Author: Martin Robinson

[ad_1] Now is the time to the 68000 heart on fire! Nintendo’s just updated its Mega Drive offering as part of its Switch Online service, adding three new games – including two classics from beloved studio Treasure. Alien Soldier and Light Crusader lead the way, the former a boss-rush side-scroller that plays out as if Jeff…

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[ad_1] The first numbered Gran Turismo game in over eight years has brought with many beloved features that have been missing for a while, with the headline being the return of proper car customization. Being able to spec out a humble Toyota Aqua until it’s race ready is a fun experience, but there’s one problem…

[ad_1] After some eight years since the last numbered instalment, Polyphony Digital’s flagship PlayStation series returns today with Gran Turismo 7 – and going live alongside it on the PlayStation Store are some microtransactions which represent a slightly tweaked approach to the one we saw in Gran Turismo Sport. The microtransactions in Gran Turismo Sport…

[ad_1] Across its 30 year history, there’s never really been a Kirby game like the Forgotten Land – a fully 3D adventure that’s quite the departure for a series that’s always revelled in its simplicity, this is a showstopping effort from HAL Laboratory that’s come from leftfield. It’s not quite the revelation that Super Mario…

[ad_1] There’s something truly special about SNK games. I’ve spent hours transfixed by the likes of The Last Blade, Metal Slug and The King of Fighters ’98, my face almost pushed against an Astro City’s 29-inch monitor drinking in their beauty – it’s that boldness, that style and all that colour served up in chunky…

[ad_1] “It’s something that, personally as a gamer, I’ve wanted for a long time, right? As soon as you start playing PC games, you’re like, okay, I want something that gives me the full fidelity of experience with really great inputs that I can use in the mobile space. The first time, I think I…

[ad_1] “The things that were being done were super sketchy.” Amidst bumper acquisitions and a multitude of mega new releases, NFTs have garnered many headlines across the industry in 2022 – from big publishers like EA and Ubisoft toying with the controversial blockchain technology to flashpoints like Team 17 quickly embracing it then having to deal…

[ad_1] I always feel like a bit of a pillock when I catch myself whining about our lot in life covering video games. The last couple of nights I’ve seen in the early hours of the morning playing an epic I’ve been feverishly looking forward to for years, and while I’m not at liberty to…

[ad_1] Amongst the many midlife crises I’ve stacked up in recent years – most of which have been accelerated by the pandemic – is a growing fascination with the world of synths. It started with one of Teenage Engineering’s Pocket Operators, gathered momentum with a Volca then became a thing with a couple of Roland’s…