This story has been updated. It was originally published on May 16, 2019. The rise of the smartphone has cut down the number of gadgets we need to carry with us. Most people see no reason to weigh themselves down ...
After more than a year of invite-only “early access” trials, Amazon launched its cloud gaming service, Amazon Luna, in March 2022. It enters a crowded market of cloud-based game console alternatives, including Google Stadia, GeForce Now, and Xbox’s Cloud Gaming ...
The Playdate defies every benchmark and standard of the modern world of video games. The tiny $179 portable device comes with a “season” of 24 games, released two per week, so you don’t need to buy them. It has an ...
The PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X launched in November 2020. Due to supply chain issues and all manner of global complications, however, you may still be weighing your options when deciding which console to buy. With a string of ...
Video games have never been a primary draw at CES, but it is still a huge week for the gaming world. We (probably) won’t see big announcements about God of War: Ragnarok, Breath of the Wild 2, or Starfield, but ...
The word “audiophile” carries a lot of weight when writing about speakers and headphones. Even for tech-savvy people—or, perhaps, especially for them—it serves as a warning sign and window into a highly technical, often aspirational world. It’s a world where ...
Ages ago, when I was young, video games and gaming gear rarely went on sale. The prices were the prices and that was life. These days, Black Friday sounds the horn for huge discounts on all kinds of video game-related ...
Savvy electronics shoppers know Micro Center as the go-to retailer for mouthwatering CPU deals if you’re lucky enough to live near one. The company’s first-ever homegrown gaming laptops continue that devotion to damned good prices. Despite packing a full-fat GeForce ...
No review is ever truly conducted in a vacuum, but Star Wars: Battlefront IIarrived in a storm. And rightfully so, I might add. Battlefront II is the perfect capper to a holiday game season plagued by predatory monetization schemes, a game so unabashedly toxic it finally ...
The three most influential video-game series of your generation are Fifa, Grand Theft Auto(GTA) and Call Of Duty (COD). Their impact can be felt everywhere. COD – with its kinetic energy and first-person point-of-view – changed the way action films ...