Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 386: Valholidays

Arkane founder Raphael Colantonio gave up on the System Shock remake because the cyberspace sequences were ‘too hard,’ and I can’t tell you how disappointed I am right now

For me, the name Raphael Colantonio is basically synonymous with immersive sims, which for the record I love deeply. He founded Arkane, headed up Arx Fatalis, Dishonored, and Prey, and then proved immsims could work from an isometric perspective with the excellent Weird West. So I was more than a little shocked when he said…

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The ‘Stop Killing Games’ initiative is close to its final deadline, and after that, its leader is understandably done: ‘Either the frog hops out of the pot, or it’s dead’

Ross Scott—also known as Accursed Farms on YouTube—has been fighting tooth and nail for almost a full year to help spearhead game preservation. Starting after it was announced that Ubisoft’s The Crew would be shutting down, permanently ending support for the game, Scott launched the “Stop Killing Games” initiative. As per a YouTube video (shared…

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Bob Odenkirk on Mario: ‘I’ll kill him’

You don’t reach the top of Hollywood without stepping on heads. It’s a rough game out in La-La Land, and only the most ruthless and bloodthirsty can survive long enough to get their star on the Walk of Fame. Like Bob Odenkirk, for instance, who gave us a taste of the killer instinct under that…

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Micron’s top brass wins the memory crisis corpo double speak award: ‘We do not have line of sight as to when that supply vector will intersect the demand vector’

A slight bastion of hope for those affected by the memory crisis (ie, anyone who wants to buy new electronics in the next few years) is the planned arrival of new fabrication facilities, pumping out vast amounts of wafers that will be turned into memory modules. According to Micron, though, we shouldn’t hold our breath….

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Tetris On Playdate Finally Makes It Perfect

(Or “Quandino” if Tetris Company lawyers ask). Everyone accepts that Tetris is one of the world’s most perfect video games. It’s just a fact; there’s no point in debating it any longer. The fact that the Game Boy shipped with the iconic Russian puzzler played a massive role in its success, and even today, Tetris…

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