The Nintendo Switch OLED is $100 off during Prime Day
The Nintendo Switch OLED is $100 off during Prime Day Amazon Prime Day is the best time to save money on a Nintendo Switch OLED during a time when there aren’t any deals on the last-gen console (however, there are some other great gaming deals). Right now, you can get one with neon red and […]
Activision pulls Call of Duty game after PC players are hacked
Activision pulls Call of Duty game after PC players are hacked Call of Duty: WWII is currently unavailable through the Microsoft Store. | Image: Activision Activision has taken one of its Call of Duty games down from the Microsoft Store and PC version of Game Pass, reportedly because multiple PC players had their computers compromised […]
The 42 best Prime Day deals on games, hardware, and accessories
The 42 best Prime Day deals on games, hardware, and accessories 8BitDo’s excellent Ultimate 2 wireless controller for the Nintendo Switch / Switch 2 is on sale for the first time for Prime Day. Amazon Prime Day is the perfect time to score incredible deals on games to fill your backlog, as well as essential […]
The best laptop deals we’ve found for Prime Day (so far)
The best laptop deals we've found for Prime Day (so far) The best laptop deals we’ve found for Prime Day (so far) The M4 MacBook Air is a cool $150 off. Amazon has solid discounts on laptops during its four-day Prime Day sales event. One of the nice things about shopping during Prime Day, even […]
The next Switch 2 restock kicks off at 7PM ET online at Walmart
The next Switch 2 restock kicks off at 7PM ET online at Walmart Since its launch, the Nintendo Switch 2 has been notoriously difficult to buy, with many retailers selling out of their allotted stock within minutes. Luckily, there’s good news: starting at 7PM Eastern today, Walmart Plus members will be able to purchase Nintendo’s […]
Destiny’s mobile spinoff will arrive in August
Destiny's mobile spinoff will arrive in August Destiny’s mobile spinoff will arrive in August Destiny: Rising, the mobile-exclusive sci-fi RPG shooter set in Bungie’s Destiny universe, will be released for iOS and Android on August 28th. The launch date was announced by Chinese developer NetEase Games alongside the release of a new gameplay trailer that […]
Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec
Laid-off workers should use AI to manage their emotions, says Xbox exec The sweeping layoffs announced by Microsoft this week have been especially hard on its gaming studios, but one Xbox executive has a solution to “help reduce the emotional and cognitive load that comes with job loss”: seek advice from AI chatbots. In a […]
Blizzard is winding down support for its Warcraft mobile game
Blizzard is winding down support for its Warcraft mobile game Microsoft’s layoff of roughly 9,000 employees is continuing to have downstream effects at the company’s subsidiaries. Aftermath reports that as many as 100 developers at Blizzard have been impacted, and as a result the studio is winding down development on its mobile tower defense game […]
How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking
How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2's USB-C port and broke third-party docking How Nintendo locked down the Switch 2’s USB-C port and broke third-party docking There’s always a reason why universal USB-C ports don’t “just work” like you’d expect. In the early days, it was incompetence or naiveté. Later, manufacturers often cheaped out. But […]
Microsoft cancels its Perfect Dark and Everwild Xbox games
Microsoft cancels its Perfect Dark and Everwild Xbox games Microsoft is canceling its Perfect Dark and Everwild games as part of sweeping cuts to its Xbox division. Matt Booty, Xbox president of game content and studios, revealed that Microsoft will be closing The Initiative, the studio behind Perfect Dark, in an internal memo to Xbox […]