Vulkan gets tools, drivers to bring ray tracing to PS5, Xbox, and AMD
The next generation of real-time visuals is ray tracing, and developers can now turn to the open Vulkan graphics API to bring this tech...
November 2020 NPD hardware sales: Switch, PlayStation 5 split sales victory
PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X launched last month, and they helped set a new November record, according to industry-tracking firm The NPD Group....
Sony doubled TV ad spend for PlayStation 5 launch
Gaming brands have been revving up their TV ad spend just in time for the holidays: November saw a 76.65% increase in estimated outlay,...
The DeanBeat: How to get good in Call of Duty: Black Ops — Cold War multiplayer
Michael “MajorManiak” Szymaniak is one of the star Call of Duty League (CDL) esports players for the Minnesota Røkkr. And this young man who...
Americans of all ages are spending more on video games
We know that time and money spent on video games is surging due to the pandemic. Now, industry-tracking firm The NPD Group is providing detail...
The PlayStation 5 DualSense’s best feature isn’t the haptics or triggers
One of the biggest elements of the PlayStation 5 that owners continue to hype up as it gets into more people’s hands is the...
Black Friday 2020: Everything we recommend this holiday
I find it … discomforting … to write “Happy Holidays” in 2020. Will they be happy? I hope so. But with the coronavirus pandemic...
Black Friday PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X gift guide
Getting someone the newest consoles as a gift this holiday is not realistic. It’s possible. You can make it happen if you’re determined and...
PlayStation is the Energizer Bunny of the game industry TV ads
From Oct. 16 through Nov. 15, gaming brands generated 1.49 billion TV ad impressions, a slight decline from the previous 30-day period’s 1.54 billion....
What we think of the PlayStation 5 a week later | GB Decides 173
A lot happened in video games this week. Capcom got hacked. Jim Ryan isn’t aware of any complaints about storage. Nintendo’s lawyers were very...