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New fear dropped: Amazon scammer seems to have delidded an $889 AMD chip, transplanted it on old Intel chip, and got it through return inspection

The Fridge2 weeks ago04 mins

watercooling from r/watercooling/comments/1x724mr/two_different_versions_of_amd_9950x3d2_dual I’ve never been stung by Amazon, but I’ve heard enough stories for it to be a worry. Amazon can take returns and list them again as new products if they pass inspection, which can open the door for scammers if something slips through inspection. And it’s tales of this happening with expensive components that…

D&D is quintessentially American and Warhammer is quintessentially British

1 year ago017 mins

Every now and then one of my American friends will admit to me, with a slight sheepishness, that they don’t really get Warhammer. They didn’t grow up with it and now there’s so much of it—a far-future science-fantasy setting, two fantasy settings (one of which has been re-released as a prequel to itself), and a…

PC Gaming

How do you put a price tag on a legacy like id Software’s?

The Fridge4 months ago011 mins

In 1984, an upstart retail company called Costco had just opened its first handful of voluminous warehouse stores on the west coast of the United States when it decided to try an experiment. It installed a hot dog cart in front of its San Diego store and started selling Hebrew Nationals with a drink for…

Anniversary: Sin & Punishment, Treasure’s Acclaimed N64 Rail Shooter, Is Now 25 Years Old

The Fridge11 months ago01 mins

Japan exclusive hits a quarter-century. Today marks the 25th birthday of one of Treasure’s most acclaimed titles, Sin & Punishment. Released exclusively in Japan on 21st November 2000, the game is a 3D rail shooter directed by Hideyuki Suganami. Built around the N64 controller’s unique setup, Sin & Punishment is famed for its intense action,…

Retro News

“For A Moment, I Felt Like I Was That Rookie From 20+ Years Ago Again” – Virtua Fighter Crossroad Devs Pitched It To Series Creator Yu Suzuki

The Fridge5 months ago02 mins

“When he praised the concept, I was truly happy.”. The team behind the latest entry in the Virtua Fighter series, Virtua Fighter Crossroads, has revealed that they pitched the project’s bold new take on the iconic fighter to series creator Yu Suzuki to ensure they were on the right track. As revealed in the latest…

Review: Turbo EverDrive Core And Pro – An Excellent PC Engine Flash Cart With Some Caveats

The Fridge10 months ago02 mins

CD or CD? That is the question. I’ve been a fan of Krikzz’s EverDrive line of flash carts since they hit the market over 15 years ago, and have owned multiple examples across the Game Boy, GBA, SNES and Mega Drive. One system I’ve never seen fit to ‘EverDrive-up’ is the PC Engine / TurboGrafx-16,…

Cyberpunk 2077 patch fixes the game’s most frustrating bug and Idris Elba’s fashion faux pas

3 years ago04 mins

While CD Projekt Red is sadly moving on from Cyberpunk 2077 to focus on the sequel, meaning we won’t be getting any more expansions or significant updates, there’s still a wee bit of polishing to do. Update 2.0 and Phantom Liberty arrived in a good state, but there’s still some room for improvement, which is…

Retro News

You Can Now Play Virtua Racing On PC, Xbox 360, & Xbox One, Thanks To These Impressive New Emulators

The Fridge4 months ago02 mins

Includes online play, widescreen support, and smoother frame rates. If you’re a fan of Sega’s Virtua Racing and have been looking for a reason to dive back into the Model 1-based F1 game, then you might be excited to hear about Wanszai’s recently released PC & Xbox-based emulators. These allow players the opportunity to experience…

I played more than 20 metroidvanias this year other than Silksong, and these are the ones doing the most creative/experimental things with the genre

The Fridge10 months ago015 mins

2025 was the year of the metroidvania, no question. While every genre saw a whole range of gems landing this year, fans of exploration-heavy platformers were positively feasting, with the centerpiece at the table being the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong. A massive, polished, smartly designed and pleasantly familiar game that saw little need to uproot…

Poll: Will You Play Resident Evil Requiem In First-Person Or Third-Person?

The Fridge1 year ago01 mins

Grace’s choice. Resident Evil Requiem, perhaps drawing inspiration from the added DLC for Resident Evil: Village, will allow players to choose from two camera perspectives for the main campaign: first-person and third-person. According to director Koshi Nakanishi, who also helmed Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, he thought that the seventh entry might have been a bit…

The Drop: New PlayStation Games for 11/7/2017

FIRST LOOK: Ramp’s Road Trip Pinball Gameplay

It’s not weird to want a generative AI disclosure on games

Share of the Week – Teamwork

I’ve been playing games for 40 years, writing about them for 20, and I’m here to say parts of Roblox need to be legislated out of existence

Ubisoft puts Far Cry 6 out to pasture before the inevitable next one, announces no more updates but online will continue

New fear dropped: Amazon scammer seems to have delidded an $889 AMD chip, transplanted it on old Intel chip, and got it through return inspection

D&D is quintessentially American and Warhammer is quintessentially British

How do you put a price tag on a legacy like id Software’s?

Anniversary: Sin & Punishment, Treasure’s Acclaimed N64 Rail Shooter, Is Now 25 Years Old

“For A Moment, I Felt Like I Was That Rookie From 20+ Years Ago Again” – Virtua Fighter Crossroad Devs Pitched It To Series Creator Yu Suzuki

Review: Turbo EverDrive Core And Pro – An Excellent PC Engine Flash Cart With Some Caveats

Cyberpunk 2077 patch fixes the game’s most frustrating bug and Idris Elba’s fashion faux pas

You Can Now Play Virtua Racing On PC, Xbox 360, & Xbox One, Thanks To These Impressive New Emulators

I played more than 20 metroidvanias this year other than Silksong, and these are the ones doing the most creative/experimental things with the genre

Poll: Will You Play Resident Evil Requiem In First-Person Or Third-Person?