I’m way more excited for The Outer Worlds 2 now that I’ve played a little bit of it. Even though the demo Obsidian provided only contained the sci-fi RPG’s prologue area—think the Nautiloid from Baldur’s Gate 3, but more substantial—there was enough in the 45 minutes or so of gameplay that really impressed me. Enough,…
Category: Games August 27, 2025 How The Outer Worlds 2 Sets You Up (for Adventure) Mike Nelson, Xbox Wire Editor Summary We go hands-on with the opening act of The Outer Worlds 2 and discover a universe just waiting to be played with. We experiment with its robust character creator and start our adventure as…
At the moment, only PC gamers in China get to enjoy AMD’s Radeon RX 9070 GRE, basically a three-quarters version of its superb RX 9070 XT, with 48 compute units and 12 GB of VRAM. However, the GPU rumour mill is fizzing a bit with a claim that Team Red is planning on releasing a…
Rumours involving AMDs next-gen graphics technology—whether you want to go by RDNA 5 or the new UDNA nomenclature—are reaching critical mass. We’ve already seen claims that AMD is plotting a high-end GPU with an incredible 192 CUs. Now one of the most reliable sources of advanced GPU information in the business has released a new…
C64 Ultimate Edition seems to be a hit with fans. Commodore CEO Christian Simpson (holding the C64) with Ultimate 64 Elite-II board creator Gideon Zweijtzer The revived Commodore has raised over $2 million via sales of its C64 Ultimate Edition computer, it has been revealed (thanks, Tom’s Hardware). Read the full article on timeextension.com C64…
Byte magazine is very much before my time. First published in September 1975, Byte magazine’s in-depth technical coverage of this new-fangled thing called microcomputers earned it a loyal readership. Also notable was the fact that the monthly publication didn’t focus on just one platform, but the entire field of small personal computers. The print edition…
Once more, with gear-mouth feeling! Recently, I was back reading over my original Kirby and the Forgotten Land review to get a quick reminder of how I found the base game when it released in 2022 (what is time?) and, yeah, it seems I fairly enjoyed that one, now that I’ve rebooted my brain a…
“Oh baby I hear the blues a-callin, tossed salads and…”. This week’s Arcade Archives release has been announced as the 1983 “action game” Scrambled Egg, an early title from the Double Dragon developer Technōs Japan. The game is a single screen arcade title that is played inside of a maze, which sees you having to…
For SSD enthusiasts, there are three letters to look out for, so they can avoid them at all costs: QLC. While this type of flash memory has been great for reducing the cost of large-capacity drives, it’s not ideal for performance or longevity. However, a new type of QLC chip announced by SK Hynix is…
Infidelity reveals his next project. Coder Infidelity has produced some amazing NES-to-SNES native ports in the past, and his next venture will bring one of the console’s best-selling titles to the 16-bit system. Released at the height of TMNT fever in 1989, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is an action platformer which has become notorious for…