Tech founder criticized for vibe coding game about shooting ‘zombies’ in San Francisco’s poorest neighborhood
Pierre-Louis Biojout, founder of Y Combinator-backed AI startup NanoCorp, took heat from San Francisco residents and city leaders this week after publishing a weekend vibe coding project: a web-based shooter set in SF’s Tenderloin district, which is known for homelessness and open drug use. “San Francisco couldn’t fix the Tenderloin,” Biojout said in a now-deleted…
The Cyberpunk 2077 movie won’t be ‘a film adaptation of the game,’ CD Projekt chief says
We learned last week that a Cyberpunk 2077 movie is in the works, an announcement I used mainly to talk about a completely different cyberpunk movie starring Keanu Reeves as a guy named Johnny who’s having a bad week. Now we’ve got a bit more insight into what CD Projekt Red has in mind for…
I haven’t wanted to 100% a game in a long time, but…
What’s it take for a game to snare me? Over the Hill is a co-op (or singleplayer!) offroading adventure that launched on Steam this week, and even just playing a bit of it has made me determined not to just play more but to 100% it. That’s a feeling I haven’t had about a game…
‘We f**ked up’: 1 day into Wardogs Season 2, the Blue team bribery bonus is being dropped
One day into Wardogs Season 2, Bulkhead Interactive has decided to scrap the bribery plan it announced last week as a way to help convince players to join the Blue team. The problem isn’t that the plan didn’t work—it actually worked far too well. THE PLAN: “Lonestar cash and XP bonus. Season 2 only. New…
R-Type DX Pre-Orders End Nov 1
For those who love old-school Shoot-Em-Ups, Retro-Bit’s release of R-Type DX will have an exclusive pre-order run through Nov. 1. “The epic arcade shoot ’em up returns in R-Type DX! In our first-ever Game Boy Color release, you can enjoy the first two entries of the series on your handheld in both classic and color-enhanced…
Retro Ware Releases New Toxic Crusaders Gameplay Trailer
Retroware has released a new gameplay video for the The MIX Fall Online Showcase, Old School Gamer has learned. “The new trailer serves up a heaping helping of coin-op-inspired action, plucked straight from the most beloved brawlers of the 1990s,” Retroware said in a release today. “Watch as the Toxic Crusaders Toxie, Nozone, Junkyard, Major…
My career as a weed farmer was derailed by my unslakeable lust for golf
Los Santos Customs I’m modding GTA 5 every day in a quest to either transform it into a PC version of GTA 6 or break it entirely. Come back tomorrow to find out what new horrible thing I’ve done to Rockstar’s baby, or check out what I got up to earlier. I’ll be honest, I…
Modern Warfare 4: Campaign Early Access Now Live
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Impressions: Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 Campaign – Switch 2 Does Its Best With One Hell Of A ‘Popcorn Game’
Chutes too narrow? Nearly 13 years since Nintendo gamers last had the chance to answer the Call of Duty (2013’s Ghosts on Wii U, RIP), Activision has finally redeployed this storied series on Nintendo platforms. Given the technical gulf between Switch 2 and competition, not to mention PC, the cynical among us might have read…
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4 review-in-progress: A campaign you shouldn’t skip
As I watched the credits roll on Modern Warfare 4’s campaign, a sobering thought infiltrated: I’ve been playing Call of Duty for over 20 years—two-thirds of my life. While I consider it primarily a multiplayer game these days, what I loved about Call of Duty all that time ago was its campaigns. In 2006, as…