Hearthstone’s The Boomsday Project continues Dr. Boom’s climb to stardom
Video game characters can start from humble roots before becoming stars. Mario was once a more generic hero called Jumpman who starred in a...
Kate Edwards: Still outspoken, from ArenaNet to video game unionization
Kate Edwards was very outspoken as the executive director of the International Game Developers Association. After five years in that job, she left in...
Why Ubisoft isn’t replacing artists with AI tech for Assassin’s Creed
The Assassin’s Creed franchise is among the biggest of the major blockbusters in the gaming industry, and building them is only getting more complicated...
MyArcade Micro Player cabinets are cute, affordable gifts
At some point in the last couple of years, prices for LCD screens dropped low enough that you can put one in just about...
HyperX Pulsefire Surge mouse review — performance and beauty that’s a wee too small
HyperX has jumped into the RGB lifestyle with the Alloy Elite keyboard and its NGenuity software, and the company now wants its fans to...
How Unreal Engine 4.20 will jumpstart creativity, scalability, and cross-platform games
With so much news about Fortnite lately, it’s easier to forget that Epic Games makes the Unreal Engine. But today, the game engine behind...
Tempest 4000 review — Atari’s hypnotic but rough-edged tunnel shooter
Though what's here is decidedly imperfect, it's still worth playing. The visuals remain compelling, the music is as powerful today as when it was released, and the task of clearing baddies from webs continues to be challenging -- and generally quite fun.
KnewKey’s Rymek mechanical keyboard combines retro style with modern features
I’ve always loved typing. Smashing out words by pounding keys on a mechanical device has appealed to me for as long as I can...
Why Trism 2 took Steve Demeter 10 years to make
A decade ago, Steve Demeter created Trism for the App Store, and the simple match-3 mobile game with triangles became one of the early...
Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker review — a peak Nintendo puzzler for Switch
If Breath of the Wild was “peak Zelda” and Super Mario Odyssey was “peak Mario,” Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker is “peak Nintendo” — a...