This afternoon at its booth at this week’s IAAPA amusement industry show in Orlando, Jersey Jack Pinball revealed its new “Pinball XP” ticket system for redemption arcades. According to the Company’s founder Jack Guarnieri, “Redemption pinball was a dream of mine when I first started the company and now with Pinball XP it’s come…
Edgar Wright-ing the Edgar Wrongs. It has been a little over a week since Scott Pilgrim EX arrived on Switch 1 and 2, and today, Tribute Games has released its first proper update to tackle some of the post-launch issues. The ‘Update 1’ patch — as it is titled on Steam — targets all sorts…
Long live physical media. The RPCS3 emulator team has announced a phenomenal new update, allowing physical PS3 games to be played directly from a PC disc drive. Describing the update as “Plug-and-Play”, RPCS3 now looks to resurrect almost the entirety of the PS3’s physical catalogue. The open-source project began life back in 2011 as a…
Kurt Kuhlmann, the longtime Elder Scrolls “loremaster”, hasn’t revealed why he left Bethesda in 2023 after more than 20 years—until now. His departure didn’t make headlines but it rumbled those who know the series best. Michael Kirkbride, who worked alongside Kuhlmann on Morrowind and Oblivion, wrote at the time that “Kurt was the best writer…
This week we have been celebrating the incredible artwork of God of War. Making games is a creative journey, from writing to design… from production to QA, and we at Santa Monica Studio are excited to celebrate the art department and to share a glimpse of this process with all of you. Our artists have…
The original Spectrum coder has also given the project his blessing. If you’ve been following the ongoing Kickstarter campaign for the ZX Spectrum Next, you may have spotted the recent stretch goal that’s just been added for a new Monty Mole game. But what you might not know is that this isn’t the only Monty…
“We reached out separately to him to include his likeness”. When you deal with movie licenses in the realm of video games, it’s rarely plain sailing. Take the upcoming Terminator 2D: No Fate, for example. Given that it’s based on James Cameron’s utterly legendary 1991 movie, you’d expect the one and only Arnold Schwarzenegger to…
In The Sims 4 Royalty & Legacy expansion, there’s now a whole new world of exploring your social standing, noble ranking, dynasty prowess, and focusing on your rise to the top (and stepping on people’s heads to get there). Amongst all the scandal and bravado, there are new mysterious events to uncover called Power Shifts….
Hello everyone. This is Lance Hoke, the Lead Producer for ReadySet Heroes. Here at Robot, we set out to make a game that was easy to pick up and play with your family and friends. With the game releasing tomorrow, we figured now would be a good time to give you an overview of the…
Jili Game titles are often grouped because they come from the same provider, but spending time with the catalog quickly reveals that each game is designed with a different type of player in mind. Some prioritize visual intensity and layered mechanics. Others focus on speed, simplicity, or familiarity. That variety is one reason Jili has…