It’s not often that hardware news interacts with fashion, but I’m happy to oblige. According to the China Times News Network, TSMC employees can now pick up one of six “self-funded gifts” [via machine translation] from their company—including a pair of TSMC-branded shoes modelled by CEO C.C. Wei at last year’s company sports meet. TSMC…
Ah yes, Herman Miller, the brand that gives your posterior a taste of luxury. If long-term ergonomic bliss is your goal, a Herman Miller chair is the way to go, or so they say. That, or a Steelcase one, of which I am the incredibly lucky owner. But when it comes to desks, the premium…
€10 increase on Z-A. A listing for Pokémon Winds and Waves has gone live on Amazon Germany, with the retailer pinning a €79.99 price tag on pre-orders. Scheduled for release in “2027”, this pair of Switch 2 exclusives has the standard “31st Dec 2027” placeholder date when the exact launch date is unknown, but it’s…
The Commodore Amiga scene has received another hot news story with the first beta tease of a high-performance recreation of the arcade classic, Moon Cresta. Developed by Johnny Acevedo under the Amiten Games banner, this “from-scratch” build serves as a free tribute to the 1980s Nichibutsu original and a salute to François Lionet, the creator…
State of Play returns Tuesday, June 2 with more than 60 minutes of updates, announcements, and gameplay reveals from top studios around the world. To kick things off, you’ll get a closer look at Marvel’s Wolverine. Insomniac Games will share more from its upcoming third-person action-adventure game showing off Logan’s brutal and relentless combat along…
The soul still burns. One of the developers behind a forked version of the PS2 emulator PCSX2 has revealed that it will soon be possible to play SoulCalibur II’s arcade-only ‘Conquest Mode’ at home. The first public alpha build of PCSX2x6 will allow you to experience this mode for the first time outside of the…
GrammaCrackers, an 81-year-old Minecraft streamer raising money for her grandson’s cancer treatment, fell victim to a swatting recently, with numerous police cars, SWAT trucks, and officers appearing at her home as she slept (via TheGamer). “I was asleep,” recounted the streamer in a video posted after the experience. “And these policemen came in the door……
Final Fantasy 11 is a seasoned MMO with grey in its beard, at this point—not entirely unheard of in the industry (World of Warcraft itself is over two decades old), but absolutely in its veteran years. I mean, this is a game that originally came out on the Playstation 2 as well as PCs. Still,…
That’s a D-pad! If you’ve been following events in the wild and wacky world of FPGA gaming, then you’ll be aware of the SuperStation One, a MiSTer FPGA-based creation of Sony’s 32-bit PlayStation console. While it’s compatible with a wide range of FPGA cores covering consoles, handhelds, computers and arcade games, the SuperStation One’s main…
Intel CEO Lip-Bu Tan sat down with Mad Money host Jim Cramer for a chat about the company’s recent success, and the turnaround it’s experienced during his tenure. In a wide-ranging discussion, the Intel head honcho credited many reasons for Intel’s recovery from its previously shaky spot, including a change in management style. “In the…