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Report: Future Xbox Games Might Have Ads, Tech's Being Developed
16.4.2022
Raise your hand if you’re excited to see more ads inside your favorite video games? I don’t see any hands. Well, bad news: A new report claims that Microsoft is building an advertising program to give “select brands” the ability to buy ads that will then appear in free-to-play Xbox games. And while...
Decentralizing the grid: Operators test blockchain solutions
14.4.2022
As today’s energy market becomes decentralized, energy grid operators may need to take a Web3 approach to asset management and security
Modder Makes Ridiculous Upgrade To Steam Deck To Play Witcher 3 On Max Settings
13.4.2022
Want to get The Witcher 3 and Grand Theft Auto V running at 60 fps in 4K on the Steam Deck? You can, as long as you’re willing to spend a lot of money to Frankenstein Valve’s latest PC gaming device in the process.Read more
Bungie Going 'Digital-First', Many Future Roles Will Be 'Fully Remote'
13.4.2022
Like pretty much everything else on the planet, the pandemic has knocked the video game industry on its ass. But while game delays, console shortages and under-cooked releases have been the main issues facing players, those actually making the games have faced the same obstacles many of us have;...
Sega Says 'Future Of Gaming' Includes NFTs And Cloud Streaming
10.4.2022
It seems, like some other big video game publishers, Sega is also interested in adding NFTs into future games as revealed in an interview with various executives and producers. During that same interview, Sega talked more about its “Super Game” projects, confirming that it will be more than...
Report: Facebook Eyes ‘Zuck Bucks’ And NFTs As It Loses Users To TikTok
7.4.2022
Facebook parent company Meta reportedly has plans to launch a new digital currency for the metaverse. Internally, employees at Meta are calling the unannounced currency “Zuck Bucks.” These new digital dollars won’t likely be connected to any kind of blockchain, but don’t worry; Meta, led by...
Maybe We Don't Need These Expensive Video Game Remakes
7.4.2022
As video games get more expensive to make, and publishers grow ever more adverse to taking risks with that expenditure, the last few years have seen a growing trend of old video games being made new once more.Read more
April’s Game Pass Lineup Is No Joke
5.4.2022
Over the past few months, Microsoft has bucked expectations and irritated games journalists everywhere by dropping gems, like Tunic and Paradise Killer, on Game Pass without warning. Then it went silent on the Game Pass front for weeks. For a while there, some reasonable observers (hi) assumed...
Manga Publisher Shueisha Establishes Game Company
4.4.2022
Shueisha publishes Weekly Shonen Jump, the most famous weekly manga magazine in Japan. And now, the company is getting into gaming in a much bigger way. Famitsu reports that the iconic publisher established Shueisha Games on February 16, 2022, to develop and release games for consoles, PC and smart...
2022 April Fools' Gaming Jokes Round-Up
2.4.2022
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Enjoying The View
30.3.2022
Louis Laurent is an artist at Framestore, a studio that has worked on movies like No Time To Die, the upcoming Dr Strange sequel and Spider-Man: No Way Home.Read more
The New PS Plus Isn’t Game Pass, But That’s OK
29.3.2022
This morning, Sony finally unveiled its games-on-demand service in a blog post with more asterisks than the lease on your first apartment.. It’s a revamp of PS Plus called… [drum roll] wait for it… [another drum roll] PS Plus.Read more
PlayStation Unveils Game Pass Competitor That Will Let You Play Old Games
29.3.2022
Forget “Netflix for games” for a sec. The conversation to watch this week is “Hulu for games.” Yes, Sony has finally lifted the curtain on its eagerly anticipated overhaul of PS Plus and PS Now, formerly known under the code name “Spartacus.” The new service has three tiers, with the third and most...
Hell Yes, Kairosoft's Classic Management Games Are Now On Steam
29.3.2022
Readers, an occasional dabble with emulation and board game ports aside, I don’t normally play games on my phone. Ever. But over the years I have made one major concession and played the shit out of a series of management games released by Japanese studio Kairosoft.Read more
Destiny 2 Maker Blasts YouTube's Takedown System In Wild Lawsuit
28.3.2022
Earlier this month, a bunch of Destiny 2 YouTube videos, including some by high profile content makers and even Bungie themselves, were hit by rogue copyright takedown notices generated by fake Google accounts. Bungie is now trying to sue the people responsible, and has called out YouTube...
The Week In Games: Rule The Middle Ages On Your Console
28.3.2022
A wide variety of games, both big and small, are out this week across everything from PS5 to Switch to Mac. Possibly the biggest and most interesting release is the next-gen console ports of Crusader Kings III. Very curious to see how that plays on a TV with a controller! Read more
Modder Adds Elden Ring's Message System To Fallout: New Vegas
27.3.2022
One of the coolest parts of Elden Ring is the ability to leave messages for other players in the game’s large open-world environment. You can warn folks of enemies, hint towards a treasure, or troll people with silly jokes or lies. And now someone has added this feature into Fallout New Vegas via...
Among Us Servers Have Been Down For Over 48 Hours Due To DDoS Attack
27.3.2022
Popular online indie sneak-and-stab simulator Among Us is currently facing an ongoing DDoS (distributed denial of service) attack. According to Among Us developers Innersloth, the game has been offline in both North America and Europe for over two days due to the attack. Read more
Retro Computer And Game Museum In Ukraine Destroyed By Russian Bombing
26.3.2022
A large, privately-owned, and operated museum dedicated to retro computers and video games was destroyed earlier this week in Ukraine as a result of the ongoing and horrific invasion of the country by Russia. While a museum being destroyed doesn’t compare at all to the thousands dead and injured...
Windows 1.0’s Been Hiding A Secret For 37 Years, And Someone Finally Found It
25.3.2022
After nearly four decades, an ancient secret buried deep in Windows 1.0 has been discovered by an intrepid digital archeologist. It’s a simple Easter egg, but one which was most likely impossible to find back in the day. Read more