In a record-breaking year for the retro community, developers Norakomi and Wolf have entered a fantastic looking game in the MSX dev competition. Titled as ‘Neon Horizon’. This high-octane 3D scrolling racer has just been registered as the landmark 40th entry in the MSXdev25 contest, setting a new standard for the long-running homebrew competition. Set…
Among the many debates surrounding Nvidia’s DLSS 5 announcement is one about artist autonomy and creative freedom. Effectively, the question is ‘do these tools hinder or contribute to artistic direction?’, and developers are pretty mixed on that one, to put it lightly. Where the likes of Bethesda boss Todd Howard and Capcom executive Jun Takeuchi…
Indie games survived the theoretical “indiepocalypse” of 10 years ago and they survived the influx of AAA escapees of five years ago, and if we were going to coin a new era of indie games right now, it’s “survival,” says the CEO of indie developer and publisher Finji, Rebekah Saltsman, and not in the fun…
Capcom’s upcoming PlayStation 5 title Pragmata , launching on April 17, is a bold new sci-fi adventure that combines puzzles and action to deliver an experience that is both thrilling and deeply strategic. During the recent hands-on, we also spoke with the game’s director, Yonghee Cho, and producer, Naoto Oyama, who shared some insight into…
The ultimate NES for 2026. One of the things I really love about modern-day retro gaming is the sheer number of aftermarket hardware upgrades available for systems that are now decades old. From updated power supplies to improved AV connectivity and the ability to load games via SD cards, the world of retrofitted upgrades is…
As if there wasn’t already preposterous levels of demand for computer memory, Micron has identified two new classes of device that will soon be gobbling up RAM in huge quantities. Apparently, both autonomous cars and humanoid robots will need hundreds of gigabytes of the stuff. Speaking during Micron’s recent earnings call with Wall Street’s best…
Features the entire first case. 2bitcrook has (partly) remade Capcom’s Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney for the original monochrome Game Boy. The popular series started life on the Game Boy Advance in Japan, making this unofficial port a fitting tribute to the franchise, in a fashion. Read the full article on timeextension.com Features the entire first…
One of the most irritating facets of the AI hullabaloo—as someone moderately invested in making things—is the assertion that AI finally ‘unlocks creatives to make bigger, better things’ or some other codswallop. Bah, I say—the truth being that creative arts like writing, drawing, painting, or acting are immensely complicated professions, and when I look at…
“This really killed my interest in ever trying it”. AI is bleeding into practically every aspect of human life these days, from deepfake scams to your favourite emulation handheld being discontinued. The realm of programming and development is perhaps where the touch of AI is felt most keenly, with AI tools allowing small teams to…
The last time I gamed on a 4K 27-inch display, what I really wanted were even more pixels. Over eight million obviously just ain’t enough. Actually, no I absolutely didn’t. But the new Asus ROG Strix XG27JCG is giving them to me anyway, all 15 million of tiny RGB suckers thanks to a 5K native…