Review: Polymega Collection Vol. 13: Sengoku Blade - Come For The Comically Large Chests, Stay For Chimera Beast

Review: Polymega Collection Vol. 13: Sengoku Blade – Come For The Comically Large Chests, Stay For Chimera Beast

The first release for Jaleco’s nightmarish cancelled shmup. Psikyo’s excellent arcade output has found a second life on modern-day systems, one of which is the Polymega, which has already played host to Strikers 1945 and Gunbird-flavoured packs. A third collection pays tribute to Psikyo’s other big franchise, Sengoku Blade / Tengai, famous for its historical…

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Mass Effect’s Jennifer Hale, who played femshep, ‘saw no line’ before she recorded them for Bioware’s flagship trilogy: ‘It was all cold reading on the spot’

Voice acting has been an underestimated profession for a while now—and, while things have certainly improved, there are new fights for voiceover artists to grapple with, like the knock-down, drag-out fight SAG-AFTRA is currently embroiled in over AI. That’s why Astarion’s voice actor, Neil Newbon, has assembled a group of actors called the ‘Pixel Pack’,…

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One of the biggest twists in Baldur’s Gate 3 is blatantly foreshadowed by a humble bit of cutlery and some song lyrics

Before I dive into this little Baldur’s Gate 3 revelation—this article contains big, stonking spoilers for the game’s third act. I’m talking about twists that are of major importance to a key figure in the game’s plot—you have been warned, adventurer. The third act of Baldur’s Gate 3 sees a handful of shocking reveals concerning…

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Stern Pinball Announces Sweepstakes for DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: The Tyrant’s Eye Pro Model Pinball Machine

  Starting today on June 20th, Stern Pinball has started accepting entries for a sweepstakes, with the winner eligible to win a DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS: The Tyrant’s Eye Pro model pinball machine. The Tyrant’s Eye was released in January of this year to commemorate the fortieth anniversary of the Dungeons and Dragons tabletop role-playing game….

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After conquering ChatGPT, Atari 2600 Video Chess destroys Microsoft Copilot: ‘The vintage silicon mastermind bested me fair and square’

Last month we reported on the somewhat-surprising news that an emulated Atari 2600 running the 1979 software Video Chess had “absolutely wrecked” an overconfident ChatGPT at the game of kings. Fans of schadenfreude rejoice, because Microsoft Copilot thought this was a chance to show its superiority to ChatGPT: And the Atari gave it a beating….

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