“I’ll show myself out.”. Often regarded as one of the greatest writers in modern literature, Stephen King has produced novels that have gone down in history as some of the best horror stories of all time. The Stand, IT, Pet Semetery, The Shining, Carrie… Chances are that if you haven’t read these stories or seen…
“I developed a mysterious condition where all the hair on the right side of my body fell out”. If you were to mention Tekken 4 to fans of the classic fighting game series, you’re bound to get a lot of mixed opinions. Arriving in arcades a few years after the critical and commercial smash that…
One of this year’s GDC highlights was a talk by Monica Harrington, a founding member of Valve and the company’s first chief marketing officer, who went over her history with the company that brought us Half-Life and Steam. There’s a whole bunch in Harrington’s recollections to pick out: like when she gave her nephew some…
The United States has come into 2025 swinging when it comes to foreign imports around technology. Not only has the Trump administration implemented new tariffs that have caused Japanese companies to stockpile on US soil, but has also talked about killing the CHIPs act entirely. Now it seems the US has turned its attention to…
Waiting for your baggage to cycle through a painfully slow conveyor belt at the airport. Staring at your cup noodles as the five-minute cook time seems to drag on for an eternity. Sitting in heavy traffic with nothing to do but hang fire until it clears. Life is a series of mundane, universally shared experiences…
Bug fixes! Restored content! And more! A new improvement patch has just been released for the NTSC-U version of Namco’s PlayStation RPG Tales of Destiny, fixing localization errors, squashing bugs, and restoring a bunch of content that was originally cut from the US release. The patch was released yesterday, on March 24th, and came to…
Smooth! The Nintendo Switch is a truly remarkable device. Despite falling well short in terms of raw power when compared to the likes of the PS5 and Xbox Series X|S, the console has nevertheless proved to be a monumental success. But what if you could boost its performance beyond what Nintendo deems appropriate? Well naturally,…
Update: The original “Joe Hoops” has been found. Mon 15th Aug 2022 “Sir Charles” Barkley is one of basketball’s all-time greats. He was voted the NBA’s ‘Most Valuable Player’ in 1993 and has been named as one of the 50 greatest players in NBA history. Like so many popular sports personalities, “Chuck” got his own…
“I only burned my fingertips, but this could have started a fire…”. Wed 30th Oct 2024 Rechargeable batteries are a real boon for handheld consoles, but they don’t last forever – and, when they fail, they often balloon in size, potentially causing damage to the technology they reside in. Read the full article on timeextension.com…
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