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Taito's Claustrophobic Classic Elevator Action Drops into the Console Archives
Sugar, we're going down. Grab your spy satchel and throw on your best jump-kick shoes, as Hamster's Console Archives recognises one of Taito's earliest and most notable contributions to the coin-op scene. The NES edition of arcade classic Elevator Action is available now on PS5 and Nintendo Switch 2. Originally released in arcades in 1983 , before being ported to the Famicom in 1985 (and eventually the NES), Elevator Action is a single-screen spy adventure that challenges the player - as superspy "Agent 17" - to descend a series of high-rise buildings, dipping in and out of offices to steal secret documents, exchanging fire with enemy agents, and making it to the getaway car on the ground floor in one piece. Read the full article on timeextension.com
What we've been playing - "Sniffing out the warehouses on Prawn Island"
Well, hello! I am once again wearing the Bertie hat in your usual host's absence, so joyous welcomes to our regular feature in which we talk about what we've been playing in recent times. This week, Marie has been revisiting Zelda - although perhaps not the one you might expect - while Dom is rediscovering Vice City of the 80s. Kelsey is playing some very weird cards, Connor is back in WoW - possibly forever - and I'm equally smitten with a different RPG. Read more
Sudden Illness Sees Miyamoto Miss Nintendo's Financial Briefing, But He's Expected To Make A Quick Recovery
He'll be back at it very soon. Nintendo legend and creative mastermind Shigeru Miyamoto is almost 74, and while he has taken a step back in recent years, he's still quite active within the Japanese video game company. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Sony has "a good chance of winning" with a PS6 handheld, former PlayStation boss says
"I don't think any company has the ability to be successful with both"
Zelda Producer Eiji Aonuma Talks About The Benefits Of "Long-Term-Tenured Staff" At Nintendo
"It contributes to some of the sense of continuity". One morsel from Nintendo's latest Ask the Developer interview revealed how the team behind the Zelda: Ocarina of Time remake got the artist "who had created illustrations for the N64 version" to draw a new map for the Switch 2 release. It's not every day developers reviving older games can directly consult original team members, but this is just one of many examples at Nintendo. Zelda producer, Eiji Aonuma, has now elaborated on the benefits of Nintendo's "long-term tenured staff members", explaining how it provides "balance" and the "sense of continuity" when navigating projects like the remake. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Path of Exile 3.30 is transforming the endgame; here's everything revealed at Exilecon 2026
We’re at Exilecon 2026 for all the details on Path of Exile 3.30, the Covens of Umbra league, and there’s plenty of life in the older ARPG.
Here's what's in Path of Exile 2’s huge 1.0 release, coming in December
The full release will feature new classes, finished campaign, a new league, and more.
Dragon Age writer is "collaborating" on Mass Effect-like RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn
"The Expanse has long been one of my favourite series"
Rockstar's having sale on old GTA games on the only platform Grand Theft Auto 6 isn't coming to (ours)
Are we being trolled here?
The AI posting war is heating up: 'Please, leave me behind,' says artist who got into it with Epic CEO Tim Sweeney on X
Two factions of gamers and game developers are at an impasse.
Path of Exile 2's 1.0 launch brings two new classes, the campaign finale, and a full strategy game league mechanic
We’ve got the latest details on Path of Exile 2 1.0 straight from Grinding Gear Games at Exilecon 2026, as the huge ARPG goes free to play.
A permanent Arc Raiders PvE mode would be easy to do, says Embark CEO, “maybe people can choose"
"Why not have it?"
Path of Exile 2 announces a second new class, the Shadow, for its December 1.0 release
Two classes two furious.
Canadian politician tears into EA and calls for federal support of BioWare
A Canadian official backs the #SaveMassEffect movement
Underkeep is my favorite old-school dungeon crawler since Legend of Grimrock, and yes that includes Queen's Domain
Queen's Domain might be the trendy game of the moment but for my money, the classic grid-based action of Underkeep is where it's at. (And yes, there's a demo.)
'It came out of nowhere. I was shocked and sad': He was the face of Hunt: Showdown for years, then Crytek laid him off
Bence "Beadyboy" Hamos reflects on 8 years at Crytek helping build Hunt: Showdown's community.
A bunch of Grand Theft Auto games will be cheap on Steam until GTA 6 comes out, and only one sucks
And it's not GTA: San Andreas
Feature: I've Just Resurrected This Zelda Scratch Card Game From 1989
Preserving 'Nintendo Game Pack' cards for a new generation. To celebrate the release of The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time on Switch 2 , we're resurfacing some of our best Zelda-related coverage from the past few years. Enjoy! Before we get into the nitty gritty of this piece, some background info. The original plan was to write an article documenting the more than ten examples of lost and forgotten Zelda games, which included the Barcode Battler cards, the Milton Bradley board game, and the four English language 'choose-your-own-adventure books'. I ordered the four books off eBay and along the way I even ended up interviewing the creator of the Nintendo Adventure Book series, which will go up soon. Read the full article on timeextension.com
Updated Xbox PC app promises 60% faster loading and easier access to games, but CEO Asha Sharma says there's "plenty more to do"
The Xbox PC app hasn't had the best track record in recent years, but Microsoft is promising that it's now much faster and easier to use than before. Read more
Many Blizzard devs were "skeptical" about WoW Forever until they saw the new Northshire Abbey
"'OK, yeah, I'm in'"
Disney's Muppet Christmas Carol range is amazing, but already selling out
If you want some Muppet Christmas Carol in your life, I'd move quickly - some items are already out of stock.
Mass Effect-like RPG The Expanse: Osiris Reborn ropes in David Gaider, the original lead writer of Bioware's Dragon Age series
The Expanse: Osiris Reborn looks like it's carrying the best bits of Mass Effect forward, and in an encouraging move, the developers have been collaborating with David Gaider. Read more
RetroTINK 6x CE Restock Tomorrow November 7th
Mike Chi has just announced that the RetroTINK 6x CE will be restocked tomorrow November 7th at 11AM NYC time. As usual with RetroTINK products, this is not a pre-order – They will be in stock and ready to ship within a reasonable time period. Mike said this was a very large order, so hopefully […]
We're going to be recommending the Nacon Revolution 5 Unlimited a lot from now on, here's why
I was always a big fan of the Nacon Revolution X Unlimited, but its new PS5 sibling with TMR sticks has blown me away. There's no controller I'd recommend more.