Zapping through the decades. Nintendo’s iconic NES light gun shooter Duck Hunt turns 40 today. Inspired by Nintendo’s 1976 Duck Hunt electro-mechanical arcade game, it was first released on the Famicom in Japan on April 21st, 1984. Read the full article on timeextension.com Zapping through the decades. Nintendo’s iconic NES light gun shooter Duck Hunt…
The developers of Police Simulator have just announced their next emergency services job sim, Ambulance Life: A Paramedic Simulator, with a high drama trailer at the PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted. You’ll be racing across the city responding to emergencies ranging from basic cuts to exploded gas stations, saving lives as efficiently as possible. In…
Today, we’re proud to announce that a new version of the blockbuster detective thriller L.A. Noire is scheduled to release on November 14, 2017 for PlayStation 4. Set against the seedy and violent underbelly of 1940’s Los Angeles, L.A. Noire is the story of decorated veteran and newly minted detective Cole Phelps as he investigates…
The dust has settled on the first proper balance patch of Helldivers 2. That’s due to a combination of factors: mechs are in the game now, heavily-armoured units spawn less, and dedicated anti-tank weapons like the Recoilless Rifle are somewhat-filling the void the old Railgun left. Still, it was fraught for a while, causing an…
Absolumtly fantastic. Absolum is the brainchild of Dotemu, Guard Crush Games, and Supamonks, collaborators largely responsible for bringing about the renaissance of the scrolling beat ’em up with Streets of Rage 4 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge. Dotemu’s first original IP, Absolum is a ‘rogue ’em up’ inspired by Capcom’s Dungeons and Dragons…
The operating system is set to arrive on July 29 It is probably the last thing that Microsoft wants to see so close to the release of Windows 10, but skepticism is what one usually gets whenever the subject of the upcoming OS’s impact on device sales is broached. So much so that even Intel…
Last week, we asked you share moments basking in the moonlight of a game of your choice using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: Photoingame shares the silhouette of a cowboy rearing back on a horse directly underneath a moon in Red Dead Redemption 2 austin_movieguy shares the player character standing beneath a purple…
On an almost daily basis, a terminally tech-brained individual insists that AI will determine the future of human creativity if we simply believe hard enough. Today, that soothsayer is Matt Shumer, an investor who offered a demonstration of his vision for AI’s videogame development potential—and was quickly blasted for it, because the vision sucks to…
Old School Gamer Magazine chats with Daniel Iacovelli, Video Game Summit Promoter, about this year’s event. Old School Gamer Magazine: What makes this year’s Video Game Summit special? Daniel Iacovelli: This year’s show reflects our original when we started back in 2003 as a small show. It’s more like a community gathering than a gaming…
Playdead’s puzzle platformer Limbo came out in 2010, and Inside followed in 2016, so the odds are pretty good that if you have any particular interest in playing them, you already have. But if you’ve simply been waiting 15 years for the right moment to strike, I’m here to tell you that the clock is…