This whole retro revival thing – this current trend for boomer shooters, low-poly horrors, and spiritual successors to past classics – it’s cute, it’s cute, it makes you feel warm inside, but it gets old fast. If you’re a game developer, the current, greater than ever hunger for nostalgia can be an opportunity. You have … Read more
Small, 56 gram “CrazyFlie” drone that can navigate back to a starting location using an insect-inspired navigation strategy. Credit: Guido de Croon / TU Delft | MAV Lab Have you ever wondered how insects can travel so far from their home and still find their way? The answer to this question is not only relevant … Read more
Subscribe to Pure Xbox on YouTube25k Is it just us, or has Capcom been on some kind of record-breaking streak of fantastic form since about 2016? The Resident Evil 2 Remake generally improved the game in terms of innovations, Street Fighter 6 is the best series since Street Fighter 2 Turbo (fact) and movies like … Read more
Capcom is on a roll right now, everything it touches seems to turn to gold, from big releases to smaller experiments. Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess definitely fits into the latter category, and it’s a great time for fans of real-time strategy with a twist. Being able to control a hero character in the thick … Read more
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) When you boot up Darkest Dungeon 2 for the very first time, you’re greeted with a message that clearly tells you that you’re about to fail… a lot of… as you attempt to overcome its many challenges. It doesn’t do this to discourage you, but to raise expectations. Following the … Read more
Image: Nintendo Life It’s July now, so it’s time to look back at the Switch eShop releases of the past month and pick our favorite. It’s been a relatively quiet month on the Switch front, with Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance and Luigi’s Mansion 2 HD being the big new physical releases, though the late-arriving … Read more
Twenty years ago, Oliver Blume received his PhD in Shanghai under the supervision of Wan Gang, who later, as China’s minister of science and technology, became the driving force behind the country’s electric vehicle revolution. Blume, chairman of both Volkswagen and Porsche, must now protect two of Germany’s biggest industrial names from the achievements of … Read more
Image: thunderous Is there a genre Steam world is afraid to tackle? Image & Form’s long-running anthology series started as an RTS in SteamWorld Tower Defense, went to space and the Wild West, and has even taken the form of a fairy tale. And while Dig, the Metroidvania-style series, may be the most popular, many … Read more
Subscribe to Nintendo Life at YouTube770k Announced as part of the Frontier Unlocked livestream, F1 Manager 2024 is launching on Switch on July 23marking the first time the motorsports management sim series has been on the grid on Nintendo’s system. Instead of driving cars, the F1 Manager series puts you in the shoes of a … Read more
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) Once again, the world is about to be taken over by the evil General Donald Morden and his rebel army. Only the Peregrine Falcon Squad, led by the heroic Marco Rossi, stands in the way of the rebels establishing their New World Order. This could be the plot of just … Read more