KnoxMap Turns Your Real Hometown Into a Project Zomboid Build 42 Map
KnoxMap turns real locations into Project Zomboid Build 42 maps, and version 1.4 now supports much larger city-scale projects with optional Overture Maps data.
Category: Gaming Culture
A UEVR Fork Trades 3D Depth for Speed and Finds an Unexpected Accessibility Benefit
Noniv’s experimental UEVR Mono mode trades stereoscopic depth for performance and consistent visuals, while players with monocular vision spotted another possible benefit.
PicoDate Puts PICO-8 Games on Playdate With Wi-Fi Downloads and Save States
PicoDate brings PICO-8 carts to Playdate with Wi-Fi downloads, offline play and save states while its developer rapidly works through compatibility issues.
DMGo Turns the Original Game Boy Into a Four-Channel Drum Machine
Audiowanderer’s DMGo turns the original Nintendo Game Boy into a four-channel drum machine, sequencer and hardware-sync tool launching September 28.
This Unicorn Portal Puzzler Fits 19 Levels Into a 12.5 KB ZIP
Rainwormhole packs 19 portal-puzzle rooms, code-drawn art and synthesized audio into a current 12,804-byte browser-game archive.
A Printer Problem Is Why This New GBA e-Reader Game Is Being Built for PC Too
A Nintendo e-Reader printing problem helped shape Eridin, a fantasy strategy game Matt Greer is building for GBA/e-Reader hardware and PC from a shared codebase.
A Fan Recompiled Dead Rising 2’s Xbox-Only Case Zero and Case West for PC, Then Restored Co-Op
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero and Case West have been recompiled into native Windows and Linux ports, with XenonLive bringing online co-op to both releases.
GoldenEye 007 Is Now Playable in Native OpenXR VR Through GEVR
GEVR is a fan-made, from-source GoldenEye 007 PCVR project built for OpenXR. Its latest public beta, vr441, is available now for players who supply their own US GoldenEye 007 ROM.
ChatGPT Got One Kill in Crysis. Then Everything Fell Apart.
I let ChatGPT control Crysis Remastered. It managed one kill before dying horribly. Technically it worked—but I wouldn’t call it playable.
He Used Codex to Translate The Witcher 3 Into Croatian in Two Days
Mislav Repinac had never created a game mod before. He explains how Codex helped him build a playable Croatian translation of The Witcher 3 in around two days.
33 Years Later, One of Robbo’s Original DOS Programmers Brought It to Playdate
Maciej Miąsik helped program Robbo for DOS in 1993. Thirty-three years later, he has rebuilt that version for Playdate with all 60 planets intact.
PlayDOOM Turns a Reddit Post Into a Complete Freedoom Campaign
PlayDOOM runs a full 32-map Freedoom Phase 2 campaign directly inside a Reddit Custom Post, complete with progression, speed leaderboards, mobile controls and controller support.
Can Playing Video Games Make You Go Blind?
Can playing video games make you go blind? We look at what long gaming sessions really do to your eyes, from digital eye strain and blurry vision to myopia, plus a few simple tips for gamers.
“Every Video Gives You Information”: Xzem on Building a Brawl Stars Audience
At 18, Xzem discusses nearing 40,000 TikTok followers, his Brawl Stars video process, Supercell Trusted Creator status, and his goal of reaching 100,000.
Peter Cullen, Legendary Voice of Optimus Prime, Dies at 85
Peter Cullen, the legendary voice of Optimus Prime across Transformers animation, films and video games, has died at 85. His gaming credits included War for Cybertron, Fall of Cybertron and Devastation.