An Italian YouTuber who specializes in retro gaming says he’s facing criminal charges and a possible jail sentence as a result of reviewing retro gaming consoles on his channel, some of which came with pre-loaded ROMs. Francesco Salicini, who streams as Once Were Nerd, said in a video posted on July 14 (via Android Authority)…
Gabe Newell, the co-founder of Valve Corporation and the driving force behind much of the company’s unique philosophy, recently gave an interview to YouTuber Zalkar Saliev, a channel that’s more business-focused than games but, hey, this is Gaben. The full interview is yet to surface but a few shorts from the conversation have been released,…
The Steam Summer Sale is over, but that doesn’t mean that opportunities to snag cheap games you’ll probably never play are over—or free ones, for that matter. The Epic Games Store’s 2025 Summer Sale kicked off today with a nice array of deals, a big boost to Epic Rewards, and a very nice freebie to…
Remember Ubisoft’s live-action Assassin’s Creed TV series that it’s been cooking up over at Netflix? No? Well, don’t beat yourself up about it; I’m pretty sure Ubi’s forgotten once or twice too. The studio was first chatting about its grand plans to make an AC TV show in 2017, in the afterglow of the (not…
Gabe Newell, the co-founder of Valve Corporation and the driving force behind much of the company’s unique philosophy, has had a much less public-facing role in recent years. Newell still turns up for things like the Steam Deck launch and official documentaries, but much of his time now is spent on one of his (several)…
Need to know What is it? A point ‘n’ click “pulp adventure thriller” with true grit.Release date July 18, 2025Expect to pay TBCDeveloper Powerhoof, Dave LloydPublisher PowerhoofReviewed on RTX 3060 (laptop), Ryzen 5 5600H, 16GB RAMSteam Deck Officially “unknown”, but it runs brilliantlyLink Steam We meet Mick Carter as a homeless drifter. Due to some…
I like an impressive polygon count as much as the next guy, but for my money, fantasy worlds are best brought to life by top-down, 2D tile graphics. In the words of my colleague Josh Wolens, “We don’t need graphics. The most powerful GPU of all is the mind.” It’s why I’ve dumped countless hours…
Category: Games July 17, 2025 Planet Coaster 2: Fuel Your Park Inspiration with Frontier’s Favorite Xbox Community Builds Lauren May, Lead Community Manager, Planet Coaster In Planet Coaster 2, you can push the boundaries of your creativity like never before. With enhanced and improved building tools, you can design a true water and theme park…
12 years after its original release on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, Grand Theft Auto 5 is now legal to purchase and own in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. The game was given a surprise 21+ rating in June by Saudi Arabia’s General Authority for Media Regulation and the UAE Media Council,…
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