Pasokon Retro is our regular look back at the early years of Japanese PC gaming, encompassing everything from specialist ’80s computers to the happy days of Windows XP. Astarion, Gale, Shadowheart, and Lae’zel have just infiltrated a goblin camp not too far outside a peaceful settlement filled with people to chat with, optionally recruit, and take…
Known Nvidia leaker kopite7kimi—who originally revealed the name of the company’s next GPU architecture a few years ago—says Nvidia’s next-gen data center GB100 Blackwell series graphics cards will have a similar core count as Ada Lovelace chips but will have “significant changes in its unit structure.” An earlier tweet (via Hardware Info) indicates that the…
A divine force. Saying that the original PlayStation was a treasure trove of RPGs is a bit of an understatement. But even with that statement, Star Ocean: The Second Story remains a standout to many RPG fans. Its blend of sci-fi and classic fantasy, action combat, and crunchy synth tunes hit a particular chord back…
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Days after Fables author Bill Willingham—whose work was adapted into Telltale’s The Wolf Among Us—announced he had thrust the series into the public domain as a form of “asymmetric warfare” against DC Comics, the publisher has proclaimed that it still very much owns the rights. “The Fables comic books and graphic novels published by DC,…
Panos Panay, chief product officer at Microsoft, is leaving after almost 20 years. Executive vice president Rajesh Jha told employees on Monday in an internal memo. “After nearly 20 years at the company, Panos Panay has decided to leave Microsoft. Panos has had an incredible impact on our products and culture and the broader devices…
I’m no risk-taker (or so I like to tell myself), and yet I have spent the past few days making extremely poor decisions with dice. Fortunately my errors in judgment haven’t bankrupted me, but they sure have led a long procession of adorable cartoon critter-folk to their cosmic doom. Astrea: Six-Sided Oracles, the debut game…
Wish upon a Star(field). In an attempt to ensure that Microsoft’s Xbox is easily differentiated from the Switch, the company once attempted to make a shift in terminology when it comes to what constitutes a “console” — because that couldn’t possibly lead to confusion, right? In a 2019 email from Xbox’s head of marketing, Aaron…
I’m excited to announce that Xbox has joined forces with BWT Alpine F1 team, with Xbox becoming the team’s Official Console Partner and PC Game Pass becoming an Official Partner. This multi-year deal expands Xbox into a brand-new Sports category – the exciting world of Formula 1. BWT Alpine F1 Team joins a tremendous portfolio…
Virtual insanity? What can be said about the Virtual Boy which hasn’t been said a million times already? Arguably Nintendo’s most high-profile commercial failure in the realm of video game hardware, this headache-inducing device is often blamed for the premature departure of the legendary Gunpei Yokoi from the company he helped build; rumour has it…