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Cosmo Machia has announced via a new trailer that the expanded version of the arcade shoot 'em up TriggerHeart Exelica, Triggerheart Exelica Enhanced, will be coming to Switch in Japan in early 2025 (thanks Gematsu for the spot!). Cosmo Machia previously reissued the original 2006 arcade game...

The PS2 is the world's biggest-selling home console, and was a huge commercial success for Sony's PlayStation brand. However, its launch was a little more fraught than it needed to be, according to former Sony Computer Entertainment Europe president Chris Deering. Speaking to Simon Parkin on...

When you talk about the rarest PS2 games, Rule Of Rose always crops up in conversation. Developed by Japanese studio Punchline, Rule of Rose triggered something of a moral outrage in Europe, causing its UK release to be cancelled (the North American and Japanese releases were unaffected). The...

The National Museum of Nature and Science in Japan has announced that the PS2 will be among the 18 new additions selected to be part of its 'Future Technology Registry' (thanks VGC for the spot!). This makes it the first console to appear on the list of devices that have been chosen since the...

Remember the bank raid in Michael Mann's legendary 1995 crime caper, Heat? It's one of the most iconic shoot-outs in Hollywood history, and was so influential it even inspired a video game – one which never saw release and is only now becoming playable. As documented by Games That Weren't, The...

GTA III might be getting on a bit now, but it still has some impressive immersive tricks – one of which is the presence of litter, which blows around the city streets in a realistic manner. Former DMA Design and Rockstar staffer Obbe Vermeij is the man we have to thank for this little feature –...

A forgotten classic of the PlayStation 2 era has made a triumphant comeback on PlayStation 5 and we love to see it. One of the best perks of subscribing to PlayStation Plus Premium is gaining access to retro classics of yesteryear from the PS1, PS2, PS3 and even the handheld system, the PSP...

Hitmaker, the team behind games like Crazy Taxi, was at one point working on a survival horror game for the PS2 that was supposed to be Sega's answer to Resident Evil. That's according to a recent tweet from the Swiss Dreamcast researcher CombyLaurent. CombyLaurent has put a ton of hours into...

A brand new fan translation patch has just been released for Sega Rally 2006 for the PS2, making it easier than ever to play the Japan-exclusive title. Sega Rally 2006 is the third game in Sega's classic arcade racing series, following Sega Rally Championship and Sega Rally 2, and is the first...

Game Description: Tales of Destiny 2 is an action role playing game for the PlayStation 2. This is a direct sequel of Tales of Destiny. Not to be confused with the US released title of Tales of Eternia. Translation Description: Tales of Destiny 2 is the fourth main entry in Namco's "Tales"...

Description: This patch fixes the botched NegCon controls in Battle Gear 3 and allows you to play the game using the NegCon controller on the PS2. NOTE: DualShock 2 Config H must be selected in the controller options menu for this patch to function as intended. All relevant info contained the...

Hi! this is a HD texture pack for NFS HP2 they are not AI upscaled to avoid copyright issues with EA, pretty much all textures have been replaced but some far away. I uploaded an early version of this to some discords before and nfspolicehq. This is v1.1 it basically fixes all bad things and...

An all-time classic PlayStation 2 game is reportedly coming to PlayStation Plus, and we simply can't wait. PlayStation Plus has unlocked an entirely new library of bangers with the inclusion of PlayStation 2 games, kicking things off with Sly Cooper and the Thievius Raccoonus, Star Wars: The...

Getting a vintage console to output HDMI is one of the top priorities for many retro gamers, and to this end we've seen a wide array of external and internal solutions. The very best examples take the direct digital signal from your console, while other options – such as the Retrotink 5X – turn...

Description: This hack adds Demon Lord Digievolution to Lalamon Galaxy. When the game was released, the Digimon called Dark Lord was missing from being registered in the encyclopedia list, he is the only Digimon that cannot be obtained through Digievolution, with this hack it is now possible to...

Description: This hack introduces new monsters, items and dungeons without changing the original game. Two new dungeons dedicated to Dungeon Masters: The dungeon similar to the SNES version of Torneko no Daibouken. (30F) The high-difficulty dungeon like Isekai No Meikyu. (99F) Furthermore...

PlayStation Stars is rolling out new free collectibles faster than you can say, "Huh, more?" Yes, more. Personally, I can't say I'm an avid PlayStation Stars collectibles hoarder. Points? Yes, definitely. After all, who doesn't want to save up for free store credit? The collectibles though...

Game: WWE SmackDown Here Comes the Pain 2.0 Serial: SLUS-20787 program used : HDcube4plus, remacri,realesgran,photoshop, gigapixal topaz, upscayl all game textures upscaled (just the create mode i did not do it because its bad dump) menus superstars photos and gameplay skins And fonts , season...

If you're old enough to remember the pre-launch hype that accompanied the arrival of the PlayStation 2, then the words "Emotion Engine" will no doubt be burned into your memory. With the PS1 firmly established as the market leader and the Sega Dreamcast gathering momentum, it was vital that...