Photo credit: Nidharshan Suresh
Industrial design student Nidharshan Suresh’s Teenage Engineering XP-1 concept shows what the Nintendo Switch 2 could look like when it’s released next year. Sweden-based Teenage Engineering is known for their high-quality, minmalist electronics for music lovers, but this handheld game console wouldn’t look out of place in its current offerings.
This Need for Speed Most Wanted remake in Unreal Engine 5 by Nostalgia Nexus shows why Electronic Arts really need to update the 2005 game. This fan-made remake features a new particle system, a fake interior shader, and even a custom traffic system (WIP).
Panda Studio has unveiled a life-sized Elden Ring Dark Moon Greatsword prop that costs a whopping $459 USD. Its bluish translucent blade, complete with leave engravings, can either be used for cosplay or mounted on a wall as a decoration.
First announced a couple of months ago, NVIDIA is finally set to release the much anticipated Diablo IV ray tracing update on March 26. More specifically, two ray-traced effects.This means that armor, water, windows, and other suitably reflective surfaces will now feature realistic ray-traced reflections as well as ray-traced transparent reflections.
You’ve seen the first-person RE2 remake, now check out a playable Resident Evil 2 Remake fixed camera mod, which gives off vibes of the 1998 PlayStation original. Put simply, it’s a REFramework mod that enables fans to play the Resident Evil 2 Remake from a fixed camera perspective.
There’s a virtual reality racing league, and then OPEN, a third-person battle royale experience from Ernest Cline’s The Readyverse. This title is claimed to be the first AAA quality ‘metaverse experience interoperable with AAA IP that leverages web3 technology’.
Winner of a 2024 iF Design Award, the Compal Rover Play is an innovative 2-in-1 gaming laptop concept with a FlexiRear Controller that consists of two hidden ultrasonic sensors. Users can simply slide open the FlexiRear Controller on the back to transform the otherwise flush surface into a handheld game console.
Artist Sumu Fan used tempered chocolate, along with a few other treats (gelatin, sprinkles, etc.) to masterfully craft a Minecraft village that wouldn’t look out of place in a stop-motion film. Let’s just say that the game’s pixelated graphics and distinct square blocks translate perfectly into chocolate creations.
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is still the best Nintendo Switch racing game by a large margin in 2024, and you can get a copy for $39.99 shipped on MAR10 Day. Beginners can select Smart Steering, a feature which makes driving and staying on the track easy, even at 200cc. Product page.