An anonymous reader quotes a report from Ars Technica: On Monday, Nintendo of Europe announced a very region-specific — and era-specific — tweak for its upcoming collection of N64 games on Switch: an option to switch between the video standards PAL a…
Metroid Dread Players Discover Gnarly, Secret Way To Quick-Kill Kraid
Kraid is a good boy. I don’t know why he’s locked up in a room full of boiling lava in Metroid Dread, which arrived on the Switch last Friday, but he doesn’t deserve it. If you’re a monster who’s willing to make his life even more terrible, however, pl…
Happy 20th Birthday, ScummVM!
The Script Creation Utility for Maniac Mansion Virtual Machine, which we all know better as ScummVM, turns 20 this week, and anyone who has ever enjoyed a classic adventure game on a modern PC (or mobile device!) over the last two decades probably owes…
Metroid Dread Is Already Running Great On Switch Emulators
Hey, real quick: If you are a Nintendo lawyer or employee, just like… don’t read this. It was a silly mistake. Ignore this blog. You can go now. Okay, everyone else…Read more…
How to transfer save data from one Nintendo Switch to another
Bring all your games with you when you move into that shiny new Switch OLED.
Pokémon Legends: Arceus Is Clearly Not Going To Be Open-World [Update]
Since the first trailer for Pokémon Legends: Arceus arrived back in February, the game’s vast open areas and rolling green hills have drawn comparison to Breath of the Wild. While the idea of a massive open-world version of the ancient Sinnoh region, f…
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl Is So Good Smash May Need To Watch Its Back
A lot of hay’s been made about Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl’s supposed failings. There’s no voice acting, the graphics are rough, the roster is disappointing, it feels like an early access game, etc. But I’m here to say none of that matters. Well, okay, …
PlayStation Boss Wants Change He’s Not Willing To Make
Yesterday, PlayStation boss Jim Ryan said he wants his company’s games to one day be as prolific as music or movies. He would love to see a world where potentially “hundreds of millions of people” could enjoy them. It’s the type of future a lot of gami…
The GTA Remastered Trilogy Sure Seems Imminent Now
Update 10/08/2021 11:55 a.m. ET: After months of rumors and leaks, Rockstar Games today officially confirmed the existence of the Grand Theft Auto Trilogy collection. In a series of tweets and a blog post, the publisher shared some of the first offic…
A Tip For Getting The OLED Switch This Weekend
It’s new hardware day, and for most of us that means reconciling with our terrible planning skills. If you, like me, didn’t think you wanted to preorder the new Switch because, eh, how much better could it be, only to now find yourself cursing at the F…