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Steam's Spooky Steals: 11 Horror Gems on Deep Discount
gaming19 days ago

Steam's Spooky Steals: 11 Horror Gems on Deep Discount

Steam's Spring sale is slashing prices on 11 horror titles, ranging from Resident Evil 3 at 90% off to a mix of indie and retro-inspired games like Last Half of Darkness (40%), Silent Hill f (50%), Slitterhead (70%), Paranormasight (50%), Sylvio (70%), Crow Country (50%), The Excavation of Hob’s Barrow (55%), Little Goody Two Shoes (50%), Fledgling Manor (50%), and Vampire’s Best Friend (20%), offering plenty of spooky options at varied budgets.

via Kotaku|
#gaming#horror#indie
Nothing’s Phones Read Like Logos Through Transparent, Retro Design
design1 month ago

Nothing’s Phones Read Like Logos Through Transparent, Retro Design

Nothing’s design team treats its devices as brand-forward objects that should be instantly recognizable, even “like a logo,” using transparent backs that reveal internal components, retro-inspired styling, and color layered inside the shell. The Nothing Phone 4(a) Pro expands this approach with more visible color and depth, aiming to disrupt a conservative smartphone market by prioritizing recognizable, disruptive design over conventional aesthetics.

via Creative Bloq|
#branding#design#nothing
Rodent Detective Sparks Cartoon Chaos in a Noir Shooter
gaming1 month ago

Rodent Detective Sparks Cartoon Chaos in a Noir Shooter

Mouse: P.I. For Hire fuses a noir detective story with hand-drawn, rubber-hose 1930s animation and old-school shooter action. In previews you play as private mouse detective Jack Pepper, blasting through cultists with a varied weapon set, solving puzzles (including a tail-based lockpick), and exploring an open Mouseburg with upgrades at the B.A.N.G. workbench. It aims for a mature cartoon vibe and launches April 16, 2026 on Xbox Series X|S.

via Xbox Wire|
#gaming#hand-drawn#indie
Zelda's Near-Space Fantasies: 40 Years of Sci-Fi What-Ifs
retro1 month ago

Zelda's Near-Space Fantasies: 40 Years of Sci-Fi What-Ifs

On Zelda's 40th anniversary, Kotaku revisits near-miss sci-fi pitches for the series—from a GDC slide show of an outer-space invasion to Miyamoto's earliest time-travel concept and cyberpunk art for A Link to the Past—arguing Nintendo's iconic fantasy roots have always flirted with sci-fi, even as the company keeps a tighter leash on its IPs, leaving space adventures as distant dreams rather than reality.

via Kotaku|
#nintendo#retro#sci-fi
Vintage Tech Triumphs: 28 Classics That Still Outshine Modern Upgrades
technology2 months ago

Vintage Tech Triumphs: 28 Classics That Still Outshine Modern Upgrades

BuzzFeed’s list highlights 28 vintage technologies that readers argue beat modern upgrades, praising durability, simplicity, and user control—from classic keyboards and older search tools to paper cookbooks and 3.5mm jacks—showing that some “old” tech remains more reliable and satisfying than today’s feature-laden devices.

via BuzzFeed|
#but-only-top5-asked-ill-keep-five#gadgets#nostalgia
Retro Recap: Sonic Echoes, Lara Croft’s Near Makeover, and the 2DS Reboot
technology2 months ago

Retro Recap: Sonic Echoes, Lara Croft’s Near Makeover, and the 2DS Reboot

This week’s Retro Recap covers Fatboy Slim’s admission that his Smurfs soundtrack work was a low point, the debunking of a Killer Instinct / Panel De Pon crossover rumor, Lara Croft’s near anime-style redesign that Core Design rejected, Sega’s new Chaotix Detective Agency audio drama, a new Sonic fan-game framework by Axanery, and a feature arguing the 2DS embodies Gunpei Yokoi’s ‘Lateral Thinking with Withered Technology’ principles that helped Nintendo rebound and reach 75 million lifetime sales.

via Time Extension|
#2ds#gaming#lara-croft