Blizzard builds a $158 gacha wall in front of a cute pet, tilting Hearthstone players straight off a cliff: “So disappointing for such an adorable boy”

June 25, 2025 / admin / retro news

Hearthstone’s first pet could run you the cost of around three new games

2019

A permanent Switch 2 console ban has apparently stranded Twink Link in Nintendo Support hell: “The guy over the phone was laughing at the username”

June 25, 2025 / admin / retro news

“I am fully prevented from accessing any Nintendo services at all on the system”

2019

Genshin Impact has an actual new endgame mode after 5 years, and it is kicking the crap out of everyone – even whales who’ve spent thousands of dollars

June 25, 2025 / admin / retro news

Stygian Onslaught brings a steep challenge to Genshin Impact

2019

Superman director James Gunn shares a twisted new look at one of the film’s most mysterious characters

June 25, 2025 / admin / retro news

Is there another member of the Authority hiding in James Gunn’s new Superman movie?

2019

Wind Waker on Nintendo Switch 2 made two tiny changes that break it wide open for Zelda speedrunners – a strategy so hard “only a few people in the whole world can do it” is suddenly a lot easier

June 25, 2025 / admin / retro news

Wind Waker speedruns are about to look a lot different

2019

Oblivion Remastered proves I was wrong to give up on the original game 10 years ago, but I worry Bethesda has lost the magic that made Cyrodiil’s open world RPG shine

June 25, 2025 / admin / retro news

Now Playing | I’ve done myself a disservice in giving up on Oblivion all those years ago, and now I get it

2019

Switch 2 has the weakest launch lineup of any Nintendo console I’ve owned, but I’m still just one good single-player game away from dropping $500

June 25, 2025 / admin / retro news

I am waiting for a good reason to buy a Switch 2

2019

Square Enix knows Final Fantasy 14 is losing players after Dawntrail and many still logging on are losing patience, president acknowledges concerns Yoshi-P is stretched thin carrying the whole Final Fantasy franchise

June 25, 2025 / admin / retro news

President Takashi Kiryu backs the team to come together and get the MMO back to where fans want it to be

2019

Mario Kart World player declares a new “world record” with 770 tricks in the air off one jump as they soar across the map

June 25, 2025 / admin / retro news

They’re defying gravity

2019

“The era of a tainted RuneScape 3 is coming to an end”: Jagex admits its MMO is filled with horrible microtransactions and the player base “isn’t really growing,” and decides it’s time to fix that

June 25, 2025 / admin / retro news

Anti-MTX “Experiments” will start next month with Treasure Hunter being disabled

2019