Former RPS sealife correspondent Nate once described the game Maneater as “an ecstatically violent simulation of being a fool’s idea of a shark”, which stuck with me. The Jaws Effect is a reasonably well known phenomenon coined in a paper that explores the impact the 1975 film had on Australian policy response to shark bites, although the term is now …
Read More »Xbox Game Pass deals can cost Microsoft over $50 million to secure TrueAchievements Xbox Game Pass deals ranged from “$50,000 to $50,000,000” — offering a glimpse at how much Microsoft drops on content Windows Central Developer’s Game Pass critique has set off a firestorm Polygon Arkane founder calls Game Pass an ‘unsustainable model’ that’s wrecking the industry Engadget After discourse around Xbox Game Pass …
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Prime Day is a showcase for top electronics brands and this year is no exception. Whether you’re an Apple fan, a Samsung enthusiast, or loyal to Microsoft or Sony, there’s something for everyone. Samsung is making a splash with major deals across its lineup, from the Galaxy S25 phones to internal SSDs and, of course, the Galaxy Watch series. Right …
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After an eight-month wait, players can finally get their hands on official PS5 Pro covers. At yesterday’s Ghost of Yotei State of Play, Sony announced that game themed-limited edition Gold face plates (pictured above) will be released for the PS5 Pro along with PS5 Slim. PS5 Pro gets first themed console covers, but players need more choice We’ve previously written …
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Since the first Jurassic Park movie, we’ve received many video games inspired by the original film and its sequels. Most were bad. Some were fine. And a few were really good. And the best of them all, the excellent dinosaur park builder Jurassic World Evolution 2, is only $3 on Steam right now. The Best Reveals From The Game Awards …
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Now into the final day of Amazon’s massive summer Prime Day event, it’s time to scope out the popular Apple M4 MacBook Air lineup. You’ll now find all colors and RAM/storage configurations in both the 13- and 15-inch sizes with at least $150 in savings and deals starting from $849. Some models are in fact over $160 off right now …
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A popular Nintendo Switch piracy site has been seized by the FBI, as Nintendo continues its crackdown against piracy. Nsw2u was a repository for Switch ROMs online, meaning players could download games without purchasing them to play on a hacked console or PC emulator. Now, as reported by Kotaku, the site has been taken down in accordance with a seizure …
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It’s the last day of Prime Day, and you can feel the hurry coming on as brands drop prices just that little bit more in an effort to push you into that tech upgrade you’ve been eyeing. HP is joining the party with a deal that really is too good to pass up: today, one of their solid 15.6-inch laptops …
Read More »The Switch 2 is in many ways a more premium and powerful version of the original Switch, but its sleek design seems to have come at a cost. Not only is the console itself difficult to repair, but a new iFixit teardown video shows that the Switch 2 Pro Controller isn’t any easier. Based on iFixit’s teardown, you have to …
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