Twitch doubles down on its community and monetization
As TwitchCon 2018 goes into full swing today, Amazon’s livestreaming division Twitch is out to assert its appreciation for its community by doubling down...
The i9-9900k review — the fastest gaming CPU in an era of great CPUs
Earlier this week, Intel launched what it’s marketing has called “the best gaming CPU ever” in the i9-9900K. This $580 part (if you can...
Swery on crafting Japanese indie The Missing’s narrative puzzle design
In the niche world of celebrity Japanese game designers, Hidetaka “Swery” Suehiro‘s up-and-coming status can seem a bit out of left field for Western...
Red Dead Redemption 2 impressions — Losing yourself in the epic Wild West
Red Dead Redemption 2 is about as awesome and immersive as a video game can get, and that’s no hyperbole or surprise, as the...
Razer Phone 2 addresses all my issues except for one
I liked the Razer Phone. I used it for months and came away from it impressed … for a first effort from a company...
Razer Phone 2 hands-on review — Holding its own against Apple’s best
Razer unveiled its second-generation Razer Phone 2 earlier this month in a bid to beat Apple in providing the best smartphone for gamers. The...
Battlefield V interview: Capturing players with single-player stories, not battle royale
Electronic Arts’ DICE studio showed off Battlefield V’s War Stories, the single-player missions that show different aspects of the war through four vignettes that explore...
Battlefield V War Stories hands-on — Lots of action, emotion, and sacrifice
Electronic Arts’ DICE studio made a big bet when it decided to invest heavily in the single-player vignettes, the War Stories anthology borrowed from...
How Adjust is organizing a coalition against mobile ad fraud
Multiple reports say that mobile ad fraud rates could be costing advertisers and publishers billions of dollars a year. That’s a big tax on...
Soulcalibur VI review — Fighting against staleness
Soulcalibur hasn’t changed much, which is fine. The newest entry in Bandai Namco‘s weapons-based fighting game, Soulcalibur VI, comes out October 19 for PlayStation...