Yuji Naka, who co-created Sonic the Hedgehog and headed programming for the original game series, has reportedly been arrested for insider trading. According to Fuji News Network, authorities believe Naka bought 10,000 shares in game development company Aiming for 2.8 million yen ($20,000) before it became public that the developer was working with Square Enix…
Monthly Archives: November 2022
The next big VR avatar performance will be the late Notorious B.I.G., East Coast rap legend. Broadcast in Meta’s Horizon Worlds, the show will use a virtual recreation of ’90s Brooklyn as a backdrop and will have performances by guest artists like Bad Boy Records founder Sean “Diddy” Combs. It will also feature a narrative…
Australian soap Neighbours has been saved after Amazon’s free streaming service Freevee announced that it’s picked up the show ahead of a 2023 return. Neighbours, which had been running for 36 years via Australia’s Network 10, came to an end earlier this year after running for more than 9,000 episodes. It all came to an…
The Black Friday sales are now underway, including discounts on a range of devices from Google. That includes the 2021 flagship phone, the Pixel 6 Pro. This is a great handset and now offered at a really compelling price during the sales. Read More
Adding extra storage to your PC is a great way to get a bit more space, and this doesn’t necessarily require a big financial outlay. Some of the simplest and quickest options out there are SATA-powered 2.5-inch SSDs, which have the advantage of being significantly faster than traditional hard drives, as well as being silent…
Soon after Amazon brought IMDb TV to the UK, having already established it in the US, it relaunched the service and rebranded it Freevee. That was to highlight that it is, indeed, free – with ad-supported archive and original content appearing on the platform. So here’s everything you need to know about Freevee, including how…
For Black Friday there are some nice discounts on Logitech peripherals to help get your game on. These are deals worth eyeing, no matter your favourite gaming style. There are deals available in both the US and the UK. We’re also expecting to see more over the next few days, so be sure to check…
Ratings for Company of Heroes 3 on Xbox and PlayStation have been listed on the official Taiwanese ratings board, suggesting the game will also be released on console. A PC release has already been officially confirmed and was originally due out yesterday, but last month publisher Sega announced the game would be delayed until February…
Blizzard has released a new blog update for Overwatch 2, and the developer is clearly not too happy with the state the game is currently in. This post from Overwatch 2’s new executive producer acknowledges the team isn’t “completely satisfied with how everything feels right now,” with Blizzard now looking at the “[opportunities] for improvement…
Goombas are traditionally grumpy little gits in the Super Mario world – though you would be if you were repeatedly stomped on. Yet unused graphics found in the data of DS game Super Princess Peach reveal that, at some point in development, goombas were given different emotions. As shared in a tweet from Supper Mario…