In a not-so-alternate alternate timeline, actor Matt Ryan may well have ended up playing a growling, sweaty pirate on Black Sails, the improbably stellar 2014 TV series prequel to Robert Louis Stevenson’s classic novel Treasure Island. He would’ve been a good fit for it. But in this reality, he instead ended up playing the lead…
The Nobel Prize in Physics has been awarded to three scientists for their path-finding work in the field of quantum mechanics. It’s been a long time coming—three whole decades, in fact—but that’s seemingly how long it took to recognize that work was pivotal to the development of a whole lot of technology since the 1980s….
We’ve been hard at work on the next PS4 system software update, and could use your help testing it ahead of the official launch. Starting today, you can sign up for a chance to be a beta tester and get an advance look at some of the improvements and new features coming to PS4. Click…
The UK government has again responded to a petition demanding it change the law to prevent developers and publishers from taking games that have already been sold offline, reiterating its position of no, it won’t do that. Less than a year ago, the UK government responded to a petition by the Stop Killing Games campaign,…
The founder of Nexus Mods, Robin ‘Dark0ne’ Scott, has announced he’s stepping back from the day-to-day running of the site, a full 24 years after founding it. “I started this project back in 2001, in my bedroom, with a 56k modem, an excitement for the upcoming release of Morrowind and with no grand ambitions or…
Valve Software released on Monday the SteamVR Performance Test, a downloadable two-minute sequence from the company’s Aperture Robot Repair VR demo. Valve says this test will determine if your computer is capable of running VR content at 90 frames per second, and if VR content can crank up the visual goodness to the recommended level…
Available to download now from GitHub & romhack.ing. A fan translation has just been released for the Super Famicom title Rushing Beat Shura — the third entry in Jaleco’s Rushing Beat series of beat-em-up games. Rushing Beat Shura was first released in Japan in 1993 and is a sidescrolling beat ’em up that notably features…
We’re a few days into November already and Nintendo has uploaded a new video to its socials and YouTube channel for Animal Crossing: New Horizons. To celebrate Fall, players of the immensely popular Nintendo Switch exclusive can enjoy a collection of activities and fall-themed items such as picking mushrooms, collecting leaves, crafting a maple-leaf pochette…
Mojang hopes to bring it to “as many devices as possible”. Ahead of the Switch 2’s arrival, developer Mojang has announced Minecraft will be getting a visual graphics upgrade. This was revealed during the latest ‘Minecraft Live’ broadcast for March 2025 and the update is officially titled ‘Vibrant Visuals‘. The footage on display, captured on…
Born from the notorious mastermind behind the Mario and Donkey Kong franchises, Shigeru Miyamoto’s creation of Pikmin was a standout success for the Gamecube in 2001, when the original title launched. It introduced players to a miniature puzzle-filled world inspired by Miyamoto’s own garden. And who knew, after all these years, we would see the…