Retro-bit, a big name in retro clone hardware, has signed a deal with Sega to make accessories for the Mega Drive, Saturn and Dreamcast consoles. Wait – what? Those consoles have been dead and buried for years. Either there’s a sudden demand for the original controllers, or… Or the NES and SNES Classic minis have…
Donald Trump, the US president, has described a personal letter from Kim Jong-un as a “beautiful work of art” and loosened the timeframe on Washington’s demands that the North Korean leader give up his nuclear weapons. Mr Trump revealed during a meeting in New York on Wednesday with Shinzo Abe, Japan’s prime minister, that he…
Elephants and other endangered species could be driven to extinction unless Western governments begin to take the illegal wildlife trade as seriously as terrorism or drug running, the president of Gabon has warned. Ali Bongo Ondimba, whose country is home to the world’s largest surviving population of forest elephants, called for an international intelligence and law…
Bandai Namco has confirmed two new games for Switch, one of which features labyrinthine levels, unpredictable enemy behaviours and a protagonist driven by an all-consuming hunger for the souls of the slain. That’s right, it’s… Pac-Man Championship Edition 2 Plus, a new, digital-only instalment in the reimagined retro series. The other game is an untitled…
French authorities are investigating after the Chinese head of an international police agency was reported to have vanished. Meng Hongwei, the president of Interpol, was reported missing by his wife, who told police she has not heard from him since he left on a trip to China last Saturday. Police in Lyon, where the international police…
Street Fighter 5 got a raft of new costumes today, and one of them will be of interest to Frozen fans. Kolin, a character who has ice and snow powers, got a “holiday” costume that makes her look a lot like, well… have a look for yourself. Yep, that’s definitely Kolin cosplaying as Elsa from…
The Canadian parliament has voted unanimously to strip Aung San Suu Kyi, Burma’s civilian leader, of her honorary citizenship after global criticism of her handling of the Rohingya crisis. Ottawa had awarded the symbolic honour, which does not afford Canadian rights or privileges, to the Nobel laureate in 2007 after she endured years of house…
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Mystery has its first teaser trailer, which shows a brief look at in-game footage. This is the first of two upcoming Potter games to come from Warner Bros’ new Portkey Games label. In Hogwarts Mystery you get your letter to attend JK Rowling’s famous magical school and meet some of the book…
A Romanian has been detained as part of the probe into the killing of a Bulgarian journalist in the northern town of Ruse, police said on Tuesday. "We have detained a man. We’re still checking his alibi so he is not officially a suspect for committing the crime yet," Ruse police chief commissioner Teodor Atanasov told…
Lego games themed around Pixar’s The Incredibles 2 and DC’s roster of comic book villains are both in development at TT Games. Word of the titles first broke yesterday on Comicbook.com. Eurogamer has subsequently heard from its own sources that the report is accurate. Both games are expected to arrive this year, which will of…