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GTA 6's Netflix deal forces us to ask: can you pirate an advertisement?
Just when you thought videogame marketing couldn't get sillier, people are going to wind up stealing a trailer.
FromSoftware sleuth unearths earliest footage of Demon's Souls to date: A prototype with a first person camera mode
Demon's Field.
From ancient Buddhism, to iconic manga hair, to Keanu Reeves: a PC Gamer Causality Chain™
Would Xuanzang have liked John Wick?
BioWare veteran says Baldur's Gate 3 was such a great sequel because it didn't try to be too much like Baldur's Gate 2
Mark Darrah thinks Larian succeeded because it wasn't afraid to do its own thing.
3 years after the best Soulslike not by FromSoftware, Lies of P leads feel "pressure" to make the sequel even better
"How much better do we need to be?"
Even with an $80 price tag, 'Grand Theft Auto 6 will be an incredible bargain,' Take-Two boss says
Strauss Zelnick reckons that the quality of the experience will more than justify the price.
Rare Demon's Souls prototype shows off first-person perspective, unused enemies that could have rewritten Dark Souls history: "Like watching the mona lisa being painted"
Unprecedented
MiSTer FPGA News – Portable MiSTer’s, Arcade Cores, Computer Cores & More
MiSTer Companion Website MiSTer Companion now has an official website. This site provides downloads, updates on the project and gives details for all it’s features. Sources https://mistercompanion.org/ https://x.com/Anime0t4ku/status/2076775288453644467 Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom A new core for Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom has been released by shimian on the MiSTer FPGA forums. Sources https://misterfpga.org/viewtopic.php?p=111094#p111094 Heber […] The post MiSTer FPGA News – Portable MiSTer’s, Arcade Cores, Computer Cores & More first appeared on RetroRGB .
Take-Two CEO says he expects the games industry to be in 'commercial streaming mode within 3 years,' which is great news if you hate owning things
Rockstar's parent company believes cloud gaming will grow its customer base even as hardware prices rise.
Big Walk patch addresses voice volume complaints with restraint: 'We consider it an important part of the game's design that you can only hear players who are close to you'
A new update "makes quiet voices louder overall," but doesn't let you hear players from farther away.
Don't worry about $1,000 consoles, you'll be streaming your games soon enough, reckons Take-Two CEO: "I think we'll be in commercial streaming mode in 3 years"
"I'm happy to put a timeline on it"
Japan has reportedly asked the US to stop using Mario, Pokemon, and others in social media posts
It's not just about the sanctity of copyright law anymore—Japan's foreign ministry is apparently worried that the US government is damaging the brands.
MiSTer: Physical Disc Support Updates
The developer Anime0t4ku recently updated their “MiSTer Physical Disc” project, with performance improvements and the ability to auto-launch! Also, it’s now available via update_all – Simply run the update_all script and hit Up to enter the menu when prompted. Then go to “Other Cores” and just turn on “Physical CD Support“. Then go back, hit “Save”, […] The post MiSTer: Physical Disc Support Updates first appeared on RetroRGB .
Pokemon artist behind iconic Gen 9 'mons also designed a Deltarune Chapter 5 character, though Toby Fox "made some modifications"
Grass-type critters nearly made it to Deltarune
Inventor creates "IRL home screen" for physical discs that brings the convenience of a digital library to an actual game shelf
Turns out you can select your physical games using a controller like a digital library, as an inventor has created an "IRL home screen" using a projector.
Space News Network is No Man's Sky but you're a roving journalist, blasting bandits while trying to keep your subscribers happy
Yet again, friends, I am escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by capitalism. They have need of journalists up there, no matter what that dafty Musk might prefer. Or so I understand from Space News Network - a No Man's Sky -esque exploration game in which you play a starpilot reporter, rocketing between strange new worlds in search of the next scoop. You'll brave pirate blockades, descend through the atmosphere and tangle with unidentified fauna, all in the name of such Pulitzer Prize-baiting bulletins as "Cisiom: it's glowy, it's blue. Is it safe to touch?" Read more
Crimson Desert finally fixes one of its most annoying bugs after weeks of complaints
Pearl Abyss literally has fans rejoicing
BadUpdate Xbox 360 Hypervisor Exploit Updated
Last year, we posted about an awesome new way to run homebrew on your Xbox 360 using nothing but a USB stick. The software is called BadUpdate, by the developer Grimdoomer. A few months after it’s release, it was more reliable, but this latest v1.3 update gets you almost 100% success rate at a much […] The post BadUpdate Xbox 360 Hypervisor Exploit Updated first appeared on RetroRGB .
Neo Geo AES+ Ultimate Edition (Sorta) Back For Pre-Order In The US
Back in April, Plaion had announced that they were temporarily suspending pre-orders of the $1000 “Ultimate Edition” AES+ in the US, due to payment processing issues. It was originally supposed to be re-listed in May, but that’s gone much slower than anticipated – As of now, many people can still pre-order, but some US states, […] The post Neo Geo AES+ Ultimate Edition (Sorta) Back For Pre-Order In The US first appeared on RetroRGB .
Mistfall Hunter Withered Knight class build and guide
The best build for the Withered Knight involves maxing out its Wither burst damage
Baldur's Gate 3 is a "great sequel" because it's so different from the original RPGs, says programmer of the original RPGs
"If you inject Neverwinter Nights and Dragon Age Origins and draw that line, then it leads pretty clearly to a game like Baldur's Gate 3," says Mark Darrah
Take-Two boss dismisses hand-wringing over the end of disc-based games: 'Our business is well over 90% digitally distributed as it is'
Strauss Zelnick says Take-Two will still put out physical editions "now and then," but for the most part, the era of games on discs is already over.
Viture just launched a new pair of budget augmented reality glasses with a mobile dock designed for Switch 2 XR fans
Viture has unveiled its new Pro 2 XR glasses that are available as part of a package deal with a dock to open up compatibility with the Nintendo Switch 2.
For under $60, the Anbernic RG SP looks to be the retro handheld hero we need while portable prices spiral
Anbernic RG SP pre-orders are live, and despite rising retro handheld prices across the board, the GBA clone is going for under $60.