Hands On: Black Myth: Wukong is a transformative action RPG

Subscribe to Pure Xbox at YouTube24k Pure Xbox’s Craig Reid has spent the last few days at Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, where he had the chance to preview a range of upcoming Xbox releases. Today we share his thoughts on a hands-on demo of Black Myth: Wukong, which takes us into two hours … Read more

Sinister new tactics used by crooks to snatch phones and access cash

THIEVES are stealing personal details from banking, credit card and shopping apps by tricking victims into unlocking their phones, a Sun on Sunday investigation has revealed. This sneaky tactic involves criminals asking unsuspecting strangers for directions so they open their mobile phones to access online maps before the devices are taken. Thieves steal personal information … Read more

How Retrospekt keeps the past of instant photography alive and thriving

A vintage Polaroid Land Camera sits on a wooden surface. To the left, there is a spread of Polaroid photos, and two additional photos lie in the foreground. The images show landscapes and a dog. The scene is cozy and nostalgic.

Although Milwaukee-based Retrospekt has expanded beyond photography equipment and into vintage VHS tapes, gaming, watches and even music, it is best known for its analog cameras and films, especially its Polaroid equipment. While Retrospekt sells Polaroid films and new cameras, including some with fun collaborations like Barbie, Peanuts, Sanrio and more, Retrospekt also repairs, repairs … Read more

Soapbox: The True Genius of Game Boy Tetris taught a generation to play video games

Image: Damien McFerran / Nintendo Life The Soapbox features allow our individual writers and contributors to share their opinions on current topics and random things they’ve been chewing over. Today, Tim reflects on 35 years of Tetris on the Game Boy and how it taught a generation – several generations, in fact – how to … Read more

Round Up: Every Nintendo Switch game we played at Summer Game Fest 2024

Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (June 25) Subscribe to Nintendo Life at YouTube769k We’re just a few weeks away from the first brand new (non-mobile) Super monkey ball game over a decade, and Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble looks… pretty good. With plenty of cutscenes featuring the cute new monkey, tons of new stages and … Read more

Practical: ‘LEGO Horizon’ builds a welcome entry point into Sony’s series

Image: SIE / The LEGO Group While rumors about LEGO Horizon Adventures were swirling the week leading up to Summer Game Fest, we never could have imagined that we’d see the Nintendo Switch logo appear at the end of the hilarious reveal during the live show. PC for sure, but Aloy on Nintendo? This made … Read more

What we expect from the upcoming Nintendo Direct in June

Image: Nintendo Life In a rather unusual move for Nintendo, company chairman Shuntaro Furukawa himself took to Twitter when the company’s year-end earnings went live in May to confirm two things: a new hardware announcement would be made before the end of the current fiscal year (so no later than in April 2025), And that … Read more

Response: Summer Game Fest 2024 showcases AAA’s endless winter

The problem with Summer Game Party, like all Keighley’s shows, is that they live and die by the content shown – and this was a particularly weak one. While we fully expect Microsoft to pick up the slack later this weekend, now that the trio of publishers have all been squeezed into one showcase, it’s … Read more

What are your PS5 predictions for Summer Game Fest 2024?

Image: Push Square We are only a few days away Summer Game Party – an event that now aims to fill the rather large gap left by E3. Geoff Keighley’s big summer party may not have the grandeur of those legendary shows, but it’s still prominent enough to attract announcements and updates from publishers around … Read more

Our predictions for the 2024 Xbox Games Showcase

That’s why we’ve rounded up some of our best predictions for the big Xbox event in 2024. This is by no means a lock-in… we’ve just put together a few ideas that we hope will become a reality. The last three of these are ‘wildcard’ picks, so expect them to be a little less realistic … Read more