Category: Gaming

Free-to-play ‘Rocket League’ won’t need PS Plus or Switch Online plans

[ad_1] The release of Rocket League’s massive gameplay redesign is mere weeks away and its developer, Psyonix, is sharing more details as to what gamers can expect once it does drop around mid-September. High on that list is the fact that neither Playstation or Switch owners will need to maintain an online subscription in order […]

AT&T reportedly backs away from selling Warner Bros. Interactive

[ad_1] For the time being, AT&T has reportedly decided against selling its Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment gaming division to another company. According to Bloomberg, the telecom concluded the unit was too valuable to ditch, even if a sale would have helped the company with its $165 billion debt load.  When news of the potential sale first […]

B&H Photo knocks $250 off Lenovo’s high-powered Legion 7 laptop

[ad_1] This particular model is $250 off and its specs are impressive: in addition to the RTX 2070 GPU with Max-Q, it’s powered by a 10th-gen Core i7 processor, 32GB of RAM and a 1TB SSD. It also has a 15.6-inch 1080p, 240Hz display, so you’re getting an even better refresh rate than on the […]

NVIDIA’s Reflex technology promises to reduce input lag on your PC

[ad_1] With today’s announcement, there are two major components to Reflex. The first is a set of APIs studios can leverage to add a Reflex Low Latency Mode setting to their games. Using a relatively affordable GPU like the GTX 1660 Super, NVIDIA claims users can expect a 33 percent improvement in their PC’s responsiveness […]

Acer unveils a 360Hz NVIDIA-powered gaming monitor

[ad_1] At CES 2020, NVIDIA showed off the “world’s fastest” esports display, the ASUS ROG Swift 360, a monitor with a 360HZ refresh rate. That display should go on sale this September, and NVIDIA is already announcing another super-fast gaming monitor. Acer’s upcoming Predator X25 will boast the same NVIDIA-powered 360Hz refresh rate. Like the […]

Alienware introduces its first gaming monitor with a 360Hz refresh rate

[ad_1] If refresh rates aren’t your primary concern, you may be interested in the new Alienware 38 Curved Gaming Monitor. The 37.5-inch monitor has NVIDIA G-Sync Ultimate certification and VESA’s DisplayHDR 600 specifications. The Alienware 27 Gaming Monitor has an edge-to-edge design with NVIDIA G-Sync Ultimate and VESA DisplayHDR 600 certifications. It’s pretty zippy, too, […]

Influential indie studio Vlambeer is shutting down after a decade

[ad_1] Throughout all of this, Ismail was traveling the globe, speaking at gaming conferences and telling Vlambeer’s story to other developers. Conference organizers at one show would see him speak and offer opportunities at other events, and Ismail saw first-hand how powerful this brand of marketing could be. Every time he spoke, not only was […]

Stadia needs more games like ‘Super Bomberman R Online’

[ad_1] The game’s complexity increases when you consider the various Bomberman characters. The base game comes with eight basic Bombers — White, Black, Blue, Pink and so forth — that have slightly different attributes. Black starts with level five movement speed, for instance, that can be upgraded mid-match to level eight. He can only lay […]

Nintendo now lets gamers cancel Switch eShop pre-orders

[ad_1] If you’ve ever pre-ordered a Switch game and then changed your mind, you’ll know that Nintendo aren’t great at offering refunds. Nintendo’s corporate policy was to charge you the second the pre-order was made and then, if you complain, simply to bellow ‘no refunds’ into your face. That is, mercifully, changing as the Japanese […]