‘Everyone’s little monkey brains like shelter and food’: Subnautica 2 designer says primal instinct is the reason we’re so drawn to smashing blocks of wood into weapons

As someone who typically takes a rather unga bunga approach to videogames, I must admit I finally feel rather seen by Subnautica 2 designer Anthony Gallegos proclaiming that we’re all monkey-brained gamers who love survival crafting because of how they tap into our most primal instincts. As reported by GamesRadar, Gallegos sat down with Edge…

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Mortal Kombat 1 has cemented itself as the best-selling fighting game of this generation despite ending support after just 20 months: ‘We’re still committed to refining MK1 to be our most balanced game’

Mortal Kombat creator Ed Boon promises NetherRealm is “still committed to refining MK1 to be our most balanced game” after surpassing six million sales… despite officially ending major support for it nearly three months ago. Mortal Kombat 1’s most recent sales announcement puts it ahead of both Street Fighter 6—which reported five million sales two…

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Intel CEO set to meet with President Trump and probably discuss company’s woes, domestic chip manufacturing, and that awkward moment Trump called for his resignation last week

Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan is headed to the White House later today, August 11, to talk shop with President Trump. Only days ago, Trump called for Tan’s immediate resignation on his social media platform, Truth Social. Talk about awkward meet-ups. According to the Wall Street Journal, speaking to people familiar with the matter, the two…

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Boulder Dash – by Ryan Burger

Boulder Dash is one of the games I distinctly remember playing on my Apple II computer in the mid-80s. Over a span of six years, it was released on nineteen different platforms after originating on the Atari 8-bit series of computers. Developed originally by Peter Liepa and Chris Gray, it is a maze game where…

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