The five-year journey to make an adventure game out of ink and paper

The Collage Atlas was a labor of love for designer John Evelyn, and now you can finally play it on Steam.

Jay Castello

May 19|Comments

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This modder proves everything’s better with a GBA SP screen attached

Wes Davis

May 18|Comments

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The MSI Claw is an embarrassment

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May 18|Comments

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I would watch the heck out of a good Sierra On-Line documentary.

Ken and Roberta Williams are some of the most influential video game designers ever, and also founded a video game publisher that did a whole lot more — until Sierra On-Line became a victim of massive accounting fraud and dramatically collapsed.

Vice’s Waypoint published this must-read feature story about it, before it, too, became a victim. Now, an authorized Sierra documentary is coming:

Sierra On-Line's History To Be Told In New Documentary, Legends Of Adventure

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The Delta Emulator is changing its logo after Adobe threatened it

Sean Hollister

May 17|Comments

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Valve’s next game may have just leaked

Ash Parrish

May 17|Comments

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Your guide to this year’s summer video game events

Ash Parrish

May 17|Comments

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One last update for Redfall.

Despite the studio’s closure, Arkane Austin is squeezing out one final update for its vampiric shooter Redfall. This follows the final patch for Hi-Fi Rush from Tango Gameworks, which was also shut down.

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We have Fallout at home.

Post-apocalyptic wastelands are all the rage right now, and soon that will extend to Fortnite. When the game’s Greek mythology season ends next week, it will give way to something that will hopefully make the wait for Fallout 5 a little easier.

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New Teslas might lose Steam

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FromSoftware just debuted their bloodiest monster yet.

FromSoftware’s monster designs have really nailed the inherent horror of living in ambulatory sentient meat sacs and this new one from Shadow of the Erdtree is just...

That is a uterus, y’all and if it means Shadow of the Erdtree will tread the “transformative horrors of childbirth” like Bloodbornedid, I am so on board. I cannot wait for June 21st, my uterus is ready.

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Microsoft to add next Call of Duty to Xbox Game Pass, WSJ reports

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It’s a great week to be a retro handheld gamer.

Anbernic’s Game Boy Advance SP homage goes on sale tomorrow for $65, and the just announced $339 Ayn Odin 2 Mini is a dead ringer for PlayStation Vita but with Qualcomm, Wi-Fi 7 and a 1080p mini-LED screen. Then on Saturday, Ayaneo will reveal its takes on the original Game Boy and Game Boy Micro.

Choices, choices!

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GTA VI: all the news on Rockstar’s next entry in the Grand Theft Auto series

Ash Parrish

May 16|Comments

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Grand Theft Auto VI is launching in fall 2025

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May 16|Comments

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Neon racing, meet ray tracing.

2003’s Need for Speed: Underground is the latest modded RTX Remix game, with over 1,000 additional light sources and almost completely ray-traced lighting. (Headlight ray tracing is TBD.)

2005’s Most Wanted was more my jam, but this looks great. More about it (and downloadable files) here. Also see: ray traced Half-Life and Half-Life 2, and more listed here.

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Looking back on Kim Kardashian’s video game legacy.

From Polygon’s exploration of the “unlikely, lasting place in gaming history” held by Kim Kardashian: Hollywood:

Headley drew Kardashian, and Zabbal illustrated a background, like Beverly Hills — “a postcard for the location,” which he described as not necessarily accurate, but a “lovely broad impression with a tight, cool palette.”

This early art — Headley’s depiction of Kardashian — was what hooked Kardashian herself. “Kim said many times, ‘I saw that they really got me when I saw how they drew me,’” de Masi said.

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Epic Games Store’s Mega Sale kicks off with a free Dragon Age: Inquisition download

Quentyn Kennemer

May 16|Comments

The best entertainment of 2024

Our guide to the most interesting games, movies, and TV shows of the year.

Andrew Webster

May 16|Comments

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Lorelei and the Laser Eyes has turned me into a puzzle sicko

Andrew Webster

May 16|Comments

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Sony’s new PlayStation PC overlay is a simple start

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May 16|Comments

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EA Sports brings college football back to game consoles on July 19th.

After plenty of teases and licensing news, EA is showing off the official covers for its NIL-enabled College Football 25 game, which is returning after a decade-long break. Even if they don’t have the backup QB from Texas, EA has signed the starter, as its cover features Quinn Ewers alongside Michigan running back Donovan Edwards, and Colorado wide receiver/defensive back Travis Hunter.

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Activision’s new Elsewhere Entertainment studio is working on a new IP.

Headquartered in Poland, Elsewhere Entertainment — an all-new internal studio at Activision — is working on a new “narrative-based and genre-defining AAA franchise.” Elsewhere includes developers credited on The Last of Us, Uncharted, Destiny, Cyberpunk, and more. Activision’s new studio announcement comes just a week after its parent company, Microsoft, closed three Bethesda studios. It also follows job postings about a new Activision IP.

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Well that’s one Assassin’s Creed controversy settled at least.

After the official reveal of Assassin’s Creed Shadows yesterday, some players noticed on the game’s PSN page that an internet connection would be required to play this single player game. In response, Ubisoft has put out a new statement clarifying that you’ll only need an internet connection to download the game and that the rest of it can be played wholly offline.

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I touched a prototype Asus ROG Ally X, and it felt better

Sean Hollister

May 16|Comments

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Microsoft announces the Proteus Controller, a gamepad for Xbox gamers with disabilities

Sheena Vasani

May 15|Comments

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PPSSPP brings PSP emulation to the iPhone

Wes Davis

May 15|Comments

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RetroArch brings its free multisystem emulation to the iOS App Store

Wes Davis

May 15|Comments

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Now, sashay away.

The developers of Drag Her, the drag queen fighting game, has announced they are ending development and disbanding the team. In the announcement, the team wrote that despite a successful Kickstarter and solid fan support, they couldn’t secure enough funding to bring their vision of Drag Her to life. But not all is totally lost. The developers plan on releasing Drag Her in its current state on Steam for free May 16th.

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Today I learned Ubisoft is entrusting its entire corporate culture and public image to a single person.

Ubisoft’s Cécile Russeil is EVP in charge of Communications, Corporate Affairs, Diversity, Inclusion, Accessibility, Human Resources, and Legal. So anything and everything the company does to fix that toxic workplace we heard about in 2020, which led to some changes and more recently to arrests — it’s all on her. Sounds like a monster job.

Ubisoft Announces Appointment Of Cécile Russeil As Executive Vice President (April 2024)

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DS Heavy.

Auto-translated from Japanese:

Nintendo DS CRT Ver. Finally completed!!! (📚🍣) Two 14-inch CRTs (SONY Trinitron) are used. (S terminal output)

The sound and picture quality are both amazing! However, the problem is that you can’t carry it in your pocket... That’s why we named it DS Heavy. (Total weight: 28KG)

It really is a wild world. Image: @maruhigame (X)

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The Division Heartland has flatlined.

Buried within Ubisoft’s earnings report is the news that The Division Heartland has been cancelled. The game was a free-to-play spinoff of The Division series that was rumored to be Ubisoft’s entry to the battle royale space. According to the earnings report that game has been scrapped with the company shifting its focus on developing XDefiant a game that’s launching its preseason...checks notes next week. And you thought Xbox wasn’t promoting Hellblade enough.

The Division mobile game gets a name and a trailer

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The first Assassin’s Creed Shadows trailer shows off dual samurai / ninja action

Ash Parrish

May 15|Comments

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Xbox Cloud Gaming now has mouse and keyboard support in 26 games

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Saddle up for Red Dead Redemption II on PlayStation Plus.

Rockstar’s hit open-world western will hit the catalog on May 21st, along with Watch Dogs and The Sims 4’s City Living expansion, according to the PlayStation blog.

But as Sony giveth, it also taketh away — Horizon Zero Dawnis indeed going back into the vault the same day. Maybe when we see it next, it’ll be remastered.

PlayStation Plus Game Catalog for May: Red Dead Redemption 2, Deceive Inc., Crime Boss: Rockay City and more

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Not with a Rush, but a whimper.

Despite the upsetting news that Xbox is shutting down Hi-Fi Rush studio, Tango Gameworks, there is still some time before the lights go out for good. The developers at Tango are using that time to finish some last minute projects including working with Limited Run Games to release a physical version of the game and one final patch that’s scheduled for today.

Update: And here’s the final patch notes.

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Mario Land lands on the Switch.

It’s a great time for fans of classic games, and for Nintendo Switch Online subscribers that means a trio of Game Boy games, led by the oddball Super Mario Land. If you want to feel ancient, the company says the release is timed to the handheld’s 35th anniversary. I still remember when it was only 30.

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So many iOS emulators.

RetroArch, a long-running (and very good) emulator frontend, is waiting for Apple to green-light it for the App Store, according to one of its developers. PPSSPP, a well-known PSP emulator, is also in the approval queue, its developer told The Verge via email.

And that’s not all! Another multi-system emulator (Nintendo 3DS, DS, GBA) called Folium is also awaiting approval. There are yet others — see this list on Reddit.

Available iOS Emulators (Megathread)

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Amazon follows Fallout with live-action Tomb Raider show

Ash Parrish

May 14|Comments