Player defeats Darks Souls II using only poop — 42 hits of dung pie defeats the final boss

Gamer and YouTuber ymfah spent a lot of time figuring out how to farm dung pies in Dark Souls II to defeat the game using just poop.

Modder creates hybrid PlayStation, combining the guts of two original PS1 consoles into one custom PCB — system features native microSD card & HDMI support

A console modder has created a custom PCB featuring components from the original PS1 and PS One motherboards. The PCB also integrated an XStation to add native microSD card support and an HDMI modkit to enable 1080p HDMI o…

NES-inspired synthesizer doubles as a working game console — luggable polyphonic synth plays chip tunes and NES cartridges, too

A maker with a love for synthesizers and retro gaming has showcased their latest project, the NES-SY2.0.

Dev showcases ‘seamless, massive world with zero loading screens on N64 hardware’ — 30-year-old Nintendo retro console coaxed into draw distances matching the scale of Skyrim

A developer has demonstrated an open-world engine in a Nintendo 64 game, which offers a ‘seamless, massive world with zero loading screens’ on original hardware.

Xbox 360 devkit bought for $5 at car boot sale came with 2007 beta build of GTA IV with unreleased assets — Version includes cut ferry system, zombies, and more

A pre-release build of GTA IV has been discovered on an Xbox 360 devkit dating back to 2007, just a few months before the game’s official release next year. The build includes various unused assets that were altered or rem…

Microsoft’s new gaming boss axed ‘This is an Xbox’ campaign because ‘it didn’t feel like Xbox’ — Xbox brand undergoes transformation to redefine its identity

The “This is an Xbox” marketing campaign was met with severe backlash from pretty much everyone outside Microsoft’s top brass. Now, it seems like the brand is course-correcting with new Xbox chief Asha Sharma leading the c…