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CultureGeForce Now’s New Opt-In Policy Wins Back At Least One Developer
Winter survival game The Long Dark was removed from Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming platform back in March after its developer said the game had been added without their consent. Now it’s coming back, following changes to the service that make GeForce Now opt-in only. “Back in March I decided to remove The Long Dark from…
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CulturePhantasy Star Online 2’s Microsoft Store Launch Has Been A Mess
Eight years after its original release, scifi MMORPG Phantasy Star Online 2 finally became available on PC in North America yesterday. The only problem? It came exclusively to the Microsoft Store, leading to all sorts of errors and complications for many players. A lot of the issues seem to be stemming from the fact that…
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CultureToday’s HP announced its new consumer virtual reality headset, the Reverb G2. The headset, available this fall for $600, includes a pair of Valve-designed 2K lenses, four-camera internal tracking, off-the-ear spatial audio, and support for Windows mixed reality. Preorders start *checks watch* now.
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CultureXbox Series X Backwards Compatible Games Will Support Quick Resume Feature And HDR, Microsoft Says
Microsoft explained some of the ways the Xbox Series X will play older games even better than the hardware they were originally created for in a blog post this morning. “Not only should gamers be able to play all of these games from the past, but they should play better than ever before,” Jason Ronald,…
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CultureHow The Makers Of Samurai Shodown Neo Geo Collection Dug Up A Long-Lost, Unreleased Game
The entirety of the Neo Geo’s Samurai Shodown library—plus one that hasn’t seen the light of day since 2005—will soon be available in one complete package for PC, PlayStation 4, and Switch. Samurai Shodown Neo Geo Collection, which will release on Epic Games Store (for free, at first) on June 11, Steam on June 18,…
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CultureThe TurboGrafx-16 Mini Is Awesome (If You Love Shooters)
I forgive you if you didn’t even notice that the TurboGrafx-16 Mini was officially released last week. Who could know? I don’t see so much as a press release in my inbox about it. The extent of the marketing for it seems to be Konami’s official Twitter account sporadically retweeting people who bought one. But…
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CultureFans Make E3-Style Showcase Featuring A Ton Of Games That Aren’t Super Grim
A digital games showcase called the Wholesome Games Direct aired yesterday, dedicated to cute and colorful games. It put the spotlight on over 50 upcoming indie games that run the gamut from train sims to augmented reality adventures. I want to play them all. Produced by brothers Matthew Taylor and James Tillman and graphic designer…
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CultureStern’s New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pinball Machines Are Glorious
The latest silver ball playground from Stern Pinball is a trio of machines based on the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. They’ve got a spinning magnetic pizza. They’ve got a sculpted Turtle Van that can capture up to four balls. They have a floating Krang. They even play the original theme song. A new…
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CultureDestiny 2 Players Are Looking For A Giant Spaceship By Staring Directly Into The Sun
As the current season of Destiny 2 draws to a close, players are desperately searching for signs of a giant spaceship that’s supposed to be on a collision course with Earth. After today’s weekly reset, they finally found one by staring directly into the sun. One of the first reports came in from the game’s…
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CultureSilent Hill Returns As Dead By Daylight Expansion
The next major Dead by Daylight expansion will feature content based on the iconic Silent Hill franchise. Starting in June, players of the asymmetric, competitive horror game will be able to control the series’ ostensible mascot Pyramid Head (otherwise referred to as “The Executioner”) and Silent Hill 3 protagonist Cheryl Mason (also known as Heather…
By Ian Walker
