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All three games are also part of GOG’s preservation program. The Alone in the Dark Trilogy for PC is currently being given away for free on the digital storefront GOG. All three survival horror games — Alone in the Dark (1992), Alone in the Dark 2 (1993), and Alone in the Dark 3 (1995) —…
South Korean player famously beat the best Japanese players in the world. A new documentary has been released on Netflix in South Korea that explores the remarkable history of Shin Eui-Wook, better known as “Akira Kid” and “ShinZ” (thanks, @allcityslopshop.com). Eui-Wook entered the Virtua Fighter 3 Maximum Battle international tournament held in his native country…
Due to an error the device’s battery is smaller than initially advertised. At the beginning of this year, the Chinese handheld manufacturer AYANEO apologized to customers after attracting criticism for delayed orders, poor quality control, and sluggish after-sales service. In response, it promised to improve its customer service in the future and to enhance the…
Although Dead Cells was originally created by Motion Twin studio, its long life was ensured by a small team called Evil Empire, which was tasked with continuing to support the sudden hit in 2019. For five years, the developers released add-ons and would certainly have continued to do so, but the original creators had other…
The first Daemon X Machina was released at a time when the Armored Core series seemed to have been forgotten. Therefore, the action game featuring large mechs looked quite unusual and satisfied the needs of fans of such entertainment. However, it had its share of problems — the plot was mediocre and the gameplay was…
“It was a game that was truly outstanding in terms of sound design”. Nobuo Uematsu is one of the most acclaimed composers of video game music the world has yet known; his work on the Final Fantasy series is globally recognised, and with good reason. However, even Nobuo is humble enough to know when he’s…
“That’s why I’m very anti-AI right now”. We’re currently going through a period in tech history where AI is getting put inside pretty much every facet of modern life. Gen-AI is everywhere you look online, while manufacturers are falling over themselves to include AI in every appliance you could mention – whether it makes sense…
And it works on Steam Deck, too. The Lord of the Rings: Conquest, the final game from studio Pandemic before its closure in 2009, is back online thanks to the efforts of the modding community. Based on Pandemic’s Star Wars: Battlefront series, The Lord of the Rings: Conquest allows you to experience Tolkien’s high fantasy…
…plus a heck of a lot more. Analogue has just released firmware update 1.2.0 for its Analogue 3D FPGA system, and it comes with a wide selection of new features and improvements. You can read the full changelog below, but two of the more noteworthy additions are the ability to force progressive scan in games…
Available right now for as little as $319. If you’re familiar with AYANEO, you’ll know the Chinese company follows a very strict pattern for its hardware launches. First, there’s the tease; then, the announcement; and then, the crowdfunding campaign. This strategy has clearly worked well for AYANEO up to this point, as it has adopted…