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Neon Horizon – A new racer for the MSX2 as the 40th entry in the MSXDEV25 competition

In a record-breaking year for the retro community, developers Norakomi and Wolf have entered a fantastic looking game in the MSX dev competition. Titled as ‘Neon Horizon’. This high-octane 3D scrolling racer has just been registered as the landmark 40th entry in the MSXdev25 contest, setting a new standard for the long-running homebrew competition. Set…

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Capcom and Ubisoft developers surprised by DLSS 5 announcement: “We found out at the same time as the public”

Among the many debates surrounding Nvidia’s DLSS 5 announcement is one about artist autonomy and creative freedom. Effectively, the question is ‘do these tools hinder or contribute to artistic direction?’, and developers are pretty mixed on that one, to put it lightly. Where the likes of Bethesda boss Todd Howard and Capcom executive Jun Takeuchi…

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An indie asking for $250,000 is ‘a drop in the bucket’ says Tunic’s publisher, but indies are in a ‘survival’ era because companies think that ‘isn’t profitable enough’ to fund

Indie games survived the theoretical “indiepocalypse” of 10 years ago and they survived the influx of AAA escapees of five years ago, and if we were going to coin a new era of indie games right now, it’s “survival,” says the CEO of indie developer and publisher Finji, Rebekah Saltsman, and not in the fun…

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