One of the more tragic things I did during lockdown involved loading up Jet Set Radio Future for the first time in an age and playing through it with my phone by my side. Partly I just wanted to feel the game under my feet again - that hectic, freewheeling pleasure of city space and cold night air. Partly, though, I wanted to take phone pictures of Tokyo-To as a tourist would....
History of Computers and Computing, Mechanical calculators, 19th century, Joseph Edmondson Joseph Edmondson was the inventor of a circular calculating machine which was manufactured in the 1880’s in Halifax, England by the company Blakey, Emmott & Co for some time.Edmondson based his design on the circular stepped-drums mechanism of the machine of Philipp Matthäus Hahn, though the construction of Edmondson’s is quite different.Edmondson’s calculating machine was favorably mentioned in the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica, almost thirty years after its introduction....
During Ubisoft’s E3 2018 showing we saw a dancing panda and live band reveal Just Dance 2019. What more do you want? There was loads of colourful characters dancing around the place with garish jackets, but d’ya know what? It was at least a way to open the show that a bit lively.
Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes might be the best co-op game we’ve ever played – one person plays the game, their friends consult a manual. Things usually blow up. Dave & Alice had a go and did surprisingly well. Click here to subscribe! Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes is tense, but not as tense as Hitman. Check out our five favourite moments from Hitman 2016’s latest episode, Sapienza. Finally, Keep Talking And Nobody Explodes can be played in VR....
For many younger fans of the Super Smash Bros. series, they were completely surprised by the announcement of “Terry Bogard” as DLC. Hailing from the Fatal Fury series (and subsequently SNK’s King of Fighters), his fame has sort of diminished for those not aware of the hardcore fighting scene. If you happen to find yourself as one of the many without knowledge of Terry’s roots, SNK’s recent mobile title The King of Fighters Allstar will get you up to speed for his debut in Smash....
Back in June, Tim McDonald was able to check out an early preview of King’s Bounty II, an adventure RPG from 1C Entertainment that promises to go back to the series’ roots. Tim was only able to play as the Warrior Aivar in the previous build. As such, I decided to choose Katharine, the Mage class, this time around. Katharine has innate bonuses for learning “Air & Fire” and “Death & Darkness” spells....
Crystal Dynamics has a “50/50 chance” of returning to the Legacy of Kain series this gen, senior designer Michael Brinker has said, revealing that there are still people at the studio who “really want to make that game”. “It’s interesting because people look back at our history and our franchises and see that we have some really great iconic IPs,” Brinker said in an interview with finder.com.au. “So gamers wonder; ‘where are they and what are they doing?...
Lego Builder Journey is a cute little atmospheric puzzle game build over an idea of a camping trip, a good relaxing game with soothing music, and a neat atmosphere. Recently Nvidia introduced a DLSS update to 55 games which include Lego Builder Journey. A DLSS and RTX boost transforms Lego Builder Journey into a stunning game. Nevertheless, it is not a fast-paced shooting game, so the power of RTX cannot do miracles here....
In 1858, Leonard N. Nutz invented the fourth patented keyboard adder in the US–a single-column adding machine.Up through 1880, the US patent office required inventors to submit a physical model of their creations. No such model exists for Leornard Nutz’s invention.Nutz also designed and built a compass for surveyor Benaiah Robinson in 1853, which is currently kept in the collection of the Madison County Historical Society. Who Was Leonard Nutz?...
Multiple Oscar categories were discontinued over the years. Check out these seven. “The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the professional organizing body of the ceremony intended to honor the highest achievers in the field of filmmaking, recognizes that standards of achievement in the film industry evolve over time. The awards issued each year have reflected the ever-changing nature of the movie business—today’s Best Visual Effects may well give way to tomorrow’s Best Use of De-Aging Technology....
As every song has a different ring to it, songs in Lost Ark have different effects and actions with each song. There are different songs to be unlocked in sheet music that come to your aid. Some songs let you fast travel while some songs open the hidden spaces. Song of Starlight is a song that might be quite helpful in building strong relationships with the NPCs in quests. Here’s how to get the song of Starlight in Lost Ark....
Netflix feels like the right home for this compelling but low-key feature about the Long Island Serial Killer which wisely opts to focus on the families of the victims rather than the unsolved case itself. Amy Ryan (Gone Baby Gone) is sympathetic as Mari Gilbert, a hard-working and harassed single mother whose somewhat estranged eldest daughter Shannan goes missing after making a panicked 911 call from a gated community near Ocean Parkway, NY in the early hours of the morning....
Lost Planet is one of my favorite games of this generation. Despite the frustrating controls and wildly varying difficulty, I loved every minute of that game. Lost Planet 2 was a very similar game, but lacked some of the freshness of the original, and just wasn’t as incredible as an experience as it could and should have been, as you can read in our review. Now, not only has Capcom finally decided to bring the sequel to the PC, but they’re bringing it in 3D!...
The Made in Abyss anime series is confirmed to be getting a sequel project, though it’s still unclear when the project will be released. During a special event held for the series on Jan. 15, it was revealed that a sequel project for Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun has been greenlit and will begin development in the near future. It was not confirmed whether the project would be an adaptation of material following the events in the most recent anime series or if it would be a new exploration of the property through a compilation film or original story....
In mid-July, Den Of Geek and a gaggle of other journalists gathered on a boat in the Thames to learn more about The Dark Pictures Anthology: Man Of Medan. This game, which comes from the Until Dawn developers at Supermassive Games, is intended to kick off an anthology series of horror titles, each instalment of which will explore a different style of scares. As Supermassive representatives were keen to show off at this preview event, Man Of Medan will offer gamers a rare chance to experience story-based horror in a multiplayer manner....
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has been officially announced as a follow up to the 2019 action adventure and is coming to PlayStation 5 in 2023. Following up from the first two titles, we got a first look via a bombastic trailer during the PlayStation Showcase. It’ll feature both Peter Parker and Miles Morales on the side of the Spider-Men. Meanwhile, the villains will be headed up by the alien symbiote himself, Venom....
Tucked into a recent Variety article about the challenges movie studios are facing when it comes to starting or relaunching production on a number of tentpole films was this little nugget: “The biggest film in pre-production that has yet to move its start date is Marvel’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Pre-production has continued remotely on the superhero film, and sources say it is still on track to start shooting in June....
… of the current story arc! At a recent event in Edmonton, Project Director Casey Hudson talked a bit about Mass Effect 3 and the biggest challenge of developing Mass Effect 2. Before demonstrating the game to the press, Hudson let everyone know that Bioware wasn’t taking a break stating, “We’re looking forward to [Mass Effect 3] and it should be more fun for us.” Mass Effect 2 provided a unique challenge since the save file from the original Mass Effect could carry over to the sequel....
Casey Hudson, the former boss of BioWare and its Mass Effect trilogy, has offered an update on his new project. Hudson’s new team at Humanoid Studios is developing an “all-new science-fiction universe”, which you can glimpse below in freshly-released concept art. “Our current project is a multi-platform AAA game, focusing on character-driven narrative in an all-new science-fiction universe,” Humanoid Studios’ website now states. Hudson announced the foundation of Humanoid Studios back in June last year, following his departure from BioWare back in December 2020....
You know what’s brilliant? Stuffing your face with cereal. You know what’s even more brilliant? Being rewarded with a prize for stuffing your face with cereal. Cereal manufacturers of old knew this, which is why your box of Super Sugar Wazzers always contained a nifty plastic objet d’art. As we all know, cereal prizes have been all but done away with, thanks to the fact that modern kids are stupid and will choke on their prizes and die....
