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The Making Of: Sega's Cyber Razor Cut - "I Spent The Entire Shoot Expecting It To Explode"
"We were encouraged to take chances and push ourselves creatively". If you grew up in the UK in the early '90s, then you'll no doubt be aware of Sega's 'Cyber Razor Cut' commercial. Aired in 1992 just as the console wars between Sega and Nintendo were about to heat up, the advertisement featured Peter Wingfield ( Highlander: The Series ) and Steve O'Donnell ( Bottom ) and was set in a steam-filled cyberpunk barbershop. The swave and handsome Jimmy (Wingfield) enters, demanding a 'Cyber Razor Cut' from O'Donnell's character – a request which sees Jimmy being cybernetically enhanced to cope with the intense challenge posed by "over 100" Mega Drive games. Read the full article on timeextension.com
"The PC is being reinvented" - Nvidia announces new AI-focused RTX Spark chip for laptops as widespread doubt bubbles
Nvidia has announced the RTX Spark computer chip, which it claims will revolutionize personal computing thanks to its AI capabilities. Read more
Blizzard surprises with meta-shaking StarCraft 2 update after years of quieter support and fixes - "Some of these changes are wild"
As one of the best real-time strategy games of all time, StarCraft 2 is far from dead, but 2020 marked the end of content development for Legacy of the Void and the base free multiplayer experience. Since then, a few more balance patches have hit, but it's been a few years since the last major shakeup. Now, Blizzard Entertainment has surprised everyone with a shocking update. Read more
Minecraft Switch 2 Rating Pops Up Online
Pick (axe) me. Just when you thought Minecraft couldn't possibly exist on another platform, a rating board comes along to suggest otherwise. The ESRB website has been updated with a Minecraft listing specifically for Switch 2 — a different listing to the ones for PS5 and Switch/Xbox Series (thanks for the heads up, Nintendo Everything ). It's another E10+ for fantasy violence and in-game purchases, naturally, but it also suggests that maybe ( maybe ) another Nintendo Switch 2 Edition could be on the way. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Despite working in the industry for 35 years, one anime veteran says he was let go by Madhouse with "no attempts to retain me"
Monster animation director Kunihiko Hamada has gone elsewhere
New End of Oak Street trailer unleashes the dinosaurs, but I still think it's a secret Cloverfield movie
A new trailer for David Robert Mitchell's The End of Oak Street has arrived
The MSI Claw 8 EX AI+ will launch this month with an Intel Arc G3 Extreme and a similarly stacked price tag
MSI has announced the Claw EX AI+ handheld at Computex, and its price is expected to hit at least $1,500 on launch this month.
Yet another rad gaming tool parts ways with Microsoft
I'm Luxtorpedoeing outta here.
"They let me!": Baldur's Gate 3 writer couldn't believe the nonsense Larian allowed in flavor text
I'm looking at you, Astarion's underwear
We may learn the Steam Machine launch date very soon, as Steam's backend just got updated with a welcome tour
The Steam Machine, once thought to be targeting the first quarter of 2026, was pushed back earlier in the year to an indefinite date - even if maker Valve continued to insist the PC-in-console-clothing remains on track for release in 2026. The new target instead shifted to the first half of the year. Read more
Acer tries to dodge the RAMpocalypse with its Nitro Blaze Link by making it streaming only
It worked for Sony with the PlayStation Portal, so why not for Acer?
Trust me, these fan-made Lego Pokemon card sets will blow your mind
These community-submitted Lego Pokemon card sets are downright stunning, and I can't decide which one is best
Baldur's Gate 2 remake is reportedly in the works at Wizards of the Coast
Wizards of the Coast has reportedly brought back the game's former co-lead designer to work on the proposed Baldur's Gate 2 remake.
Matt Berry won't tell us who is he playing in the A Minecraft Movie sequel, but at least the film has an official release date
The sequel to last year's box office smash A Minecraft Movie - now officially known as A Minecraft Movie Squared - will be released next year, on 23rd July. Read more
Minesweeper: Next-Gen adds layers of unholy tessellation and recursive sorcery to a blameless cult classic
Once upon a time, Minesweeper was a deceptively simple logic puzzler you'd find bundled on many Windows PCs, but "deceptive simplicity" ain't enough for today's Maximum Gamer, whose brain has been honed through years of multiple browser tab usage to operate in 10450302 dimensions at once. And so I give you Minesweeper: Next-Gen. It's broadly the same process of trying to clear a board of hidden explosives, with numbers on cleared tiles indicating the number of bombs nearby. But these boards - they are decidedly eccentric . Read more
As if ROG Astral 50-series graphics cards could get any beefier, Asus has just announced a CHONKY anniversary update
Funky and chunky, larger than life.
The Witcher 3 Songs of the Past setting may have been discovered already, and it's thanks to fans piecing together the clues that CDPR has left behind
There are elves afoot
Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration Expansion Only Has Foil Cards
The Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration expansion will feature only foil trading cards for the game when it launches in 2026. The post Pokemon TCG 30th Celebration Expansion Only Has Foil Cards appeared first on Siliconera .
Review: Pokémon Game Music Collection: Game Boy Jukebox - A Pointless Trinket Even Fans Will Grow Bored Of Swiftly
Change the tune. Nintendo has often been accused of keeping its fans on their toes when it comes to announcements, and it's fair to say that nobody was expecting the Kyoto veteran to reveal (alongside The Pokémon Company) a tiny Game Boy-sized music player earlier this year. Released to coincide with the 30th anniversary of the Pokémon series , Game Boy Jukebox / Game Music Collection is a tiny replica of the classic monochrome handheld that comes with 45 equally tiny cartridges, each of which, when inserted into the device, plays a song from Pokémon's 1996 debut . Read the full article on nintendolife.com
MSI's new skinny two-in-one laptop has an Nvidia RTX Spark chip, which could make for some impressive gaming chops
I'm just bracing myself for the price tag.
Inside Crunchyroll's 10th Anime Awards – and why it's only the beginning
And the winner is: Crunchyroll's answer to the Oscars understands why anime is becoming mainstream
The Asus ROG Xbox Ally X has just received an upgraded OLED model in a bundle with AR glasses, and my wallet is thoroughly braced
It's not clear yet if you can buy it without the AR glasses.
Minecraft may be headed to the Switch 2, as an ESRB rating has suddenly appeared ahead of Summer Game Fest
An ESRB rating for Minecraft on the Nintendo Switch 2 has appeared just a few days ahead of Summer Game Fest. Read more
Patient gamers unite, as 25% of you only buy your games during Steam sales
I'm just like you, you're just like me.