A long-simmering project to run Deus Ex through Unreal Engine 5 looks to introduce a VR mode, modern lighting, and more previously impossible transformations to the PC classic

I’ve never had the space in my life or my house for a VR setup, but the promise of having an all-time favorite like Resident Evil 4 or Jedi Academy transformed by the tech always gives me pause. The DXU24 mod project for the original Deus Ex seems set to offer that and more. DXU24’s…

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Excellent 4X strategy game Old World drops its fourth DLC, adding a boatload of historical figures and wonders

Character-based historical 4X Old World will release a fourth DLC on January 11th, Wonders and Dynasties, bringing a whole, whole lot of new historical characters to the dynastic politics of your ancient empires. Something like 120 new characters, in fact, ranging from Hannibal and Caesar to Khufu and Stateira. That alongside 21 new character traits…

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The first Humble Choice Bundle of 2024 features our favorite superhero game in years

Humble’s come out of the gate swinging with its first Choice Bundle⁠—available through the charity-focused initiative’s $12 subscription service⁠—of the year. Marvel’s Midnight Suns, alongside a collection of seven other games, are available to keep for subscribers at no additional cost. I’m not much of a Marvel guy these days, but Midnight Suns definitely caught…

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Konami’s X-Men Coin-Op Has Been Ported To Sega Saturn

Demo available now. While many gamers will have fond memories of Capcom’s X-Men: Children of the Atom and X-Men Vs Street Fighter arcade titles, Konami’s 1992 coin-op has plenty of fans. A side-scrolling brawler released at a point when Konami’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game was still fresh in people’s memories, X-Men was sadly…

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Two More People Have Beaten NES Tetris

Fractal161 and P1xelAndy did it within a day of each other. Just before Christmas, 13-year-old Willis Gibson – also known as Blue Scuti – became the first person to “beat” the 1989 NES version of Tetris, one of the most popular variants of the game on the competitive circuit. Gibson – who dedicated the achievement…

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