Latest articles by Dustin Bailey
Hideo Kojima was "so bummed" Death Stranding 2 Easter eggs were "revealed on social media right away," but "I'm retweeting all these things so the blame is on me"
News Pizza man continues to make an impression
Amazon's missing out on that sweet Switch 2 money because Nintendo's mad about "unauthorized sales," new report suggests
News The mystery of the Amazon Nintendo beef may have finally been explained
Nintendo warns Switch 1 consoles, games, accessories, amiibo, and more will "experience price changes" in Canada, and it's tough to imagine the rest of the world escaping
News The publisher blames "market conditions"
After revealing he was ordered to destroy his copy of Fallout's source code, OG lead Tim Cain says we're losing game history because companies "take authority but not responsibility" for preservation
News "I think more companies need to step up and take that responsibility more seriously"
As if the usual Marvel Rivals leaks weren't enough, Twitch has accidentally confirmed that Phoenix and Blade are your new Season 3 heroes alongside new "sizzling summer events"
News We're definitely getting swimsuit costumes, too
Palworld has a gigantic new Terraria collab because creator Redigit got a Hail Mary DM from Pocketpair: "Let this be a lesson to always shoot your shot"
News "There’s always that chance that it might turn into something amazing!"
13 years ago, Mojang canceled its Lego Minecraft game amid frustrations with the toy company's brand restrictions - now the original prototype has been found and preserved online
News After all these years, Brickcraft lives
The biggest unofficial Xbox 360 emulator "is by no means associated with, nor working alongside Microsoft in any capacity" despite rumors about Xbox's preservation efforts
News The secret is that Xbox's official emulation is so much better that it probably wouldn't be worth it anyway
Hytale studio founder says he was "burning" up to $400,000 a month on its development at one point, and turned down "way more money" before partnering with Riot
News They walked away from another deal at the very last minute
Xbox 360 dashboard tweak adds insult to injury a year after the shutdown of the classic marketplace: would you like to buy an Xbox Series X instead?
News All I really want are my beloved blades back
Fortnite player allegedly cheated to win $6k in a competitive tournament - now he owes Epic $175k and is banned from the game "forever"
News "The player is required to pay $175,000 and we’ll donate what we collect to charity"
Before it was Square Enix, Square "collapsed" when Final Fantasy boss Hironobu Sakaguchi left the company, says composer Nobuo Uematsu: "The situation at Square was awful after he quit"
News "Maybe Sakaguchi isn’t aware of this, but the situation at Square was awful after he quit"
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"
News "I am fully prevented from accessing any Nintendo services at all on the system"
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
News Wind Waker speedruns are about to look a lot different
Almost 5 years since its reveal, Ark 2 devs admit the survival sequel was put "on hold a couple of years ago," but they're hopeful it could release in early access "within the next 2 years"
News "We've been only nibbling at it"
Gearbox confirms Borderlands 4 will get photo mode in a post-launch update: "We've always planned for it"
News "We just needed to spend a bit more time on things that would directly impact QoL of playing the game"
Lego Island is now fully playable in your browser, thanks to a group of fans who spent years painstakingly decompiling the game's original code by hand
News "It deserves to be preserved and playable for years to come"
Assassin's Creed Shadows update adds nightmare difficulty, an "open-world alarm" system," a potato mode for low-end PCs, and a new story quest crossing over with D&D series Critical Role
News Another AC Shadows collaboration is here
Nintendo's suddenly made Switch 2 release dates for Metroid Prime 4 and Kirby Air Riders a lot easier to guess as it reveals an August launch for its Rocket League-style wheelchair basketball game
News Drag x Drive has a release date, and the pieces are all falling into place
I embarrassed myself playing rhythm strategy roguelike Ratatan in front of the devs at Summer Game Fest, and I'm not alone, so the devs are already tweaking the difficulty level
Interview Summer Preview 2025 | Ratatan's developers speak on evolving a cult classic with mountains of player feedback on the way
"Notoriously obtuse hardware" meant Mortal Kombat 4 has "never accurately" come to home consoles, but Legacy Kollection found a way to preserve NetherRealm's full arcade roots
Interview Summer Preview 2025 | Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection is going above and beyond to preserve the series' arcade history
This Metroidvania-tinged old-school 2D action game is more than another Sega retro revival: it's the highlight of my Summer Game Fest
Hands-on Summer Preview 2025 | Shinobi: Art of Vengeance brings the classic action series back with impeccable style
I was already excited for Marvel Cosmic Invasion after the studio's incredible retro TMNT brawler, and 30 minutes of hands-on has me even more confident that the spirit of '90s arcade gaming is alive and well
Hands-on Summer Preview 2025 | Tribute Games is living up to the name with another incredible beat-em-up
"Next-generation Xbox consoles" at the heart of Microsoft's new "multi-year agreement" with AMD: "The next generation of Xbox is coming to life"
Xbox isn't giving up on consoles yet
Infinitesimals is a Honey I Shrunk the Kids take on Halo with a very good jetpack, and its vibrant combat sandbox reminds me of one of the most underrated Xbox 360 cult classics
Hands-on Summer Preview 2025 | I wasn't expecting to be thinking of Binary Domain during Summer Game Fest, but I'm sure not angry about it
