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If you can, it’s time to patch your console to avoid these Nintendo vulnerabilities in key games. A highly impactful exploit has had Nintendo on high alert trying to patch the vulnerability that has affected 3DS, Wii U and Switch consoles. Affecting some of Nintendo’s online based games, this recentlyRead More →
The official Monster Hunter Twitter account has just sent a series of tweets regarding titles on the 3DS and Wii U storefronts. These are in response to the upcoming closure of both eShops on March 27th, 2023. You can purchase many Capcom games for as little as $2.99, including: TheseRead More →
North America, Asia can tackle Kung Fury Street Rage Ultimate Edition next week. One of the most astonishing retro-style games, Kung Fury Street Rage is almost retro itself, so why not update it wuth an ultimate edition? The 2D side-scrolling beat ’em up is now available on Nintendo Switch, withRead More →
The NeoGeo MVS was a coin-operated arcade machine with a library of games that came on large cartridges. These were a hit in the arcade scene thanks to their ease of use, as all it took to change an arcade machine into something completely different was a new cartridge andRead More →
Sci-Fi Horror RPG/Dungeon Crawler, Hibernaculum has just reached its funding goal on Kickstarter. The developer, Wormwood Studios, is most well-known for its atmospheric point & click adventures Strange Land and Primordia, but this time around, the studio is building a different type of game altogether. Hibernaculum is a first-person dungeonRead More →
Mortal Kombat II looks amazing even now, but it isn’t all about the fighting… The nature of video game backgrounds and staging, the use of colour or a flamboyant piece of parallax scrolling, these considerations were all over the minds of the pixel presentation brigades of back-then. I think aboutRead More →
Or is this Lemmings game conversion an elaborate prank? If you were around in the 1990s then you would know Lemmings. A cute arcade puzzler requiring a very strategic mind, the game was published by Psygnosis in 1991, and developed by DMA Designs. While considered an Amiga game, Lemmings eventuallyRead More →
Three days ago Mario fans celebrated “Mario Day” and Lego and Nintendo have announced a new set for their Mario-themed collection. The Dry Bowser Castle Battle set is the newest addition with some teases of Donkey Kong too! The Dry Bowser Castle Battle set will be releasing on 1st AugustRead More →
One of the most intriguing mobile gaming devices of the past few years is the Playdate. A compact Game Boy-like system with standard buttons, controller, and a hand crank (no, really), it was released in April 2022 after almost three years of development. Software for the Playdate has so farRead More →
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