Remember the SEGA Dreamcast’s Visual Memory Unit (VMU)? If not, it is a memory card for the Dreamcast game console, complete with a monochromatic screen, speaker, proper directional pad, four action buttons, as well as the ability to connect and interact with other VMUs.
343 Industries announced today that the group has become Halo Studios due to changes in culture, workflow, and how its teams are organized. The first step is changing from the studio’s proprietary Slipspace Engine to Unreal Engine.
You’ve seen Lazzarini’s Air Car, now check out the company’s new Hypersport Jet Capsule. This model builds upon its predecessors and is now able to accommodate 10 passengers, along with 1 pilot, complete with a toilette, dining area and even an optional transformable bed.
The Sony PlayStation 5 Slim Digital Edition console lets you experience lightning fast loading with an ultra-high speed SSD, and you can get one for $399.99 shipped, originally $449.99. Product page.
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If Nintendo made a foldable handheld console with a flexible display, it might look something like the Game Boy Flip concept. Speaking of foldable devices, Nintendo has considered making a mobile phone for at least a decade, including courting Nokia in the early 2000s.
Epic Games has remade the classic UT99 opening in Unreal Engine 5 to celebrate the Unreal Tournament episode coming to Amazon Studios’ Secret Level anthology on December 10. Put simply, this 15-episode animated anthology series features original stories set within the worlds of some of the world’s most beloved video games.
You’ve heard starburst galaxy NGC 1569, now listen to the sonification of star cluster Pismis 24 that was created using Hubble image data. It’s located roughly 8,000 light-years from Earth within the nebula NGC 6357.