Video game emulator Delta’s decade-long struggle against the iOS app store began with a school-issued TI-84 calculator. When Riley Testut was a sophomore in high school, he showed […]
Nintendo’s Switch Online SNES Library Got Three Games Bigger
If you’re paying for access to Nintendo’s Switch Online package, you too are probably perennially wondering whether you’re actually getting anything out of it, but then remembering it’s only $20 a year and it stores all your saves in the cloud. Thankfully, every so often a few more prehistoric games get added to…
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Best Switch game deal: ‘Sonic Superstars’ is $19.99 on Nintendo Switch
As of Jan. 31, ‘Sonic Superstars’ is available at Best Buy for just $19.99 for Nintendo Switch. That’s a discount of 68%.
Switch 2 Leaks, Sega Genesis Returns, And More Gaming News
It’s CES week! That doesn’t typically mean a whole lot to video game fans, but this year was a bit of an exception, as ‘90s cheat peripheral standby GameShark appears to have rebranded as “AI Shark,” (sigh) and may have accidentally leaked key information about Nintendo’s next console. And speaking of the ‘90s, we’ve…
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A New Handheld Sega Genesis Is On The Way
Like measuring temperature on the deranged scale of Fahrenheit, the United States is nearly alone in the world in calling Sega’s classic gaming console the “Genesis.” The 1989 SNES rival was actually called the Mega Drive, and it’s time to get on board with that name, as hardware developer Hyperkin has revealed an…
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Say Hello To 2024 With January’s Game Releases
Happy New Year! Well, almost. 2023 will soon be behind us, and that means a whole calendar year of new releases to look forward to lies ahead. January might arrive with a brisk selection of titles, but it’s a pretty sweet way to kick off 2024.
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Analogue Duo: The Kotaku Review
You know Analogue: The company that makes those premium-priced retro consoles that sell out in three minutes, at which point Analogue tweets “Sold out.” as if you needed reminding that its damn website crashed while you were struggling to complete your purchase. But while Analogue can be exasperating, its products,…
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Video Game Hardware That Was Ahead of Its Time
This story is part of our new Future of Gaming series, a three-site look at gaming’s most pioneering technologies, players, and makers.
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Nintendo Adds Adults-Only N64 App For Switch In Japan
When you think of Nintendo, you tend to think of family-friendly gaming. You think of Link and Mario and sunshine and smiley stars. The word “adult” doesn’t likely come up when you ponder games on Switch, but that’s seemingly about to change. The company is adding a new 18+ app to its subscription service, Nintendo…
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