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DLSS 5 isn't the first time the future of videogame graphics looked like total balls
By Rick Lane published
Triangles vs balls Tracing the brief history of ellipsoid graphics.

The remarkable story of Unreal 2, the sequel rescued from development hell by dooming it to failure: 'There was just no way we could succeed'
By Rick Lane published
Unreal expectations "It made it possible for us to ship something, but what we shipped was not what people wanted."

As the UK plunges once more into political chaos, I’ve found the roguelike deckbuilder that can help me process it
By Jeremy Peel published
Dismembered Prime Monster is a smartly satirical take on the antics of British MPs

This game about being a chaotic mage might be the best indie immersive sim you can play, as I learned after destroying a mime's house with magnetism
By Rick Lane published
Rhelly good Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times is a delight.

How a trio of Canadian modders stumbled into making an official Die Hard game: 'I've had projects disappear that had 10 times the promise that this did'
By Rick Lane published
Hard lessons The strange origin of MechWarrior steward Piranha Games.

Marathon (1994) and Marathon (2026) are at opposite ends of FPS history, but playing them at the same time I'm finding they have a lot in common, despite their vast differences
By Jeremy Peel published
Closer to God Maximum lore inhalation.

I played the Lord of the Rings RPG where Frodo can straight-up die and the game just keeps on going
By Joshua Wolens published
Fro-done Which would have made for a different book, I think.

Help! The Millennium Bug made all the robots in my mansion go berserk, and only Homer Simpson can save the day
By Rick Lane published
Bug hunt Is Y2K: The Game a deft exploration of late '90s digital anxiety? No! But is it a fun game anyway? Also no!
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