Arcade cabinets with their glowing screens and chunky joysticks hold a special place for anyone who fed quarters into Time Crisis or Point Blank. Tassei Denki’s G’AIM’E, a plug-and-play console from Japan with Bandai Namco’s blessing, Put simply, it brings back that arcade magic, designed to work with modern TVs.
The AYANEO Flip 1S DS takes the flip-open style of the old Nintendo DS and turns it into a full gaming PC you can hold in your hands. Launched on Indiegogo in July 2025, it’s trying to carve out a spot in a crowded market where single-screen devices like the Steam Deck and ROG Ally dominate.
In a Swiss lab, a biology experiment gadget has been repurposed into a gaming console. Meet the OpenDrop, a digital microfluidics platform that shuffles water droplets across an electrode grid to play Snake, Pac-Man and Frogger. This isn’t your old Nokia phone – it’s a €1,000 machine that turns water into pixels, dreamed up by science communicator Steve Mould and the OpenDrop’s inventor.
The Switch Lite has always been the little sibling of the Switch lineup—small, budget-friendly and perfect for gamers who just want to get into handheld gaming without the bulk of the standard Switch or the price tag of the new Switch 2. But its quirks—no TV hookup, fixed Joy-Cons and an aging LCD screen—have held it back from being great. Taki Udon, a modder whose SUPER5 HDMI mod, paired with an OLED screen upgrade, turns the Switch Lite into a handheld that feels like it came straight from Nintendo’s factory.
Zac from Zac Builds encountered a classic gamer problem: his PS5, with its spaceship design, was sticking out like a sore thumb in his home office. Instead of letting the console’s bold design steal the show, he came up with a plan to hide it in style. His solution? Disassemble the PS5 and put it in a custom built wooden desk that’s as practical as it is pretty.
Capcom’s Resident Evil series has been the survival horror king for ages, with its creepy hallways and zombie-infested mansions keeping us on edge. Now it’s diving into new waters with Resident Evil Survival Unit, a mobile strategy game coming later in 2025. Developed by Aniplex and JOYCITY with Capcom at the helm, this isn’t a rehash of the console classics—it’s a brand new spin that combines real-time strategy with that Resident Evil feel.
Super Castlevania IV left its mark on gaming history with its gothic atmosphere, whip-cracking action and soundtrack that still resonates with SNES fans. Now in 2025, Migami Games’ Chronicles of the Wolf enters that hallowed ground, a modern take on the Castlevania formula that’s both a tribute and a bold new direction. This is a full-fledged Metroidvania that captures the spirit of Simon Belmont’s 1991 quest while spinning a new yarn of werewolves and 18th century France.
Sucker Punch has been sharpening its katana and the result is Ghost of Yōtei, a standalone sequel to Ghost of Tsushima. They livestreamed a 20 minute gameplay deep dive today, hosted by creative directors Jason Connell and Nate Fox, and gave us a look at a new chapter set in 1600s Japan. Release date is October 2, 2025 on PS5 only.
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater set the bar sky-high for video games over two decades ago. Now, its remake, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, is ready to hit PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on August 28, 2025. Built fresh from the ground up with Unreal Engine 5, this version nails the feel of the original while tossing in some modern flair.
In a world where retro gaming rides high on nostalgia, a modder named JNMartin has pulled off something that feels like a SEGA fan’s wildest dream. Mario Kart 64, Nintendo’s 1996 kart-racing gem, has been lovingly transplanted onto the SEGA Dreamcast—a console that never got to pal around with Mario and friends during its brief time in the spotlight.