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Playdate Season 2 review: Long Puppy and Otto's Galactic Groove!!

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-07 18:00:25

We're officially halfway through Playdate Season Two, and so far there have been no flops. Last week brought us a balanced serving of doom, gloom and delight , but this week is all about keeping things light and silly. That's not to say the latest two games are a walk in the park, though. The third drop of Season Two features Long Puppy and Otto's Galactic Groove!! , and as playful as they are, you're still in for a challenge. But when you need a break, there's always more Blippo+. Long Puppy

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Switch 2 users report online console bans after running personal game “backups”

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-09-11 01:47:15

Earlier this week, the makers of the popular Mig Flash cartridge, which allows users to play Switch games loaded via an SD card without modifying the console itself, issued a firmware update enabling the cards to run original Switch games on the Switch 2. Since then, though, multiple Mig Flash users are reporting that they've seen their Switch 2 consoles banned from Nintendo's online servers, even in cases where the devices were only used to run backups of legitimate games the users purchased th

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Reverse-engineered PlayStation 1 motherboard runs original chips without emulation

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-09-11 05:56:00

Why it matters: Preserving retro games and hardware becomes increasingly difficult as the years pass and essential components grow rarer. Reverse engineering allows modders and repair shops to create substitutes that function identically to the original parts. Now, a new project aims to bring that level of flexibility to the original PlayStation. Italian engineer Lorentio Brodesco recently became the first person to successfully reverse-engineer the original PlayStation's motherboard, creating

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Download these now free retro mobile games before Sega removes them

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-09-11 09:57:04

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Although there has been no official announcement, Sega has revealed that it’s discontinuing support for nine retro games that were ported to iOS and Android several years ago. Before that happens, the company has made all the games completely free and removed all in-app purchases, as spotted by Android Authority. The list includes the following

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Amazon kicks off extended Prime Day on July 8, adds six free Prime Gaming titles

techspot.com Rob Thubron 2025-09-11 13:03:00

In brief: Amazon has announced that its extended four-day Prime Day sales event will be taking place between July 8 and July 11. To celebrate, the company is giving away an extra six free games through its Prime Gaming service. Between now (June 17) and July 7, Prime members can get six extra games in addition to the previously announced free titles available on the service this month. For those who've never grabbed Prime Gaming giveaways before, the games are downloaded and permanently stay in

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Life with the Nintendo Switch 2

theverge.com David Pierce 2025-09-11 13:15:27

The Nintendo Switch 2 is great. In many ways, it’s exactly what we hoped for: a Switch, only better. And yet there’s something… underwhelming about it. Maybe it’s unfair, but we’ve come to expect Nintendo to consistently amaze us with either how its consoles work or the games you can play with them. In this case, it still feels like a Switch. Only better. And not universally better, either. On this episode of The Vergecast, now that a number of folks on our team have spent some real time with t

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These retro SEGA games are now free on Android until they disappear forever

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-11 20:04:18

Nick Fernandez / Android Authority TL;DR Nine retro SEGA games ported to mobile are now free without ads, but will lose support soon. You can still download them, and they will likely remain in your account forever. Free games include Crazy Taxi Classic, Shining Force Classics, Streets of Rage 2 Classic, and more. SEGA has a long history of supporting its retro titles, with many ported directly to Android and iOS as part of the SEGA Forever program. However, the company will soon pull suppor

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Nintendo is banning Switch 2 users for piracy, even if they’re just backing up their games

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-11 22:28:49

Oliver Cragg / Android Authority TL;DR Nintendo is banning Switch 2 consoles that use MIG flash carts to load games. These can be used for both piracy and legitimate game preservation efforts. Bans seem limited to consoles for now, with no account-wide bans reported. Nintendo has been at war with pirates for decades, and now the battleground has moved to the Switch 2. A wave of users across the internet are reporting console bans after inserting MIG flash carts into the system, with no recou

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You Can Play FBC: Firebreak, Deus Ex and More on PlayStation Plus Now

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-11 22:00:07

Remedy Entertainment released the mind-bending action game Control in 2019. And now, PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers can return to the Federal Bureau of Control in the wacky, first-person co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak. PlayStation Plus is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers subscribers a large and constantly expanding library of games. There are three PlayStation Plus tiers -- Essential ($10 a month), Extra ($15 a month) and Premium ($18 a month) -- and each gives subs

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I'm Can't Wait to Play Remedy's FBC: Firebreak on Xbox Game Pass

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-11 22:00:08

In 2019, Remedy Entertainment released the mind-bending, Kafka-esque game Control. At the time, I loved the idea of a bureaucratic office turned into a violent battlefield filled with office supplies -- like a floppy disk -- that can give you special abilities. So I'm excited to return to that world in FBC: Firebreak, which is on Xbox Game Pass now. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors' Choice award pick, offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One an

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The GameSir Cyclone 2 Has One Thing That Keeps It From Being a Great Nintendo Switch Controller

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-11 22:00:11

GameSir has made a name for itself over the past few years by building solid gaming controllers with top-notch features, often at lower prices than the competition. One of its latest controllers, the Cyclone 2, offers a lot of great things including support for multiple platforms, several connectivity options and solid triggers and joysticks. But the lackluster buttons and janky software make it hard to recommend when there are dozens of other great controllers for around the same price. What I

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The Atlantic is making a big push into games

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-09-11 22:00:00

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Daily puzzle games are seemingly everywhere right now, and starting today, you’ll be able to add a new stop to your puzzle rotation: The Atlantic. The publication is launching a new hub for its growing game offerings, including already available games like Bracket City and Caleb’s Inferno Crossword Puzzle, as well as some new puzzles. You’ll be able to access the hub on both

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Amazon is giving away some great games in the lead up to Prime Day

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-11 21:00:12

You can grab a number of games from Amazon at no cost if you have a Prime subscription in the days leading up to Prime Day 2025, which takes place from July 8 to July 11. Starting today, June 17 at 12 PM Eastern time, you can get Dungeon of the Endless Definitive Edition without paying for it through the Amazon Games App. In the roguelike game, you take on the role of a prison spaceship survivor who has to fight off several floors of creatures after your escape pod crashes into a strange planet.

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PlayStation doubles down on slow, "thoughtful" PC porting strategy

techspot.com Cal Jeffrey 2025-09-12 17:42:00

In a nutshell: Sony's PC porting strategy has been clear from the start. It is in no rush to follow Xbox's multiplatform strategy. It wants to preserve the value of the PlayStation 5 by making sure high-end exclusives like Spider-Man and God of War remain showcases for the console first – and only reach PC when the timing feels right. Sony Interactive Entertainment's Studio Business Group CEO Hermen Hulst says the company is continuing to take a "measured" approach to porting major first-party

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Bigger Games raises $25M to grow its mobile gaming business

venturebeat.com Rachel Kaser 2025-09-13 05:54:26

Turkish mobile games studio Bigger Games announced today that it has raised $25 million in its Series A funding round, which it will put towards growing its portfolio of games. Goodwater Capital led the round, with Arcadia Gaming Partners and existing investors Index Ventures and Play Ventures also participating. Coddy Johnson, former Activision president and current partner at Goodwater Capital, joins Bigger’s board of directors. The studio plans to use the funding to continue building its team

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Glenn Close Is Joining ‘The Hunger Games’

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-09-13 08:30:28

The latest Hunger Games prequel just keeps finding new faces to add to its cast, and its latest round is a doozy: Glenn Close and Billy Porter will play husband and wife in Sunrise on the Reaping‘s take on the second Quarter Quell. Confirmed by Lionsgate at CinemaCon Europe this morning (via Deadline), Close and Porter will play Drusilla Sickle and Magno Stift, respectively. Sickle is the sinister Capitol escort to the Tributes from District 12 called up for the 50th Hunger Games–including the

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How Mixtape reminds us that your mixtapes were your life | Johnny Galvatron interview

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-13 21:45:00

It took Johnny Galvatron and his small team of neophytes six years to make The Artful Escape, a musical narrative game that debuted in 2021. With Mixtape, the team has been working on it for about two years. Annapurna Interactive published the game from Galvatron, a former star from the Australian band The Galvatrons, even though it focused on a somewhat cursed genre of music games. It did well enough for Annapurna, despite its recent troubles, to publish Galvatron’s second game. With Mixtape,

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Cozy Horror Game Grave Seasons Is Stardew Valley Plagued by a Serial Killer

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-13 22:00:23

At Summer Game Fest, I tried a game that was bold enough to ask: Why doesn't Stardew Valley have more murder? Grave Seasons, due out next year, is a cozy farming sim with a morbid edge: It's about all the friends (and romantic partners) you make along the bloody way to stopping a serial killer. A little bit into the short demo of Grave Seasons, I took to the fields to clean up the run-down farm I'd broken into and decided to adopt, only to find a severed hand. It's fitting for an indie title pu

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A native PS3 emulator for Android is available on the Play Store

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-13 19:08:49

We're another step closer to getting PlayStation 3 games to run smoothly on an Android smartphone. A little-known developer has released aPS3e, a PS3 emulator that can natively run on Android, onto the Google Play Store. Independent developers have been creating ways to emulate our favorite nostalgic hits on PS3, but offering a direct way to do it on an Android device is a major step in the emulation world. Before you dive in, it's worth noting that aPS3e suffers the same issues as other emulat

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Steam adds Apple Silicon support and new accessibility filters

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-09-13 19:21:00

In brief: In recent years, accessibility features designed to assist gamers with disabilities have become increasingly common, and Steam has now taken a significant step toward supporting them. Valve has also introduced an update that allows Mac users to run the client natively on Apple Silicon devices. This comes as the number of Steam games supporting Apple's homegrown Arm processors continues to grow steadily. Users browsing Steam can now filter games in the store based on numerous accessibi

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Clones, sandworms, scrapbooking and other new indie games worth checking out

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-13 17:00:31

It's been a big week or so in the video game realm between the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2 (our review is now live) and Summer Game Fest. During the Xbox Games Showcase on Sunday, Microsoft announced handheld gaming PCs that will have deep Xbox integration as well as support for storefronts such as Battle.net. Steam, GOG and Ubisoft Connect. If Microsoft and its partner ASUS stick the landing, the Xbox Ally systems could be a strong option for powering through your backlog of games, big and

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It's Been a Week Since the Nintendo Switch 2 Launched: Now What?

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-13 18:00:07

At over 3.5 million units sold in just four days, the Nintendo Switch 2 is now the fastest-selling game console of all time, and shows no signs of stopping, with some retailers still having trouble keeping them in stock. This is all despite the jaw-dropping $450 price tag that kept some consumers from clicking "Add to Cart." Until recently, I was one of those purchase-shy shoppers, waiting for a cute, limited-edition model or an OLED screen. Then I watched several dozen social media clips of Co

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Nintendo Switch 2 review: exactly good enough

theverge.com Andrew Webster 2025-09-13 18:00:00

The first Switch was such a hit that Nintendo decided not to mess with a good thing. Instead of releasing a successor that feels like a generational leap or a pivot in a new direction, it’s following up the hugely successful original with the Switch 2 — a welcome upgrade that largely sticks to the formula. It looks about the same, works about the same, and plays most of the same games. It’s the Switch, just better. Nintendo’s bet is that it doesn’t have to wow people all over again, and so it m

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After a week with the Nintendo Switch 2, these are the 4 things I love and 3 I don’t

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-13 21:30:13

Nintendo Switch 2 The Switch 2 isn't as exciting or innovative as you might want or expect from the big N, but it proves that even when Nintendo plays it safe, there's still a unique magic to be found. I wasn’t going to buy a Nintendo Switch 2. With no major Nintendo games releasing for a while and better and cheaper ways of playing indie titles, my original Switch had been gathering dust for months; I’d largely pivoted to spending my fleeting gaming hours on my PC rig, a Steam Deck OLED, and t

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The 10 Best Steam Next Fest Games You Need to Wishlist

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-14 21:31:09

It's nearly time for the Steam summer sale, which is one of the biggest retail events for patient PC gamers. It's also the perfect time to find new and innovative indie games to add to your wishlist: Before each big Steam sale, Valve runs a Next Fest event to let developers show off their projects, get feedback and build hype before their big release. Summer 2025's Next Fest has been chock full of Hades-likes, co-op hack-and-slash adventures and other reliably entertaining games but some of th

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Play FBC: Firebreak, Deus Ex and More on PlayStation Plus Soon

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-14 21:36:20

Remedy Entertainment released the mind-bending action game Control in 2019. And on June 17, PlayStation Plus Extra and Premium subscribers can return to the Federal Bureau of Control in the wacky, first-person co-op shooter FBC: Firebreak. PlayStation Plus is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers subscribers a large and constantly expanding library of games. There are three PlayStation Plus tiers -- Essential ($10 a month), Extra ($15 a month) and Premium ($18 a month) -- and each giv

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Wizards of the Coast and Giant Skull: ‘Gamers are telling us what they have always told us’ | The DeanBeat

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-15 01:00:00

Ten days, ago, Hasbro’s Wizards of the Coast announced an exclusive publishing agreement with Giant Skull, the game studio started by Star Wars Jedi: Survivor game leader Stig Asmussen. They announced that Asmussen’s studio is working on a new single-player action adventure title set in the world of Dungeons & Dragons. I had a chance to talk with the company leaders about the deal. At the Summer Game Fest Play Days, I sat down with John Hight, President of Wizards of the Coast and Digital Gami

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Luxe Game Engine

news.ycombinator.com Unknown 2025-09-14 23:12:11

luxe A lovingly crafted cross platform game engine About luxe is a cross platform, rapid development game engine to make games for Mac, Linux, Windows, and Web, with console support in development. luxe is an easy to learn game engine for making 2D or 3D games. As an engine it prioritizes design and workflow for rapidly expressing ideas. Designed as a 2D first engine, luxe aims to provide a strong 2D toolset ready to make games. This applies whether it's a one hour or one+ year project.

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I Saw This Cartoon Gumshoe Shooter in Action. It's a Video Game Miracle

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-15 01:00:00

Mouse: P.I. for Hire is the kind of fun video game miracle of making wild ideas into reality. What started as a throwaway "what if" post on social media about a first-person shooter styled like a classic Betty Boop-era cartoon has turned into a full video game I saw being played in front of me at Summer Game Fest -- and the gumshoe gunplay game is due out later this year. In Australian publisher PlaySide's private booth tucked into a corner of the Summer Game Fest grounds in Los Angeles, I sat

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Games Workshop Just Can’t Stop ‘Horus Heresy’ Scalpers

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-09-15 09:30:38

It’s become an unfortunate par for the course in modern collecting that if you want something, you’re no longer just racing against fellow fans who want it: you’re facing off against a bot army driven by scalpers who want to make a pretty profit on the aftermarket. From trading cards to action figures, from sneakers to event tickets, bots are everywhere… including the grim dark future of Warhammer. This week Games Workshop announced plans to launch pre-orders for a bonus “final” entry in its lo

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Playdate Season 2 review: Long Puppy and Otto's Galactic Groove!!

Switch 2 users report online console bans after running personal game “backups”

Reverse-engineered PlayStation 1 motherboard runs original chips without emulation

Download these now free retro mobile games before Sega removes them

Amazon kicks off extended Prime Day on July 8, adds six free Prime Gaming titles

Life with the Nintendo Switch 2

These retro SEGA games are now free on Android until they disappear forever

Nintendo is banning Switch 2 users for piracy, even if they’re just backing up their games

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I'm Can't Wait to Play Remedy's FBC: Firebreak on Xbox Game Pass

The GameSir Cyclone 2 Has One Thing That Keeps It From Being a Great Nintendo Switch Controller

The Atlantic is making a big push into games

Amazon is giving away some great games in the lead up to Prime Day

PlayStation doubles down on slow, "thoughtful" PC porting strategy

Bigger Games raises $25M to grow its mobile gaming business

Glenn Close Is Joining ‘The Hunger Games’

How Mixtape reminds us that your mixtapes were your life | Johnny Galvatron interview

Cozy Horror Game Grave Seasons Is Stardew Valley Plagued by a Serial Killer

A native PS3 emulator for Android is available on the Play Store

Steam adds Apple Silicon support and new accessibility filters

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Games Workshop Just Can’t Stop ‘Horus Heresy’ Scalpers

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