Tag Archives: Gaming

‘It’s a reminder of childhood’: How Pac-Man changed gaming

‘It’s a reminder of childhood’: How Pac-Man changed gaming

“Pac-Man [the character] was designed to represent the core concept of the game, ‘to eat’, in the simplest way possible,” Michiko Kumagai, the licensing manager for the iconic character at the game’s publisher, Bandai Namco, tells the BBC. “Just like the McDonald’s arches, he’s become an internationally recognised symbol. At one glance everyone can understand what Pac-Man means instinctively, [which] is …

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GOG Launches NSFW Game Giveaway “To Raise Awareness On Censorship In Gaming”

GOG Launches NSFW Game Giveaway “To Raise Awareness On Censorship In Gaming”

GOG launched a new website Friday where users can claim 13 games that have been delisted from other online sales portals for free. In a press release, GOG wrote that with the giveaway, it and the game publishers taking part are “taking a stand against the quiet erasure of creative works from digital shelves.” GOG’s giveaway–found at the URL FreedomToBuy.games, …

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Gaming Store Sells Swords To Kids, Says It’s Not A Big Deal, And The Parents Should “Raise Their Children Better”

Gaming Store Sells Swords To Kids, Says It’s Not A Big Deal, And The Parents Should “Raise Their Children Better”

Moms might not wear capes, but this Redditor’s mother definitely earned one. Back in the 90s, she stumbled upon something alarming—her 11-year-old son had a stash of knives and a dagger hidden in his room. After some digging, she discovered that a local shop had been selling these weapons to him. Furious, she marched over to confront the store owner. …

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Why did thousands of adult titles just disappear from the biggest PC gaming marketplaces? | Games

Why did thousands of adult titles just disappear from the biggest PC gaming marketplaces? | Games

In the last two weeks, thousands of “adult only” and “not safe for work” games have disappeared from Steam and itch.io – two of the most prominent distribution platforms for PC video games – as they scrambled to comply with stricter rules mandated by payment processors such as MasterCard, Visa, and PayPal. These rules were established after a campaign by …

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A Lot of PS4 Gaming

A Lot of PS4 Gaming

In 2023, NASA embarked on an intriguing mission to simulate life on Mars, where four volunteers spent over a year confined to a Martian habitat replica. While the scientific focus was on survival and adaptation to extreme conditions, an unexpected tool helped the crew maintain their mental and cognitive health: video games. The CHAPEA mission (Crew Health and Performance Exploration …

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Another High-End Chinese GPU Emerges Online — Moore Threads MTT S90 Reportedly Outperforms NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 With Solid Gaming Performance

Another High-End Chinese GPU Emerges Online — Moore Threads MTT S90 Reportedly Outperforms NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 With Solid Gaming Performance

The Chinese GPU industry has been making massive strides in recent days, and now, the Moore Threads S90 gaming GPU has been tested, revealing performance competitive with NVIDIA’s mainstream offerings. Moore Threads MTT S90 Beats Out NVIDIA’s RTX 4060 Across Multiple Tests, Credits to Optimized Drivers When you look at some of the consumer graphics offerings from China, they have …

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