If you're a Meta Quest 3 or 3S owner, you're in luck. Meta-exclusive Batman: Arkham Shadow just dropped today and already people are going off the rails about how it might be the best AAA VR title of the year. Continue Reading Category:Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Virtual Reality, Meta (company), Oculus, Meta Quest| Games
It’s that time of the console generation again, when the big players start refreshing their hardware for graphics boosts of arguable importance. Right on time, Sony has unveiled the PlayStation 5 Pro, with better buzzwords than last time at an absolutely eye-watering price. Continue Reading Category:Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Sony, Playstation 5, Playstation, Games, Game, Gaming, Console| Games
Back in 1970, Sega introduced an arcade game that would pave the way for many of today's most popular video games. Known as Jet Rocket, the electromechanical marvel boasted several world-firsts – even though most people today don't know it ever existed. Continue Reading Category:Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Games, Flight Simulators, Retro, Sega, Video Games, Features, xxShowcase| Games
Games are onslaughts of sight and sound, and with rumbling controllers, even touch. But have you ever wondered what all 1,000+ Pokémon smell like? Because we have. With the news of a weird device called GameScent, we’ve rounded up a list of which game worlds we’re most curious to get a whiff of – for better or worse. Continue Reading Category:Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Video Games, Game, Gaming, Smell, Scent, Accessories| Games
Landmark historical relics don't usually slip past at public auction unnoticed, but as we demonstrated in this recent article, it does happen. Now three priceless relics from gaming antiquity are going to auction: the world’s first video arcade game (Computer Space - 1971), the game it inspired (Pong - 1972) and the sequel to Pong (Space Race - 1973) which used a computer joystick. Continue Reading Category:Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Atari, Collecting, Gaming| Games
Upper Story's second board game uses a gorgeous array of mechanical gadgets to give kids a physical, visual, fun way to understand electronics – and to give parents the feeling their young genius might be able to get them into a better nursing home. Continue Reading Category:Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Games, Kids, Children| Games
Researchers have developed a new cloud gaming system that uses low-level white noise to accurately synchronize separated audio and video streams. The unique approach let gamers see and hear things at the right time, even with poor microphone quality or in the presence of background noise. Continue Reading Category:Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Cloud Computing, Video Games, MIT, Microsoft| Games
While there's nothing like playing board games with family and friends, old-school box-contained games do have their drawbacks. That's where GameNite comes in – it's a console that lets groups of people play phone-controlled games on their TV. Continue Reading Category:Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Indiegogo, Gaming| Games
It's time to dust off your old Atari cartridges as the company again tries to tap into gaming nostalgia with an updated version of its iconic Atari 2600. The upcoming Plus model has the same look as the 80s classic, and will ship with a 10-in-1 cartridge but also supports legacy 2600 and 7800 game cartridges. Continue Reading Category:Games, Consumer Tech, Technology Tags:Atari, Retro, Video Games, Console| Games
Over 50% of US households own a dedicated video game console. With the halcyon days of the arcade far behind us, video games have entered the mainstream and the industry now surpasses Hollywood in terms of revenue. Mobile games have changed the gaming landscape again, with virtual reality (VR) also…| New Atlas
Microsoft and Asus just showed off the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, two upcoming handhelds designed to bring your entire PC game library everywhere you go. These beauties feature new hardware and a customized flavor of Windows designed to get you playing instantly.| New Atlas
Nintendo has finally whipped the covers off its next console, the Switch 2. While it’s more iteration than revolution, that’s totally fine when you’re working from such a strong starting point. The Switch 2 has the same home/portable hybrid gimmick with a few much needed upgrades, a fresh slate of…| New Atlas
Japanese scientists have created what may be the world’s smallest video game. Using a regular controller, players can control a tiny digital ship, firing nanoscale bullets to push around a physical polystyrene ball just a few microns wide.| New Atlas
I am beyond awful at board games. I dread being invited over to a mate's place, only to see them whip out a box of fiddly little game pieces and a maddeningly long list of rules that they insist I'll "get the hang of in no time." No, let's not just start playing and see how it goes, thank you very…| New Atlas
Nintendo has finally taken the wraps off its upcoming Switch 2 portable gaming console, and from what we can see in its playful trailer, its, um... awfully similar to the original that launched 8 years ago.| New Atlas
Right on schedule, Sony has unveiled a mid-generation hardware refresh for the PlayStation 5. The long-rumored update slims down both models of the console, beefs up the storage space, and adds an optional Blu-Ray drive that can be later fitted to the digital-only console.| New Atlas
