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Giant Motor Gives PC Enough Rumble To Shake The Very Heavens
25.2.2021
Jatin Patel is an iOS developer who works on big, silly projects for his YouTube channel. His latest million-dollar idea was to connect a giant, 2,880 rpm induction motor to his DualShock, magnifying the controller’s comparatively pitiful rumble to extraordinary proportions.Read more
President Biden Wants To 'Review' A Cause Of PS5, Graphics Card Shortages
25.2.2021
President Biden is getting ready to sign an executive order, one that will review the United States’ ability to get hold of certain things that it’s currently having trouble getting hold of. Among the list are semiconductors, one of the main reasons behind the current PS5 (and graphics card)...
Modders Fix Valheim's Terrible Inventory, Odin Be Praised
24.2.2021
Valheim rules. Exploring is fun, building is fun, kiting trolls around islands while crying quietly to yourself as you tap dance on the razor’s edge of death is fun. But nothing is perfect, especially not early access games. So I don’t think we need to kid ourselves here: Valheim’s inventory sucks...
Pokémon Go Devs Have Punished Over 5 Million Cheaters Since 2020
24.2.2021
Niantic, the studio behind augmented reality mobile games like Pokémon Go, Harry Potter: Wizards Unite, and Ingress, has reportedly punished over 5 million cheaters since the beginning of 2020, with over 1 million players receiving permanent bans across the three games.Read more
Final Fantasy XVI Is Taking Steps For Players Who Don't Like Action Role-Playing Games
24.2.2021
During a recent radio interview, producer Naoki Yoshida was asked about Final Fantasy XVI. Previously, he’s mentioned that Square Enix didn’t want to say “something that’s half-baked” that would cause speculation. What’s more, he’s discussed the need to manage expectations for the game. Read more
India's central bank ‘very much in the game‘ with digital currency project
24.2.2021
The Reserve Bank of India is getting ready to launch its own central bank digital currency
More PC Games Get Magical DLSS Support
24.2.2021
Two more PC games have gotten DLSS support—a form of modern sorcery—from Nvidia, meaning anyone with a card that supports the tech will now be getting much better performance.Read more
Stardew Valley Is Now A Co-Op Board Game
24.2.2021
For the past two years, designers Eric Barone and Cole Medeiros—who met while playing Stardew Valley online—have been working on turning the idyllic video game into something folks can play on a table.Read more
GameStop Exec Leaves With $2.8 Million Severance
24.2.2021
GameStop chief financial officer Jim Bell is set to resign from his position on March 26, the video game retailer announced today. He’ll do so $2.8 million richer thanks to a lucrative severance bonus.Read more
Persona 5 Strikers’ Menus Are As Vibrantly Alive As Its Cast
24.2.2021
Video game menus are like assholes—every game has them and more often than not, they stink. They are often the least-pretty, least splashy part of an otherwise beautiful game, partly because they aren’t central to gameplay (unless it’s Crusader Kings or something). But Persona 5 Strikers shows us...
Final Fantasy Got It Right With Two Black Fathers
23.2.2021
Lately, dads have become the video game industry’s pet trope. There are a ton of games that have won a lot of awards about trying, failing, and in very few cases, succeeding at being a dad. But that trend largely excludes Black fathers (with one extremely notable exception), since the video game...
Persona 5 Strikers Got Siri's Original Voice Actor To Play Its In-Game AI
23.2.2021
Artificial intelligences like Apple’s Siri have become so ubiquitous in many people’s lives that it’s no wonder the story of Persona 5 Strikers (out today on Playstation 4, Switch, and PC) features its own AI assistant in the form of EMMA. But what you might not immediately notice is that EMMA...
Internet Unites For Amazing Wii Shop Channel Jam Session
23.2.2021
Composer, musician, and YouTuber Alex Moukala let loose a funky, bass-tastic remix of the Nintendo Wii theme music on Twitter yesterday and then invited other artists to do the same. The result is an impromptu jam session full of super-talented people showing their love for one of gaming’s...
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2 Will Cost $10 To Upgrade To PS5 And Xbox Series X/S Versions
23.2.2021
Last year’s remaster of the first two Tony Hawk Pro Skater games is heading to PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and Switch, Activision announced today. Unfortunately, those looking to upgrade their existing copy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 to the next-gen version will need to shell out an extra $10.Read more
Here's March 2021's Xbox Live Games With Gold
23.2.2021
It’s going to be March again, or it’s still March—it’s hard to say, but you can mark the impossible passage of time with a new batch of Xbox Live Games with Gold games. As always, these games are only “free” if you have an active Xbox Live Gold membership.Read more
PS4-Exclusive Days Gone Coming To PC This Spring
23.2.2021
Open world zombie slaughter sim Days Gone will be the latest first-party Sony game to get ported to PC, British GQ reports in a new interview with Sony Interactive Entertainment boss Jim Ryan. The news was later confirmed on Twitter by Days Gone maker Sony Bend Studio. Read more
PlayStation's 'Play At Home' Program Returns, Ratchet & Clank Free Next Month
23.2.2021
Last year, Sony kickstarted the Play At Home initiative, a program that provided free game to PlayStation players in the hopes of promoting social distancing. Next month, Sony will bring the program back.Read more
Sony Finally Announces Next-Gen VR For PS5
23.2.2021
Fans of Sony’s virtual reality efforts have been wondering what was to become of console-based VR with the launch of the PlayStation 5. Today the company announces that a next-generation virtual reality system is in the works for the PS5, but it’s not going to launch this year.Read more
Kenny wasn’t like the other kids: An oral history of MTV’s Remote Control
23.2.2021
A raucously sarcastic take on the game show genre, Remote Control burst onto MTV in 1987. Part of the cable channel’s first wave of non-video-centric shows, Remote Control skewered vintage pop culture with its “mom’s basement” style set, cigarette smoking commentators, and questions about...
Don’t Worry: There Are Enough Analogue Pockets For Everyone
23.2.2021
Last August, many of us missed out on pre-ordering a Pocket, the beautiful all-in-one handheld console from Seattle-based hardware manufacturer Analogue. With a restock now confirmed for 2021, the company has promised to beef up its servers and crack down on resellers to help ensure folks are able...