Category: Gaming

‘GTA4’ leaves Steam after an old Microsoft service breaks game sales

[ad_1] Games for Windows Live has caused a number of headaches since Microsoft began shutting things down in 2013. Developers have had to patch the platform out of their games to keep them running properly, including the Batman: Arkham series and Dark Souls. GTA4 has had its own problems, prompting gamers to develop workarounds to […]

Universal Studios teases ‘Super Nintendo World’ with a music video

[ad_1] As promised, Universal Studios Japan is on track to open its Super Nintendo World park this summer ahead of the Olympic Games. Now it’s teasing the new area with a mostly-CG music video and song made by Galantis with Charlie XCX. If you were hoping for a glimpse inside the new area or some […]

Sony is skipping E3 again in 2020

[ad_1] Last year Sony pulled a no-show at E3, and the company has announced it will sit out the 2020 event too. In a statement to GamesIndustry.biz, the folks behind PlayStation explained that “After thorough evaluation SIE has decided not to participate in E3 2020. We have great respect for the ESA as an organization, […]

Fans are creating a Harry Potter role-playing game inside ‘Minecraft’

[ad_1] The team doesn’t have an official release date, but it’s hoping to release an initial version for free, with access to areas like the Great Hall and Hagrid’s Hut, by the end of January. There’s a Patreon (linked above) for those who want to contribute. It’s a colossal project, and made all the more […]

Thermaltake’s latest gaming headset works with Alexa and Razer Chroma

[ad_1] And yes, it’s supposed to perform well as a headset. Thermaltake touts “oversized” 50mm drivers, a 20Hz to 20kHz frequency range and the combination of an ESS ES9018 DAC and a SABRE9601K amplifier that reportedly help drive 24-bit/96kHz playback with a wide dynamic range and minimal distortion. There’s no mention of how much the […]

Modder makes the GameCube Joy-Cons you’ve always wanted for your Switch

[ad_1] He even created a center piece that lets you reunite both halves in a single gamepad that’s the same width as the original Wavebird. The creator expects to provide CAD files for those who want to attempt their own mods, but be warned: this definitely isn’t for first-timers. Shank cautioned that a lot more […]

CES 2020: In pictures | Engadget

[ad_1] That’s it. We’re done. Finito. Another Consumer Electronics Show is officially in the books. Before everyone leaves Las Vegas and inevitably morphs into sleep-deprived mush, we wanted to take one last look back at the convention center chaos. We’re going to keep the words to a minimum, though, and let our best images — […]

Microsoft’s first Xbox Series X games will be cross-gen releases

[ad_1] “As our content comes out over the next year, two years, all of our games, sort of like PC, will play up and down that family of devices,” Booty said. “We want to make sure that if someone invests in Xbox between now and [Series X] that they feel that they made a good […]

MSI’s GS66 is a more tasteful thin and light gaming laptop

[ad_1] The GS66 features Intel’s latest 10th-gen H-series CPUs (which aren’t shipping yet), all the way up to the most powerful Core i9 model, and NVIDIA’s latest RTX graphics. (The company is being a bit ambiguous about which NVIDIA GPUs will be included, unfortunately.) You’ll be able to choose from 240Hz and 300Hz 1080p IPS […]