Nintendo has a reputation for aggressively protecting its IPs and will use the law where it can. In July last year, it launched a lawsuit against two ROM sites loveROMs and loveRETRO.co and in November the site owners reached a $12 million settlement with the company. Polygon reports that Nintendo has once again taken legal […]
Today, Apple announced that Apple Arcade, its long-awaited “Netflix for games,” will arrive on September 19th and cost $4.99 per month. It will offer a library of over 100 games some of which will be exclusive to the platform that you can play across iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple TV. There will be a one-month […]
EA has announced that it’ll be launching a closed technical trial for its upcoming Project Atlas cloud streaming service, allowing anyone with an EA Origin account to sign up and potentially gain access to a test of EA’s in-progress cloud gaming service. The trial will start tonight and run for two weeks. Players who sign […]
It’s been around for 25 years now but what would you call the X button on the PlayStation DualShock controller? If, like me, you’d always seen yourself on the right side of history with the “Ex” and why wouldn’t you? turns out PlayStation wants a word with you. You’re wrong. I’m wrong. We’re all wrong. […]
Acer‘s Predator gaming line just received another gaming throne the Predator Thronos Air Gaming Chair. Obviously, $14,000 is still an insane amount of money for the average consumer to pay for pretty much anything, much less a gaming chair. At $14,000 the Thronos Air is a full $6,000 cheaper than its $20,000 predecessor. To make […]
Nintendo announced that it will be bringing some of the most iconic games of the Super Nintendo era to the Switch for no additional cost. Games like Super Mario Kart, Super Metroid, The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past and the classic Super Mario World which are all on our list of the best SNES games […]
Nintendo has confirmed one of the biggest rumors in gaming over the last week or so is true Overwatch will be available on Switch this fall. It revealed the news in its latest Direct, after a couple of leaks and a Kotaku report indicated Blizzard’s FPS was making its way to the console. You’ll be […]
Steam has received a few big redesigns over the years, but usually, the core aesthetic and functionality of the software remains relatively unchanged. It’s almost done though starting on September 17, Steam’s long-awaited Library revamp will begin rolling out. Aesthetics and taste in general are subjective, so it’s tough to say whether or not the new Library […]
The Nintendo Switch Lite is small enough to fit in your pocket, but you might want to stuff it in a case for added protection when you’d prefer to shove it in your bag. Many Switch cases are unfortunately pretty bulky. Nintendo is selling a snap-on case with a flip cover through the Nintendo Japan […]
The most advanced AIs today can perform select tasks with superhuman-like efficiency, beating the best humans have to offer at intricate games like Starcraft II and Go. But ask those same AIs to perform something outside of their area of expertise, and they’ll struggle. Creating an AI that’s a generalist is one of the next […]
Microsoft is very, very fond of special edition Xbox One controllers, to the point where it encourages you to make your own. But did you ever wonder about the history behind a given controller, or how many models have never seen the light of day? If you did, you might just have your answer. Microsoft […]
Smach Z, dubbed as the most powerful handheld gaming console, has just gotten even more potent. The Smach Team has given the Smach Z some quality upgrades, which will surely appease the device’s backers. The Smach Z was intended to ship with AMD Merlin Falcon RX-421BD chips, but a disruption in manufacturing plans set the […]
Jingjia Micro, short for Changsha Jingjia Microelectronics Co., Ltd, has allegedly commenced pre-researching the company’s next-generation JM9271 GPU that it claims will be as fast as an Nvidia GeForce GTX 1080. As Tom’s Hardware highlights, Jingjia Micro got its start in 2006 as a military-civilian integrated company specializing in electric component design and production. The firm is […]
Microsoft contractors reportedly listened to Xbox owners too. Earlier this month, we learned that contractors heard audio snippets from Skype calls and Cortana interactions. Now, Vice reports that Microsoft contractors also listened to audio picked up by Xbox consoles. The device was only supposed to capture audio after voice commands, like “Xbox” or “Hey Cortana,” […]
Nintendo and Microsoft have shown some collaboration of late. It started with the two companies enabling cross-platform play in Fortnite, and then successfully applying pressure to Sony to do the same. The two also collaborated to bring Microsoft’s Banjo-Kazooie to Super Smash Bros. When Cuphead released on Switch earlier this year, many were surprised Microsoft […]