Videos

Half-Life 2 pushed Steam on the gaming masses… and the masses pushed back

Back in 2004, many players saw Valve’s new platform as nothing but “fancy DRM.” This article is part of our 20th anniversary of Half-Life 2 series. Credit: Aurich Lawson It's Half-Life 2 week at...

Dragon Age: The Veilguard and the choices you make while saving the world

“Events are weaving together quickly. The fate of the world shall be decided.” Dragon Age:...

iPod fans evade Apple’s DRM to preserve 54 lost clickwheel-era games

Dozens of previously hard-to-access games can now be synced via Virtual Machine. Mom: We have...

Sunderfolk is a couch co-op tactical RPG you play with a phone. No, really.

Blizzard vet says both tabletop pros and casual types have a place on the...

“So aggravating”: Outdated ads start appearing on PS5 home screen

Players are annoyed as new home screen needs work. Update, September 30, 2024, 6:34 p.m....

Analogue’s next project is an accurate, hardware-emulated Nintendo 64 replica

New console will be FPGA-based but won't support other openFPGA cores. 87WITH Retro game enthusiasts will know Analogue for its consoles’ dedication to accuracy. From the...

AMD pulls graphics driver after “Anti-Lag+” triggers Counter-Strike 2 bans

Apex Legends also among the games affected by overzealous DLL alterations. 132WITH AMD has taken down the latest version of its AMD Adrenalin Edition graphics driver after Counter-Strike...

Nintendo confirms Mario and Luigi’s new voice actor

It's a-me! No, it's a-different me! Several weeks after Nintendo revealed Charles Martinet will no longer voice Mario, the company has confirmed the identity of the actor who'll...

Early PS4 classic The Evil Within will be free on the Epic Games Store next week

The 2014 horror game is the brainchild of Resident Evil creator Shinji Mikami. The Evil Within will be free next week on the Epic Games Store. The nearly decade-old...

CEO Bobby Kotick will leave Activision Blizzard on January 1, 2024

Schreier: Kotick will depart after 33 years, employees are "very excited." 53WITH Bobby Kotick, CEO of Activision Blizzard, emailed employees after news of Microsoft's successful $69 billion...

Meta Quest 3 hands-on review: VR rejoins the real world

A nice VR upgrade also offers a glimpse of a mixed-reality future. 69WITH FURTHER READING Meta Quest Pro review: For those with more money than sense You'd be...

Microsoft completes $69B Activision Blizzard deal, its biggest merger ever

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick can now look forward to his next $375M chapter. 180WITH It has been a long road since January 2022 when Microsoft first announced...

There’s no Mac version of Counter-Strike 2 because there are no Mac players

There’s no Mac version of Counter-Strike 2 because there are no Mac players 123WITH For the last two years, Apple has been working to make Mac gaming a...

Redesigned PS5 models slim down one of the bulkiest consoles ever

Digital Edition now sports a higher starting price, optional disc drive add-on. 69WITH FURTHER READING The PlayStation 5 looks to be the biggest game console in decadesWhen...

Intel’s $180 Arc A580 aims for budget gaming builds, but it’s a hard sell

But cheap Arc A750 cards make the A580 feel redundant, at least for now. 11WITH Intel's Arc GPUs aren't bad for what they are, but a...

Game devs express joy over “long overdue” retirement of Unity CEO Riccitiello

But some devs urge caution while other Unity board members are still in place. 89WITH FURTHER READING Unity CEO John Riccitiello is retiring, effective immediatelyFollowing weeks of controversy, partial...

As the EA Sports FC era dawns, FIFA 23 is removed from digital platforms

Earlier-than-expected takedown continues long history of EA sunsetting legacy titles. 56WITH FURTHER READING EA Sports officially ends FIFA partnership after 30 years of gamesEA has suddenly removed...

Meta’s Quest 3 headset launches October 10, starts at $499

Augmented reality passthrough cameras are a focus for the VR headset leader. 103WITH FURTHER READING Meta beats Apple to the mixed-reality punch with $499 Quest 3 coming...

Kerbal Space Program 2 has a big pre-launch issue: Windows registry stuffing

Devs say a hotfix is incoming for the code, if not for the early access vibes. 70WITH When it comes to early access games, the only...
HomeVideos