Category: Gaming

Black Ops 4′ gets a second battle royale map tomorrow

[ad_1] It’s not the first time the Call of Duty series has based a map on the infamous Bay Area prison. The Mob of the Dead zombies map is also set on Alcatraz, and there will be zombies for you to tackle in the Blackout map too. The trailer also suggests you’ll be able to […]

Valve’s Index VR headset will ship June 15th

[ad_1] You’ll need a reasonably powerful Windows PC to handle the Index. You’ll want a dual-core processor with hyperthreading, 8GB of RAM and either a GeForce GTX 970 or a Radeon RX480 for graphics, although Valve really wants you to have a quad-core CPU and GTX 1070-class video. There are certain reasonably safe expectations for […]

Shotgun-toting drones and washed-up Garfield phones

[ad_1] Not an April 1st story.Why Garfield phones have littered French beaches for 35 years A bizarre mystery of 90s-era kitsch phones washing ashore in France has been solved. No AirPower mat? No problem.Apple AirPods are still the best-selling true wireless earbuds If you can barely even recall the days when people mocked the AirPods […]

Finished Atari VCS design pays homage to its 2600 roots

[ad_1] It’s also considerably easier to make, with less wasted plastic and more space for cooling that new embedded AMD Ryzen chip. The VCS will also have a simpler light setup that uses Atari’s signature “Fuji” logo for alerts rather than a separate set of four lights. There is a drawback to this redesign, though. […]

Google Maps adds a city-themed ‘Snake’ game

[ad_1] Google has a habit of introducing goodies on April Fools that last long after the gags are over, and that isn’t changing for 2019. The company has added a Snake game to Google Maps that lets you play the classic title themed around major cities. You’ll play as an ever-growing double decker bus snapping […]

What we played in March

[ad_1] Most importantly, though, the feeling of actually controlling Spider-Man is fantastic. Fighting bad guys and swinging through NYC is both easy to learn and hard to master, but the rewards for doing so are vast. After a few hours, I felt like I had complete control over Spidey, swinging between skyscrapers with equal parts […]

‘Driveclub’ online features shut down March 31st, 2020

[ad_1] The server shutdown will prevent people from competing in multiplayer races, including events and tours. You also won’t get to compete against others on the leader boards or share your progress. Your season pass won’t work online, either. The game that’s left will be a shell of its former self. It’s not completely surprising […]

Three years of Oculus figuring out VR

[ad_1] The Rift’s launch capped a whirlwind three years that started with the release of the first Rift developer kit, which also came out in March — March 29th, 2013, to be precise. The first Rift developer kit came out as a Kickstarter project the company launched in August of 2012. Oculus raised well over […]

Valve freezes updates on ‘Artifact’ to face ‘deep-rooted’ issues

[ad_1] Last year Valve launched a Dota 2 card game spin-off that took aim Hearthstone and Gwent, but according to the team, Artifact hasn’t lived up to anyone’s expectations. In a blog post, Valve announced it’s dropping the old plan of developing a stream of gradual updates driven by conversations with the community. Instead it […]

Sega Genesis Mini will launch on September 19th with 40 games

[ad_1] Like the PlayStation Mini, this one is powered by microUSB, and has an HDMI output capable of up to 720p resolution. The controller is the six-button version of the Genesis gamepad that most players preferred. It also supports saving anywhere within a game, which Sega said might make it easier for certain titles you […]