Author’s note: This interview was originally published on Substack, and duplicated here. When I sit down with Bryan Burton-Lewis to discuss how he became the unmistakable voice of a green-haired, eclectic – almost bombastic – video game taxi driver, it strikes me that it’s probably not the part of his career he expected to follow…
Lead The Apothecary Diaries: The False Imperial Brother has been revealed as a mystery-adventure game starring Maomao. The game is set to launch in early 2027 for Nintendo Switch, Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Steam, according to Anitrendz. A trailer shows Maomao exploring, gathering ingredients, crafting medicine, and investigating. Koei Tecmo’s Gust brand and…
There are console launch games that demonstrate just what a step up the new hardware is offering, and there are console launch games that make you feel a bit better about the small fortune you just spent on it because you can’t stop playing ’em. In 2000, SSX managed to do both things at once.…
One-inch Tactics has received another free update on Steam, with Version 1.0.7 adding five new missions and taking the tactical strategy game’s total mission count to 40. That means the number of missions available has now doubled since One-inch Tactics first launched in 2024 with 20 scenarios. Developer KOGADO STUDIO has continued adding new content…
League of Legends: Wild Rift is preparing to close out 2026 with a sizeable new update, as Patch 7.3: Center Stage arrives on September 22 with three new champions, major gameplay changes, another Ranked overhaul and a brand-new 3v3v3 mode. Center Stage has a strong music theme running through it, but the headline additions are…
Hump Day just got worse and this has put me in a right bad mood. The NEOGEO AES+ has been delayed until September 16, 2027, with PLAION REPLAI blaming a combination of stronger-than-expected demand and ongoing shortages of memory chips. The retro hardware platform had previously been targeting a November launch, which I excitedly covered…
Knights of Frontier Valley is heading back out into the wilderness later this month, with MicroProse and solo developer Martin Menzel confirming that the old-school open-world roguelike RPG will launch its second Steam playtest on September 15. The new test will be completely free to join and represents the biggest version of the game so…
War Thunder is getting another sizeable content drop this month, with Gaijin Entertainment confirming that the Sky Odyssey major update will arrive in mid-September, bringing Greek military vehicles to the game alongside a new Falkland Islands map, modern aircraft systems, and another hefty batch of vehicles. The headline addition is Greece, which joins War Thunder…
Okay, so it’s not new news that I am a retro gamer – although that is a tag I don’t really enjoy. I played these games right from the off when they first arrived, rather than picking them up as some kind of later hobby. My time goes back to the Mattel Intellivision, and you…
There are sensible reasons for buying a EufyMake E1. You could start an Etsy store, sell personalised mugs and coasters, print signs for local businesses or spend your evenings turning cheap blanks into products carrying significantly healthier profit margins. Nobody has ever accused me of being sensible before so I haven’t really been doing any…