I love The Simpsons, and not just as a concept. Not just in the “oh yeah, Mr. Plow, that was funny,” kind of way. I still watch the new episodes every week and keep up with all the buzz around the show too. Unfortunately, that means I hear a lot of people complaining about how […]
Housemarque Comments On The Lack Of Saving In Returnal
Returnal’s developers, Housemarque, has commented on the lack of mid-run saving in the game. Although Returnal has seen some great critical reception since launching, one of the more common complaints with the game is the fact that you can’t save during a run. That means that if you want to put the game down, you’ll […]
The Sega Dreamcast Gets New Merch
Sega’s Dreamcast may have undoubtedly lost the sixth console generation, and even pushed the studio out of the market, but it did manage to win the hearts of thousands. Seen as a tragic figure—a brave final stand from Sega, which was anything but lazy—the Dreamcast has retained a cult following in the gaming community, predominantly […]
The early decision that helped Adjust go from startup to global success
The second day of GamesBeat Summit 2021 offered attendees a look at companies that skyrocket from startup to big success, and how they faced the challenges and opportunities of rapid expansion, on the panel “Scaling the right way: When a startup is no longer a startup.” Katie Jansen, CMO at AppLovin and Katie Madding, chief […]
Dark Souls’ The Bed Of Chaos Is The Worst Boss Battle Ever
Dark Souls is one of my favourite games of all-time, but I’ll be the first to admit it has its fair share of bullshit. Lordran is a bitterly evil place, one that will kill you time and time again before your eventual triumph. Even when this victory has been achieved, it remains unclear if you’ve […]
Huawei trained the Chinese-language equivalent of GPT-3
Join Transform 2021 this July 12-16. Register for the AI event of the year. For the better part of a year, OpenAI’s GPT-3 has remained among the largest AI language models ever created, if not the largest of its kind. Via an API, people have used it to automatically write emails and articles, summarize text, […]
The Witcher’s Hybrid Dice Kickstarter Campaign More Than Triples Its Goal
CD Projekt Red launched a Kickstarter campaign for a Witcher-themed dice set that will come “in a variety of shapes and colors,” perfect for a DnD campaign, The Witcher board game, or just a fancy run of Monopoly. With 21 days still left to go, it has reached £140,783 of its £43,522 goal. That’s with 2,051 […]
Nier Replicant And The Value of Remasters Showing Restraint
The original Nier was never a visually spectacular game, even for the console generation it occupied it paled in comparison to others in the genre. Textures were often muddy, while performance across both platforms failed to live up to expectations. It was a rocky experience, but the art and character designs shone through, proving so […]
The Chadwick Boseman NFT Is Getting Redesigned, But That Doesn’t Address The Real Issues
Earlier today, Andre Oshea, the artist that created the Chadwick Boseman NFT for the Oscars, released a statement on Instagram that attempts to address the controversy around the project. On Sunday, Oshea revealed the NFT artwork, a golden model of Boseman’s head, and announced that it would be auctioned off after the Academy Awards, with […]
Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife Graphics Comparison
Fast Travel Games’ unnerving VR horror, Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife, is now out on Oculus Quest and Rift. How does the standalone version stack up to the PC? Find out in our Wraith: The Oblivion – Afterlife graphics comparison! Traditionally in our Quest vs PC graphics comparisons, we find a fair few differences. Most […]