Roller Champions Closed Beta is coming to PS4 on February 17 in select European countries

Former BioWare producer says we could be saved from a world where there’s ‘no AAA games that aren’t live services’ by looking to movies

It’s no secret that the big-budget videogame industry is in a baffling state at the moment—despite games being a larger industry than movies and music combined, studios keep getting shut down, people keep getting laid off, projects keep getting cancelled. Games are both one of the most lucrative entertainment products out there and seemingly incapable…

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The First Review For WarioWare: Move It! Is In

What’s the verdict? This week marks the arrival of WarioWare: Move It! on the Nintendo Switch. This latest entry in long-running series sees Wario and the gang take on 200 lightening fast microgames. The gameplay in this one requires you to hold the Joy-Con and then move your body about in all sorts of different…

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Warhorse’s new creative director tells us why the secret sauce for Kingdom Come Deliverance is making things difficult for players: ‘The usual answer is OK let’s get rid of the friction—We don’t work like that’

Prokop Jirsa didn’t plan for any of this. “There was no 10-year plan to become the lead designer or director,” says the Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 lead designer and one of two recently-anointed creative directors at the game’s maker, Warhorse Studios. “Never. I just really like making games and playing games… When I joined the…

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Bad Dudes Vs Dragon Ninja Comes To Analogue Pocket

Thanks to Jotego’s Patreon. FPGA developer Jotego has just released a new OpenFPGA core as part of his Patreon. The ‘JTNINJA’ core makes Data East’s legendary Bad Dudes vs Dragon Ninja playable on the Analogue Pocket, alongside fellow Data East arcade title Heavy Barrel. Read the full article on timeextension.com Thanks to Jotego’s Patreon. FPGA…

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‘Much of the value creation in the semiconductor industry is occurring outside the EU’ says EU member states, and they want a fresh plan to claw some chips back

A new declaration from all 27 EU member states lays out an “urgent need” for a new and improved EU Chips Act. Essentially, Europe feels like it’s fallen behind in chip production and design, and it would like to see a concerted effort from the European Commission to regain ground. “To secure and strengthen our…

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