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Gaming monitors are one of the only good things about PC hardware right now, but one niche feature is underloved
Doubling your refresh rate with just a few clicks? Yes please.
Feature: "Ant & Dec Annoyed The Absolute S**t Out Of Me" - The Complete History Of The Nintendo UK Hotline
From 1991 to 2000, the Nintendo UK hotline answered millions of calls from players. Before the internet became widespread, if you were stuck on a video game and needed help, you had a few different options available to you. But arguably, one of the quickest was to call up a video game hotline. As you may already be aware, throughout the '80s and '90s, various companies operated dedicated hotlines to help players through their games, with the Nintendo Power Line being one of the most famous. Read the full article on timeextension.com
Control Resonant looks like an exciting action-RPG, but I just want it to mess with my head
Nobody does strange like Remedy, and that's why we love when they take control
Gamescom apologises for how it initially responded to indie developer hardware thefts
Gamescom has apologised for the way it "communicated about the theft of hardware belonging to several indie developers" last week, admitting, "our first response did not strike the right tone, and it did not show the people affected the empathy they deserved". Read more
Grand Theft Auto 6's controversial refuelling action reportedly takes about 10 seconds to perform, which Rockstar's co-studio head says is 'pretty fast for a fill-up'
"You can't complain about that".
Chess Incremental codes (September 2026)
Redeem the new Roblox Chess Incremental codes for tickets and potions to achieve Magnus Carlsen levels of fame for free.
Persona 4 Revival will integrate Marie more naturally than she was in Persona 4 Golden: "She needs to be here from the beginning"
Atlus tells us to expect a "more natural" introduction
White House launches Arcade.gov, a minigame site parodying immigration enforcement and border security
The White House has launched Arcade.Gov, a website of browser minigames built around Donald Trump's immigration and border policies. Read more
Don't sleep on The Mandalorian Lego special – it might not be canon, but this is a must-watch for Star Wars fans
The Mandalorian Lego special is a delight
Ark Survival Ascended's new best boy might be its strongest mount yet, but you have to pay for it
The Ark Survival Ascended Cerberax arrives in the dinosaur survival game at the end of September, and is a powerful three-person mount.
GTA 6 is a bit too real for me - Rockstar will punish you if Jason and Lucia don't get a good night's sleep: "We track lots of things"
Art imitating life
The next Hearts of Iron 4 expansion is delayed, as Paradox tries to reduce "mental overhead"
Paradox is going to “take extra time” for the next Hearts of Iron 4 expansion, but a Romania DLC is coming soon for the WW2 strategy game.
BioWare doesn't need advice for Mass Effect 4, says veteran designer, as long as "people get out of the way"
Original Mass Effect cinematic designer and Mass Effect 2 lead cinematic designer Armando Troisi has insisted the current BioWare team doesn't need outside advice on developing the next installment because so many of the people who built the original trilogy are still at the studio. Read more
Left 4 Dead 2 writer says Valve intentionally 'leaked' its cinematic trailer to get around ESRB rules: 'I think we can't get trouble for that now'
Chet Faliszek says the ESRB "wouldn't let" Valve release the trailer.
Former Old School Runescape dev sentenced for stealing from players to cash in over $400,000 in "black market" payouts
OSRS developer ‘Mod Jed’ was fired by Runescape studio Jagex in 2018 for “gross misuse of moderator privileges,” and has now been sentenced.
Gen-AI controversy aside, Crazy Taxi: World Tour feels like classic arcade Sega - and it's an absolute blast
Crazy Taxi was not my favourite Dreamcast game (please don't ask me to choose between the triumphant rhythm triptych of Rez , Space Channel 5, and Samba de Amigo , however), but there's a specific bit of it that's forever seared into my brain: the giddy thrill of cresting over that one San-Francisco-inspired hill and barreling down toward the ocean, all while The Offspring's All I Want 'Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah'ed me into a state of gaming nirvana. Read more
Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (5th September)
The one and Oni. Ah, the weekend! With the working week behind us, it's finally time to put our feet up and tuck into some games. It was a reasonably quiet one in the world of Nintendo this week, but a Sony State of Play brought some announcements our way. Final Fantasy VII Revelation finally got a release date , Final Fantasy Resonance landed a free demo (and we went hands-on with it ), and we got another look at Dragon Quest Monsters: The Withered World . Read the full article on nintendolife.com
"To Make Customers Wonder... And Pick It Up" - Kojima Explains Metal Gear Solid's 'Vertical' Japanese Box Art
Revolving Ocelot. While there are many instances of video game box art being altered from territory to territory - typically to give Kirby ANGRY EYES or to stick a gun in somebody's hand - the case of Konami's 1998 masterpiece Metal Gear Solid has been something of an outlier. While the Japanese and North American box art is relatively comparable, both featuring the iconic font promising Tactical Espionage Action for all, the Japanese edition is printed vertically, not only perpendicular to most JPN box art, but perpendicular even to the cover's PlayStation and Konami logos. Of course, this is abject madness which, naturally, makes perfect sense to Metal Gear's esoteric creator, Hideo Kojima. Read the full article on timeextension.com
What we've been playing - "Well this is embarrassing, we're wearing the same outfit!"
Unluckily for you all, Bertie's having a well-earned long weekend (possibly skiing, possibly jumping on the spot, possibly just having a nice lie down after the chaos of it all), meaning you're stuck with me on intro duties for What We've Been Playing this time around. Read more
Telltale Brings Five-Chapter Sci-Fi Adventure 'The Expanse' To Switch
Update: Limited Run Games physical release announced. : The famous narrative game studio Telltale, known for series such as Sam & Max , has this week surprised fans with the release of The Expanse: A Telltale Series Deluxe Edition on the Switch eShop. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Video: Digital Foundry Delivers Its Tech Review For Elden Ring On Switch 2
"The delay has proven immensely beneficial". After being delayed to " allow time for performance adjustments ", Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition finally arrived on the Switch 2 last month. So, was it worth the wait? Digital Foundry has now taken a look and confirms the delay has been "immensely beneficial to the quality of the final release". Read the full article on nintendolife.com
September's schedule of new games, events, and updates refuses to let 2026 go down in history as a slow year for new releases
Well, the honor truly belongs to fall in general, but let's take this one month at a time.
Iconic Silent Hill artist Masahiro Ito says he "probably would have been happier" if he hadn't "sacrificed" his love life for Pyramid Head
"Never in my wildest dreams imagined I'd end up like this on X"
As Wardogs blows past 200k Steam concurrents, its developers are prepared for the day 'hype dies down'
"Doesn't make it a bad game, or even a problem."