Embark's CEO says they couldn't compete 'with the likes of EA and Activision' head on so they had to 'change the way games were being developed'

Embark’s CEO says they couldn’t compete ‘with the likes of EA and Activision’ head on so they had to ‘change the way games were being developed’

Embark Studios currently has a pretty good track record with the games it’s released so far. Launching The Finals in 2023 and then Arc Raiders last year, the devs have done impeccable work and delivered some truly memorable games. It seems like a lot, especially for a smaller and relatively new studio, but in truth…

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I bet Return of the Obra Dinn looks perfect on this open-source 75 Hz e-paper display kit—and it’s compatible with a whole bunch of existing panels, too

I’ve been getting back into detective games recently, and musing about potentially reinstalling Return of the Obra Dinn, a game with a dithered art style that would look fantastic on an e-paper panel. Trouble is, those e-reader-style displays are notoriously slow to refresh, right? Wrong, according to the makers of the Modos Paper Monitor and…

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Drive a truck filled with explosives across horrible terrain in this gnarly mix of Snowrunner and Baby Steps—inspired by one of Hollywood’s most misunderstood films

Film sickos will instantly recognise the inspiration behind Nitroglyerine! which sees you drive a truck filled with volatile explosives across terrain more rugged than Glen Powell’s chin. Its rough and ready demo oozes with the same the lo-fi tension of William Friedkin’s Sorcerer, a nihilistic thriller that was critically panned and buried at the box…

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