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(This post is part of a series on the subject of my hobby project, which is recreating the C source code for the 1989 game F-15 Strike Eagle II by reverse engineering the original binaries.) I must admit the rate of progress currently experienced in the project is a little overwhelming. A little over a month ago it seemed that we had several more years of laborious rewritting of assembly into C b…

Subside's Makoa Shelf expansion is out today, and it makes one of the most breathtaking VR experiences available today even better.

After the billion-dollar company’s leaders sent staff a memo saying the brand had ‘over-extended’, game studios may be in the firing line Don’t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here In March 2000, Bill Gates stood onstage at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco and, to a packed crowd, officially announced the company’s long-anticipated video game console. “We want X…

A simple FPS tweak can reduce V-Sync lag while also (mostly) keeping screen tears at bay.

Developer Rhino Rock Studios brings side-shooter action to VR with Outblast, a retro sci-fi title that puts you in the role of a pilot charged with stopping a rogue intelligence.

June’s forecast with GeForce NOW: 100% chance of gaming. GeForce NOW is lining up new adventures for the month, from big-name blockbusters to quirky indies ready for the spotlight. Members can dive into fresh worlds, squad up in new playlists and discover “just one more run” favorites — all streaming from the cloud, no downloads […]

Microsoft; PC, Xbox Series X/S (PS5 due later) Dreamy vistas of the country’s natural beauties are stunningly delivered – but won’t distract from thrilling high-end driving adventures The Forza Horizon games have always been about drama. Not just the tension and excitement of racing, but also the sensory impact of the natural environment – the sun rising over a dense city, rain clouds hovering ab…

I’ve been working on a PC Engine emulator (aka TurboGrafx-16) after getting the bug to start looking at a new system, and I’ve found it to be pretty interesting hardware-wise. Originally released in 1987, its hardware is in a sort of awkward spot between the 3rd generation gaming conoles (NES, Sega Master System) and the 4th generation consoles (Genesis / Mega Drive, SNES), though it’s generally …

New Xbox CEO Asha Sharma is winding down Gaming Copilot on mobile and canceling its console launch, barely a year after Microsoft debuted the AI feature. She's also overhauling the gaming unit's leadership, including new execs from her previous group, CoreAI. Read More

Developers at the studio Wizards of the Coast cited AI and layoff protections as some issues driving unionization effort Magic: the Gathering is casting lots for a union. Game developers at the popular digital and tabletop studio Wizards of the Coast , a subsidiary of Hasbro that develops online versions of the popular card game and Dungeons & Dragons, are seeking to join the Communications Worke…

In a world of 4K ray traced games, 8GB of VRAM is struggling to cut it. But there are settings solutions.

GeForce NOW is doubling down on what matters most: gamers. This week’s upgrades bring smarter libraries, making it easier than ever for gamers to turn a PC collection into a cloud-powered flex. It starts with giving existing libraries time to shine. Gamers can bring the games they love to the cloud, stream them with high […]

Proton 11.0 Beta 1 has been released with expanded game compatibility, targeted fixes, and ongoing improvements to Valve’s Windows-to-Linux gaming layer, continuing efforts to make more titles playable on Linux and Steam Deck systems. Proton itself is a compatibility layer developed by Valve that allows Windows-based games to run on Linux through Steam Play. It […] The post Proton 11.0 Beta 1 Exp…

Just One Man is an immersive VR hack-and-slash that puts you in the armor of a lone samurai warrior cutting his way through an endless army of enemies.

The psychological horror game Evil Inside is coming to Quest 3 headsets and PlayStation VR2 in May.

PS VR2 support for Microsoft Flight Simulator is expected to release next week, according to the MSFS dev team.

When you have a problem, you usually want to build something to solve it, right? Well, that’s exactly what happened to me when I was looking to enjoy my "passion" for csgo case opening , but for free. First, for anyone who doesn’t know what CS2 case opening is: Counter-Strike 2 (one of Valve's most popular games) has a loot box system where you pay real money for keys (~$2.50) to open a digital c…

Forget the PS Portal. This free software brings PS5 remote play to Valve’s portable PC.

Hey everyone 👋 So I've been building casual games for the past few months — just HTML5/JS games wrapped for Android with Capacitor. Nothing groundbreaking, just fun little time-wasters like puzzle games, arcade shooters, card games, that kind of stuff. The thing is, Google Play now requires you to have at least 12 testers in a closed beta for 14 days before they'll even let you publish to product…

Netflix is launching a new stand-alone app for kids’ games called Netflix Playground, the company announced on Monday. Netflix Playground is available as part of a Netflix subscription, and doesn’t have any ads or in-app purchases. Netflix says the app gives children access to an “ever-growing” library of games for kids. Netflix Playground is launching with titles featuring characters from popula…