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TheDreamcastis a truly iconic bit of hardware. Wildly innovative for its time, it’s no wonder thatSega’s last foray into the console market has retained a cult following, with its varied library of games that have long survived the ill-fated platform. It’s also no surprise that Sega once hoped to bank on this nostalgia, planning to release a “Dreamcast mini” that came preloaded with a bunch of games. However, we now know that Sega dropped this idea over concerns about its price tag....

As we approach the third anniversary of thePS5’s launch,PlayStation’s newest console has been readily available, for the most part, for a while now. No more waiting in a virtual queue for three hours only to discover the consoles were all sold to scalpers two hours and 58 minutes ago. PS5s are so readily available in 2023 that if you’re lucky, you’ll find one for less than they usually retail for. Or, you happen upon a sale like the one below where the console comes bundled with a hit game, but the price cut means the game is effectively free....

Two decades after its release,Silent Hill3 fans have noticed a hidden detail in the Hilltop Centre that even its art director, Masahiro Ito, had forgotten about. Although most fans probably think of Silent Hill 2 as the series at its best, there’s also a lot of love for its sequel, Silent Hill 3. Heather Mason is arguably just as iconic as James Sunderland is in the horror genre and, while it’s not talked about nearly as much as its predecessor, the third game in the series is still considered an all-time great....

I’m aSonicfan. I’ve been a Sonic fan for longer than I can remember. If you’re reading this then I’m assuming you’re a Sonic fan too, in which case, you know what we’re like. I saw the first trailer forSonic Superstarsand was filled with excitement. Between the movies and the games, we’re living through a blue blur purple patch right now, and Superstars looks primed to keep that run going. That was before the release date rumors started to circulate....

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2’srelease date is still a little under two months away, but to get fans hyped up nice and early, PlayStation has been selling the special edition PS5 console, plates, and controller that were first announced about a month ago. These products recently shipped to everyone who has pre-ordered, and despite being a pretty snazzy looking machine in the announcement trailer, fans aren’t best pleased about its overall design...

The first issue ofSpider-ManUnlimited Infinity, which sees 616 Spidey meeting Insomniac Games' Spidey, confirms that PlayStation’s Peter Parker hasn’t met Gwen Stacey yet. Insomniac Gameshas already proven several times that its version ofSpider-Mandoesn’t give a damn about the same canon events that seem to have shaped most versions of the wall-crawler. Not only has Aunt May died (and not been revived by the devil), but it looks like Harry Osborn is becoming Venom for the first time inSpider-Man 2, setting this Peter apart from the others....

Today marks the release of the long-awaited 1989 (Taylor’s Version), and some Swifties decided to celebrate the release with a midnight listening party in Club Penguin’s nightclub. Although Friday, October 27 might be an exciting day for all of the Alan Wake fans out there, for the rest of the world it’s exciting because it means that 1989 (Taylor’s Version) is finally out and ready for us all to have on repeat until Taylor’s next release....

Summary Doctor Who is a part ofMagic: The Gathering’s Universes Beyond line of products, cards based on other series outside of the Magic world. Universes Beyond takes place in many forms, with Doctor Who being four pre-constructed Commander decks. Of all the decks, blue is the only color in all four of them. As such, many powerful blue cards are available, both good in their individual decks and on their own that can become format staples....

The newest set in theDigimon Card Game, BT13 Versus Royal Knights, is a meta-defining set that brings players tons of powerful cards featuring their favorite Royal Knights, like Alphamon and Gallantmon. Not only is this set focused on the Royal Knight Mega Zoo deck, but the new Burst Mode Digivolution cards are found in the set. Related:Digimon Card Game: The Best Cards From EX4 Alternative Being Burst Mode cards, alongside the new Royal Knights, give life to older decks that always seemed incomplete and give them that extra push to be viable in a local tournament setting or even at higher-level competitive events like Ultimate Cup or regional events....

Summary Cyberpunk 2077is a big game with tons of objectives and storylines to keep you preoccupied for days. One of the quirkiest aspects of this game is the fact that the developers chose to name some of the missions after songs the main development team was fond of themselves. Although finishing all these missions isn’t crucial to finishing the game, they still feature some unique setups that slightly mirror the messages and themes of the songs they were named after....

Yu-Gi-Oh!GX marks the second instalment of the anime, and it’s set in a school environment called Duel Academy, funded by Seto Kaiba. This academy aims to create a place where young, aspiring Duelists can get a proper education in the art of duelling so that one day they can impact the future of the game. RELATED:Yu-Gi-Oh!: Best Duelists From The Duelist Kingdom Arc, Ranked Throughout the entire Yu-Gi-Oh! GX series, you are introduced to a diverse range of characters, from students to teachers, and each one displays their own set of objectives that drive them forward to develop, compete, and evolve as Duelists....

Full-motion video, orFMV, is one of the game industry’s most distinctive styles. Rather than utilizing CGI, sprites, animation, 3D models, or any other approaches for graphical or narrative purposes, FMV games use pre-recorded videos in cutscenes or as a substitute for traditional graphics. During the late 90s, FMV games were as common as the cold. Due to FMV usually being a more affordable technique, it was popular among game designers. While the genre has mostly faded from the limelight, it’s always good to look back on the FMV games, some ancient, some more recent, that tower above the rest....

Summary With theLegobrand being such a stalwart among fans of all ages for numerous decades, it comes as no surprise that branching out into video games has made it a smashing success among gamers, too. Lego games are always loads of fun and packed with original content, even when they recreate well-known movie franchises. The cute and colorful plastic brick aesthetics perfectly fit theNintendo Switch, which is great news for fans of this console and the famous Danish toy....