Gaming

By Hugh Langley Introduction It was in a time when you’d sooner ask your friend than Ask Jeeves. A time when Google was a meaningless word, unless you were talking about an actual ‘googol’, and unchecked rumours spread through the schoolyard like wildfire One interesting point about the first Pokemon games, Red, Blue and Green,…

By Kate Gray Remember those heady times when Pokemon was so simple you could play it on a calculator? Ah, those were the days. In fact, remember calculators? Ah yes, those were the days indeed. I used to think that I would never get old, that I would always understand the younger generation and modern…

By Kate Gray Remember those heady times when Pokemon was so simple you could play it on a calculator? Ah, those were the days. In fact, remember calculators? Ah yes, those were the days indeed. I used to think that I would never get old, that I would always understand the younger generation and modern…

By Dom Reseigh-Lincoln Episodic gaming trends Game developers love a good trend. These design tropes, from radio towers to open-worlds brimming with pointless collectible ephemera, have informed the themes, styles and phases of each gaming generation. And – for better or for worse – have defined the trends of the generations that followed. Since games…

By Dom Reseigh-Lincoln Episodic gaming trends Game developers love a good trend. These design tropes, from radio towers to open-worlds brimming with pointless collectible ephemera, have informed the themes, styles and phases of each gaming generation. And – for better or for worse – have defined the trends of the generations that followed. Since games…

By Parker Wilhelm Following a leak that ultimately predicted Pokémon Sun and Moon, details on Nintendo’s new console and the next Zelda game may have also slipped. As seen in a NeoGAF post earlier this week by user Trevelyan9999, the Nintendo NX may debut this holiday, along with its own version of the new Legend…

By Parker Wilhelm Following a leak that ultimately predicted Pokémon Sun and Moon, details on Nintendo’s new console and the next Zelda game may have also slipped. As seen in a NeoGAF post earlier this week by user Trevelyan9999, the Nintendo NX may debut this holiday, along with its own version of the new Legend…

By Darren Allan We’ve seen a lot of mechanical keyboards pop up lately, but here’s something completely different: an analog and compact, ten-keyless (i.e. sans number pad) effort from Dutch hardware maker Wooting. The Wooting One is an analog keyboard as opposed to a traditional digital keyboard. With the latter, you press a key and…

By Hugh Langley Nintendo has officially announced the next set of Pokemon games, Pokemon Sun and Moon, during a special Direct event to celebrate 20 years of the franchise. The new games will arrive Holiday 2016 for the 3DS, but Nintendo didn’t actually show us any footage of the titles, nor reveal any details on…

By Hugh Langley Nintendo has officially announced the next set of Pokemon games, Pokemon Sun and Moon, during its 20 year celebratory Direct event. The new games will arrive Holiday 2016 for the 3DS, but Nintendo didn’t actually show us any footage of the titles, nor reveal any details story or gameplay. Still, it’s good…

By Parker Wilhelm Pokémon isn’t the only beloved game franchise celebrating its 20th year in existence. Capcom announced today that – for Resident Evil’s 20th birthday – Resident Evil 4, 5, and 6 are heading to Xbox One and PS4. Each game will be offered as individual downloads released over the course of the year,…

By Hugh Langley One day before Nintendo is set to air a special Pokemon Direct, trademarks and logos for two news games have surfaced: Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon. Given the timing, it looks highly likely that these new games, which were registered in Europe by Nintendo (and spotted by Nerd Leaks), will be officially…

By Nick Pino The Games Developers Conference – shortened by nearly everyone to “GDC” – is a show unlike any other. While E3 focuses on spectacle and showmanship and PAX puts the spotlight on fans who keep the industry going strong, GDC is about the technical side of games. It explores how they’re made and…

By SJ Azar Naughty Dog has just released a story trailer for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End and damn, it looks good. We’ve seen snippets of it previously, a few screengrabs here and there at press events, but this is the first time we’re seeing how the story of Nathan Drake might unfold. YouTube :…

By Mr BIffo What you are about to read has been written by Mr Biffo, the creative force behind the 90s Teletext videogames magazine Digitiser. He now runs the show at digitiser2000.com. Do you know my favourite bit of Street Fighter II? Some of you might be guessing “Oh, it’ll be the meticulous physicality of…