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Developers updated the Steam listing for Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis, removing Denuvo's anti-tamper technology ahead of its February 2027 release. This change has sparked speculation about the reasons behind the decision, with some suggesting low pre-order numbers or strategic timing. The removal may indicate a shift in the game's DRM approach before launch, as studios often adjust protections close to release date.
Developers of the open-source PS5 emulator SharpEmu announced via X on September 25 that six of 55 tested PS5 titles now run at a playable 60 FPS, including Dreaming Sarah, Hoa, and Tomb Raider IV-VI Remastered. The milestone came with release v0.0.4-release.2, which added improved SPIR-V shader translation and updated Vulkan API support; 12 of the 55 titles reached a general 'gameplay' state.
Egyptologists are revisiting a long-standing hypothesis that King Tutankhamun's tomb was originally built for Queen Nefertiti, with his burial possibly inserted into a larger, pre-existing chamber. The theory suggests hidden passages or rooms within the tomb complex could still hold Nefertiti's remains or grave goods.
Researchers examining Tutankhamun's burial chamber have gathered additional data supporting the theory that undiscovered chambers lie beyond its walls. The findings build on earlier radar and scanning surveys that first suggested anomalies behind the tomb's surfaces in the Valley of the Kings.
Researchers excavating a historical site near Lima uncovered a sealed mausoleum dating back roughly six centuries, predating Incan rule in the region. The tomb had escaped disturbance by both colonial-era and modern looters, leaving its contents largely undisturbed until the excavation team identified and opened it.
An independent hardware developer has extended their z486_MiSTer project, a software-defined 486 PC built on FPGA hardware, by adding a working recreation of the original 3dfx Voodoo Graphics (SST-1) chip called zSST. Combined into a system dubbed z486 XL, running on a Xilinx KV260 board at 100 MHz, the setup can run period DOS games like Tomb Raider using their original 3dfx renderer.
Developer TheAlexKid777 demonstrated the OpenLara open-source Tomb Raider engine running on Espressif's ESP32-P4, a sub-$25 dev board with a dual-core 400MHz RISC-V chip. The game renders at 320x240 and is hardware-scaled up to 1,024x600 with stereo audio, all while the board draws only about 1 watt at peak.