Crash Bandicoot’s original lead programmer reckons the overhauled N. Sane Trilogy ‘got almost everything right’ except for one tiny detail: ‘they completely botched how jumping works’

Crash Bandicoot’s overhauled N. Sane Trilogy was generally well received when it released back in 2017, and marked the first time that PlayStation’s jorts-clad mascot somersaulted onto PC. But there has long been suspicion that something ain’t right with Crash’s jumping in Vicarious Visions’ remake, with numerous Reddit threads complaining that the game’s platforming is…

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After a forgettable launch, Ubisoft’s Avatar game is getting a huge new update later this year, introducing new game plus and a third-person mode

I liked Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora more than I expected I would when it rumbled into Steam’s digital jungle back in 2023. Despite finding James Cameron’s films about as interesting as picking out the sock fluff from between my toes, Avatar’s remarkable rainforest world was fantastic to explore both visually and mechanically, and I enjoyed…

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‘The age of gameplay mechanics has already passed’ says Shadow of The Colossus director as he praises Katamari Damacy creator’s new game for not being systems-driven

Katamari Damacy creator Keita Takahashi is known for making unusual games, and his latest digital escapade To a T is no different. Players assume the role of a teenager stuck in a T-pose as they try to navigate everyday life via interactive scenes like brushing their teeth and eating breakfast. Speaking at GamesCom LATAM earlier…

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Today’s Wordle answer for Saturday, July 26

It’s the weekend, and that means you’ve earned yourself a little break. Relax, you’re about to win today’s Wordle. If you’d like that win to come in the form of a clue for the July 26 (1498) puzzle, then we’ve got just the thing you need. Take a peek right now or at any point…

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A Wolfenstein TV series is in development by the Fallout TV series people: ‘The story of killing Nazis is evergreen’

Variety reports that Amazon is developing a Wolfenstein TV series with Patrick Somerville, who made post-apocalyptic miniseries Station Eleven and wrote some of HBO’s The Leftovers (a show with a genuinely good twist), and Kilter Films, the production company behind Amazon’s Fallout TV show. Variety says that the show’s being pitched with the one-sentence description:…

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Gabe Newell on the difference between billionaires and the rest of us: ‘an awful lot of luck’

In a lengthy interview with YouTuber Zalkar Saliev (TikTok, Instagram), Valve co-founder Gabe Newell attributed his billions to “luck” and “being surrounded by great people.” Asked whether there’s a difference between enormously wealthy entrepreneurs and everyone else, Newell said that the only reason to think so comes from “unsound” analysis. (The topic comes up around…

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Dune: Awakening ‘temporarily’ disables Steam Family Sharing, potentially through the end of 2025: ‘We have unfortunately seen this feature abused frequently’

Survival MMO Dune: Awakening got off to a strong start in June, but here at the tail end of July it’s gotten stuck in a bit of quicksand. Even making changes to the controversial chopper-heavy endgame hasn’t stopped recent Steam reviews from sliding to “Mixed,” and despite several patches to squash exploits and hackers, cheating…

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