Welcome to the circus, PlayStation fanatics! My name is Rick van Ginkel, Designer and Producer at independent studio Self Made Miracle. I am super excited to announce that — together with indie games label Team17 — we will bring our debut title Penarium to PS4 on September 22nd! Penarium is a frantic 2D arena arcade…
One of the most unique looking PCs ever Maximum PC’s Online Managing Editor and ace reporter Jimmy Thang is currently scurrying around the show floor at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, and one of his stops was to see CyberPower’s curious looking Fang Trinity PC. At a glance, it looks like the…
The monolithic monuments, the dalliances of Cleopatra, the headgear and thick eyeliner worn by men and women alike; Ancient Egypt has earned its spot as one of the most iconic civilisations of all time. But the New Kingdom wasn’t the only great civilisation hanging around the eastern mediterranean during the late Bronze Age, and Total…
Here’s one for you: Let’s say you’re a scientist tasked with designing an intuitive physical interface for a human operator to remotely control a robot destined to rove Mars. What do you do? Well, it turns out there’s no need to reinvent the wheel. Airbus recently showed off its ExoMars rover to documentarian Tom Scott,…
The French Revolution was a time of overwhelming and quotidian violence. As Louis Antoine de Saint-Just—the revolution’s Angel of Death himself—put it in Georg Büchner’s play Danton’s Death, “Is it so remarkable that the stream of the revolution should at every bend and cataract cast up its corpses? … Are a few hundred dead bodies…
Dispatch! Nickelodeon Splat Pack! The Perfect Pencil! The latest Nintendo Download update — albeit a day late, but hey, we were living the dream — for North America has arrived, and it’s bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment…
Watch out, Mephisto: A true terror has arrived in Diablo 4 in the form of a giant chicken. It’s April Fool’s Day (or April Fowl’s Day, if you will) and Blizzard has unleashed a new world boss that drops entirely unique, chicken-flavored loot. I barely missed the window to battle the beast, but players in…
While mobile games seemingly tank. Square Enix has released its latest financial update looking at the nine-month period ending 31st December 2024 in FY2025. Overall, although net sales and operating income are down YoY for the wider business, the company has hailed Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake as a success, stating that operating income in…
It’s time to show ‘Aretha’ a little respect! Edia, the Japanese company known for its retro compilations, is currently working on a new collection that brings together three Super Famicom RPGs from the Japanese publisher Yanoman Corporation. Aretha Collection 1993-1995 is being developed for PS5, PS4, and Nintendo Switch, and is set to include Aretha…
The seas have been choppy of late for live services games looking to make a name for themselves, with most of them sinking forlornly to the bottom of the Steam charts. Skull and Bones is one such game that seems to be heading in that direction. It’s not that it’s bad exactly, as corroborated by…