PlayStation 2 Launch – by Brian Lesyk

PlayStation 2 Launch – by Brian Lesyk

The March ’99 announcement of the upcoming PlayStation 2 console instantly triggered a mental countdown timer for me. I knew I had to keep my finger on the proverbial pulse to ensure I could reserve one at my local EB Games store. I asked the store’s team to keep me abreast of when the PlayStation…

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US Supreme Court has had enough of Epic vs. Apple, refuses to hear appeals, Tim Sweeney says the fight to open-up iOS ‘is lost… a sad outcome for all developers’

The US Supreme Court has ended the legal battle between Apple and Epic, for now at least, by refusing to hear either side’s appeals in their long-running dispute over iOS store policies (as reported by Reuters). Apple had appealed against a lower court’s ruling which ordered certain changes to iOS policies, while Epic had appealed…

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Obsidian vet Josh Sawyer says that while ‘it’s not that important’ if players never finish an RPG—after all, who finishes Skyrim—’we can kind of chill out’ on size

Obsidian head honcho and all around RPG veteran Josh Sawyer did another Tumblr Q&A earlier this week (seen above), wherein he dispensed some more of his design wisdom. For the uninitiated, Sawyer is a seasoned developer—having worked on games like Icewind Dale, Neverwinter Nights 2, Fallout: New Vegas, and the Pillars of Eternity series—as well…

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Summer Game Fest Returns In June With A 2-Hour Showcase

Plus ‘Play Days’ event with over 40 publishers. It’s been confirmed that Summer Game Fest will return this year with a 2-hour showcase taking place on 6th June at the YouTube Theatre in Los Angeles. Following this, a ‘Play Days’ hands-on event will take place from 7th-9th June in which media and influencers can experience…

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