Former president of Blizzard Mike Ybarra has entered the phase of being a videogame executive that involves, among a lot of things, some very unfiltered posting on social media. Like arguing with other CEOs over New Years, or telling people they need to “man up” over AI use. Anyway, World of Warcraft: Midnight had a…
Hi everyone! Tomorrow marks 20 years since the original PlayStation launched in North America, and we’re celebrating with an anniversary sale on some of the biggest games of the last two decades. Starting today, we’re discounting more than 100 titles from PS4, PS3, PS Vita, PSP, and PS Classics — all for up to 70…
Adult website jumps on the VR bandwagon If you thought all this virtual reality hoopla would turn out to be a passing fad, think again. The porn industry is jumping on board, and as we’ve seen before, that can have a real impact on emerging technologies. In this case, there’s a new VR channel coming…
Back in February Epic Games told us about its plan to overhaul the Epic launcher, with an update in June mentioning it would start up five times faster on average. That technical overhaul will apparently be accompanied by changes to the storefront including personalized game recommendations, quick-access categories, and patch notes right there on the…
Actor Michael Madsen, known for his portrayal of brooding, intimidating tough guys in a career spanning more than 40 years, has died at age 67. The Hollywood Reporter says the cause of death has been reported as cardiac arrest. Madsen appeared in hundreds of films and televisions shows over the years, beginning with something called…
As promised, Nintendo has officially released their Super Nintendo World Direct presentation today. If you have been following along with the news coverage of Super Nintendo World over the past year or two, then it’s likely that the Direct didn’t have anything major that you hadn’t heard before. The Direct does, however, provide an in-depth…
Says Clovers offers a “fresh start”. Hideki Kamiya has spoken pretty openly about his decision to leave PlatinumGames in late 2023, but in a new interview with Japanese outlet Game*Spark, he dived even deeper into what prompted his departure from the Bayonetta studio. Kamiya cut his teeth in the games industry at Capcom’s Studio 4,…
Including multiple actions “triggered by using voice”. Every time Nintendo releases a system it’s normally followed up with all sorts of peripherals and during the N64 era, one of the more surprising ones was a microphone, otherwise known as the Nintendo 64 Voice Recognition Unit. Although only a few games used this technology at the…
“Windows sucks” feels like one of the most uncontroversial statements you can make online these days. Between AI guff, constant upselling (would you like to purchase an Office 365 subscription? No? Okay I’ll ask again tomorrow), and myriad other reasons to be sick to the back teeth of Microsoft, it kind of feels like we’re…