come to the right conclusion in a case, which shows …
Maximum Entertainment and Dee Dee Creations have launched a new update for their viral sensation Squirrel with a Gun, adding a game-changing weapon, new cosmetic upgrades, and a fresh challenge for players to tackle. The latest free update is now live and promises even more gravity-defying chaos in the suburban sandbox that players have come …
NVIDIA has once again rolled out its latest raft of game updates for gamers with its current RTX GPUs. This week, players who own No More Room In Hell 2, Black Myth: Wukong, EXFIL, and Squad can all get updated graphics and potentially smoother gameplay. NVIDIA’s RTX 50 series of graphic cards all come with …
Yellow Brick Games, the relatively new Montreal-based studio founded by industry veterans, launched its debut game Eternal Stands at the start of 2025. Its first DLC, Stargazer, is out now. It’s free and features creature designs by Yusuke Mogi (Final Fantasy XIV). Eternal Strands is an action RPG in which players explore a huge area …
Space Chef is bringing the heat to more kitchens in 2025. Swedish indie developer Blue Goo Games and UK publisher Kwalee have confirmed that their offbeat cooking adventure will launch on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S this year, joining the previously announced PC and Nintendo Switch versions. A free playable demo is already available, …
It’s long been a joke in the video game industry that the ever-popular FPS DOOM can run on basically anything by this point, but this has to be the first time it can run on its own box set. Limited Run, in association with id Software, Nightdive Studios and MachineGames, is set to release 666 …
Be quiet! is a German-based company known for its range of PC gaming components that, as its name suggests, operate quietly but with no loss of power. Now, it’s branching out into gaming peripherals with the release, on April 29 2025, of its Dark Mount and Light Mount mechanical keyboards. Keyboards are perhaps the noisiest …
A chilling blend of cosmic horror and city management is set to descend on the strategy gaming world. Worshippers of Cthulhu, a new title from Polish developer Crazy Goat Games and publisher Crytivo, takes players into the unsettling depths of the Cthulhu mythos with a unique twist. Instead of banishing ancient evil, players are asked …
Virtual reality continues to stretch the limits of immersive storytelling, but few games push the usage of psychedelic drugs as part of gameplay. Developed by Bulgarian studio iTales VR, Dark Tales, set for release on April 24, 2025, is an experimental horror escape room that puts perception, addiction, and personal choice to the test. While …
Gamers who like to jazz up their whole set-up can now look forward to fancy new peripherals from Republic of Gamers (ROG), the video game-focused side of tech giant ASUS. The collection includes a headset, mouse, mouse pad, and keyboard. The ROG tech line incorporates everything from laptops to motherboards to chairs, all aimed squarely …
