The PS3 Emulator, RPCS3, Announces A Huge, New SPU “Breakthrough,” Set To Benefit All Games

Twisted Metal (2012) has already recorded “a 5-7% Average FPS improvement”. The developers behind RPCS3, the popular PlayStation 3 emulator, have just announced a major “breakthrough” in emulating the PS3’s Cell Broadband Engine processor, reportedly leading to optimisations across all games (h/t: Tom’s Hardware). Historically, the PS3’s Cell processor has famously created a lot of…

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A Japanese indie developer is seeking legal action over alleged missing funds from a crowdfunding campaign, says the funding platform claims the money was ‘mistakenly wired to a different client’

428: Shibuya Scramble is an early pioneer of detective gaming, a visual novel set in Japan’s Shibuya ward that uses live action photographs and a complex timeline mechanic to present its crime narrative. Originally launching in 2008 for the Wii, it was released on Steam a decade later, garnering ‘Very Positive’ reviews and a cult…

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Marathon’s most powerful gun gets a major nerf, as Bungie seeks to ‘curb a little bit of its dominion in the game’

Marathon‘s Cryo Archive endgame map is stuffed with juicy, high-tier loot for Runners to shove into their backpacks. But by far the most prized item in Bungie’s formidable lose everything factory is the Biotoxic Disinjector. This unique red-tier weapon, acquired by defeating Marathon’s endgame boss The Compiler, can incinerate rival Runners with a laser beam…

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Monolith Soft Talks Up Ganondorf’s “Alluring Charm” In New Interview

“You witness a king’s revival”. Developer Monolith Soft has published a new interview discussing its involvement with the production of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (thanks, Go Nintendo). The interview focuses on the creation and modelling of the game’s characters, creatures, and items, which Monolith worked on extensively during its collaboration with…

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