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Xbox enters the 'faster PC launcher' arms race, its app loads faster now too
An updated version of the Xbox PC app available to Xbox Insiders loads up to 60% faster, and it's got some other nice improvements too.
GTA 6's Florida Obsession Is Rewriting the Open-World Games Arms Race
Based on what we've seen of GTA 6's Vice City, it's possible that Rockstar is about to reposition open-world convention for the better.
DYNASTY WARRIORS 3: Complete Edition Remastered (S2) Review
A fun revisit to Musou roots. In the late 90’s and early 2000’s, the gaming arms race was in full swing. New systems brought mind-blowing graphical advancements and the promise of brand new experiences with their “state-of-the-art” specs and built-in media players. It felt like a time where...
Dishonored director Harvey Smith thinks there's still room for big-budget immersive sims: 'When it really comes together and it has the budget behind it and the team, you end up with Deus Ex or Dishonored'
Should immersive sims rein in their budgets? Thief designer Randy Smith Evergreen thinks so. We chatted to him last month, where he said a lot of immersive sims are in "an arms race to be bigger and better", but that the size of the audience and the competition from other big-budget games makes...
Thief designer thinks the graphics arms race should have ended with 2010's Alan Wake: 'The fidelity curve has become outrageous'
Thief designer Randy Smith Evergreen, whose credits also include System Shock 2 and Dark Messiah: Might and Magic, thinks we need to chill out a bit when it comes to the graphics arms race. Specifically, he reckons the race should have stopped 16 years ago with Remedy's original Alan Wake, which...
Thief designer thinks the graphics arms race should have ended with 2010's Alan Wake: 'The fidelity curve has become outrageous'
"Why do we need more graphics? Because they just cost a ton."
"You'll be able to engage in these high stakes arms races": Civilization's Arc of Tomorrow update is trying to make the threat of nuclear apocalypse more interesting
Civilization 7 is getting a new free update that takes the 4X strategy series into the atomic age, while trying to make nuclear era conflict a little more elaborate than just being first to research the requisite city-killing technology. Add in some new city state proxy war functionality, and you...
The Ultralight Gaming Mouse Arms Race Has Entered a New Phase
We explore how Corsair are reshaping ultralight gaming mice in 2026 as the industry shifts focus beyond simple weight reduction.
Thief designer says that the immersive sim audience is too small for AAA games: 'There's quite a few of us who think the way to do it is be III or AA'
Immersive sims should get out of the AAA arms race.
PlayStation 5 Emulator Kyty Makes 3D Games Playable
PS5 emulation was in its infancy just a few weeks ago, when the SharpEMU team shared clips of the Demon’s Souls remake launching to a black screen. But with competing emulators now locked in an open-source arms race, major strides are being made. Already, Kyty has managed to get 3D games like XIII...
Sony killing physical media started an arms race for PS5 emulators—and one just achieved a major breakthrough
We're getting close now. The post Sony killing physical media started an arms race for PS5 emulators—and one just achieved a major breakthrough appeared first on Destructoid.
YouTuber gets Minecraft running on an original Game Boy Color, and it even looks kinda playable
Has the 'can it run Minecraft' arms race begun?
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