Ultrawings 2 VR receives acclaim despite surprise release

As previously reported,Ultrawings 2found itself on PlayStation’s store before the developers knew it would show up. ICYMI: The critically acclaimed#Ultrawings2(RoadtoVR gave us a 9/10 and UploadVR gave us an “Essential”) is now available for#PSVR2for a super low price in your region!https://t.co/cT98OUrme3— 6 highly unique aircraft to master!— Over 300 missions to Gold medal in!… This is not a good position, as it cuts down on marketing time. Despite this, thegame has been performing well with the public....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 255 words · Valerie Nelson

Valve announces free operating system SteamOS

Coming soon to a living-room PC near you In its first of three Steam-releated announcements, Valve has announced a full-blown operating system called SteamOS. Based on Linux and centered around the company’s digital distribution platform, this will be available soon for free and is intended for living-room PCs. “With SteamOS, ‘openness’ means that the hardware industry can iterate in the living room at a much faster pace than they’ve been able to,”writes Valve....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 202 words · Danielle Cunningham

Very rare PS1 game is up for sale

How much would you pay for a really terrible videogame? Not much? What if it was a really terrible basketball videogame? Possibly even less? What if it was a really terrible basketball videogame of which there are only three known copies in the world? Price just went up a bit, didn’t it? NBA 2-Ballwas a giveaway at the 1998 NBA All-Star game. It was just handed out to everyone, and it evidently sucked balls and ran on the reportedly god-awfulNBA Jam Extremeengine....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 197 words · David Martin

Views from the East: Free-to-play and Microtransactions

Selling like hotcakes, or dimsum, I guess Fifteen years ago I fell in love with a frog. And no, it’s not a tale of myself being an Asian prince, and a warts-covered green amphibian turning into a princess. It was, literally, a frog — a J. Frog if you will. This frog was from a free-to-play massively multiplayer online game known asGunbound, aWormsclone for the most part ifWormshad entertained me at all and if every selected character was unique....

May 22, 2025 · 9 min · 1786 words · Cynthia Gordon

Wait on leveling another World of Warcraft character: experience requirements are being massively reduced in 8.1

8.1 is due in December Earlier this year we talked about the current leveling problem inWorld of Warcraftand Blizzard’s vague promise to fix it.Go ahead and give the article a readso you’re up to speed. You didn’t, did you? To sum things up the powers that be “squished” stats to prevent them from getting too out of hand, but as a result, leveling new characters (particularly levels 60-80, which were problem areas) was slowed....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 290 words · Morgan Harris

What is the G-Serum in Spider-Man 2?

The G-Serum inSpider-Man 2seems like a last resort for Oscorp CEO Norman Osborn. Here’s what we know about it so far. Note:Spoilerswill follow for the entirety ofMarvel’s Spider-Man 2, including its ending and post-credits scene. What exactly is the G-Serum inSpider-Man 2? During the closing moments ofSpider-Man 2,Norman Osborn is by his son’s bed, frustrated about his soon-to-be death. That’s until he tells his staff to begin the G-Serum. It seems to be a last resort decision as he once again makes his son a Frankensteinian mess....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 375 words · Ashley Moore

What the what? Pac-Man’s bizarre new TV show

I hate beingthat guy, but I’m left with no other choice here. Shown at the Pac-Man 30th Birthday Party at E3 was the attached teaser trailer for an Avi Arad-produced Pac-Man television show. It’s not the beloved character’s first foray into the kids’ show scene, but I’m calling it now: it’s his most bizarre yet. The footage is blurry, unless you happen to be wearing a pair of 3D glasses — even then, it’s still probably a little hard to make out....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 158 words · Olivia Brown

Wii U software accounts for 1.6% of sales in UK

34,000 games sold in January The Wii U isn’t having the hottest of times right now, and while Nintendo’sclearly awarethat it needs todemonstrate its value, it looks like it’ll have to work hardest in the United Kingdom.According to the data, Wii U games only make up 1.6% of software sales. 34,000 Wii U games were sold in the UK last month, compared to the Xbox 360’s 810,000 (38.4%) and PS3’s 545,000 (25....

May 22, 2025 · 1 min · 206 words · Mary Osborne

Ye old video game oddities: Rise from your grave!

Issue #3 – Halloween 2017 Last issue, we showcased the day the spiders won, how 30 FPS is a matter of having class, an 8.8 score that burned theZeldacommunity to the ground, and my backup plan for the inevitable moment I’m capped in broad daylight. For this issue however, we’ll be focusing on spooky video game myths and legends, fan theories, and worst of all — reporting on my own death....

May 22, 2025 · 6 min · 1247 words · Autumn Bennett

You can play the PS1-style Dead Space demake now

Coming soon to your nearest Toys “R” Us Have you wanted to playDead Space, but both the2023 remakeand the 2008 original are just not quite old enough for you? You’re in luck, because now you can playDead Spacereimagined as if it was running on the PS1 via a shortDead Space Demakedemo developed by Fraser Brumley. The tech demo is only 10-15 minutes long, and itseems unlikelyit will ever get any more extensive than that....

May 22, 2025 · 2 min · 269 words · Alvin Drake

10 useful tips for venturing forth in Baldur’s Gate 3

The path throughBaldur’s Gate 3is fraught with adventure, romance, peril, and plunder. It can seem a bit daunting, at first blush. Plus, for those who haven’t playedDungeons & Dragonsor even a CRPG like this in a while, there’s a lot to familiarize yourself with. You might need some tips. While I wouldn’t call myself aD&D 5Eexpert, I’ve followed the Early Access ofBaldur’s Gate 3for a while and, at the time of this writing, put a solid chunk of hours into the launch state ofBG3....

May 21, 2025 · 8 min · 1545 words · Susan Conway

12GB PS3 is now available in US and Canada for $199

You can expand that storage yourself, if you’re so inclined Anyone looking to pick up a new and cheap PS3 is in luck, as a flash-based 12GB SKU has shown up at retailers. The low-storage model sells for $199.99, and is the smallest stock hard drive offered in a PS3, as Sony has always tried to emphasize the digital marketplace. For those not concerned with all that downloadable racket, this might be a nice pick-up....

May 21, 2025 · 1 min · 116 words · Xavier Preston

1983 shmup classic Xevious joins the Arcade Archives range

Bandai Namco’s eponymous shmup returns Last week saw the fine retro enthusiasts at Hamster publish not one, but two new titles to the Arcade Archives. Joining 1980’sPac-Manis another release from Namco’s formative years,Xevious,now available to download on Switch. Launched in arcades in 1983, before later being ported to a wide variety of consoles and home computers,Xeviousis one of the more enduring brands from the flood of shmups that hit the early ’80s coin-op market....

May 21, 2025 · 2 min · 235 words · Emma Williams