Gaming / Gaming & Entertainment
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The Apple TV is coming for the Raspberry Pi’s retro emulation box crown
Apple’s restrictions will still hold it back, but there’s a lot of possibility.
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Leaks from Valve’s Deadlock look like a pressed sandwich of every game around
Is there something new underneath a whole bunch of familiar game elements?
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How to port any N64 game to the PC in record time
"Static recompilation" is "the difference between weeks of work and years of work."
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Sony listing hints at native, upscaled PS2 emulation on the PS5
Download promo promises "up-rendering, rewind, quick save, and custom video filters."
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Virtual Boy: The bizarre rise and quick fall of Nintendo’s enigmatic red console
How Nintendo took a gamble on a new kind of gaming experience in the '90s.
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Warner Bros. gives Adult Swim games back to their creators rather than kill them
It's still unclear why WBD wouldn't have done this in the first place.
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Game dev says contract barring “subjective negative reviews” was a mistake
Early streamers agreed not to "belittle the gameplay" or "make disparaging... comments."
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Cryptmaster is a dark, ridiculous RPG test of your typing and guessing skills
Ask a necromancer to lick a shield. Type out "HIT," "YELL," "ZAP." It's funny.
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Manor Lords’ medieval micromanagement means making many messes
Survival is hard in the untamed wilderness, but does it have to be this hard?
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40 years later, Kontrabant 2 for ZX Spectrum is rebroadcast on FM in Slovenia
Celebrating radio waves, magnetic tape heads, and smuggled 8-bit computers.
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Court rules against Activision Blizzard in $23.4M patent dispute
Activision plans appeal, says it uses different network tech in its games.
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Sneaking science into Borderlands: Inside the game inside a game
A key to its success? Making a game that didn't look like it involved biology.
Paul Sutter walks us through the future of climate change—and things aren’t great
This episode of Edge of Knowledge focuses on our rapidly transforming world.
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Hands-on with the new John Wick pinball
Stern Pinball brings the legendary assassin to the world of mechanical gaming.
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Microsoft shuts down Bethesda’s Hi-Fi Rush, Redfall studios
Xbox maker wants to "prioritiz[e] high-impact titles" according to letter to staff.
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Nintendo pre-announces a Switch 2 announcement is coming… eventually
More info promised sometime before the end of March 2025.
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Hackers discover how to reprogram NES Tetris from within the game
New method could help high-score chasers trying to avoid game-ending crashes.
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Pokémon Go players are altering public map data to catch rare Pokémon
OpenStreetMap contributors have been dealing with Pokémon Go players for years.
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Sony backs down, won’t enforce PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 PC players on Steam
What will Sony do next for an audience that likes its games but not its network?
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Sony demands PSN accounts for Helldivers 2 PC players, and it’s not going well
A surprise hit, a network with brutal baggage, and the Steam profit paradox.
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Mini Settlers is a city builder that you can both enjoy and actually put down
No zoning, no pollution, no advisers—just squares, circles, people, and time.
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One and done: Elden Ring’s first DLC expansion will also be its last
But the studio is "leaving some possibilities" for a sequel that continues the story.
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GeForce Now has made Steam Deck streaming much easier than it used to be
Ask someone who previously did it the DIY way.
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Hades II’s new combat options enhance an already great game
New magic system shines in the game's early "Technical Test" period.
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Dave & Buster’s is adding real money betting options to arcade staples
"Gamification layer" platform promises to streamline your friendly Skee-Ball wagers.
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The iPhone’s next AAA game, Assassin’s Creed Mirage, gets a release date
The game launched on consoles and PC months ago.
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Behind the wheel of CXC’s $600,000 off-road racing simulator
CXC Simulations wanted to build something special for a cruise liner.
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Report suggests Switch 2 can play all original Switch games
New Joy-con buttons, 1080p screen also feature in MobaPad's "first-hand information."
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There’s never been a better time to get into Fallout 76
Fallout 76 is good now. Actually, it’s always been good.
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Putting Microsoft’s cratering Xbox console sales in context
Why declining quarterly numbers might not be awful news for Microsoft's gaming business.
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Switch 2 reportedly replaces slide-in Joy-Cons with magnetic attachment
Design choice may have implications for current Joy-Con compatibility.
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Can an online library of classic video games ever be legal?
Preservationists propose access limits, but industry worries about a free "online arcade."
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Garry’s Mod is taking down 20 years’ worth of “Nintendo Stuff”
Creator: "They don't want you playing with that stuff... we have to respect that."
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No more refunds after 100 hours: Steam closes Early Access playtime loophole
It's largely a win against scammers, but a simple policy doesn't fit all games.
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Elite: Dangerous’s real-money ship sales spark “pay-to-win” outrage
In 2019, dev promised purchases would "only be used to buy cosmetic Game Extras."
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You can now disable some of Fortnite’s most toxic emotes
Epic: "We want emotes to be a source of good vibes..."
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Why a GameCube/Wii emulator may not be possible on the iOS App Store
DolphiniOS dev says barring just-in-time compilation prevents playable performance.