PS5 price rises substantially in UK and Europe
PS5 price rises substantially in UK and Europe Sony has raised the price of most of its PlayStation 5 console hardware in the UK, Europe, Australia, and New Zealand by 10-15 percent, blaming “a challenging economic environment.” With rising US import costs thanks to tariffs likely a contributing factor, an equivalent price rise in the […]
How the Switch 2 compares to the ROG Ally
How the Switch 2 compares to the ROG Ally The Nintendo Switch 2 has entered the ring, possibly complicating your decision of which handheld to buy this year. While Nintendoâs new console, which comes out on June 5th, may seem similar to handheld gaming PCs like the Steam Deck and Asus ROG Ally, thereâs a […]
Bungie’s slick-looking Marathon shooter arrives on September 23rd
Bungie's slick-looking Marathon shooter arrives on September 23rd Bungie’s slick-looking Marathon shooter arrives on September 23rd The creators of Halo and Destiny are finally ready to show off their next big project: Marathon. It’s a long-awaited title from Bungie and revives the classic Marathon IP in the form of a PvPvE extraction shooter. After a […]
You can run Doom on this $666 collector’s edition box
You can run Doom on this $666 collector's edition box You can run Doom on this $666 collector’s edition box Yes, this collection’s packaging plays Doom. | Image: Limited Run Games Will it run Doom? The question that has challenged tinkerers and hardware hackers for years has now come full circle. Limited Run Games has […]
Razer’s PC-to-mobile streaming platform is now available
Razer's PC-to-mobile streaming platform is now available Razer’s PC-to-mobile streaming platform is now available Using Razer PC Remote Play with the Kishi Ultra mobile controller and an Android device unlocks an additional haptics feature. | Image: Razer Razer has finally launched its platform for streaming PC games to mobile devices at their native screen resolutions, […]
Arduboy creator says his tiny Game Boy won’t survive Trump’s tariffs
Arduboy creator says his tiny Game Boy won't survive Trump's tariffs Arduboy creator says his tiny Game Boy won’t survive Trump’s tariffs The original Arduboy. Kevin Bates managed quit his day job and move to China after his game-playing business card, the Arduboy, went viral in 2014. But a decade later, Trump’s staggering and inexplicable […]
YouTube says Nope! to age-gating Balatro videos
YouTube says Nope! to age-gating Balatro videos On Friday, the YouTube channel Balatro University posted a video highlighting how some of their videos had recently been age-restricted after the company tightened its policies about gambling content. But in a post Monday night, YouTube said the restrictions shouldn’t have been applied. “Videos featuring Balatro gameplay should […]
Elon Musk dies to tutorial boss in Path of Exile 2 livestream
Elon Musk dies to tutorial boss in Path of Exile 2 livestream Elon Musk, seemingly keen to repair some of his gamer cred after he admitted to account boosting, streamed himself playing Path of Exile 2 during a flight as a part of an “airborne continuity test” of his Starlink internet service. But during the […]
Switch 2: the good news and bad news
Switch 2: the good news and bad news In most ways, Nintendoâs Switch 2 is exactly what we wanted: a Switch, only better. Nintendo has an occasional tendency to follow its best and most successful consoles with some of its weirdest ideas â Wii U, anyone? â but this time seems to have stayed the course […]
22 years later, modders are keeping SimCity 4 alive
22 years later, modders are keeping SimCity 4 alive Search for âSimCity 4â on YouTube, and youâll see players constructing multilevel highway interchanges and intricate railroad networks, or maybe even a swooping flyby of a sprawling metropolis. None of these features came with the original game, which was released just after the turn of the […]