reader comments 5 with 5 posters participating Share this story [embedded content] BOSTON—It’s been nearly 20 years now since swinging space reporter Ulala made her stylish, retro-futuristic, musical-theater melodrama debut in Space Channel 5 for the Dreamcast. In the years since, we’ve only seen her and her crew in an underpromoted sequel and a handful ..
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Enlarge / The kind of image that makes us immediately ask, “What you wan’me kill?” Blizzard / GOG reader comments 64 with 47 posters participating Share this story When we last spoke with Blizzard Entertainment about one of its biggest classics, the original Diablo, the chat came with a surprise announcement: the original PC game was ..
reader comments 10 with 10 posters participating Share this story GDC 2019 View more stories SAN FRANCISCO—For years, we’ve put one particular item on our annual Game Developers Conference itinerary: the most elaborate and inconvenient game controller this side of a Japanese arcade. Every year, international teams submit their craziest hardwired contraptions to GDC’s Alt.Ctrl ..
reader comments 180 with 116 posters participating Share this story CUPERTINO, Calif.—It’s been a long time and many rumors coming, but Apple has finally unveiled its streaming video service. Dubbed Apple TV+, the service combines some aspects of existing players in the space like Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and Hulu. The originals At the vanguard of ..
reader comments 95 with 60 posters participating Share this story CUPERTINO, Calif.—Apple today announced a new subscription service called Apple Arcade for games on its platforms, including iPad, iPhone, Mac, and Apple TV. The service will debut “this fall.” Its exact price has not yet been confirmed. The paid-subscription service will include games “unavailable on ..
reader comments 29 with 28 posters participating, including story author Share this story Nintendo has plans to release two new models of the Nintendo Switch “as early as this summer,” according to a Wall Street Journal report citing “parts suppliers and software developers for Nintendo.” One model would be a higher-end system with enhanced hardware ..
Enlarge / A patient receiving dental treatment, circa 1892. There were several cases of “exploding teeth” in the 19th century that remain unexplained to this day. Oxford Science Archive/Getty Images reader comments 78 with 41 posters participating Share this story While researching his 2017 book on the history of heart surgery, medical journalist Thomas Morris ..
reader comments 3 with 2 posters participating Share this story Climbing on rooftops for the 11th time—but I had more fun than ever this time around. Samuel Axon One of Odyssey‘s many varied environments. Samuel Axon The scale of this game is ludicrous, but in this case, it works. Samuel Axon I might have played ..
reader comments 23 with 21 posters participating Share this story You see, it works on levels. Nathan Mattise (with a 2014 Moto G) A view from just outside the fence before a Kualoa Ranch UTV tour (other transport options include ATVs, boats, trolleys, bikes, buses, etc.). Nathan Mattise (with a 2014 Moto G) Forget golf ..
Enlarge / Google Stadia’s controller. reader comments 212 with 95 posters participating, including story author Share this story GDC 2019 View more stories SAN FRANCISCO—Back in 2016, when Google first approached id Software about bringing some games to a potential new streaming service, the game developer was skeptical to say the least. “The proposal immediately ..
