EXCLUSIVE: When I think about Arc System Works, my brain can’t help but make the comparison to 1990s’ Capcom. And it isn’t because they are both the source of great 2D fighting games. In the 1990s’, Capcom was the pinnacle of 2D art direction in the game industry. When word spread that the developer was […]
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Sky’s restructured TV pricing is simpler and more flexible
As UK consumers have become more confident with streaming services and accessing content via a low monthly subscription, UK broadcasters have been forced to take notice. These days, the all-you-can-eat package is no longer the de-facto option, with companies like Sky choosing to split bigger content bundles into more bitesize options. In July, it broke […]
A SIMPLER TIME
Netflix Steve (Joe Keery) and Dustin (Gaten Matarazzo) go demo-dog hunting in Stranger Things 2. Stranger Things made Eggos into a meme and the most essential Halloween accessory of the past two years. It reintroduced the world to the wonders of the defunct Farrah Fawcett Fabergé Organics hair-care line, an array of products it could […]
Simpler Video Game Menus Are Better
The release of the former Wii U exclusive Yoshi’s Woolly World to the Nintendo 3DS demonstrates once again that gaming menus are best when they’re lists. Nothing fancier is needed. We don’t need to be able to wander every which way through them. Both versions of Woolly World are sidescrollers. They pretty much have the […]
Virtually painless: How VR is making surgery simpler
Enlarge / The virtual world can nicely supplement the real one. (credit: Chester Holme) Surgeons and their patients are finding that virtual reality can relieve the pain and stress of operations—and it’s safer and cheaper than sedatives. For Mosaic, Jo Marchant travels to a Mexican mountaintop village to visit a clinic with a difference. The […]