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Game Genres Are Completely Meaningless, And It’s All Your Fault
Genres are broken. Broken, I argue, beyond repair. We need to crumple them up and throw them all away. This Brutal Gothic Metroidvania Is Shaping up To Be Something Special Genres always were broken, of course. They are, as with any other form of human-invented categorization, arbitrary. The notion of labeling any specific game as…
How to stream every March Madness 2025 game
The brackets are set and the teams are en route to their respective arenas. The 2025 NCAA Tournaments, affectionately known to many as March Madness, begin this week. The men’s tournament begins first on March 18 with the women’s version tipping off on March 19. Both will begin with First Four or “play-in” games (depending…
Making a Browser Based Game With Vanilla JS and CSS – SitePoint
Developing for the web these days can seem overwhelming. There is an almost infinitely rich choice of libraries and frameworks to pick from. You’ll probably also need to implement a build step, version control, and a deploy pipeline. All before you’ve written a single line of code. How about a fun suggestion? Let’s take a…
GFAL unveils beta for Diamond Dreams match-3 game with optional Web3 features
GFAL is launching Diamond Dreams, a match-3 puzzle game with a luxury theme and optional Web3 features. The game is set to launch in beta on March 18. GFAL (short for Games for a Living) said Diamond Dreams combines sophisticated craftsmanship, immersive storytelling, and sharp visuals to create what may be the most luxurious game…
These Apple Pay tricks up my shopping game
Summary Apple Pay, Samsung Wallet, and Google Pay make contactless payments fast and easy. It allows movement of money between linked accounts and more flexibility in payments. Apple Pay allows you to track orders, bundle purchases, use rewards points, and pay directly from iPhone to iPhone. One of the most ingenious inventions over the past…
The 10 Best Game Boy Advance & Nintendo DS Games on Nintendo Switch – SwitchArcade Special – TouchArcade
In the latest look at retro game offerings on the Nintendo Switch, I’ve opted to take a different approach. You see, there aren’t quite so many distinct Game Boy Advance and Nintendo DS ports on the Switch as some other consoles. I know, it surprised me too! So they’re going to be sharing a list,…
PGA Tour 2K25 is the best golf game in a decade, ruined by dirty tricks and greedy nonsense
I love a good round of digital golf. I mean, I really love it: I have a Golden Tee arcade machine in my house. I’ve got fond memories of EA’s Tiger Woods games being my comfort game as a teenager – something I’d hop onto when I needed to decompress. As an adult who has…
Female founders in game companies got 12.1% of game VC deals in 2024 | The DeanBeat (updated)
In the male-dominated landscape of game startups, women were only 6.96% of the game VC deal value in 2024, worse when compared to 13.17% in 2023, according to a report by PitchBook. Women have always had low representation among the funded technology startups. But it’s worse in the game industry in terms of female representation…
Elden Ring: The Board Game Review – IGN
Not many games in the past decade have generated as much buzz in the zeitgeist as FromSoftware’s Elden Ring. In a time when board games based on video games are becoming commonplace, it was only a matter of time before FromSoftware’s behemoth made its way to the tabletop. Steamforged Games – creators of other major…
How AI is changing the game for high-performance SoC designs
The need for intelligent interconnect solutions has become critical as the scale, complexity, and customizability of today’s systems-on-chip (SoC) continue to increase. Traditional network-on-chip (NoC) technologies have played a vital role in addressing connectivity and data movement challenges, but the growing intricacy of designs necessitates a more advanced approach. Especially, when high-end SoC designs are…