Chris Smith

Chris Smith

@chrissmith.bsky.social

Gaming historian, former game dev, at Cambridge Studio and Frontier, co-host of Electronic Eggs Podcast, aspiring model/actor, socialist, Arsenal fan, father, He/him

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Sony pulling out making 4K Blu Ray and Blu Ray players. I’m not convinced they’re going to keep updating the PS3, PS4 and PS5 to support Blu Ray play back for much longer in the case of PS3.

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This is something I want to share; my friend Alina is an amazing artists who worked on some very cool games, zines and more. Her dog Stitch needs urgent surgery now, which costs a LOT of money. So if you want to commission something or just help out we'd be more than grateful. ko-fi.com/xoma_arc

Western AAA game industry is going to be like every other capitalist venture, just a few companies who own everything but just release the safe hits over and over until nobody gives a shit anymore. Thank goodness the Japanese and Indies are picking up the slack.

This one really hurts. Fuck EA.

RPG Site@rpgsite.net

EA is shutting down BioWare. The next Mass Effect has been canceled: https://www.rpgsite.net/news/21611-bioware-shutting-down-ea-job-cuts-mass-effect-canceled

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In the Japanese PC-88 port of Ultima 3: Exodus by Pony Canyon, if you try to Talk/Transact (T key) to an enemy monster, they literally say "FUCK YOU!!" in English. Hilarious, and apparently nobody has discovered or posted about this before online in English or Japanese

Remember when the filthy rich would build buildings or stadiums and have them named after them? Or pay for wings or equipment for hospitals in return for their name being on things? Never thought we’d miss those days

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Podcast: OutRun OutRun roared into Japanese arcades 40 years ago! Back in 2016 Leon, Dan and Ryan talked arcade awe, sprite-scaling, Magical Sound Showers, and special techniques as well the myriad conversions over the decades. Available now from podcast places, Spotify, YouTube etc.

caneandrinse.comOut Run - The Cane and Rinse videogame podcastSEGA's iconic coin-op racer Out Run is the subject of our latest podcast retrospective. Leon, Ryan and returning guest Dan Clark talk arcade awe, sprite-scaling, Magical Sound Showers, and special tec...

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What if the Acorn Archimedes had its own Star Fox? Wing Star is a 90s 3D demo that pushed the system in impressive ways, blending ideas from Star Fox and Afterburner. You can try it yourself too at Games That Weren't.

Guess this will be announced at the direct today.

Wario64@wario64.bsky.social

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney Steam achievements list leaked via Exophase www.exophase.com/game/3733580...