Speaking to VideoGamer, Blizzard co-founder and Diablo programmer/designer David Brevik expressed a dim view of the current state of Diablo-like ARPGs, arguing that inflated enemy numbers and a deluge of loot and experience have robbed the genre of the friction and weight present in the first two Diablo games. “I think that ARPGs in general…
Voice actor Ashly Burch, known for her role as Aloy in Horizon Zero Dawn and Horizon Forbidden West, shared her response to a controversial AI tech demo of her character leaked last week and, unsurprisingly, it has her worried about the future of the gaming industry. Burch explained in a TikTok video, “Gorilla reached out…
Rejoice, for Microsoft has repented. At last, you can move the audio volume pop-up in Windows. At least, you can in Windows 11 Insider Preview Build 26120.4452, released yesterday. Actually, you can now configure all of the hardware indicators, including brightness, volume, airplane mode, and virtual desktops, choosing between the existing default, which is bottom…
Hi everybody. It’s Jakub from Grip Games. A few months ago, our friends at Toxic Games announced that their brain-twisting first-person puzzler Q.U.B.E. was heading to PS4 and PS3. Since then, we’ve taken over the development and publishing duties from them, so that Toxic Games can focus on their future projects while we will bring…
Some tips and tricks to make your experience with Windows 10 easier Now that Windows 10 is out and making its way to eager customers who have waited patiently for the new OS, we thought it would be a good time to post a few tricks and tips. These include changing the platform’s look, turning…
The Indigo Disk DLC is now available. Update: This update has just gone live! We’ve also got Nintendo’s official patch notes now, courtesy of its support page: Pokémon Scarlet & Violet: Ver. 3.0.0 (Released December 13, 2023) Release of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero Part 2: The Indigo Disk for Pokémon Scarlet or Pokémon…
And it’s all thanks to the SM64 decompilation project. We’ve seen a flurry of decompilation projects recently, many of which are focused on pulling apart classic N64 titles so they can be natively recompiled for rival systems. Star Fox 64 and Mario Kart 64 have both been ported to other platforms, for example, but this…
In the setting of tabletop RPG :Otherscape, sci-fi dystopia and mythology collide. Imagine a world like Cyberpunk 2077’s, but with old stories, gods, and monsters creeping in at the edges, offering strange powers. You might see a tooled-up mercenary wielding a reborn Excalibur, Japanese yokai haunting virtual reality, or a ruthless criminal gang taking over…
What noise do you think a concrete keyboard makes? I’m not sure, but I may be about to find out, as Keychron is about to launch a wireless, magnetic-switched model with a “full concrete body”. The Keychron K2 HE Concrete Edition looks very much like a regular, off-white coloured keeb, but the company sure has…
The launch of PlayStation 5 is just weeks away! And we’re teaming up with our friends at Burger King on a new launch promotion. Starting today, Burger King guests who purchase the 2 for $5 deal in the US will have a chance at winning a PS5 console.* Here’s how it works: First, register on…