This article was published in the June 2015 issue of Maximum PC. For more trusted reviews and feature stories, subscribe here. As the Internet of Things progresses, so must its security features Now that the Internet of Things is spawning devices that share our workplaces, homes, vehicles, clothes, and bodies, the industry is mulling over…
Mavrix by Matt Jones is an early access mountain biking game with a 100-square-kilometre open world. It shares a lot in common with Descenders and Riders Republic. The former, because it’s about riding pushbikes at blistering high speeds down ludicrously dangerous hills, and the latter because all this is conducted in a big open world….
Unlocks new costumes in-game. In today’s Nintendo Direct, Nintendo revealed that the Noah & Mio amiibo — from Xenoblade Chronicles 3 — will be available from 19th January 2024. The amiibo — which will be available separately — depict the two main protagonists of the newest entry in the Xenoblade series, and both amiibo unlock…
Surprising absolutely no one, the latest Battlefield 6 Labs playtest was live for just minutes this morning before people started leaking it onto the internet. Players in the test are the first to get to see and try out two of the large maps launching with Battlefield 6: Operation Firestorm (a remake of a Battlefield…
It worked on three RPG games for Switch. There’s some industry news coming out of Japan today that Square Enix has absorbed the developer Tokyo RPG Factory. As part of this, Tokyo RPG Factory will be immediately dissolved and “will cease to exist as an individual entity” (thanks, Gematsu). Tokyo RPG Factory was a subsidiary…
Mark Darrah is a true BioWare veteran, having worked at the studio for 24 years before returning in a consultancy role to shepherd Dragon Age: The Veilguard over the finish line. Darrah is now freelance once more, and has been using some of his time to post YouTube videos about both the company’s history and…
After years of buyouts, consolidation, and layoffs referred to as “efficiency” in the game industry, we deserve a little win for the workers, as a treat. Our small ray of sunshine is this: One novelist and games writer has just bought back the rights to the zombie-themed fitness app that she’s been writing for over…
PLAION is listed on now-deleted rating. A now-deleted ESRB rating has triggered hopes that we could be getting a new piece of Neo Geo hardware. The rating was posted by PLAION, the company which produces devices like The Spectrum, Intellivision Sprint, A500 Mini, Atari 7800+ and The C64 Mini systems. These are reproductions of the…
There’s no shortage of strong SMGs in Battlefield 6. In fact, it’s generally the most consistent weapon type at close and medium range (way further out than they should be, really), almost invalidating assault rifles. While that’s not quite where the best SCW-10 loadout shines, its bafflingly fast TTK will have you feeling bad for…
Take one look at your Nintendo Switch friend list and it’s almost guaranteed you’ll see that most folk have tried out the Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity demo that released only a few days ago. If you’ve played it yourself, you may have noticed the frame rate – take a look on socials, you’ll also…