Category: video games
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IO Interactive Dropped From Square-Enix
Square-Enix put out the amazing Hitman (2016) last year, I love that game and it’s disappointing to hear that Square-Enix is dropping IO and probably will end up keeping IO’s creations: To maximize player satisfaction as well as market potential going forward, we are focusing our resources and energies on key franchises and studios. As a…
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Ben Heck Got That Nintendo Playstation Working
Ben Heck attempted to repair a Nintendo Playstation prototype. It was a console developed in partnership between Sony and Nintendo during the Super Nintendo era. Before Sony decided to go their own way and the project was scuttled, this prototype was developed and made its way into the world. Last year Heck managed to get the unit loading regular…
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Valve Destroys Steam Gifting
Valve’s Kristian (no surname given) with a Steam blog post titled “Steam Gifting Changes”: Today we’re announcing changes to gifts on Steam. The gifting process has had a bunch of friction in it for a while, and we want to make it easier for you to share the games you love with friends. Steam Gifting…
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The Internet Archive’s Collection of Classic Mac Software & Simple Beep
The latest episode of Simple Beep, a great podcast that recently popped up on my radar, has a great retrospective on some classic Mac games and reminded me that I had yet to post about the Internet Archive’s classic Macintosh software collection. There are a ton of great games like Prince of Persia and Hitchhiker’s Guide to…
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Nintendo’s New Nintendo 2DS XL on July 28th, $150
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3lxNHhgMuTg Nintendo’s got a new version of their 2DS handheld coming out on July 28th. The New 2DS XL has many of the features of the big boy New 3DS XL, like the clamshell design, c-stick, and faster processor, without the 3D functionality that almost no games are taking advantage of anymore. It looks good in that two-tone black and…