Summary Launching today on XBOX. John’s game design and creation process. Sources of inspiration and teamwork during development. Fountains is a solo-developed Metroidvania inspired by Dark Souls and Hollow Knight, built over five years by creator John Pywell. With the game now launching on XBOX, we spoke with Pywell about its development, influences, and unexpected…
If you thought Intel had already strung every drop of performance out of its top Raptor Lake die, you’d be wrong. Though it does appear that it’s getting tougher and tougher for the company to crank up clock speeds. The unreleased Core i9 14900KS has been spotted in the OCCT benchmark database with a supposed…
The US Supreme Court has upheld a law that could see TikTok being banned within the country in the next few days over national security concerns. The court had this week heard an appeal from TikTok owner ByteDance against the law but has chosen to reject it, and now all eyes will turn to the…
Satoru Iwata sadly passed away five years ago today and Reggie Fils-Aime, former president and chief operating officer at Nintendo, has paid his respects today on Twitter. His tweet reads: “Five years ago my boss, mentor and friend #SatoruIwata passed away. His words and creations touched so many of us. I continue to think about…
Category: Games December 17, 2024 Managing Your Pirate Crew in Flint: Treasure of Oblivion Clotaire Jacquier, Microids Enter the golden age of piracy with the tactical RPG Flint: Treasure of Oblivion, the first title from studio Savage Level. The game features five chapters that take players from the town of Saint-Malo in France to ancient…
I don’t understand Gigabyte’s Aero X16, I really don’t. Actually, scratch that, I don’t currently understand the wider gaming notebook market. Not right now anyway. I’ve combed over the test results here repeatedly over the last week, and well, to say this isn’t the best gaming laptop, is an understatement. Quite the damning opening paragraph…
More than you’d ever need! Next-gen memory cards are all the rage these days, and the GameCube already has a solid option with 8BitMods’ MemCard Pro GC. Bitfunx’s GCMCE is now available and is based on the open-source Flipper Memory Card Emulator project. Read the full article on timeextension.com More than you’d ever need! Next-gen…
Wired for sound. The Nintendo Switch 2 brings improved audio and built-in GameChat, making a good gaming headset more useful than ever. Whether you’re chatting with friends or just want to enjoy your games with better sound, the right headset can make all the difference. One of the most welcome additions is the headphone jack…
Abyssus is the sort of game you play and, within an hour, go “huh, why aren’t there like, a hundred more of these?” Despite a thousand multiplayer first-person shooters and a million more roguelites crowding Steam, stick the two together and you’ve got a peanut butter and chocolate combo that surprisingly few developers have decided…
The key to making friends in Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar is by giving gifts, but unlike a lot of farming simulators, knowing who likes what isn’t exactly obvious from the get-go. You’re given some pretty vague examples of what characters like and dislike and are left to figure out the details on your own….