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No beauty shines brighter than that of a good heart. Anonymous
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The web server reported a bad gateway error.
Debugging: Removing the needles from the haystack.
Top 10 news of the day:
SimCity developers say 2013 launch was “heartbreaking”
SimCity 2013’s launch was so bad it arguably killed the game, and the entire citybuilding series. Ten years later, its developers look back on what went wrong.
I have a soft spot for SimCity (2013). It was beautiful and it was fun, even if it was heavily compromised in its construction. Cheery RPS fanzine PC Gamer recently spoke to some of its design team about those compromises, their causes, and the enorm… [2482 chars]
Xbox GamePass Getting A Massive Day One Game
Another highly anticiapted game will arrive on Xbox GamePass on its first day of release later this summer.
Exoprimal, Capcom’s upcoming dinosaur shooter, will be available through Xbox Game Pass on its release day, July 14th. By Jason Collins | Exoprimal Capcom’s new dino shooter game, Exoprimal, will arrive on the Xbox Game Pass subscription service on d… [3106 chars]
Live-service shooter Lemnis Gate will shut down in July
Tactical first-person shooter, Lemnis Gate, is closing down. Whilst the shooter was only released in September 2021, de…
Tactical first-person shooter, Lemnis Gate, is closing down. Whilst the shooter was only released in September 2021, developer Ratloop Game partnered with publisher Frontier to confirm the closure, saying the game will be pulled from sale on 11th Apr… [1322 chars]
Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition was released to preserve the original game
Square Enix has revealed that it devised a Chrono Cross remaster project when the company began to fear that the classi…
Square Enix has revealed that it devised a Chrono Cross remaster project when the company began to fear that the classic 1999 game would be lost to the ages and “unplayable” on modern systems. In a new interview, the game’s original director Masato K… [1389 chars]
Overwatch 2’s vice president, Jon Spector, is leaving Blizzard
Overwatch 2’s commercial lead and vice president, Jon Spector, is leaving Blizzard after six years with the company. Wh…
Overwatch 2’s commercial lead and vice president, Jon Spector, is leaving Blizzard after six years with the company. Whilst Spector has not indicated his next steps nor revealed who’ll be taking over his position, he did confirm his departure on his … [1550 chars]
New Google Home app rolling out ability to reorder favorite devices
The ability to reorder devices in the Favorites tab is now starting to roll out for those in the Google Home app beta program…
The Google Home app Public Preview is set to get a number of features before it more widely launches. The ability to reorder devices in Google Home’s Favorites tab is now starting to roll out for those in the beta program. When the Public Preview lau… [2017 chars]
Drivers flabbergasted by ‘mystery’ button on rear-view mirror
A number of drivers have been turning to the internet for advice over a little button they spotted on their rear-view mirror — and they were surprised to learn what it really does
A number of drivers have been turning to the internet for advice over a little button they spotted on their rear-view mirror — and they were surprised to learn what it really does Drivers flabbergasted by ‘mystery’ button on rear-view mirror — that o… [2913 chars]
What Review Score Would You Give Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty?
Wo and behold — Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty seems to have struck a chord with fans of tough action titles. The latest game fro…
@trev666 gamepass has really shown to be such a huge value. AS some of the day one releases have been perfect for a SUB SERVICE (wo long/atomic heart, hifi rush, pentiment, tunic, plague tale:requiem, etc) . I genuinely hope that once this lame Activ… [692 chars]
Deals: Multiple Games Are Reduced By 90% On Xbox This Week (March 7–14)
Grab these deals while you can! — Looking for some cheap Xbox games in this week’s Xbox sales (March 7–14, 2023)? As usual…
In the table below, we’ve highlighted every single game in this week’s sales that you’ll find discounted by 90–95%, including the likes of the EA Family Bundle, Gravel, Naruto to Boruto and much more! If you don’t care for anything in the 90–95% rang… [592 chars]
New Half-Life RT mod proves the quality of Valve’s original work
Alex Battaglia covers the recent path-traced mod of Half-Life, called Half Life Ray Traced. How does it compare to the 1998 release and how’s performance?
Half-Life is one of the most influential games of all time, thanks not just to its immersive setting, story and visuals, but to its ‘modability’. Long after most people had played through Half-Life’s campaign, games and mods powered by the GoldSrc en… [8211 chars]
