Explore the potential of tiny houses as a sustainable living option. This video delves into the energy efficiency of tiny homes, compares them with alternative sustainable housing solutions like ...

The Nintendo Entertainment System wasn’t the first home video game console, but it was arguably the most transformative in the industry. When it was released in North America in 1985, it saved the ...

When I was in college, I worked weekends at a Waldenbooks store. Before I returned to Shacknews in 2016, it was my favorite job ever: Working with colleagues I called friends, putting books into the ...

In 2012, programmer Chris Oberth passed away after a career that spanned from the dawn of video games in the late '70s to the PlayStation 2 era. Now, one of Oberth's unfinished games, Xcavator 2025, ...

Jaws, the 1987 shark-infested action game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, is being resurrected for PS5 and Nintendo Switch, with preorders for the physical edition beginning December 19, 2025 ...

NES screenshot of the game Jaws (side view, underwater) A scuba diver shoots a harpoon at a menacing shark. (YouTube) The retro release coincides with the Spielberg movie's 50th anniversary. From ...

The Day of the Devs 2025 showcase featured dozens of new indie video game reveals Wednesday, including the announcement of a never-before-played Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) game that will be ...

Originally developed at Incredible Technologies Inc., the company behind coin-op classics like Golden Tee Golf, Big Buck Hunter and more, Xcavator was shopped around to multiple publishers across the ...

The story of Xcavator is a fascinating one. It was originally the brainchild of legendary programmer Chris Oberth (1982's Anteater) and built for the original Nintendo Entertainment System. However, ...

The Nintendo Switch Online app is designed to help enhance your online gameplay experience on Nintendo Switch. With this app, you can check game-specific services (e.g., SplatNet 2 for Splatoon 2), ...

Acclaimed comics writer James Tynion IV has been focusing a great deal on creator-owned horror comics in recent years, even spearheading a new publishing imprint called Tiny Onion. Tiny Onion's first ...

TL;DR: Animal Crossing New Horizons update 3.0, releasing January 15, 2026, adds playable retro games from NES, Game Boy, and more, requiring a Nintendo Switch Online subscription. The free update ...