Red Dead Redemption 2 is an absurdly big game, full of secrets, systems, and hidden surprises. It’s possible to just learn how it all works by playing, but its first few hours can be overwhelming and a little confusing. I’m here to help.
I have a lot of Apple-hating frineds who are always asking me: “What’s the best Wear OS smartwatch?” And I always say the same thing: They’re all bad. That said, the Fossil Sport could be the first contender for the title.
A competitive King of Fighters 2002 match was spotted in a recent report on the Argentine Antarctica base of Marambio, showing just how far the fighting game community can travel. Scope out that old-school dual arcade stick setup!
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Evan Amos’ Wikipedia-famous game console photography makes for a stunning coffee table book, and it’s down to an all-time low price on Amazon right now. Featuring 300 pages of full color photography spanning the entire history of video games, it also gives you a rare look inside some iconic consoles.
You could say that Hitman 2 is “more Hitman.” I would agree with you. However, if you like Hitman, you always want more Hitman. Besides, Hitman 2 isn’t just “more Hitman”—it’s a lot more Hitman. I present to you a relaxing little video in which I philosophize in poetic vocabulary about this game series I have always…
Normal mechanical keyboard switches are either on or off. The switches in Cooler Master’s programmable ControlPad are analog, giving users pinpoint control over things like acceleration or movement. It’s sort of like the Wooting One I reviewed earlier this year, only much smaller. Check it out on Kickstarter.
It’s Tetris Effect Day y’all. Come watch me play some expert mode, master mode, and all the modes. Join us in the chat too!
There’s something very saucy about playing sexy board games. It feels like redefining innocent childhood memories, like reading Harry Potter slash fiction where Ron and Malfoy get busy on the roof of the Hogwarts Express, or finding out that The Hunchback of Notre Dame was about Frollo having a raging anger-boner for…
When I’m in the mood to play a video game, I’ll grab my Switch, a PS4 controller, maybe my Xbox One controller or my 3DS or perhaps my phone. I’ve got lists of games I’m eager to start or continue on those devices. None of them require me to unwrap the cords of a special headset, attach it to my face, ensure any…
Let’s talk about tare. It’s one of the five essential elements of ramen, and I’d argue it’s more important than soup. And unless you’re a die-hard ramen geek, you’ve likely not heard of it.
Early Black Friday TV deals, Wayfair’s holiday sale, and GORUCK backpacks lead off Friday’s best deals from around the web.
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Tetris Effect takes the pure, near-perfect game design of the classic puzzle game and injects a cocktail of hallucinatory visuals mixed with a sublime soundtrack. It’s a refreshing, modern update to a classic with an optional virtual reality component and more than anything, it’s also the kind of game that I think we…
Prima Games, the publishing company that has printed video game strategy guides since it was founded in 1990, is shutting down, parent company DK said yesterday. The label will no longer publish new guides starting now, and it will officially shutter in the spring.
I don’t know why people are so worked up about Fallout 76 - it’s not like it’s the first multiplayer Fallout game, after all.
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If you haven’t yet made the jump to 4K on your gaming rig, or just in your home office, this 27" ViewSonic IPS display is marked down to $350 today, an all-time low on Amazon by a whopping $120.
No matter how great your PC or phone is, something will inevitably go wrong one day. The “Right to Repair” movement has been gaining considerable traction lately, and with the right knowledge and equipment, you can fix a whole lot of things yourself. Here are some essential items every DIY gadget geek should have in…
This year, game players have learned many uncomfortable truths about video game crunch. If what happened on the Warframe subreddit in the runup to the increasingly MMO-ish co-op shooter’s latest expansion is any indication, we’re starting to see players push developers to take better care of themselves, even if that…
