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November 6, 2026 9:14 AM
November 6, 2026
Mizuki recoils from a masked, cursed figure in key art for Ningyo no Rakuin

A Lovecraftian PS1 Horror RPG Just Got Its First English Translation — 26 Years Later

Halloween may be over, but the PlayStation’s spookiest straggler just showed up fashionably late — and honestly, I’m glad it did. The Curse of Ogaeritō is out now: a complete…

Kiryu Kazumanosuke walks through a lantern-lit Edo-period street in Ryu ga Gotoku: Kenzan!

Like a Dragon: Kenzan Is Finally Playable in English, 18 Years Later

Eighteen years. That is how long English-speaking Yakuza fans have waited to play the samurai spin-off that started it all — and the wait is finally over. A complete English…

Anime cutscene close-up of a young hero from Falcom's The Legend of Xanadu

Falcom’s The Legend of Xanadu Is Finally Playable in English, 32 Years Later

Some games wait a few years for a translation. This one waited 32 — and folks, it was worth every single one of them. Homebrew programmer John Brandwood (known as…

A grey first-generation Japanese Sega Saturn console with controller

Final Fantasy Finally Runs Natively on Sega Saturn — 39 Years Later

Some games wait decades for a second chance. This one waited for a console it never even got in the first place — and now, 39 years after the original,…

Nintendo Switch 2 hardware

The Switch 2 Has Been Jailbroken — No Modchip, No Soldering, and AI Helped Crack It

Well, that didn’t take long — depending on your definition of long. Sixteen months after launch, the Nintendo Switch 2 has its first public software jailbreak, and the story of…

A black budget retro handheld with twin analog sticks and ABXY buttons

Your Cheap Retro Handheld Just Got a Whole Lot Smarter — MustardOS “Andromeda” Is Here

If your budget retro handheld has been gathering dust, this is your weekend project. MustardOS — the open-source Linux firmware better known to longtime tinkerers as muOS — just shipped…

Corporate Rot key art: a lime Game Boy Color showing office gameplay beside a zombie lunging at an office worker holding a stapler

Corporate Rot Is a Game Boy Color Zombie Roguelike Where Your Best Weapon Is a CRT Monitor

Monday mornings are the worst. But imagine clocking in to find your co-workers have all turned into zombies, the elevators are dead, and the only way out is down —…

Suda51’s Lost PS1 Horror Gem Moonlight Syndrome Is Finally Playable in English

Some games make you wait a few years for an English version. Moonlight Syndrome made us wait 29 — and honestly, I had started to assume it would never happen….

Nintendo to Discontinue Club Nintendo

Well it was great while it lasted. After more than six years of delivering fun Nintendo-themed rewards to its members, Club Nintendo...

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