Intel’s technically unified both its Arc discrete and integrated graphics drivers, meaning that all the performance boosts we’ve seen benefitting the Arc A750 and A770 (less said about the Arc A580 the better) will arrive on its new integrated GPUs around the same time. Intel has just announced, and effectively released its new Core Ultra…
The idea of “canonicity” in RPGs is an odd one, given the whole point of both videogame and tabletop RPGs is that the players decide what the main characters do. But sequels, spin-offs, and sourcebooks have a habit of choosing particular outcomes as the “real” ones—unless it’s the Elder Scrolls, where every ending of Morrowind…
If you haven’t heard of ASML, it’s the company that makes the machines upon which modern computing currently depends. Without ASML, well, computer chips would be very different. And now ASML is claiming a breakthrough in one of the key bottlenecks for manufacturing cutting-edge silicon thanks to a big boost in light production. ASML currently…
What will they think of next? FIVE million? The first two weeks’ sales data of 2026 is in from Famitsu, and it’ll come as a surprise to nobody to hear that the Switch 2 is still dominating the proceedings. It’s yet another Switch 1/2 washout in the software chart to kick off the new year,…
There’s more bad news out of struggling gaming conglomerate Embracer: The company has confirmed that approximately 50 employees are being laid off from Chorus developer Fishlabs, and is also reportedly looking at closing TimeSplitters studio Free Radical Design completely. Fishlabs is best known for the well-received “sentient starfighter” sim Chorus, but it’s also had a…
The premise of Slay the Princess is immediately intriguing. You’re a hero seeking a captive princess, but as the title suggests, you’re told you must kill her, not rescue her, or else she’ll end the world. She seems like a normal young woman—are you being deceived into committing a cruel murder, or is she truly…
Star Wars Outlaws releases on Switch 2 this September. Ubisoft’s CEO Yves Guillemot mentioned recently how he was hopeful the Switch 2 port of Star Wars Outlaws could potentially revive the game. While there’s always a chance, beyond this adventure, the future doesn’t sound very promising for Kay Vess and Nix. According to a new…
Video game music has the unmistakable ability to trigger memories even decades after the game was played. The coin chime in Pac-Man became an instantly memorable hit in the 1980s. These sounds don’t simply invoke memories of playing games in arcades. They changed the emotional gaming landscape and made everyone unable to forget those social…
Physical pre-orders open alongside the digital launch. Last month, Limited Run Games announced it was teaming up with Marvel and Konami to revive six classic titles in the Marvel Maximum Collection. It was mentioned how this superhero-sized collection was “coming soon” to the Switch and multiple other platforms, and we’ve now got an official update,…
“Coming soon”. A Steam page has now appeared for Limited Run Games’ upcoming Gex Trilogy, as spotted by gaming publication Gematsu. Gex Trilogy was first announced back in July 2023 for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Switch, and is set to feature GEX, Gex: Enter the Gecko, and Gex 3: Deep Cover Gecko….