Three more classic Nintendo games are now available for Nintendo Switch Online members, and these include SNES and NES titles released as far back as 1985. The first is Dig Dug II, a NES puzzle arcade game originally released in 1985 from developer Namco. Also now available is Mappy-Land, in …
Read More »The Legend Of Zelda Invented The Formula; Link To The Past Perfected It
The Legend of Zelda was a revolutionary accomplishment of video games, but it would take Nintendo just five years to improve on the formula so much, the original would wind up looking like an early prototype for what was to come. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, …
Read More »John Romero Releases A New Doom 2 Level, Donating Proceeds To Help People Of Ukraine
Doom designer John Romero is releasing a new Doom II level to help support the people of Ukraine and related humanitarian efforts following Russia’s invasion of the country. Romero announced on Twitter that he is releasing the new level for the 1994 game for €5. 100% of proceeds will be …
Read More »Pac-Man Museum+ Is Bringing 14 Pac-Man Games To Console And PC This May
For those who never tire of Pac-Man’s special brand of pellet-eating action, Bandai Namco’s previously announced Pac-Man Museum+ is set to bring a whole lot of Pac-Man to a console or PC near you May 27. The collection will be available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC …
Read More »The Best Nintendo Switch Online Games
One of the best perks of Nintendo Switch Online is the ability to play dozens upon dozens of classic Nintendo games on Switch. At the time of writing, there are more than 100 SNES and NES games on the Nintendo Switch Online (NSO) service ($4/month, $8/3 months, $20/year), and an …
Read More »Final Fantasy 6 Pixel Remaster Delayed To February 2022
Square Enix has announced that Final Fantasy VI pixel remaster has been delayed to 2022, and will launch on iOS, Android, and PC via Steam in February–as if that month wasn’t already busy enough. The last in a series of re-releases that began launching on July 28 with the launch …
Read More »Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance Gets First-Ever Release On PC
Baldur’s Gate: Dark Alliance, the real-time RPG from Black Isle Studios, has arrived on PC for the first time ever. Available on GOG beginning today, Dark Alliance was first released in 2001 for PlayStation 2 and the original Xbox and offers up to 70 hours of gameplay with full character …
Read More »First Splinter Cell Remake Details Shared
After nearly a decade of some pretty intense covert tactical espionage, followed by an extended hiatus, Sam Fisher is back, toting with him what’s sure to be an arsenal of new weapons and perhaps just as many questions. Luckily for us, following the announcement that a remake of 2002’s iconic …
Read More »Splinter Cell Remake Officially In Development At Ubisoft Toronto
Ubisoft has revealed that 2002’s Splinter Cell will be getting a remake, with efforts led by Ubisoft Toronto. Splinter Cell will be rebuilt from the ground up using Ubisoft’s own Snowdrop engine, which is currently also being used for the company’s upcoming Star Wars and Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora games. …
Read More »The Original Sonic The Hedgehog Is Coming To Tesla Cars
The Sega classic Sonic The Hedgehog is about to be released on a brand new platform–the in-car entertainment system in Tesla vehicles. The news was tweeted out earlier this week by Elon Musk, and has since been confirmed to The Verge by a Sega representative. As may be expected from …
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