The anatomy of a game-key scam
If you’ve heard of Steam-key scams, you know that most of them seem too obvious to fall for. But some scammers are running sophisticated,...
Rocket League preps for China, cross-platform parties, and 4K on Xbox One X
Rocket League continues to thrive as a live service. Developer Psyonix is now detailing its plans for the rest of 2018. The vehicular soccer...
How Holospark is making Earthfall’s alien invasion worth repeating
Sponsored by Intel In Holospark’s Earthfall, the world teeters on the edge of annihilation as hordes of villainous extraterrestrials run amok, hunting down and...
Cooler Master’s analog keypad hits its crowdfunding goal
I really like the keyboard and mouse, but I often miss analog controls. I grew up with the Nintendo 64 controller, which is a...
PlayStation Network is down — Sony engineers are working on a fix
PlayStation Network is down for a significant number of PlayStation owners. Sony has confirmed the outage, and fans are complaining about “PSN down” on social...
Pokémon Go gets creatures from the Sinnoh region
Niantic has announced this morning that Pokémon originally discovered in the Sinnoh region, featured in Pokémon Diamond, Pokémon Pearl, and Pokémon Platinum, will soon...
Analogue’s Mega Sg plays most old Sega cartridges in 1080p
One of the hottest names in retro-gaming hardware is returning, and this time it is taking on Sega. After making the excellent Super Nt...
Discord’s game store and subscription service launch worldwide
The Discord store is going live for everyone today. After launching into a limited test in August, Discord is opening up its big new...
NVENC vs. X264 — Does CPU or RTX GPU encoding work best for Twitch?
If you want to livestream to Twitch, Mixer, or YouTube Live, you’ve had two options when it comes to video encoding. You can set...
Fortnite’s in-game tournaments begin October 16
You can finally show off your world-class Fortnite skills without having to abandon your day job. Epic Games is introducing in-game tournaments to its...