Fantasy RPGs have become too comfortable with delivering the expected gaggle of familiar character concepts. Archers, monks, paladins, you know the drill. I’ve seen it all before! Give me, I don’t know, a viking that shoots triple-barreled laser guns out of its dual shields, which also have metal claws, you know? Final Fantasy 14 knows…
‘Fish’ was discovered on a coin-op division back-up tape. Last week, it was announced that a new, unreleased Atari 2600 prototype had recently been discovered on a VAX/VMS backup tape from Atari’s Coin-Op Division, and that better yet, it’s available now for anyone who wants to give it a go. The news was initially shared…
“The Commodore VIC-20 was THE best personal computer of the 1980 for the price”. Back in the 1980s, William Shatner was the star of several commercials promoting the Vic-20 — most of which saw the Star Trek and TJ Hooker actor comparing Commodore’s classic home computer to game consoles from Atari and Intellivision, as well…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We are releasing a new Xbox App for Windows build to Xbox Insiders who are enrolled in the PC Gaming Insiders preview! Thank you all for being Xbox Insiders. Continue read to learn about fixes and known issues. Make sure that you update the Xbox app, and Gaming Services to ensure you…
This week’s episode of Nintendo Minute is just one day after Nintendo’s Super Mario 35th anniversary Direct, so they’re unboxing some of the products that were revealed. Kit and Krysta said in the video description that “we’re so excited for everything coming out to mark the 35th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. Today we’re going…
Well, good! If you’ve been frequenting the eShop on the Switch 2, then you’ve no doubt noticed that it’s altogether a much more pleasant experience when compared to the original Switch. Nintendo has made several moves to improve the eShop, including promoting more well-known games to the top of the discounts page and separating the…
Title has come under fire for using generative AI imagery. Indie title Moons of Darsalon certainly has a strong look, with pre-rendered visuals which could have come out of a PS1 or GBA title, as well as some home micro-style intermission scenes – and soon, console players will get to see what all the fuss…
In 2018, Syama Pedersen started uploading Astartes, a five-part Warhammer 40,000 fan film that was so good Games Workshop hired him to work on their own animations. Not only that, they made the Retributor chapter of space marines he’d invented part of the official canon. Since then Pedersen’s name has shown up in places like…
In a recent appearance on Nightdive Studios’ Deep Dive podcast, Doom designer John Romero talked about the ways id Software casually revolutionized PC gaming in the early ’90s, all on a blistering release schedule where “taking their time” meant cranking out an all-time classic faster than most hero shooters are able to add a new…
It’s been nearly four years since Nvidia’s original GeForce RTX 3060 first launched and despite the extra technology advancements brought in by the Ada Lovelace architecture, the evergreen mid-range card is still a popular choice. And now it looks like third-party vendors will keep on churning out new RTX 3060 models, with lower prices, thanks…