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Thu Nov 08 2001 at 10:36:45 When Star Control 2 was being developed, a contest was posted to the Usenet group comp.sys.audio.amiga. It requested submissions for a game, but the name of the game was not mentioned. Riku Nuottajarvi and Dan Nicholson won, and are among the principle composers of the game soundtrack. They formed the 8-bit Collective, and the tracking group KLF in 1991. KLFs aim was to provide free music, which was an obvious homage in name and spirit to The KLF. Their home BBS...

E.T., E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial This might be a basic answer, but E.T. has been my good friend my entire life. His long neck, healing powers, and killer backstory (a botanist left on Earth because he wanted to check out some flowers) make him the kind of alien you’d like to meet. This beer-swilling, BMX bandit is the perfect analog for adolescent angst: misunderstood, ignored, but with limitless potential. Most importantly, E.T. is there for his human pal Elliott, walking him through his fir...

Toys for Bob Developer Will Work on Call of Duty Warzone Going Forward [UPDATED] Apr 30, 2021 05:12 EDT [UPDATE] Activision sent us a statement according to which there were no layoffs at Toys for Bob. Through a spokesperson, the publisher also said the studio will continue supporting Crash Bandicoot 4, too. Reports of layoffs at Toys For Bob are incorrect. There has not been a reduction in personnel recently at the studio. The development team is operating fully and has a number of full-t...

"Reports of layoffs at Toys For Bob are incorrect," a representative told GamesIndustry.biz. "There has not been a reduction in personnel recently at the studio. The development team is operating fully and has a number of full-time job openings at this time. The studio is excited to continue supporting Crash Bandicoot 4: Its About Time, and more recently provide additional development support to Call of Duty: Warzone." Original story: Activision-owned studio Toys For Bob has reportedly dismiss...

Our destination, the stars. 11 April 2021 Its incredible to think that Starflight, developed by Binary Systems and one of the first games published by Electronic Arts, isnt better known today. Conceived in the early 80s by Rod McConnell and Jim Yarborough, their idea was to create an open-ended space exploration game with random encounters and resource collection. Today, youd think of No Mans Sky, Mass Effect or Elite Dangerous; even by 1986, when the PC original ...

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Feb 27, 2021 04:30 EST · Hot! with 3 comments Weekend PC Game Deals is where the hottest gaming deals from all over the internet are gathered into one place, every week, for your consumption. So kick back, relax, and hold on to your wallets. Humble is out in full force this weekend with several gaming bundles surfacing. The new Humble Tales of Love & Adventure Bundle is what we are starting with, a four-tiered, seven-item collection. Picking up the $1 tier lets you c...

Theres new stuff to explore in Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War and Call of Duty: Warzone with the start of Season 2. Now that its kicked off, its probably a good time to jump into Black Ops Cold War for the first time. Luckily, its on sale this weekend over on Battle.net. While youre there, were a week removed from BlizzConline, but the Celebration Collection is still available for six more months. The Blizzard Arcade Collection makes that worth the price of admission by itself, so check it ou...

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Epic gives away a surprise triple-A free game – next week’s title revealed, too By the time you can claim the latest free PC games from the Epic Games Store, the surprise is already gone, since those freebies are typically revealed a week in advance. This time, though, Epic had a little something extra wrapped up for everyone. In addition to the announced indie strategy title For the King, you can also pick up a triple-A FPS with Metro: Last Light Redux. You can head to the usual Epic Games...