July 4th week in review
A roundup of this week's stories, from a three-hour Gremlins workprint to the Mana series' 35th anniversary.
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A new Sony patent uses your actual body movements to build characters
Sony Interactive Entertainment just published a patent for generating custom in-game characters based on real-world body movements and player input.
The Jak and Daxter PC port just hit a major ARM64 milestone
OpenGOAL version 0.3.5 finishes converting load and store instructions to ARM64, paving the way for native Jak and Daxter on Apple Silicon and Snapdragon chips.
Palworld 1.0 and a Black Flag remake hit Xbox this week
Xbox's weekly release lineup includes the 1.0 launch of Palworld, a ground-up remake of Assassin's Creed Black Flag, and a College Football 27 trial.
Another Eden Begins is getting a physical Switch release in 2027
Chrono Trigger veterans Masato Kato and Yasunori Mitsuda are teaming up again for a physical Switch and Switch 2 release of Another Eden Begins next year.
ReactOS just added its first Windows Vista-era system call
The open-source Windows clone has merged its first NT6 system call, signaling a long-term shift toward supporting software from Windows Vista and beyond.
July 3rd free games roundup
Today's free games include Nexus: The Jupiter Incident, CUBEHEAD, and more.