Back in the 80s and 90s, TOAPLAN was one of the top arcade shmup developers in Japan, and these two game collections certainly do justice to that. These two collections are split across 8 games apiece, with Volume 1 containing Flying Shark, Fire Shark, Tiger Heli, Twin Cobra, Out Zone, Fix Eight, Batsugun, and Dogyuun, and Volume 2 including Zero Wing, Hell Fire, Slap Fight, Grind Stormer, Truxton, Truxton 2, Vimana, and Twin Hawk. In addition to local co-op play on some of these games, you also get the different arcade variants released around the world, as well as the…
On the heels of the UFC announcing their upcoming $7.7 billion rights deal with Paramount, Dana White was bound to be hit with questions about what the new agreement will mean for the promotion’s future as well as the fighters. During the post-event presser following the first episode of the…
Most entrepreneurs chase freedom, but end up building businesses that trap them.They leave the 9-to-5 in pursuit of autonomy, flexibility and financial independence. Yet somewhere along the way, the dream gets replaced by a demanding reality: a business that can’t function without them, inconsistent income and the gnawing feeling that…
Most small business owners are playing a game of financial chicken, and they don’t even realize it.If you’re one of these business owners, you’re likely grinding through each month, covering expenses and hoping the next payment hits before the cash runs out. But without knowing exactly how long your current…
OpenAI’s GPT-5 model was meant to be a world-changing upgrade to its wildly popular and precocious chatbot. But for some users, last Thursday’s release felt more like a wrenching downgrade, with the new ChatGPT presenting a diluted personality and making surprisingly dumb mistakes.On Friday, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman took to…
In case you missed Monday’s NYT Mini, you can find the answers here: The NYT Mini is a quick and dirty version of the newspaper’s larger and long-running crossword. Most days, there are between three and five clues in each direction on a five by five grid, but the puzzles…
Venture investors are adapting to the times, and are increasingly open to working with Al technologies and investing in both new and emerging sectors such as longevity and wellness, areas of the global economy which have seen over 75% more funding in 2023 and projected to reach $8 trillion by…
Being an entrepreneur means experiencing a range of emotions, sometimes in quick succession: there’s frustration, inspiration, exhaustion, glee, satisfaction, anger, excitement, despair — to name a few. It’s a rollercoaster.Success hinges on being able to manage those feelings, and not letting them unbalance the even keel needed to keep going…
Most games set in the cities of the future are cyberpunk in nature. They see cities as brutal dystopian fortresses. But the latest release from Darrington Press sees cities as an important part of the process to make our world to a better place. Solar Gardens puts the concept of…
This Side Hustle Spotlight Q&A features 35-year-old New York City-based entrepreneur Mehek Khera. Khera is the founder and CEO of Niramaya Foods, a snack brand “rooted in wellness and inspired by Indian heritage.”At the age of 24, Khera left New Delhi, India and immigrated to the U.S., where she landed…
On every episode of How Success Happens, I get to talk to incredible people who have done incredible things despite the many roadblocks and risks entrepreneurs face.This week, I spoke with Kim Perell, a nine-time founder, best-selling author, investor in 100+ companies, and a proud mom of four.If you’re a…
“To them, it doesn’t really matter who ultimately succeeds,” says Sam Abuelsamid, who writes about the self-driving-vehicle industry and is the vice president of marketing at Telemetry, a Michigan research firm. “If you’ve got a car that works and can drive safely, you’re welcome to come onto Uber and provide…
In today’s column, I provide GPT-5 prompt engineering tips and techniques that will aid in getting the best outcomes when using this newly released generative AI. I’m sure that just about everyone by now knows that OpenAI finally released GPT-5, doing so after a prolonged period of immense and wildly…
When it comes to raising capital, too many startup founders chase investors before building something worth investing in. I’ve been on both sides of the conversation, as an entrepreneur raising funds and as an advisor helping founders position themselves for growth. The venture capital world doesn’t reward effort. It rewards…
“The first big mistake that people make is thinking that happiness is a feeling,” Arthur Brooks, professor at Harvard Business School and author of the forthcoming book The Happiness Files: Insights on Work and Life, says.Image Credit: Jenny Sherman Photography. Arthur Brooks. On the first day of class, Brooks asks…
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