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While I desperately wait for Fields of Mistria to come to consoles, Starsand Island's PS5 launch is giving me the cozy life I need right now
Starsand Island is already reeling me in with its scooters, skateboards, and sports cars
The Upgraded Polymega Features A New Disc Tray Design In Addition To "Improved Game Performance"
Pre-orders are going fast. A short while back, Polymega maker Playmaji announced that it was refreshing the base unit of its modular retro gaming console to improve emulation performance. The Polymega first launched in 2021 , but it has struggled to reach as many people as it deserves to, thanks to manufacturing issues and stock shortages. Read the full article on timeextension.com
Bain & Co: Research shows only one in five players seek out new titles
Global gaming software revenue has grown at a compound annual rate of 3% over the past four years and is expected to continue at this pace for the next four years. But two-thirds of players prefer familiar games or sequels, and only one in five seek new titles. Read more
Post Malone breaks into his $2 million The One Ring, stressing out a whole room of Magic: The Gathering players: 'our insurance doesn't cover that card'
This is a rich person bit I'm too poor to understand.
Sebastian Stan may have confirmed who he's playing in The Batman 2, and it's not Victor Zsasz
A major Batman: Part II mystery may have been solved
Rather than calling for GTA 6 boycott, fired Rockstar workers urge players to support them in their legal battle against the studio by buying union merch
Former Rockstar staff currently embroiled in a legal battle with the company over their firings last year have asked supporters not to boycott GTA 6 , but instead to consider helping cover the costs of their fight against Rockstar by buying specially-designed union merchandise. Read more
Tekken 8 game director Kohei Ikeda has joined Harada’s SNK-owned VS Studio
Ikeda has reunited with the former Tekken series producer
Elden Ring Switch 2 Preview Indicates That Performance Concerns Are A Thing Of The Past
Forefathers one and all, bear witness. A new preview for Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition has gone live courtesy of Denfaminicogamer (thanks, Go Nintendo ), and judging from the commentary and gameplay footage, it seems any lingering performance concerns can potentially be put to rest. You can see for yourself in the above footage in which we see the player taking on the likes of the Tree Sentinel and the Glintstone Dragon Smarag, among other fearsome enemies. Most of the footage showcases the game in handheld mode, with a brief look at docked mode at the beginning. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
"Don’t boycott GTA 6," fired Rockstar devs say: "Support our legal battle instead" and "win justice for the people who helped make it"
The last hearing is due in September
Wonderland codes (August 2026) for Gems
Codes for Wonderland will give your balance of gems a boost as you explore in this creepy adventure
Deus Ex creator Warren Spector announces retirement – "it's time to ride off into the sunset"
Deus Ex creator Warren Spector has announced his retirement after over forty years in game development. Read more
‘Deus Ex’ creator Warren Spector announces his retirement
Spector says 'the game business has changed and it's just not as much fun for me anymore' The post ‘Deus Ex’ creator Warren Spector announces his retirement appeared first on NME .
"It's Just Not As Much Fun For Me Anymore" - Ultima & Deus Ex Legend Warren Spector Announces His Retirement From Games
"I like to think I've helped some insanely talented people along in their careers.". The games industry legend Warren Spector ( Deus Ex , Ultima Underworld , Disney Epic Mickey ) has announced his retirement from games in a new statement on LinkedIn. Spector first rose to prominence in the world of video games in the early-to-mid '90s as a producer on several acclaimed Origin titles, including various Ultima and Wing Commander games, System Shock , and the oft-forgotten but well-loved flight sim Wings of Glory , before working briefly on Looking Glass Studios' Dark Camelot , the game that later became Thief: The Dark Project . Read the full article on timeextension.com
Ex-PlayStation boss doesn't know if Sony killing physical games is "such a big issue" since players need to download patches and extra data anyway
Shuhei Yoshida is a "totally digital consumer" himself
New Spider-Man: Brand New Day merch is dropping all the time, here are the 12 pieces I'd swing towards first
Spider-Man: Brand New Day merch is still hitting the shelves, and I'm rounding up all the gadgets already available (and the pre-orders to watch).
Battlefield 6 is hosting a free trial, just in time for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's beta
Battlefield 6 's latest free trial kicks off today alongside Season 4's mid-season update, and while that mightn't be especially notable in itself, the timing is moreso: it coincides with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4's highly anticipated, and stuffed, beta . Read more
Chainsaw Man anime actor weighs in on the manga's divisive ending: "It feels like the appropriate finishing point"
The manga ending divided readers
Rayman Raycer Gets Surprise Announcement For Release This Week
🤝 Don't want to see ads? Become a premium member for $3 a month and support an independent publication today! Ubisoft must have woken up and thought, 'You know what, we're just gonna tell the world Rayman is getting a new racing event, and we&
Spider-Man: Brand New Day artbook shows off the movie's secrets, alternate designs, and how the story was made
Can't get enough of Spider-Man: Brand New Day? You need to see this artbook with movie secrets, alternate designs, and more
The RTX 5060 Ti 16 GB currently costs more than the RTX 5070 and RX 9070 XT, and I know which one I'd pick
Graphics card prices are surging, but GeForce cards have been hit hardest.
Sony CEO gives update on PlayStation 6 launch date
It was widely believed that Sony was targeting a 2027 release for the next-gen console The post Sony CEO gives update on PlayStation 6 launch date appeared first on NME .
Chinese RAM hits 9000 MT/s and even matches the speed and latency of the memory in our western gaming PCs
DDR5-6000 with CL 28 or 30 sounds about right to me.
Poll: What Review Score Would You Give Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered?
Strolling through Cyrodiil. The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered is out on the Switch 2, bringing the revamped open world adventure to Nintendo's platform with absolutely no cut content. Lovely. In NL's recent review, Oblivion earned a score of 8/10 , with praise provided for the sheer amount of content along with the new mouse and gyro controls, However, this also came with some commentary around the niggling performance issues. Here's how it concluded: Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Stare at an imprisoned god to stop the apocalypse in Sarco, a no-saves horror game in which you'll also, somehow, have to explore a gutted scientific base
In Hello Andromeda's Sarco , you're trapped in a scientific research base with a sarcophagus housing a cosmic being that starts to open when you aren't looking at it. Friends, I am never going to beat this game - not because I dread to gaze into the abyss, lest it gaze into me, nor because as with Schrödinger's cat, I do not credit the sealed cosmic being with a stable existence prior to the box's opening. No, I'm going to fail because my parents taught me that it's rude to stare and they did not add the disclaimer "...unless you're trying to keep the lid on Shub-Niggurath, The Black Goat of the Woods with a Thousand Young." Read more