The DeanBeat: The American Abyss depicts a U.S. civil war in 2040
The U.S. midterm election next week feels like one of the most important in a generation. We need to get out and vote. And...
Star Trek: Fleet Command beams up to iOS and Android on November 29
Mobile game publisher Scopely said it will publish the free-to-play Star Trek: Fleet Command on iOS and Android on November 29. Under license from CBS Interactive,...
Worldscale VR is exciting … and maybe dangerous
Oculus formally unveiled the Oculus Quest last month. It’s a 6DoF (6 degrees of freedom) standalone headset, meaning no tethers and no external computer. Yet...
Call of Duty Companion App gives you personalized stats
Red Dead Redemption 2 isn’t the only new game with a companion app. Activision is launching one for Call of Duty that works with...
8BitDo’s N30 Pro 2 controller offers more design options
One of the best third-party controllers is getting an update. Peripheral company 8BitDo revealed its N30 Pro 2 gamepad today. This is a followup...
OpenAI made a system that’s better at Montezuma’s Revenge than humans
Artificial intelligence (AI) can generate synthetic scans of brain cancer, simultaneously translate between languages, and teach robots to manipulate objects with humanlike dexterity. And...
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is anime and a live service
Nintendo launches the next Super Smash Bros. game next month. To get prepared for one of the most anticipated Switch games, the publisher held...
Oculus reportedly plans Rift S, a small PC VR upgrade that’s not Rift 2
When news broke last week that Oculus cofounder Brendan Iribe was departing the company, the Facebook-owned VR headset maker was quick to claim that...
Kongregate’s Kartridge app store opens with hundreds of indie PC games
Kartridge, the PC gaming app store platform from Kongregate, has launched its open beta. It hopes to become a beacon for quality indie games,...
September 2018’s top 10 Minecraft Marketplace creations: 1.35 million downloads
The Minecraft Marketplace had its biggest month since we began tracking it in September. Fans downloaded 1,351,438 marketplace creations throughout the month. Downloads were...