According to Tony Hawk, the billion dollar, 20 game legacy of Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater was very close to not happening at all.
On a recent podcast, Hawk said that, months before he got the call from Activision that led to the Pro Skater series, another company contacted him with an idea for a “more technically difficult” skating game.
“They were trying to truly emulate skating,” said …
Read moreThe coronation of King Charles III takes place this weekend and, while it’s unavoidable pretty much anywhere, if you’re in the UK and couldn’t care less about the royals then this is hell. The country is a master at this kind of stuff: Sweeping everything to one side under a rug, putting on a fresh coat of paint, and sticking Princess Kate’s frozen toothpaste grin on the front of every paper. Read more
It’s been a while since we spotted some really good cheap gaming PC deals. Just when I was getting worried, this Katana X10 gaming desktop deal for $1082 on Newegg, as if it heard my cries, popped up out of nowhere. PC gaming deals are back, baby.
An Intel Core i5 CPU and an RTX 3060 Ti GPU combo keep the Katana sharp (hah), along with 16GB of DDR4 RAM. This team-up delivers excelle…
Read moreMembers of the Call of Duty league have filed a federal lawsuit against the league’s owner Activision Blizzard seeking $680m in damages, alleging the company has an unlawful monopoly over professional esports leagues.
Originally reported by Bloomberg Law, the lawsuit was filed by Hector “H3CZ” Rodriguez, leader of Call of Duty esports team Optic, and Seth “Scump” Abner, one of Call of Dut…
Read moreIt’s unclear if the people’s champion of 2022 will ever slow down: hot on the heels of an Among Us crossover DLC with outer space maps and enemies in December, Vampire Survivors has released yet another free content update.
Content patch 1.9.0, also more auspiciously titled “Space 54,” maintains the intergalactic vibe with a distinct ’60s rayguns and spandex thing going on. We’ll get to p…
Read moreYou know what’s relevant and exciting in the year of our lord 2024? The third Ultima game from 1983. OK, not really, and I leave drawing a line from Ultima 3: Exodus to the CRPGs of today as an exercise for the reader, but it really is fascinating to look back at nonetheless.
This is the game Richard Garriott led the design of after leaving Sierra On-Line (who had published Ultima 2…
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Read moreUbisoft has announced a tie-in with haptics firm Owo for the upcoming Assassin’s Creed Mirage, so now you can pay around $500 for a Mirage-themed version of the Owo Skin suit. This haptic top looks kinda like a padded t-shirt, operates wirelessly, and allows the user to feel sensations on 10 areas of the upper body and arms.
If you’re wondering where the name comes from, it’s quite simple…
Read moreAs anyone who’s been called a “stinky buttface” will know, words can hurt. A knife through the heart, a punch to the gut. Words can do some damage, so why not turn them into an all-out anime battle?
Wander Stars is doing just that, with developer Paper Castle Games showing off a fantastically flashy trailer during our PC Gaming Show. It’s got a distinct 90s flair to it, with a little bit …
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I was certain I was on the right track twice today, only to fail to reveal the green lette…
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