More and more game studios are actively discussing and considering the implications of new AI technologies in development, and Honkai: Star Rail developer HoYoverse is among them. The fourth entry in the Honkai series launched last week for PC and mobile, bringing gacha and other systems familiar from its prior …
Read More »The Cheapest iPhones to Buy in 2023
The latest lineup of iPhone 13 models packs the most value we’ve seen from the iPhone ever with the release of the iPhone 14. Featuring a sleek design, gorgeous screens, and fantastic cameras, there’s almost nothing to like about Apple’s latest smartphones. The only caveat to the newest iPhone is …
Read More »Phil Spencer Reaffirms Plans to Open Xbox Digital Store on Mobile
Xbox boss Phil Spencer has reaffirmed Microsoft's decision to open an Xbox mobile app store in time for the EU’s Digital Markets Act coming into place in March 2024. This act requires Apple and Google to allow third-party app storefronts on their mobile platforms. "We want to be in a …
Read More »Twitch CEO Emmett Shear Is Stepping Down After 16 Years
Emmett Shear, CEO of uber-popular streaming platform Twitch, is resigning from his position after more than 16 years at the helm. Shear announced his departure in a Twitter thread today. According to screenshots of his blog post, the birth of his son made him pause and reflect on his future …
Read More »Today's the Last Day to Get a $300 Walmart Gift Card With Apple iPhone 14 Purchase
One of the best Apple iPhone Black Friday deals have carried over for Cyber Week. Purchase an AT&T or Verizon Apple iPhone 14, 14 Plus, 14 Pro, or 14 Pro Max and you'll receive a $300 Walmart eGift Card. If you can't take advantage of trade-in values or carrier transfer …
Read More »Marvel Snap Review
Want to have the Guardians of the Galaxy in the palm of your hand, leaping into play, guns blazing, and even fighting alongside Yondu once more? How about putting together your ultimate Avengers crew and doing battle across Stark Tower, Central Park and the Daily Bugle? These are the kinds …
Read More »Doom Running In Notepad at 60FPS Is Now a Real Thing
Developers are continuing in their quest to make the original Doom playable on every object to ever exist, and it can now be played on Windows' Notepad app. As reported by The Escapist, developer Sam Chiet has created a fully operable version of Doom in a completely unmodified version of …
Read More »Gwent: Rogue Mage Review
I never took much time out of my Witchering career to play the head-to-head card game Gwent in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, but the Gwent-based single-player RPG Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales was one of my favorite games in the entire franchise. Following in its footsteps, the new standalone spin-off …
Read More »Gwent: The Tumultuous, Untold Story
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt had launched just a couple of months earlier, but the emails assaulting the inbox of CD Projekt Red community assistant Paweł Burza were about another game entirely. The community was fiercely hungry for a standalone version of the beloved in-world card game, Gwent. “We got …
Read More »LEGO Brawls is Basically Super Smash Bros. For LEGO
Fans of platform brawlers like Super Smash Bros. Ultimate can now look forward to LEGO Brawls, an Apple Arcade game that's making the move to consoles. Confirmed for Nintendo Switch in yesterday's Nintendo Direct, today we're learning LEGO Brawls is also coming to PC, PlayStation, and Xbox consoles this June. …
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