It’s often not assumed that composers scoring games are themselves gamers (a travesty I have no explanation for), but in my case, my entire life has been marked by countless memorable titles. In my profession, I’ve been very lucky to score some remarkable story-driven narrative projects like Journey, ABZU, and The Banner Saga trilogy, and…
Double the backup Why choose between offline and cloud storage schemes when you can have both? That’s essentially what Seagate proposes with its Backup Plus line of external USB 3.0 drive solutions, which now include 200GB of Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage for free. Seagate also announced a new 4TB option housed in a 20.5mm chassis,…
Question. What’s the difference between USB 3.1, USB 3.1 Gen 2, and USB 3.2 Gen 2? Answer, they’re all exactly the same, they’re just different iterations of the totally bananas naming schemes that have been cooked up for USB over recent years. But if you thought USB branding was a mess, well, you really don’t…
In January 2020, a 7-episode animated web series, Pokemon: Twlight Wings, will debut. The animated series will focus on Pokemon Sword and Shield‘s Galar region. More specifically, it “focuses on the dreams of Galar’s residents, the realities of their lives, and the challenges they must overcome”. Each episode will be 5 minutes long, and the…
Remedy Entertainment’s new CEO is Jean-Charles Gaudechon, a former Electronic Arts and CCP Games executive who most recently headed up a couple of sports betting platforms. Gaudechon is not a name you likely recognize from his time at EA or CCP, but Remedy said he “held senior executive positions with full P&L responsibility” at both…
The road to populating the VR industry is growing hotter by the week. Unity Technologies recently announced that its Unity Engine, which powers a wide range of games and applications, will natively support Valve Software’s upcoming SteamVR platform. This feature will be added to the engine with no extra cost to developers. In addition to…
APU promises better gaming performance and battery life at an affordable price While many PC enthusiasts are undoubtedly excited about AMD’s new Fiji graphics card, the company is also hard at work pushing the limits of its accelerated processing units, and today officially unveiled its sixth-generation APUs, codenamed Carrizo. Carrizo promises better battery life and…
A few week’s back a known Nintendo distributor in Guatemala had an online listing for a Prince of Persia Remake from Ubisoft which was listed for the Nintendo Switch platform and others. Bloomberg’s Jason Schreier announced on his podcast that the listing is legitimate and that the Prince of Persia Remake will be announced and…
Classic boomer shooters Heretic + Hexen received a lavish overhaul courtesy of Nightdive Studios last year, making these classics of the 2.5D FPS era much more accessible on PC. Playing the sequels to Raven Software’s early shooters is not so straightforward, however. Hexen 2 is available to buy on Steam in its original, unvarnished form,…
Another System 22 coin-op comes to consoles. Hamster has revealed that Namco’s jet-ski racer Aqua Jet is coming to the Arcade Archives range on modern consoles. Released in 1996, Aqua Jet tasks the player with racing against opponents on water. You’ll face hazards such as choppy water and jumps, and must pass through checkpoints along…