The legal dispute between Tencent and Sony over Tencent’s Horizon-like survival game Light of Motiram appears to be over, as a new court filing (via The Verge) reveals the companies have reached a “confidential settlement.” The terms of the settlement weren’t revealed (that’s the whole “confidential” part) but the action has been dismissed with prejudice,…
For about as long as I can remember, the arcade has always been coded as a highly masculine experience. The games there are aggressive. Violent. If it’s not Street Fighters pounding each other to submission, you’ve still got a lone hero and maybe a friend facing off against huge armies with as little as…
Get it while you can. Ahead of the Persona 5 Tactica release this November, Atlus has announced a special promotion. If you sign up for the company’s newsletter by 19th October, you’ll receive an “iron-on revolutionary patch”. Here’s a look at it, courtesy of the company’s official website. It’s worth noting this offer is exclusive…
Ever wondered what a mech would look like if it were made of bugs? No? Well, it would be the Sentient Pest, a big scorpion with a moth on top that drives it around like a magic tank. Considering it’s two bosses combined into the ultimate fighting bug, working out how to beat Gnoster is…
“I think they’ll be waiting a while for inflation to catch up”. Final Fantasy Mystic Quest hold a somewhat infamous position in the history of the JRPG franchise. Intended to introduce Western audiences to the genre, it offered a watered-down take on the series and, as a result, has become something of a black sheep…
VGHF’s latest video celebrates 40 years of the NES. While it may have been comprehensively outsold by the likes of the PS1, Nintendo DS and (most recently) Switch, there’s no denying the incredible impact of the Nintendo Entertainment System, a console that turned 40 this year. Released at a time when the North American market…
Developer New Tales has revealed its upcoming action-adventure game Fading Echo, a game where you battle, explore, and puzzle your way across a “desert punk” world using powers of elemental water. The world of Corel is made of surreal landscapes on floating islands and casts you as One, “a young Legend on a quest to…
The outgoing Biden administration has made a point of prioritising chip manufacturing over its four year run, while also enforcing tough sanctions on China in order to slow down its chip making progress. With only a few weeks until the incoming Trump administration takes over, US commerce secretary Gina Raimondo has given an interview (via…
Generative AI is a hot-button topic in the industry, and for good reason—it’s been kinda destructive, whether that’s jacking up hardware prices or putting people out of a job—and while there have been some fairly mundane use cases that seem helpful, it’s been hard to escape the sheer sense of mania that’s built around its…
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