Executive served as Chairman until his passing. Masayuki Kato, the founder of Japanese developer Nihon Falcom, has sadly passed away the age of 78, the company has announced. Kato founded the company back in 1981 and, as highlighted by our friends over at Time Extension, chose the name ‘Falcom’ as a play on the Millenium…
Noctua needs no introduction when it comes to air coolers with several of the best-reviewed models to its name that pack some of the biggest punches when it comes to air cooling. Amongst its range of the biggest and most powerful coolers in it lineup, the NH-D15 has long been regarded as one the best…
Path of Exile 2 is tough, a much more challenging affair than most other ARPGs. The Ranger was the third class I played, and let me tell you—if you’re looking for a leg up to handle the difficulty, you’ve come to the right place. After being on the struggle bus for days, especially with my…
Category: ID@Xbox December 17, 2024 Game Maker’s Journey: Watch the New Xbox Documentary Today Joe Skrebels, Xbox Wire Editor-in-Chief Xbox is dedicated to bringing the joy and community of gaming to everyone on the planet – and that includes how we support those making the games. As part of that mission, we’re revealing Game Maker’s…
Pac-Man (1980), Space Invaders (1978), and Donkey Kong (1981) are all iconic titles from the late 1970s and 1980s that marked a turning point in gaming history. Titles such as these alongside others that followed a similar pattern, set standards for player interactions through highly interactive gameplay. These games introduced new game mechanics that impacted…
Choo choo! We had a great time with the Lucasarts-inspired point-and-click adventure Loco Motive when it arrived at Switch station last month, but there was no denying that the whodunnit suffered from a fair number of pesky bugs. Fortunately, said bugs have been the target of Robust Games’ latest update. The Loco Motive ver. 1.0.4…
The game is now crowdfunding on Kickstarter. A new survival platformer is heading to the NES (as recently spotted by @dale_coop). Hazard: Let Us Out is a new game from the homebrew developer and retro enthusiast Gilbert Vera that originally began development during the 2019 NESMaker Bytoff game jam. Read the full article on timeextension.com…
The horror! Back in 1944, NBC Radio aired “The Curse of the Mantle”, an adaptation of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s 1838 short story, Lady Eleanore’s Mantle, as part of its ‘Weird Circle’ horror series. The story focuses on Lady Eleanore, who receives the titular cursed mantle, an evil artefact which has a dramatic impact on both its…
Just six years after its founding, Intel created a milestone in the history of computing. Instead of making chips for very specific purposes, it designed a processor that could be used in any scenario. Launched as the Intel 8080, it would go on to be recognised as the world’s first general-purpose microprocessor and 50 years…
It’s a Wanda-ful Life. The free-to-play hero shooter Marvel Rivals has made quite a splash since it landed on PS5, Xbox Series and PC earlier this month — like, a 10 million players in its first three days-sized splash — and now, as the live-service title gears up for its first festive period, an upcoming…