We wants it, precious. We’re in the middle of February, which means that based on recent history, it’s widely expected that Nintendo will drop a Nintendo Direct showcase at some point during the month. However, since the firm has recently been chucking small nuggets of information out regarding some of its upcoming software, including the…
If you’ve been wondering where OpenLara—an open-source engine reimplementation for the first five Tomb Raider games—has wandered off to, we now have an answer. Its creator Timur Gagiev got lassoed by Saber and Aspyr to lead their remasters of Tomb Raiders 1-3, lending them his expertise in gussying up Lara’s oldest adventures for the past…
Ordinarily, a scientific article entitled “cellular functions of spermatogonial stem cells in relation to JAK/STAT signaling pathway” would, at best, not gather a huge readership. However, when the article in question is furnished with clearly AI-generated imagery, one of which features a rat with a quite frankly astonishingly large set of genitals, well, that’ll do…
I recently had the pleasure to speak with Abubakar Salim, founder of Surgent Studios and creative director of Tales of Kenzera: Zau, about founding his gaming studio and how his childhood, grief, and becoming a father were essential building blocks in the development of Tales of Kenzera: Zau coming to PS5 April 23. Listen to…
Members of the Call of Duty league have filed a federal lawsuit against the league’s owner Activision Blizzard seeking $680m in damages, alleging the company has an unlawful monopoly over professional esports leagues. Originally reported by Bloomberg Law, the lawsuit was filed by Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez, leader of Call of Duty esports team Optic, and…
You know what I miss? I miss being ‘wowed’ by a piece of art on the internet. In the good ol’ days (less than five years ago, but tech comes at you fast) you’d be scrolling through your feed and stumble into something beautiful, and you’d just be able to look at it. Soak it…
We’ve all wondered why no one gets in a car and drives away from the terror in scary movies and games. Pacific Drive by Ironwood Studios lets us live out that scenario. This upcoming first-person survival adventure drives a customizable station wagon into the genre. Ahead of the February 22 launch date, we spoke with…
Category: Next Week on Xbox Next Week on Xbox: New Games for February 19 to 23 Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Published February 16, 2024 This is Next Week on Xbox! This weekly feature shows you all the games that are coming soon to Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Windows, and Game Pass! You can…
Features 47 rearranged tracks based on Hiroki Kikuta’s classic score. The music label Scarlet Moon has just released a whopping 47-track tribute album celebrating Hiroki Kikuta’s incredible score for the 1993 SNES role-playing classic Secret of Mana. The tribute album, which is called EXCALIBUR: A Tribute to Secret of Mana, includes new takes on a…
With the exception of an issue or two, two artists have done nearly every cover of Old School Gamer since its start in 2017. Starting out with Thor Thorvaldson for approximately the first 1/2 of our existence and then, most recently, Dexter Morrill for the last couple of years. While each has their own style…