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The New Gaming Console That's Become A Giant Car Crash, Explained
18.9.2021
On October 22, 2018, Intellivision unveiled the Amico, a family-friendly retro console. The pitch: The games would be simple to play and cost no more than $8. The console itself would retail at about $180 with all games being exclusive to the console. In that initial trailer, the Amico was given...
Someone Made An Among Us Fighting Game Because Why Not
13.9.2021
I’ve often said that anything with a cast of unique characters can be turned into a fighting game. Case in point: Among Us Arena, which takes the multi-colored crewmates of the popular Mafia-like and places them in a surprisingly fun one-on-one combat system.Read more
Pokémon Go's Reddit Goes Dark In Protest Against Site Inaction
30.8.2021
Pokémon Go creators Niantic recently proved slow in addressing widespread fears about the game forcing players into close proximity with other humans amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, in a ripple from that, the game’s Reddit sub, r/pokemongo, has switched itself to ‘private’, in response to what...
Welcome Back To Wrestling’s Great Video Game Sign War
13.8.2021
Wrestling fans have been away from international arenas for more than a year, but following high vaccination rates in the United States, they’re back. You know what that means. Hot takes about RPGs are also back.Read more
What If Fall Guys, But Cars?
11.8.2021
Vroom! is an upcoming game that takes the basic premise of Fall Guys—madcap game show-style multiplayer battle royale action—only now you’re playing as a toy car.Read more
Intellivision Amico Delayed A Third Time, Now Out By End Of Year
8.8.2021
The Intellivision Amico has been delayed. Again. The console was supposed to launch this October. Now, it’s been delayed, with the company behind the console promising that folks who preordered it will get the machine “by the end of the year.” This is the third delay the Amico has experienced. Read...
Newegg Thanks Kid For Finding Graphics Card Lottery Loophole, Closes It
27.7.2021
Buying high-end gaming hardware is a pain in the ass at the moment. New Xbox Series X/S stock sells out fast. Early access to PS5 orders are pay-gated at places like Amazon and GameStop. And the graphics card market is, well, you know how it is. In this mess of timed-out shopping carts and Ebay...
Zoom Adds Multiplayer Games, But Not The Ones You Want
21.7.2021
Chances are that before March 2020, you’d never heard of Zoom, the video conferencing software. By July 2021, it’s pretty much become the generic noun for such technology. And as of today, it’s offering games.Read more
Triall: Bridging the Gap Between Medical Research and Blockchain Technology
30.6.2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has ravaged the global economy, leaving many industries re-evaluating the robustness of legacy models in times of crisis. Unsurprisingly, one of the most impacted industries has been the global healthcare industry, as governments raced to test for, treat and develop a vaccine...
Fall Guys' Latest Costume Is Very Suspicious
30.6.2021
Today, Fall Guys developer Mediatonic announced on Twitter that it will add a second Among Us themed costume.Read more
Hey, Nintendo, What’s Up With Animal Crossing?
22.6.2021
Listen, Nintendo, we need to talk about Animal Crossing: New Horizons.Read more
Pokémon Go Is Starting To Wind Back Its Covid Changes
22.6.2021
When the Covid-19 pandemic first hit last year, Pokémon Go—a game built entirely around the idea of moving freely around outside—had to undergo some changes as people around the world faced lockdowns and movement restrictions.Read more
2B Comes To Fall Guys
10.6.2021
Mediatonic announced Nier: Automata protagonist 2B is coming to Fall Guys on June 18 at Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest today.Read more
Among Us Gets Hide and Seek Mode
10.6.2021
Among Us announced it’s getting a new hide and seek mode at Summer Game Fest today.Read more
Summer Game Fest: How To Watch E3 2021's Kickoff
10.6.2021
E3 begins today with ubiquitous video games cheerleader Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest Kickoff event. Here’s when and where to watch.Read more
Nvidia Is Trying To Stop Crypto Miners Buying RTX 3000 Series Cards
19.5.2021
Earlier this year, Nvidia announced that their GeForce RTX 3060 graphics cards would ship with a “reduced Ethereum hash rate”, making them a lot less useful for crypto miners. They’re now extending that move to the RTX 3080, RTX 3070 and RTX 3060 Ti as well.Read more
Shiba Inu Crypto Investors Turn Multimillionaires After Almost Jobless, Relying on Stimulus Checks
17.5.2021
Two brothers have shared the story of how they became millionaires after investing in Shiba Inu, the cryptocurrency nicknamed “dogecoin killer,” for just under two months. Before the investment, the covid-19 pandemic almost killed their business, and the government’s stimulus...
Katy Perry And Pikachu Traveling Through Time Singing Songs, As They Do
14.5.2021
Remember way back in January, when I wrote “Katy Perry Teams With Pokémon For Some Sort Of 25th Anniversary Music Thing?” We now have that thing. Check out the video for Perry’s new single “Electric,” in which the singer and her Pikachu travel back in time to interfere with their unevolved forms....
Japanese Town Got Covid-19 Money So They Built A Giant Squid Statue
3.5.2021
The town of Noto in Ishikawa received millions of yen due to the impact of covid-19. The money was part of a rural revitalization project to help the countryside in the wake of the virus.Read more
The Challenges of Unravelling Long Covid
14.4.2021
Mixed into the collective tangle of agony and loss caused by the ongoing covid-19 pandemic are the “long-haulers”—people who become or continue to feel sick after their initial encounter with the virus. But the road to understanding what’s now become known as long covid will take time, nuanced...