'No expense spared and not a single corner cut': After 11 months of work, one of Japan's most beloved PS2 games is finally playable in English

‘No expense spared and not a single corner cut’: After 11 months of work, one of Japan’s most beloved PS2 games is finally playable in English

More than 21 years after it was originally released, one of the true holy grails of Japanese-only games has been translated into English. Fan translator Hilltop Works, who previously translated cult favorite Square Enix carPG Racing Lagoon, released an English patch for life sim Boku no Natsuyasumi 2 on Thursday. The trailer above celebrates the…

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Everyone knows Wolfenstein 3D made the FPS a phenomenon. What this mod presupposes is… what if it didn’t?

Where your average modder looks at a videogame and asks themselves “what could I add to this experience,” Isowulf creator LoGeKyl approached the classic Wolfenstein 3D with a slightly different perspective: “What if this was an entirely different, and worse, game entirely?” I say “worse” not to diminish the quality of LoGeKyl’s work in the…

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The Apple II: A Computer That Sparked a Revolution

In the annals of technological history, few machines hold a place as revered as the Apple II. While its 8-bit processor and limited memory might seem quaint today, its impact was immeasurable. The Apple II didn’t just sell well; it transformed our relationship with computers, ushering in the era of widespread personal computing and laying…

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It just keeps getting worse—Microsoft reportedly already had Ninja Theory in its crosshairs while pushing the announcement trailer for its next game

Perhaps the most shocking part of Microsoft’s incoming rash of suspected layoffs and studio closures is Ninja Theory—a studio which had announced a Senua game at the Xbox showcase barely a week prior. At the time it seemed either a misalignment of strategy, the result of someone high-up not crossing their Ts or dotting their…

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Lip-Bu Tan says ‘Intel and Nvidia are collaborating to develop exciting new products’ and I’m wondering what they could possibly be

Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, was recently awarded an honorary doctorate in science and technology from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and Intel’s CEO, Lip-Bu Tan, was the one to give Huang his doctoral hood. At the same time, Tan took the opportunity to affirm that Intel and Nvidia are working on new…

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I still believed ‘cheap’ controllers were a last resort until I picked up this amazing 8BitDo pad, now at its lowest price ever for Amazon Prime Day

8Bitdo Ultimate 2.4G | Hall Effect | Wireless | Charging dock | $49.99 $34.99 at Amazon (save $15) A premium controller that is somehow half the price of a PS5 DualSense right now. Assuming you like the ergonomics that most closely resemble a Switch Pro controller, you’ll find a lot to love here: large face…

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