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Retro fans rejoice: you can now run the original Tomb Raider PlayStation 1 game on a Game Boy Advance. As part of the OpenLara project — an open-source program revolving around Tomb Raider — modder and hacker XProger spent a whole year working on the port, which is the latest to join a series of other platforms you can run the classic 1996 title on including the original Xbox, the 3DO, an iPhone, and the Nintendo 3DS. For the time being, given optimization and hardware limitations, XProger has only managed to get the first three levels to work, but he hopes to finish the rest of the game in the near future. “There are many further improvements,” he explains, “as well as optimization of content and video to fit the entire Tomb Raider game in a 32 MB cartridge.” If you’re a fa...

Activision Blizzard has released more than 30 employees and disciplined more than 40 due to workplace misconduct allegations. According to the Wall Street Journal, the company has received approximately 700 reports from employees regarding workplace misconduct since July 2021. Activision spokeswoman Helaine Klasky confirmed that 37 staff members have “exited” the company, while 44 more received disciplinary actions after the company’s investigation. She added that the comments from employees included their statement on social media, which encompassed “benign workplace concerns” and “a small number” of more serious accusations that Activision Blizzard has reportedly investigated. Klasky also explained that “the assertion regarding Mr. Kotick is untrue” — referring to the claim that the long...

Referencing the early console war between the Sony PlayStation 1 and SEGA Saturn, Takara Tomy Arts has turned the iconic consoles into a range of watches. Set to be available in Gashapon machines, the series features two Sony PlayStation 1 (PS and PSOne) and two SEGA Saturn (Model 1 and Model 2) designs. Opening the disk hatch on the consoles reveals the digital time and a classic game disc (Everybody’s Golf, Arc the Lad, Virtua Fighter 2, Sakura Wars 2). Each watch comes complete with a matching strap marked with Sony PlayStation and SEGA Saturn logos. Take a look at the playful watches above and look for the Takara Tomy Arts release to be available in Gashapon machines come February. In case you missed it, DC Comics recently announced the Flashpoint sequel, Flashpoint Beyond. Read Full A...

Razer has just announced an upcoming collaboration with Sanrio’s Hello Kitty & Friends. The pink collection arrives in the form of the Iskur X gaming chair, Kraken BT headset, Goliathus gaming mat, and Deathadder Essential. With the tagline “You can never have too many friends” the collection not only celebrates the cute characters of Hello Kitty but the friends met online when gaming. On top of the pink color scheme found in this collection, Razer has incorporated some of its signature design cues to the collection like Razer Chroma RGB on the Razer Kraken BT Kitty and the Hello Kitty embroidered Iskur X lumbar cushion. Set for a January 20 release, head over to Razer for updates on the exact drop time. Journey to a place where epic plays are celebrated with our exclusive line of @hel...

Tilted Towers, the legendary hot drop location that first appeared in the second season of Fortnite, looks to be finally returning. The current map has been covered in ice and since Chapter 3 began, and in just a few more hours, the ice and snow will melt away to reveal new locations. Many previous leaks have suggested the return of Tilted Towers, and tweets by Fortnite further confirm the suspicions. The Fortnite main account tweeted “One more sleep,” accompanied by a city emoji, and the Fortnite Status account confirmed a V19.10 scheduled for January 18, the date on which Tilted Towers first appeared in 2018. Multiple takes on Tilted Towers have appeared over the years including the cyberpunk Neo Tilted, Tilted Town based on Gotham City, and Salty Towers. It has yet to be revealed whethe...

With 2021 come and gone, Among Us developer InnerSloth has now unveiled its content roadmap for the popular game for 2022. Looking ahead, the company will first be focusing on two main changes to the game that fans have long been asking for: a friends list and quality-of-life updates. No specific dates were given for either of the features aside from “coming soon,” but beyond that, fans can expect even more things to come over the course of the year, including a brand new map, more roles, more cubes, a new Hide’n’Seek game mode, and more collaborations to come on top of its Scream Ghostface cosmetics that are releasing soon. In-game content aside, InnerSloth also dropped a few updates revolving around the game itself, including pre-orders for the Among Us Nendoroids, an upc...

2022 has already proven to be a big year for Awesome Games Done Quick, which has now managed to raise a record-breaking amount for charity. Taking place over the course of last week, the video game speedrunning stream managed to bring in $3,416,729 USD for the Prevent Cancer Foundation, setting a new high for money raised by the organization over the 12 years that it has been running. Viewers donated $25 USD on average with the highest single donation reaching a whopping $236,656 USD. The week-long event itself provided plenty of content for gaming fans to watch as numerous speedrunners created new world records including for Webbed, Pumpkin Jack and Kena: Bridge of Spirits. Another highlight was Mitchriz’ speedrun of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, completing the game in ju...

A recent report from Games One has revealed just how much the top gaming companies’ CEOs made during the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. The report indicates that while many industries were negatively affected by COVID-19, gaming CEOs brought in close to $1 billion USD collectively. GamesIndustry.Biz noted that it also details how much each of the 42 highest-paid CEOs of the gaming industry were compensated, factoring in their salary, stocks, bonuses and benefits. While Activision Blizzard‘s CEO Bobby Kotick has been at the helm of a series of investigations regarding a company culture that stems from abuse and harassment, he came in second and received an approximate $150 million USD payday. Ahead of him sitting at the top spot is Playtika’s CEO Robert Antokol, who ended 2020 with more...

The current generation of Call of Duty games have experienced numerous issues over recent months, with its player base complaining about everything from hacking and cheating or weapons that need nerfing or general matchmaking and map rotations, and now Activision has finally acknowledged the feedback. In a new Twitter message to fans, the video game developer vowed to fix the current games and make them more playable while tanking players for their feedback. “We wanted to take a minute to talk about fixing the game. We hear you, and we feel your frustrations,” the statement read. “Our teams are hard at work addressing the issues that are being experienced across Vanguard, Warzone, and Modern Warfare. Updates are being deployed as quickly as possible. We want everyone to...

After an outcry from fans for its exorbitant price tags on the Halo Infinite store, 343 Industries has finally acknowledged the issue. Announcing a series of changes over on Twitter, the studio’s head of design Jerry Hook says that items on the online shop will now be more accessible to fans. “We’ve been monitoring the discussions on the Shop, bundles, and pricing closely since launch,” the developer tweeted. “Using data and community feedback, we’re going to begin rolling out changes to how we package and price items in [Halo] Infinite – and it all starts next week.” He continued: “Starting Tuesday, the Shop experience will vary week-to-week. We are focused on reducing prices across the board, providing stonger values in our bundles, starting to put individual items outside of bundle...

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