In a recent interview with WoW’s community council (thanks, WoWhead), the game’s current director Ion Hazzikostas was asked about the current state of the story, and how dang hard it is to introduce new players to its extensive lore. For context, World of Warcraft’s had a long-standing issue: a ton of lore can only be…
Will hopefully launch “sometime next year”. In a new video on its YouTube channel, The Video Game History Foundation has revealed an exciting first look at its upcoming library tools that will eventually be made available to researchers, academics, and video game enthusiasts in the future. Ever since The Video Game History Foundation was first…
Raising Steam. The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening DX has been ported to PC, giving us one of the best possible versions of this classic Game Boy Color title. A massively expanded view, improved frame rate and much more besides are all part of this unofficial port, which isn’t emulation – it is the game…
If there’s one thing the hot tub meta of 2021 taught us, it’s that Twitch’s policies around nudity can be incredibly confusing for everyone involved, including Twitch itself. When your massive streaming platform has to issue a public statement assuring fans it’s not going to punish anyone for being sexy, you probably have to acknowledge…
Hey chefs! We have some exciting details regarding Cooking Simulator VR, coming to PlayStation VR2 on December 15. Our VR game will make you feel like a master chef. Take control of a highly polished, realistic kitchen equipped with all kinds of utensils and stands. Unlock and master over 80 recipes or use dozens of…
Video Games — Auction Preview by Cierra Caballero Our December 14th Power of PlayStation Showcase features a pair of dazzling copies of ParRappa the Rapper, widely considered the first true rhythm game. We’ve got a shiny VGA 90 NM +/MT copy as well as a pristine Wata 9.8 A+ example. PaRappa has always been ahead…
Including a lovely winter level. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 is well known for its cut content, and while snippets of this have been teased over the years, The Video Game History Foundation has now presented what might be the most comprehensive deep dive into Sonic 2’s lost stages (thanks, Time Extension). According to the video,…
You’re going to have to wait a little longer for Noctua’s next-gen 140mm fan. Despite positive signs out at Computex this year that had suggested the fan would head to mass production by the tail-end of 2023, that plan has been scuppered by late issue. This means it has to go through a lengthy validation…
Larian Studios CEO Swen Vincke has taken to Twitter today and—in a thread celebrating both Baldur’s Gate 3’s numerous awards and runaway success—mentions the recent layoffs occurring at Dungeons & Dragons. He reveals that, “of the people who were in the original meeting room, there’s almost nobody left.” (Image credit: @LarAtLarian on Twitter/X.) For context,…
Mitsuo Kodama, an artist on KoF ’94, shared his memories on Twitter. Since its debut in the arcades back in 1994, The King of Fighters 94 has quite rightly been regarded as one of SNK’s greatest-ever fighting games, kickstarting a series that continues even into the modern day. However, not everybody always expected the game…