Rise of the Tomb Raider enables your Twitch viewers to control part of Lara Croft’s adventure
You don’t need to own Rise of the Tomb Raider (our review) to take part in the game — you just need to tune into...
Fallout 4: a tour of the buggy, janky mess — and why I don’t want Bethesda to ‘fix’ it
Fallout 4 is broken in the same ways that all Bethesda Game Studios’ projects are broken, and I love it even if it looks...
Overwatch impressions, Part 3: the three new BlizzCon heroes
I spent the weekend spent playing the three new Overwatch team-shooter heroes that Blizzard introduced during the annual BlizzCon convention, and they offer some interesting new...
How an injury drove one artist to make a tower defense-meets-Pokémon game — and a woman-led studio
I met Lynn Hogan at the MGF mobile games conference in Seattle in October, and I immediately became interested in her story. She’s a former concept artist (her career in that field was heavily impacted by a nasty injury) who’s now the chief executive officer of Fat Loot games, which she cofounded.
The new $100 Oculus-powered Samsung Gear VR opens for preorders in the U.S. today
We knew it was coming some time in November, but Samsung has confirmed that the new Oculus-powered Samsung Gear VR is open for preorders...
Maingear’s Drift PC brings 4K gaming and the SteamOS to the living room
Gaming computer maker Maingear is announcing the Drift, a 4K gamer PC that runs Valve’s SteamOS and lets you play Steam games in the...
The Call of Duty: Black Ops III cover star is actually a Phoenix reserve police officer
One of the year’s biggest video game releases has turned Phoenix reserve police officer Andy McDermott into a local celebrity. McDermott is the cover and marketing...
How Logitech’s betting on bold design to ditch its ‘mice and keyboards’ legacy
Logitech is a brand synonymous with PC peripherals and accessories, but the Swiss company has been delving into an increasing number of categories in...
Steam Controller left me grumpy in 2014, but now I’m open to these alien-feeling controls
When I first tried out the Steam Controller at Game Developers Conference 2014, I wasn’t sold on either the design or execution. The philosophy of...
Steam Link is a good idea, but I’m not buying into streaming PC games yet
I’m starting to get burned out waiting for Valve to partner with someone who can produce an affordable Steam Machine. But the longer things...