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  1. Epic Games Store and Fortnite arrive on EU iPhones

    Epic also launched its store on Android.

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  2. The Crimson Diamond is a wonderful EGA-like graphic adventure game for 2024

    The parser works much better than you'd think, and the mystery is pitch-perfect.

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  3. Saudi man earns world record for 444 game consoles hooked to one TV

    Ibrahim Al-Nasser said he got tired of juggling plugs just to play his collection.

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  4. Behold, Diablo is fully playable in your browser

    It controls and looks great, though the game was outshined by its sequels.

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  5. Mysterious “Black Mesa” website says it’s “not secretly working on Half Life 3”

    It's "actually a real company in the Boston area"—or is that just a cover?!

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  6. Valve’s bespoke Steam Deck OS will be officially available on Asus’ ROG Ally

    When exactly that support will come is still anybody's guess, though.

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  7. Classic PC game emulation is back on the iPhone with iDOS 3 release

    Apple amended its App Store rules to allow PC emulators, not just console ones.

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  8. The 5,200+ day wait for Red Dead Redemption’s PC port may soon be over

    PlayStation Store page bizarrely leaks "now on PC" promo message.

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  9. Doom + Doom II is a great excuse to jump back into Hell, for free or for $10

    Just how you remember it, but through a 4K, 120 fps accessible lens.

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  10. Legendary ROM hacking site shutting down after almost 20 years

    Disputes about how to keep the site going led founder to archive and close it.

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  11. NZXT wants you to pay up to $169/month to rent a gaming PC

    NZXT Flex subscription has "new or like-new" PCs, one-time $50 shipping fee.

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  12. Metropolis 1998 lets you design every building in an isometric, pixel-art city

    Devs cite Rollercoaster Tycoon, Dwarf Fortress, and, yes, SimCity as inspiration.

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  1. Is Palworld a “dead game”? Who cares, says the game’s developer

    Maybe, just maybe, players want more new ideas rather than live services.

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  2. Xbox console sales continue to crater with massive 42% revenue drop

    Xbox Series X/S sales seem to have peaked early in 2022.

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  3. Union game performers strike over AI voice and motion-capture training

    Use of motion-capture actors' performances for AI training is a sticking point.

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  4. Lego’s newest retro art piece is a 1,215-piece Super Mario World homage

    $130 set is available for preorder now, ships on October 1.

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  5. FTC attacks Microsoft’s post-merger Game Pass price increases

    Regulator says move is "exactly the sort of consumer harm" it warned about.

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  6. Switch 2 is around the corner, but Nintendo announces a new Switch accessory anyway

    Oddly timed accessory is released as the Switch's life cycle is winding down.

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  7. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition gave me new respect for gaming speedrunners

    Bite-size speed challenges refresh the classics, but require a healthy dose of patience.

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  8. Valve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employees

    Ars' leak analysis shows a large "Games" department and a very well-paid "Admin" team.

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  9. Full dev build of Space Marine 2 leaks, and players are already leveling up

    Developers canceled a beta test—but may have gotten one anyway.

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  10. PC emulator comes to iOS, but Apple’s restrictions hamper performance

    UTM SE's lack of JIT compilation means "SE stands for Slow Edition."

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  11. “Superhuman” Go AIs still have trouble defending against these simple exploits

    Plugging up "worst-case" algorithmic holes is proving more difficult than expected.

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  12. $500 aluminum version of the Analogue Pocket looks like the Game Boy’s final form

    Other Pocket iterations have stuck to colorful (and cheaper) plastic.

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  1. Arm tweaks AMD’s FSR to bring battery-saving GPU upscaling to phones and tablets

    Arm "Accuracy Super Resolution" is optimized for power use and integrated GPUs.

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  2. Latest Apple Arcade additions show Apple is looking backward, not forward

    Opinion: Games that were popular in 2011 or even 2022 won't move the needle for Apple.

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  3. Microsoft asks many Game Pass subscribers to pay more for less

    Launch day access to first-party titles now restricted to $19.99/month "Ultimate" tier.

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  4. Why 1994’s Lair of Squid was the weirdest pack-in game of all time

    The HP 200LX included a mysterious maze game called Lair of Squid. We tracked down the author.

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  5. Fallout: London devs will “downgrade” Fallout 4 to save their massive mod

    The game's "next-gen update" threatened to upend years of work on the "DLC-sized" mod.

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  6. After two rejections, Apple approves Epic Games Store app for iOS

    European iOS users will see the alternative app store launch sometime soon.

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  7. The new Riven remake is even better than Myst

    The original developers revised puzzles and realized the immersive world in 3D.

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  8. Patent document showcases the cloud-only streaming Xbox console that never was

    Microsoft couldn't get the price of its streaming Xbox low enough to release it.

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  9. Apple rejects PC emulators on the iOS App Store

    New iOS emulation rules only apply to "retro game consoles," not retro computers.

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  10. The math on unplayed Steam “shame” is way off—and no cause for guilt

    It's fun to speculate, but sales and library quirks make it impossible to know.

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  11. Decades later, John Romero looks back at the birth of the first-person shooter

    Id Software co-founder talks to Ars about everything from Catacomb 3-D to "boomer shooters."

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  12. Apple Intelligence and other features won’t launch in the EU this year

    iPhone Mirroring and SharePlay screen sharing will also skip the EU for now.

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