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The UK’s games industry body has distanced itself from an embarrassing BBC blunder, after an original NES Super Mario Bros. cartridge was shown jammed into an SNES console In the breakfast TV segment broadcast this morning, UKIE boss Nick Poole introduced hosts Jon Kay and Sally Nugent to a selection of retro systems, including a ZX81, a Nintendo Wii, and …

The Switch 2 has been out for over a month. Hype levels are starting to run dangerously low. While Donkey Kong Bananza is shaping up to be a big shot in the console’s launch window arm later this week, the rest of the Switch 2’s first year is filled with question marks right now. Fans desperate for new shiny objects …

Some research suggests older adults may experience benefits from gaming, though effects depend on the type of game. Composite: Guardian/Getty Images Michelle Statham’s preferred game is Call of Duty. It’s fast and frenetic, involving military and espionage campaigns inspired by real history. She typically spends six hours a day livestreaming to Twitch, chatting to her more than 110,000 followers from …

Nintendo has quietly made some subtle changes to its guidelines for developers publishing games on its Nintendo Switch 2 eShop, seemingly in an effort to slow an oft-criticized flood of low-effort “slop” content that’s been crowding out other games and frustrating users. Earlier this year, we reported on a growing epidemic of “slop” games flooding the recommendation pages of multiple …

GameSpot may receive revenue from affiliate and advertising partnerships for sharing this content and from purchases through links. When you ask a fan of Red Dead Redemption 2 to name off some games like it, they’ll often respond with “there are no games like Red Dead Redemption 2.” Rockstar Games’ masterpiece has been referred to as a “generational game” by …

You are probably familiar with initiatives like Seti@Home, where you donate unused computer power to some science project that needs computer cycles. [Jeff Yoshimi] wants to borrow your most powerful computer: your brain. The reason: cancer research. [Jeff’s] recent book, Gaming Cancer, has three examples: Eterna, Foldit, and Nanocrafter. All three make games out of creating biological molecules. With Foldit, you …

United Arab Emirates-based game publisher and developer Red Dunes Games has announced a multi-year collaboration with Tokyo-based developer ACQUIRE to co-develop a slate of original intellectual properties “that blend world-class Japanese craftsmanship with bold, creative vision.” “ACQUIRE is a legendary studio with a deep creative legacy, and we are honored to work with them to build the next wave of …

Kurosawa & Miike Modes are also available Sony revealed more details on the upcoming PlayStation 5 game Ghost of Yōtei during Thursday’s State of Play presentation. Clocking in at over 20 minutes long, the presentation showcased elements of gameplay, story, audio, and subtitle options, plus three new game modes: the Watanabe Mode, Kurosawa Mode, and Miike Mode. The Watanabe Mode …

Steam users that want to snag a trio of free games have until Thursday, July 17 to do so. Even though Steam doesn’t give away free games on a consistent, predictable basis, freebies are often up for grabs on the platform. As long as Steam users know where to look, they should be able to grow their digital library quite …

Image: Push Square Another ten titles are being added across PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium this month, and as always, we want to know if you’re happy with that Sony’s offering. There’s no doubt that Extra is getting all the headlines this time around. The middle tier of the subscription service is serving up a varied mix of …