Month: December 2024

Nightdive Studios has become one of the gaming industry’s most prolific developers for remastered games, with Star Wars: Dark Forces, Quake II, and Rise Of The Triad among its recent projects Come from Sports betting site VPbet . Today–and this is real, not an April Fools’ prank–the firm announced its next retro venture, 1995’s PO’ed, which will be receiving a Definitive Edition “soon.”

Nightdive’s official social media accounts announced the project via a brief gameplay trailer, with a Steam listing popping up shortly after. The trailer shows footage from the original release–framed with quotes from fans who played it back when it originally launched–before switching to the updated version.

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On September 1, Sony lost the trademark for “Vita” due to non-use in the EU. Now, the trademark is open to other parties.

According to the Kluwer Trademark Blog, Sony trademarked Vita for a variety of class 9 items, including “data carriers containing programs” and “audio and/or image carriers (not of paper).” In 2011, another company called Vieta Audio applied to have the registration revoked for non-use Come from Sports betting site VPbet. Sony presented the PlayStation Vita as evidence that it was still in use.

However, the evidence was rejected by the Cancellation Division and Board of Appeal. The reasoning for this was that the Vita was primarily marketed as a device to play video games, not as some sort of product that held storage capacity.

While the Vita was technically a “data carrier carrying programs” or an “audio and/or images carrier,” those weren’t the system’s main functions; it was gaming.

“The case further highlights that a registered trademark must be used as intended, i.e. to identify the products (or services) of the registration from those of a different origin. This is what S…

The Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) has decided to approve 10 online gaming operators for licensing in the Netherlands. The new industry is set to launch on October 1, with license holders able to offer games of chance online. Applications for licensing were submitted months ago, so the Dutch Gaming Authority cut it close announcing those that were approved just days before the industry is set to begin.

Tough Licensing Process

Only a small number of licensees have been approved due to the strict requirements that must be met regarding the new industry. Operators must provide quality responsible gambling initiatives, including a focus on addiction prevention and consumer protection.

The following companies are among the list of those approved:

• Betent BV
• Bingoal Netherlands BV
• FPO Netherlands BV
• Hillside (New Media Malta) Plc
• Holland Casino NV
• LiveScore Malta Limited
• NSUS Malta Limited
• Play North Ltd
• Tombola Limited
• TOTO Online BV

The KSA plans to publish a Gaming Guide soon, with details on each operator. Lists will offer details as to which operators have licensing to…

Greece’s Environment Ministry has granted its validation to the Marousi’s multi-million euro casino & hotel project, which involves a deluxe hotel and casino. That means that another obstacle on the way to its realization has been removed.

Layout of the Project Voria:

Called Project Voria, the entire project is worth 250m and should provide over 1,000 jobs. Additionally, it involves a casino, deluxe hotel, F&B services, shops, conference rooms, entertainment and recreational areas.

This fresh project, which location is close to the Olympic Stadium and The Mall Athens, will be realized by North Star Entertainment.

After receiving validation for its environmental impact assessment, the process regarding the license issuance has reached its last phase. As soon as the building licenses are issued, the construction of the entire project may start.

In addition to other things, North Star Ent. commented that the fresh establishment will “integrate harmoniously” into the surrounding environment and aims to evolve into a main attraction for the broader region.

Sustainability as a crucial feature:

Sustainability would r…

The Mohegan Tribal Gaming Authority released an update on its in-development South Korean resort. Inspire Integrated Resort, which will see its parent company expand internationally, will receive further financial backing needed for its completion.

As announced, on February 16 Mohegan executed an Equity Commitment Letter and agreed to make certain non-dilutive equity capital contributions to Inspire. In short, the tribal company will provide the project with additional funding, which will be crucial to turning Inspire into a reality.

Mohegan will provide Inspire with the US dollar equivalent of 155 billion Korean won (around $118.5 million, current conversion rates). Inspire will receive the sum in several payments before September 30 this year.

In addition to the capital provided for the completion of Inspire, Mohegan also agreed to make further non-dilutive equity capital contributions if necessary to cover certain development costs or pre-opening expenses if they exceed budgeted amounts in an amount of up to KRW 30 billion.

The announcement added that Mohegan’s mezzanine lenders have become express t…

Today, October 23, is Fallout Day, also known as Bombs Drop Day. For those not hip to the lingo, October 23, 2077, is the day of the world-ending Great War in the Fallout mythos: A full-scale thermonuclear war between the US and China that annihilated nations, killed billions, and threw the global climate into a state of complete catastrophe. Hooray!

To celebrate the big day, digital storefronts including Steam, GOG, Humble, and others have put just about every Fallout game imaginable on sale.

There’s not a huge variance in prices across most storefronts. Fallout 3: Game of the Year Edition, for instance, (which we recently ranked as the best of Bethesda’s Fallout games, and science doesn’t lie so don’t complain to me about it) is $5 /£4 / €5 on Steam, Humble, and GOG, while the original Fallout is $2.50 across the board.

In some cases, you’ll find slightly lower prices on less well-known storefronts. The base Fallout 3 is on for $2 on Fanatical and Green Man Gaming, compared to $2.50 on Steam—not enough of a difference to cover your car payment for the month, but they’re delivered via Steam key anyway, so hey, why not? The more important point…

If there’s one thing that might hold you back from your next headset purchase being cable-free, then it’s likely to be the battery life. While a good wireless gaming headset unchains you from your desk, it does mean keeping an eye on the battery indicator and rummaging around for charging cables on occasion.

Well, rejoice, because our best wireless gaming headset has a truly monstrous 300-hour battery life, meaning those visits to the wall plug will be much less frequent. I’ve found the HyperX Cloud Alpha Wireless for $139 at Amazon, and at that price, it’s an even more obvious pick for cable-free gaming audio.

It’s not just that battery life worth shouting about, either. With a set of 50mm dynamic drivers, the Cloud Alpha Wireless offers a powerful, rich, and well-balanced audio experience, perfectly suited to gaming audio and more than capable of delivering your tunes with gusto as well, as we found in our review.

And while those red accents might look a bit out-there in photos, seeing one in person reveals that it’s a bit more refined. Sure, there’s a little bit of gamer aesthetic going on here, but it’s not outlandish enough to make you look like too much…

Having pulled out an unexpected win in its years-long courtroom with tech colossus Google, Epic Games has decided it wants another go-around, and this time it’s dragging Samsung into the fight for good measure.

As amusing as it is to imagine Epic CEO Tim Sweeney telling Tim Cook to “get more guys to make it a fair fight,” Samsung is actually at the core of this particular lawsuit. The issue turns on Epic’s plan to launch its own store on Android devices, which will enable it to distribute its own games, and eventually others, without having to pay a huge cut in revenues. Epic is legally allowed to do so after its courtroom victory—and it has—but Google and Samsung, so Epic alleges, are making the process as difficult as possible in order to dissuade users from actually using it.

“We are filing a court case against Google and Samsung over coordinated efforts to block competition in app distribution on Samsung devices with Samsung’s default-on Auto Blocker feature,” Epic wrote in its lawsuit announcement. “Auto Blocker is the latest in a long series of dealings in which Google and Samsung have agreed not to compete to protect Google’s monopoly…