Hi, I’m Warren Arnold, a Director at Jackbox Games and in case you haven’t heard, we’re launching The Jackbox Party Pack 7 at PlayStation Store tomorrow! Seven Party Packs! How DO we do it? A lot of hard work, deep dedication and a spring of ideas. In all seriousness, what drives our innovation is that…
Some toys are fun. Some toys accidentally predict the future. The Texas Instruments Speak & Spell did both. To a kid in early middle school back in the late 70s / early 80s, it felt less like a spelling toy and more like a tiny robot computer from another planet. A Toy That Felt Like…
at a glance (+) SophisticatedSpeedy Phison controller; good value; impressive real-world performance. (-) SavageStupid name; limiting interface. This article was published in the September 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. Performance soothes the savage beast Tech naming conventions are becoming a parody of themselves. Here, we’ve got…
Germany-based, Internationale Computerspielesammlung (ICS), whose goal was to assemble the world’s largest publicly accessible video game archive, has lost its public funding, leaving the future of the program in jeopardy, according to the Gameswirtschaft website. With over 60,000 games confirmed in its archive, the future of the database remains uncertain. Although the Berlin Senate and…
One of the unfortunate bummers about Avowed—which is set in the Pillars of Eternity universe—is that you’ll be limited to playing either a human or an elf for story reasons, as your adventurer will be an envoy from the largely elf-slash-human dominated Aedyr Empire. That’s kinda disappointing, seeing as Aumaua, Dwarves, and the fuzzy li’l…
Though it doesn’t hold up particularly well, Star Wars: Dark Forces was a pretty big deal back in 1996. Outlaws, on the other hand, wasn’t: it was LucasArts’ second attempt at a first-person shooter using its own Jedi Engine, and few people I talk to about ’90s FPS games ever seem to remember it. Which…
This column / article / retrospective (or whatever you want to call it) is a reflection on why and how we collect and play video games. Each time we’ll cover a different collector (although not in this issue!) and discuss various (sometimes) polarizing topics that affect us. The Origins of the ESRB and American Gaming…
Developer Evil Empire says it’s been “one hell of a run”. If you haven’t already had enough news related to Ubisoft for one day, here’s a story tied to the Prince of Persia series. Following a free “first anniversary” update for Rogue Prince of Persia last week, developer Evil Empire has now revealed this was…
The Sounds of the Switch. 2023 hasn’t just been a banger year for quality video game releases — it’s also been a bloomin’ good year for video game music. We’re living in a time where video game music is becoming more recognised and celebrated worldwide — earlier this year, the Grammy’s gave out its first-ever…
Hi everyone! This is Toni from Exkee, creators of a few indie games such as I-Fluid, ColorZ, and Voodoo Dice. We’re proud to announce that Kill the Bad Guy is coming to PS4! The game took us two years of development and was previously launched on PC. Last year we decided to develop it on…