Ridge Racer turns 30 today. When Ridge Racer first burst into arcades on October 30th, 1993 (that’s an incredible 30 years ago today), it felt like the dawn of a new generation. Namco’s 3D title was comfortably the cutting edge of video game graphics at that point, effortlessly outclassing Sega’s Virtua Racing from the year…
“Run you pigeons! It’s Robert Frost!”. LucasArts’ classic 3D adventure game Grim Fandango was released 25 years ago today on Friday, October 30th, 1998 for Windows PCs. The game was the first LucasArts title to be developed using the GrimE engine (instead of the tried and true SCUMM engine used on LucasArts’ previous adventure games)…
AMD appears to be close to releasing the new Ryzen 7000G ‘Phoenix’ series of APUs for AM5 desktops, according to a leaked shipping manifest from X/Twitter user harkaze5719. The leak makes mention of several potential upcoming APU releases, the Ryzen 5 7500G (in both regular and Pro configurations) and the 7300G, and all are listed…
Most MMORPGs will have a Halloween event, but for all their trying, I’ve never really felt like they capture the spirit of halloween. Halloween’s a time to tap into your inner freak, right before the commercial dirge of Christmas rolls in to claim our adverts and shops. For one, most MMOs make you work too…
Walking in a winter wonderland. It’s been a busy year for Riot’s new Forge publishing arm, aimed at expanding its League of Legends Runeterra universe in games beyond the popular MOBA. In April, we got The Mageseeker, a hi-bit brawler set in the austere kingdom of Demacia, and in June, we got Convergence, a traditional…
“It would be difficult to push it any further than we have”. Masahiro Sakurai, the director of the Smash Bros. franchise, has released a new video looking back on the development of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate for the Switch. During the 12-13 minute presentation, Sakurai delves into the copious adjustments and additions required to make…
Dungeons & Dragons has a new book coming out—but you’ll have to wait a while longer for the physical copy. The release of The Deck of Many Things core rulebook has been delayed thanks to a streak of bad luck (or poor manufacturing, depending on how charitable you’re willing to be). On October 28, the…
Coming December 15th exclusively for PC. Shenmue Dojo, the popular Shenmue fansite, posted a first look at a promising new fan game that will be arriving on PC on December 15th. The short fan game called A Shenmue Story is being developed by the musician George Kitchen in Unity and will take place at Christmas….
Fire fighter. The Pokémon Company has announced the leading ‘mon for its next 7-Star Tera Raid Battle event in Pokémon Scarlet and Violet (thanks, @SerebiiNet). Taking the spotlight this time is Hisuian Typhlosion, which you will be able to face off against from 3rd-5th November and then a week later from 10th-12th. The regional variant…
Call of Duty is now 20 years old. Activision’s Call of Duty series is a commercial monster. Since its inception twenty years ago (it launched on October 29th, 2003), it has sold more than 425 million copies worldwide and is comfortably the best-selling FPS franchise of all time. Its astonishing and prolonged sales success over…