Xevious – by Jeremy Parish

Part of that discrepancy stems from the fact that the American console crash derailed Xevious’s journey. Atari Inc. manufactured and distributed the arcade machine here, but the company’s dissolution prevented the game from reaching eager audiences at home until well after it had ceased to be relevant. Xevious is a timeless classic, but it would…

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A minor Fallout: New Vegas quest got its own ending slide because the team was transfixed by the choice where you make the NCR’s worst soldiers take Psycho

In a new video on his YouTube channel, Obsidian studio design director and Fallout: New Vegas lead Josh Sawyer described the company’s largely vibes-based approach to which quests make it to its RPGs’ signature “where are they now” ending slide shows. Along the way, he dove into the decisionmaking around a fairly minor New Vegas…

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New Steam Controller reportedly $99

As reported by Vice, it appears that a review of Valve’s new Steam controller was shared early to YouTube by the channel TechyTalk before getting pulled from the platform⁠—but users quickly screen recorded the review and shared it to other sites, like Streamable. The review revealed the new controller’s MSRP: $100 ($99, but come on)….

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