The 1.0.6 update for Anbernic’s XX series of handheld devices came with an app called RixelHK, allowing users to find and download game ROMs, inviting questions of piracy and legality. ROMs are game files that can be loaded, and played, on an emulator. Anbernic devices, like those by similar companies such as Retroid and Miyoo, …
Vertpaint, an independent studio made from game dev veterans, has shared a proper look at its first self-produced horror game, Ritual Tides. It’s currently set for a PC release later in 2025, with availability on consoles following soon after. The small British studio relies on H.P. Lovecraft and renowned older first person horror games, such …
NetEase Games, the online games division of NetEase, announced on Feb. 28, 2025 that cross-platform testing for Once Human on mobile devices and PC has begun, allowing for a much wider number of players around the world to eventually play the game. Once Human is a free-to-play, post-apocalyptic, third-person open-world multiplayer survival game developed and …
Tin Man Games have revealed that the next book in the Fighting Fantasy series coming to mobile and PC is the sci-fi classic, Starship Traveller. Originally released in 1984, it was also the first science-fiction title in the series, which were previously set in a high fantasy world. Starship Traveller puts players in the role …
FragPunk is a new 5v5 hero shooter by Chinese technology and gaming company, NetEase, planned to premier on March 6, 2025 on PC and consoles. With less than a week to go, NetEase has published a new trailer to drum up interest for the upcoming first season. The 5v5 shooter will allow players to use …
Independent game developer One More Game just announced its next Meat Lab play testing of Swapmeat. The latest updates of the game will be open for scrutiny from March 6 – March 12, 2025. Swapmeat is a roguelite third-person shooter with an unusual approach to upgrading player characters. Rather than opening crates or visiting an …
Logitech G, the gaming-focused side of the renowned tech giant, has released Powerplay 2, a wireless charging station. It’s designed to provide constant power to a mouse, not just when it’s idle. Gamers who know the pain of losing an online match because their mouse decided to die at just the wrong moment can rest …
Gaming Factory, a video game publisher and producer based in Warsaw, Poland, recently announced that Honda will join the stable of car manufacturers in JDM: Japanese Drift Master, scheduled for launch on March 26, 2025. Honda will join an already confirmed roster of other car makers like Mazda, Nissan, and Subaru for what’s promised to …
Console company Retroid recently unveiled news on a new handheld, Pocket Flip 2, and now the company’s shown off a few colorful design options and the device specs. A concrete release date has yet to be revealed. The Pocket Flip 2 rearranges some of the design elements of the previous model, such as the placement …
This last week has seen a lot of reports over on Reddit from gamers complaining about AMD Ryzen 9000 CPUs dying or otherwise failing on ASRock motherboards. While AMD has remained quiet, ASRock has now issued a public statement and various fixes to try and address the issue. It’s important to note that this issue …
Solo Finnish developer, Jesse Makkonen, has revealed details on his next title, Without a Dawn, a dark visual horror novel with distinctive pseudo-ASCII artwork. It’s set for release on PC on May 19, 2025. Without a Dawn marks Makkonen’s first foray into the visual novel genre, and follows a woman as she seeks refuge in …
Italian studio 3DClouds’ swashbuckling third-person pirate adventure Trident’s Tale will be released on all major platforms in May, 2025. Set in a colorful world of magic, robots and skeleton pirates, players assume the role of Ocean, an aspiring buccaneer, as she builds up a crew and goes on escapades across a sprawling open world. Designed …
Barely taller than a banana, the Framework Desktop is the first gaming PC from modular laptop company Framework, and the first to use a heavy-duty AMD Ryzen AI Max processor. As with other Framework devices, the Desktop is designed to be easily assembled (and disassembled). Framework has made a name for itself by creating laptops …
Indie studio Goblinz Ent. and publisher The Digital Lounge are bringing the third and final part of the acclaimed True Fear series to PC on March 31, 2025. True Fear: Forsaken Souls 3 is a horror escape game that features point and click mechanics, and follows series protagonist Holly Stonehouse as she digs up more …
Modern AI technology has a wide range of applications, anything from enhancing videos, to research, and now it can also be used to play the classic Gameboy title, Pokémon Red, live on Twitch, on its own. It’s not quite as advanced as the AI seen in movies, but it’s still impressive nonetheless. ClaudePlaysPokemon is a …
