The original and best XIII is now available for free on GOG
I specified “original” because no one needs to be reminded about that terrible remake that snuck its way out the door towards the end of last year.
I specified “original” because no one needs to be reminded about that terrible remake that snuck its way out the door towards the end of last year.
The original expansion was the first injection of new content into World of Warcraft back in 2007. Blizzard says that this update on the classic will once again see players enter the Twisting Nether and explore Outland—the shattered remains of the once beautiful Orc homeworld, Draenor.
The Game & Watch is more of a neat collectible than anything else, and on that level it succeeds as a beautifully-styled retro reminder of how far gaming has come in the decades since Mario ate his first world-altering mushroom.
If you’re an old-school PC Gamer from before many fancy peripherals were even thing, there are probably two mice that you remember fondly. At least, there are for me – and both have seen a resurrection in recent times. The first is, of course, Microsoft’s Intellimouse. It was the first optical mouse I ever owned, and the thing lasted for over a decade before finally giving up its digital ghost. When I started getting serious about playing games though, I moved towards another mouse that would become unfathomably popular – and one of the best-selling mice in the history of gaming: Logitech’s MX518.
If you can remember the era of having a mere 1.44 megabytes within which to store the data for a video game, then you’re probably a fan of the old MS-DOS library. An era that you can revisit thanks to the Internet Archive preserving thousands of classic games on its servers.
It is the future year 2012. Nintendo is hot to trot and it’s all thanks to the Wii console. A phenomenon that connected young and old alike, the Wii was a blazing success thanks to its ability to streamline game controls and offer something different to fans with its motion-based hardware. How would would the big N evolve from here? That question would be answered with the Wii U. Sweet Shiggy, it was awful.
Taking some pixel art and weaving an intricate first act out of the few blocks of data in the 1990s before the three-dimensional polygon boom was and currently still is a lost art. YouTuber Einokeino303 clearly thinks so, as the fella has created a supercut of 51 classic video game openings.
Need For Speed Payback looks like a fun excuse to collect cop-dodging cars. Not all cars will be fit for hot pursuits however, with some particular purchases needing some time back in the gym so that they can earn their muscle car status.
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A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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