It’s not often that nearly 30-year-old arcade games randomly get sequels, but that’s exactly what happened with Windjammers 2. The original, made for Neo Geo arcade setups by powerhouse Data East, came out in 1994, answering the question of “what if Pong, but sports game?” Now, Dotemu has released a sequel. The gameplay and presentation are undoubtedly impressive. Responsive, colorful, and pointedly unique, there’s a worthy follow-up to the original game here. But, at the same time, the game is missing some features that would really help to make it a knockout. I’ve also been having repeated issues with the online on launch day, making this event less sparkling than it could have been.
To put the premise simply, Windjammers 2 is human air hockey. Two people throw a frisbee back and forth, aiming for their opponent’s goal. Goals are typically divided between easier-to-hit, three-point sections and smaller five-point sections. By default, 15 p...
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PC players with a hankering for some big stompy robot action are in luck; mech shooter Daemon X Machina has been confirmed as next week's free Epic Games Store game.
Daemon X Machina, which originally released as a Switch exclusive back in 2019 before making its way to PC the following year, casts players in the role of mercenaries employed by the Orbital organisation. Crucially, these particular mercenaries have access to huge Arsenal mechs, and each successive missions sees players sliding and zooming across vibrantly hued post-apocalyptic arenas blasting the bolts off enormous robot enemies driven by corrupted AIs.
For the third straight year, NAR membership hit an all-time high, likely propelled by a blistering hot housing market. Among the 50 US states, Georgia saw the biggest percentage increase.
The news of Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, first announced on Tuesday, is enormous for the games industry. The full details of what...
The Federal Reserve issued its long-awaited report on the status of its research on whether the U.S. should issue a digital currency. It isn’t a story that makes for exciting headlines, but it’s all good: The Fed released the report, it’s designed to create discussion, and any decision will rest with Congress. American Banker headlined its report, “Fed defers to elected officials on issuing digital currency.” The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) lauded the Fed’s stance, saying, “The Fed’s discussion paper rightly acknowledges many important policy considerations, such as preserving private-sector intermediaries, balancing consumer privacy with transparency, ensuring transferability