Video Games

WoWee Teases Developer’s Quest to Rebuild World of Warcraft from Scratch, Bootstrapping Azeroth

By Bill Smith February 18, 2026

Kelsi Davis starts up the ancient rig in a quiet corner of her gaming setup, and the world of Azeroth comes to life, not through Blizzard’s official launch tool, but through WoWee, her own creation. This native C++ client revives the good old days of Vanilla, The Burning Crusade, and Wrath of the Lich King by using a custom OpenGL renderer she created from scratch, avoiding any proprietary code or assets provided by the business. To get started, simply provide your own WoW game data from a legitimate installation on a legal copy of the game, and WoWee will handle the rest.

Castlevania Port Lets You Whip-Crack Through Dracula’s Castle on the SEGA Master System

By Bill Smith February 17, 2026

SEGA Master System owners can finally get their hands on a playable Castlevania. Developer xfixium stunned everyone by releasing sample version 0.1 on the SMS Power forums on February 14, 2026, right in the midst of Valentine’s Day. This homebrew project ports the 1986 NES classic to the 8-bit SEGA console, retaining the majority of the original while adding visual flare drawn from the X68000 version that inspired Castlevania Chronicles.

One Fan’s Solo Assault on God of War 2 in Unreal Engine 5 Showcases Kratos Conquering Again

By Bill Smith February 17, 2026

EnzoElRich spent three months building the intro to God of War 2 from the ground up with Unreal Engine 5.6. He effectively transformed Kratos’ spectacular entrance in Rhodes into a playable demo, complete with menus and visual settings.

Flippers Meet Poké Balls as Stern’s Pokémon Pinball Machine Takes the Silver Ball on a Wild Ride

By Bill Smith February 16, 2026

Stern Pinball officially released their latest masterpiece last week, and Pokémon fans can’t get enough of it. There are three variants available: the Pro for $6,999, the Premium for $9,699, and a super-rare Limited Edition with a run of 750 units for $12,999. This full-sized machine packs the excitement of catching critters into every flipper flick.

GTA 5 Demake Shrinks Game Down from 120GB to a Measly 2.5GB, with Some Sacrifices

By Bill Smith February 15, 2026

GTA 5 typically requires around 120GB of space, however some modders have managed to reduce that figure to a mere 2.5GB. To be fair, you can still do almost everything you used to do, such as drive automobiles around Los Santos, fire firearms, jump off of planes, and so on. It’s just that the controls are a little goofy now, especially while driving, because they tend to lag.

GameCube Ports Sneak Into the Switch 2 Dock

By Bill Smith February 15, 2026

Gamer Dorison Hugo has been working on a crazy concept for seven years: squeezing four GameCube controller ports onto a normal Nintendo Switch dock, and he’s finally done it. Players can now just plug in their hefty purple GameCube controllers without having to clutter up their TV stand with additional boxes. The end result appears polished enough to pass as a factory-made accessory.

God of War: Sons of Sparta 2D Action-Platformer Lets You Play as Kratos Before the Rage

By Bill Smith February 13, 2026

Kratos begins as a boy in God of War: Sons of Sparta, a far cry from the god-slaying monster that fans know and love. This 2D action-platformer transports you to his adolescent years at the notorious Agoge in Sparta, where the Spartans train their young warriors to be the fiercest of them all. Just like the games we know, but from the opposite end of the chronology. Sons of Sparta, developed by Mega Cat Studios with the story team from Santa Monica Studio, was released as a digital-only title on the PS5 today, and cost $30 or $40 for the digital deluxe version.

Arc System Works Unleashes Marvel’s Unbreakable X-Men Squad for August Brawl

By Bill Smith February 13, 2026

Sony’s recent State of Play event revealed that the Unbreakable X-Men are joining Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls. Arc System Works, the company behind the recent Guilty Gear successes, has stated that their next major item will be released on PS5 and PC on August 6, 2026. Pre-orders begin on February 19th on the PlayStation Store and certain retailers.

A Fresh Game Breathes Life Into Nintendo’s Tiniest Handheld, the Pokemon Mini

By Bill Smith February 12, 2026

Nintendo took a chance in 2001 with the Pokemon Mini, the world’s smallest cartridge-based platform to date. This teeny-tiny device was smaller than a matchbox and only held ten official games before fading into obscurity. Game makers had to get creative with the tiny 160×100 monochrome LCD screen driven by an Epson S1C88 CPU running at 4.194304 MHz, resulting in charming, simplified Pokémon adventures. Four AAA batteries kept the fun going for about 20 hours before needing a recharge, with cartridges containing a maximum of 2 MB of ROM, but the hardware was so constrained that game programmers had to get somewhat creative with the design.

Baba Yaga Loads Up as Saber Interactive’s John Wick Game Set to Hit PS5, Xbox and PC

By Bill Smith February 12, 2026

Keanu Reeves returns as the man in black, taking on the goons in a brand new John Wick action game from Saber Interactive revealed during the Playstation State of Play event. He’s preparing for a new assault on the streets in a game Saber believes was the ideal project to work on, collaborating directly with Lionsgate, director Chad Stahelski, and the man himself, Keanu Reeves.