35 years later, the Game Boy still shapes how we play games
Thirty-five years ago, Nintendo released a gaming handheld that would change the gaming landscape forever. The Game Boy might seem archaic now with its lack of a backlit screen and…
Lucas Pope’s Mars After Midnight changed my mind about the Playdate
When Panic first announced the Playdate, I didn’t think it was going to succeed. It came across as a niche system, and I thought the limited art style and a…
The Playdate’s best game is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC this month
If you don’t own a Playdate, you’ll still be able to experience one of its best games. Hyper Meteor is coming to Nintendo Switch and PC on July 27 with…
Playdate finally gets a curated store … and a slight price increase
Playdate, the quirky gaming handheld with a crank, is finally getting its on-system storefront Catalog today. That update comes ahead of a small price increase for the system, which will…
The most innovative gaming tech of 2022
There may not have been any big home console launches in 2022, but this year has been pivotal for for the future of gaming hardware.
For developers, Playdate is a delightful design challenge
Playdate developers explain why they’re all-in on the niche gaming handheld.
Dead batteries push the Playdate’s launch date to 2022
The unique new handheld console called the Playdate just had its initial late 2021 release delayed to 2022.