I had never been more excited to work in esports than at the start of this year. I was able to attend both the Rainbow Six Siege Six Invitational and the opening weekend of the Call of Duty League in person – it was set to be the most traveling I’d ever done for esports […]
What to look for in a gaming monitor: Specs to care about
Running a gaming PC is a lot like being a car enthusiast. You want to get the best parts available, tune them to your liking, and then get out onto the open road, so to speak. The funny thing is, even with the best graphics card and CPU, a gaming PC can’t demonstrate its full […]
El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron Is Coming To Steam
Microsoft has certainly made a lot of strides with its backward compatibility support on the Xbox One and Series X, but there is a rather interesting action title from the 360 generation missing: El Shaddai: Ascension of the Metatron. Released back in 2011 for both the PS3 and Microsoft’s console, the game was directed by […]
Spider-Man: Miles Morales Is Missing The Chrysler Building Because Of Copyright Issues
Falling just short of the predecessor’s high notes, Spider-Man: Miles Morales is still a worthy title for the protégé. You may be too caught up in free-falling or postcard collecting to notice, but Morales’ stand-alone game is actually missing a rather famous building from its cityscape. The iconic superhero has been web-swinging around New York City […]
Nintendo shutting down Super Mario Maker level uploads in 2021
Nintendo is ending support for some online features in Super Mario Maker, the original Wii U game, next year. Players will no longer be able to upload courses in Super Mario Maker as of March 31, 2021, Nintendo said in a support notice on its website. Super Mario Maker will be removed from the Nintendo […]
Tested: Do high refresh rate monitors make games faster?
PC gamers know that high refresh rate monitors make games look smoother. But do higher refresh rate displays make games feel smoother, too? After getting our grubby paws on gear that measures system latency, we can definitely say that yes, fast monitors provide more responsive gameplay experiences for esports enthusiasts—though its effectiveness depends on the […]
Yakuza: Like a Dragon turned me into an evil capitalist
Tucked away in an unassuming corner of Yakuza: Like a Dragon’s bar district is a shop called Ichiban Confectionery. Its frazzled heir Eri Kamataki practically begged me to take over as the company president. Who am I to refuse a damsel in distress? It was a chance to make her late father’s dreams come true, […]
Mass Effect: You’re Going To Make The Same Choices All Over Again In The Remaster, Aren’t You
If the rumors are to be believed, tomorrow we’re going to see the announcement, finally, of a Mass Effect Trilogy remaster. We don’t yet know what exactly this will entail, but we do know one thing about you, the person who’s going to buy and play it: You’re going to make the exact same choices […]
Xbox Remote Play Now Allows You to Stream Games to Your iPhone or iPad
Roughly a month after Microsoft released the Xbox remote play for Android devices, the feature is now arriving to Apple’s iOS gadgets as well thanks to a new update. Accessed through the Xbox iOS app — which itself has now been given a fresh interface — the new feature allows you to stream games from […]
Engageli launches with $14.5 million to bring digital learning to universities
A new digital education platform has emerged from stealth today with $14.5 million in seed funding and an impressive roster of founders, aiming to capitalize on the rapid shift to remote learning due to the global pandemic. Palo Alto-based Engageli officially launches its pilot program today with a view toward partnering with higher education institutions […]