Monitors are kind of important. Like, you need them to see the games you play, man. But on a deeper level, picking the right one to see your games as intended actually is important—be that going up to 4K for those beautifully rendered textures or OLED for true blacks. Monitor manufacturer AOC seems to agree,…
A few weeks ago, Philips announced the Evnia 27M2G5800, a poetically-named, 27-inch, 5K dual-mode gaming monitor for sale in China, and today, the company has announced a western counterpart—the 27M2D5901A (yeah, monitor names are like that). I managed to get hands-on experience with the screen at a press event in Croatia, and dual-mode works as…
Last week, popular World of Warcraft private server Turtle WoW got hit with a cease and desist from Blizzard after a judge ruled in the studio’s favor regarding a copyright infringement suit filed last September. Court documents revealed that the two parties reached a settlement that hinged on “certain actions that are required to be…
In a new video on his YouTube channel, RPG veteran and Fallout Designer Tim Cain talked about the first time he was ever exposed to Dungeons & Dragons, a pivotal influence on the developer: Some of his mother’s coworkers showed him the ropes all the way back in the Carter administration. Oh, and they happened…
Portal 2 is one of the easiest-to-recommend games in the entire medium, and part of that is down to the custom levels scene it’s inspired for over a decade now. There are around a million on the game’s Steam Workshop entry alone—and if you’ve ever tried modding it yourself and chafed at the game’s limitations,…
Ever since Godzilla first battled Mechagodzilla all the way back in 1974, it’s been clear to everyone that nothing exists which cannot be made cooler by the inclusion of giant robots. This axiom is self-evident, so there’s no need to ask a question like, “Would Doom be cooler if you could pilot a mech in…
“Every chance of being the best since SNK themselves stopped manufacturing hardware”. Ever since Plaion announced it was working with SNK to produce a replica of the Neo Geo AES, there’s been a fair amount of speculation about what’s going on under the hood of the machine. Plaion has already stated that the Neo Geo+…
Monitors are a flashy ‘ol business: If you want to shop for one, you have to consider your dream resolution, size, and panel technology. That’s before mentioning refresh rate, response time, and a whole host of other specs. But manufacturer AOC’s gaming monitors have caught flack for something more prosaic: Their on-screen display (OSD), the…
Silver Script Games founder Alyx Jones had planned to roll out a trailer for her studio’s new game, The Quiet Things, at last night’s BAFTA awards—but as Jones shared in a LinkedIn post yesterday, she received a phone call the night before telling her the trailer had been pulled due to sensitive content. “It was…
It may have taken 13 years, but you can finally explore a brand new slice of Grand Theft Auto. No, Grand Theft Auto 6 hasn’t launched early. I’m referring to GTA: Carcer City, a new total conversion mod for Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. GTA: Carcer City replaces San Andreas’ massive map with a single…