“We’re still proud of the work the team did”. Following the release of Myst V: End of Ages in 2005, Cyan, the creators of the Myst universe, has spent much of its time looking backwards, with most of the team’s projects focused around reintroducing its classic games to modern audiences. In 2020, there was the…
Can it really be well over four years since Alienware rolled out the AW3423DW, the first mainstream OLED gaming monitor? The AW3423DW wasn’t perfect, but by many important gaming metrics, it absolutely monstered every LCD-based display. That model, of course, was a 34-inch ultrawide and now Alienware has released its most significant update yet for…
One saving grace of a flat mate is setting up ‘family sharing’ on each other’s Steam libraries at the earliest opportunity. Another saving grace is leveraging local network game transfers to then have a go at whichever game has become your roommate’s flavour of the month, and judging them accordingly. Recently though, Steam’s local network…
Two people have been arrested by Chinese police for allegedly staying at esports hotels for the sole purpose of stealing memory from rigs. Yeah, I was unfamiliar with esports hotels too. Initially, Li worked alone, staying at a hotel in Shihezi City, according to Guangming Online (via Tom’s Hardware). With the memory crisis in full…
Over the past few months, Embark has been pulling some levers behind the scenes to improve Arc Raiders‘ matchmaking. Despite the devs previously saying matchmaking wasn’t “binary,” it didn’t feel like that in practice. My solo lobbies were peaceful walks in the park, while trio lobbies were much more violent. From these experiments, “one change…
“It might be a little while before it’s released for real”. There seems to be some confusion in the Sega Dreamcast community recently after a video surfaced claiming that the long-awaited unofficial port of Sonic Mania had been released. The port, developed by SonicFreak94, Falco Girgis, and Jnmartin, has been on our radar since 2024,…
Nintendo’s fresh take receives a glowing reception. The excitement for Splatoon Raiders might not have been as big as certain other first-party Nintendo titles in the lead-up to its release, but now that it’s out, the Switch 2 exclusive is getting a lot of praise from fans. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Get a slice of the new TMNT paid DLC. Since racing onto the Switch and Switch 2 last year, Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has received multiple paid and free DLC updates. Read the full article on nintendolife.com
Remakes help it achieve this. Resident Evil isn’t an annual franchise, but Capcom says it’s been using remakes to help it meet its goal of releasing a major title every year. In the latest issue of Game Informer, producer Masachika Kawata mentioned how revisiting older games in between new releases allows the Japanese company to…
For years, kids who wanted to play with little cars had two major brands to choose from: either Mattel’s Hot Wheels or Tyco’s Matchbox (which, ironically, was purchased by Mattel in 1997). There were other smaller creators, like Johnny Lightning and Maisto, but those were the two everyone knew. So, when Galoob decided to enter…