Devs behind GoldenEye, Perfect Dark and TimeSplitters are done with big shooters after getting burned by Embracer, so their next game is a Balatro-like twist on Scrabble—and you can try the demo now

When you read the words “From legendary developers Steve Ellis and David Doak” you could be forgiven for assuming that the next words would be “comes a new FPS”. Ellis and Doak were among Free Radical Design’s co-founders, giving us the excellent TimeSplitters series, and nearly Star Wars: Battlefront 3, before it was canned and…

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This YouTuber’s homebrew VR headset using mini CRTs is way cooler and more usable than you would ever imagine

Here’s a challenge. Get rid of the screen door effect from VR headsets without resorting to uber high-res display panels. Solution? Use CRTs. Yes, really. At least, that’s one of the main benefits an enterprising YouTuber, dooglehead, discovered when he cooked up a homebrew VR headset using actual CRTs. Now, at this stage you’re probably…

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“What In The F*ck Have They Done” – Panzer Dragoon Zwei Remake’s Steam Demo Has Upset Some Fans

“This game deserves so much better”. Remember when Forever Entertainment, the publisher behind remakes of House Of The Dead and Panzer Dragoon, showed off footage of its latest offering, Panzer Dragoon Zwei Remake? The reaction wasn’t pretty, with many fans saying it actually looked worse than the Saturn original, despite the best efforts of co-developers…

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Panopticon patch Tuesday: Twitch requires Peter Thiel-funded Persona ID verification for some Affiliates to get their first payouts

Ah yes, identity verification, the potential bellwether of digital ID and our future dystopia—fun stuff. If one could sum up the current digital world, it would probably be encapsulated by incessant AI content and talk about said content, 6–7 brain rot, and identity verification. One place that now seemingly houses all three of these is…

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