Valve added a competitive mode to Deadlock back in October. This drastically improved matchmaking by sorting everyone into 11 ranks, which were more in keeping with players’ skill level, but now there’s another way to raise your blood pressure. As the December 6 patch notes reveal, Valve has introduced an “extra competitive option” for players…
Aw, brick… LEGO Fortnite is expanding and changing things up — later this week, LEGO Fortnite Brick Life will be arriving on 12th December 2024. A brand new game mode to go alongside LEGO Fortnite — which is being retitled to LEGO Fortnite Odyssey — Brick Life is a social sim where 32 players can…
The first GPU company to offer it was Nvidia in 2022, followed by AMD one year later, and now Intel has joined in the fun. I am, of course, talking about frame generation and while none of the systems are perfect, they all share the same issue: increased input latency. However, researchers at Intel have…
The ModRetro Chromatic, a new handheld device that plays all of the original Game Boy and Game Boy Color cartridges, will be hiding underneath many a Christmas tree this December, just like the original did back in 1989 with the OG version from Nintendo. While this version is closer to an update of the 1998…
Soul survivor. The blood-soaked jewels in the crown of a storied cult franchise, Soul Reaver and its sequel were praised on release for original gameplay and stellar visuals. Gorgeous gothic fantasies, co-written and directed by industry luminary Amy Hennig, they followed the exploits of vampire lord Kain’s fallen lieutenant, Raziel. These games are easily the…
If you’ve collected a handful of sketches, or any part of the Wishful Aurosa outfit, you’ve probably noticed that you need some form of Bedrock Crystal in order to craft most of them. Despite being such a valuable material, it’s not exactly clear how you go about obtaining it, especially since you don’t unlock access…
Update: “SO MUCH NEW S**T TO TALK ABOUT”. Update #2 : Jnmartin84’s Dreamcast port of Doom 64 continues to push the hardware in new and unexpected ways, with the latest version offering dynamic lighting and bump mapping. “Jnmartin and his Doom 64 port literally just made Sega Dreamcast history today, with an N64 port of…
As the holiday season approaches, I’m sure many of us are looking for the perfect gift, or perhaps just something to wear to the office Christmas party to induce an appropriately aghast reaction. In which case rejoice, dear readers, for I have been shown the true face of holiday cheer—and it’s this vomitorious Christmas jumper….
As a CRPG fan of a certain vintage, I have a lot of fondness for Arcanum: Of Steamworks and Magick Obscura, Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines developer Troika’s fantasy steampunk RPG. But it’s now over two decades old, and still incredibly rough around the edges (and, frankly, everywhere else), so it’s not the most playable…
“I’m sure the long development period of two years put a lot of stress on my heart”. Recently, we at Time Extension had the opportunity to interview the Secret of Mana and Trials of Mana (Seiken Densetsu 3) composer Hiroki Kikuta, talking about his early influences, his work on the legendary RPGs, and his approach…