First it was the presentation, then it was the hands-on. After three hours of previewing the Nintendo Switch in Melbourne for a press event, here's what surprised, disappointed, raised questions and put a smile on my face about the Nintendo Switch.
If you're a Final Fantasy fan, there are far worse ways to spend a few hours than to watch this wonderful AGDQ speedrun of the first game on NES.
50%: That's the percentage of developers who believe the Nintendo Switch can outsell the Wii U, according to a GDC survey.
Resident Evil 4 went through a lot of changes between the time it was first shown off in 2001 to the time it was released in 2004. The finished product is a classic, but we're now getting a chance to play through an earlier, cancelled edition of the game, which has been rebuilt by a fan.
China has been building ghost cities, constructing man-made islands in the Pacific, and more recently diving head-first into the world of competitive gaming. When it comes to esports, the World Electronic Sports Games are entirely next level thanks to gigantic prize pools, unusual rules, and inconsistent live streams.
No one at Peter Jackson's Weta Workshop does anything in halves. Ever. Even former Mythbuster Adam Savage was near-speechless after a recent visit to the studio to meet sculptor Johnny Fraser-Allen and the enormous project he's undertaken: building a room-sized, fully sculpted replica of the Labyrinth board game we saw last year.
"Why not" was probably the thought process for this magical collaboration.
This month marks 25 years since Doreen Green entered the world of Marvel Comics as Squirrel Girl, although her true road to becoming one of the greatest Marvel heroes around didn't really begin until her excellent series Unbeatable Squirrel Girl kicked off in 2014. To celebrate her 25th anniversary, here are 25 of the best moments from this most fabulous of comic books.
Janusz "Snax" Pogorzelski is a beast with Counter-Strike: Global Offensive's silencer pistol, and a recent match at the WESG 2016 CS:GO Finals proves it.
LEGO builder Tim Schwalfenberg has outdone himself here, building a The Last Of Us diorama that covers an entire city block, both indoors and out.
Mega man 4 was the first game in the series to let you charge up your shots. Capcom called this new ability the Mega Buster, an upgraded version of Mega Man's blaster that was first introduced into the world 25 years ago today.
Bit of a delayed ScribbleTaku today, so my bad on that. But hopefully this will be reminiscent enough a game to make up for it.
In the waning hours of the Awesome Games Done Quick charity marathon, player grandpoobear raced through Super Dram World, a game designed to torture speedrunners.
Last year I returned to visit my old Neopian stomping grounds. In the 15 years since I'd left, the bustling Neoboards had devolved into ghost towns. Faerieland had crashed to the ground. I could accessorise my JubJub with faeces. The times, they had a-changed.
In response to my article, Neopets' owner JumpStart reached out and offered an interview with CEO David Lord. Unfortunately, it soon became apparent that while there are dreams for Neopets' future, there is little momentum behind them.
Considering how big tech has become, programming is definitely one of the most in-demand skillsets on the job market. And with the Complete Web Programming Bundle, you can shore up your programming skills and take the first step towards a lucrative app building career.
Watching the new Zelda trailer live on the Switch presentation was pretty incredible.
The art, the vistas, the explosions, the new character designs.
The voiceovers.
We've had a few days now with (most) of the answers we wanted: the release date, the price, and what games are coming out.
Now it's time for your review: what do you think of the Nintendo Switch?
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