The Game Awards 2020 has kicked off, and their first big announcement had been the one Nintendo fans have been waiting for. As expected, Nintendo has announced the next DLC Fighter that is coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. And it’s likely that you’ll be very surprised to hear that it’s none other than Final…
Cannonballing into Cannonlake will have to wait If you were hoping for a 10-nanometer successor to Skylake in 2016, Intel has some bad news. Challenges with the new manufacturing process have prompted Intel to delay its Cannonlake release until “the second half of 2017,” according to Intel CEO Brian Krzanich. Cannonlake was supposed to replace…
Hyaaah! Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver are widely considered to be one of the greatest entries in the long-running franchise, but did you know that the games’ male protagonist was actually altered to look more like a ninja for the DS remakes? That’s according to a magazine translation discovered as part of DidYouKnowGaming‘s comprehensive dive into…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Alpha ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes…
Have you ever dreamt of stepping into your own episode of Black Mirror or the Twilight Zone? Meet Torn for PS VR. Torn is a dark science-fiction mystery created by Aspyr Media. During pre-production, Aspyr brought in industry veteran Susan O’Connor (BioShock, Tomb Raider) as the Lead Writer to develop the dark journey through the…
A legendary star. Take a look at any Best Super NES RPG list and you’ll see a veritable bounty of genre favourites. Chrono Trigger. Final Fantasy VI. EarthBound. Terranigma. Dragon Quest V. The fact that Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars often finds itself on those lists is a real testament to its…
As the world reacts to the outbreak of Coronavirus, businesses are implementing plans to amend the way their conferences – and in this case – award ceremonies are hosted. The 2020 BAFTA Game Awards will be live-streamed instead of being a red carpet event as many individuals from the gaming industry worldwide would have travelled…
Someone decided to drop a live hand grenade in the Path of Exile subreddit yesterday when they posted a screenshot of one of the most incredible collections ever amassed in gaming. Somehow, some way, user Present-Plankton-734 has put together a complete set of every discontinued or altered item that’s ever been released in the game,…
A number nerd’s wet storage dream If you’re a regular reader of Maximum PC, then a name you’re likely to remember is Backblaze, a cloud-based backup firm that routinely shares its data about hard drive failures and various operations. The level of openness is pretty rare, as not too many companies offer the same level…