783 dance pads and 27.2 million Xbox 360 controllers are connected to Steam
Valve Software doesn’t just distribute games and make digital hats. It also tracks how its Steam members interact with their software. Over the last...
Sennheiser brings its spatial audio technology to AR
Sennheiser is partnering with Magic Leap. The audio-equipment company is providing its Ambeo tech to improve the immersion of augmented reality. Ambeo uses “transparent audio” that...
Forza Horizon 4 review — Better than ever
Forza Horizon 4 is a gorgeous spectacle. It is varied, challenging, and fast. In other words, it is everything you want from a racing...
China bans Twitch because people were finally watching it
Twitch is no longer available in China. Earlier this week, authorities in that country added the livestreaming platform to its blacklist. The Amazon site...
Ousted Telltale CEO Kevin Bruner comments on studio’s fate
The cofounder and former chief executive officer of Telltale Games has posted a public statement about the studio’s reported layoffs and potential closure. Kevin...
Samsung’s CJG5 monitor review — The right display for our times
Right now is a great time to build a new gaming PC. Memory prices are still high, but we have a glut of great...
Ring of Elysium is more interesting than Call of Duty’s battle royale
Like PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds or Fortnite, Ring of Elysium is about finding good loot to improve your chances of survival against other players in a massive open-world map. But Tencent changes this in a few key ways.
Crytek’s CryEngine update focuses on novice game devs
CryEngine is the other major game-dev toolkit. To continue competing with Unreal and Unity, Crytek has updated it to version 5.5 with 1,000-plus improvements.
Rainbow Six: Siege proves that those ‘free weekends’ work
August was a huge month for game sales in the United States. Software spending was up 16 percent year-over-year to $285 million, according to...
NES Switch Online’s multiplayer works well, but I won’t use it
Nintendo Switch Online is live, and I gave the company my $20. I get the occasional itch to play Rocket League or Mario Tennis...