2016
Exclusive Q&A: Naoki Yoshida Details FFXIV’s New Mentor System
Hello, everyone! Things move fast with Final Fantasy XIV, and we’ve already arrived at Patch 3.2, which will be hitting the servers of our critically acclaimed MMO in less than two weeks. More and more content is flowing into the game, but what’s great for our experienced players can be confusing for beginners, who may…
Flash Sale Now: Valentine’s Deals
Hi everyone! Valentine’s Day is right around the corner, and we’re celebrating the most romantic day of the year the best way we know how… with steep discounts on sweet, sweet video games. Starting right now, save up to 80 percent on titles best-enjoyed together – whether co-op, competitive, or multiplayer. Play your heart out…
Newegg Daily Deals: Samsung 850 Evo 500GB SSD, WD Blue 1TB Mobile HDD, and More!
Top Deal: Is your PC feeling a little sluggish? Are you still rocking a mechanical hard drive? If so, it’s high time you step into the modern era with a solid state drive. Doing so can breathe new life into your PC, and these days it’s a relatively affordable upgrade. Just check out today’s top…
Extra Rugged Chromebook Can Withstand 365 Pounds Piled on Top
Don’t try this at home Most Chromebooks are pretty rugged, as they have to be in order to withstand the daily rigors of school age children treating them like regular objects. Even so, we wouldn’t recommend standing on top of one, not unless you’re looking to crush the screen for some odd reason. That attempt…
Canonical Releases Snappy Ubuntu Core Images for Intel’s NUC
Building an IoT development platform The fast growing Internet of Things (IoT) market is ripe with opportunities for developers, though several of the solutions are based on ARM’s architecture, like the Raspberry Pi. That’s not inherently a bad thing, but for developers needing more power and not wanting to venture out of their comfort zones,…
Remedy Goofed in Recommending a GeForce 980 Ti for Quantum Break on PC
Clearing up confusion There’s seems to some confusion swirling around the release of Quantum Break, which was once touted as an Xbox One exclusive. That’s no longer case—it’s also shipping to Windows 10 PCs, and if you pre-order a copy for Xbox One before it launches on April 5th, you’ll receive a complimentary copy for…
Hitman Beta Live This Weekend, Exclusive to PS4
It’s time to unpack your gear and start downloading. The Hitman Beta launches today for those of you that preordered the game. This is one of those moments where every single developer at Io-Interactive is keenly focused on what’s happening out in the world. We’ll be watching as you progress through the “Prologue,” as we…
Google to Ban Flash-Based Ads by 2017
Google said this week that its Google Display Network and DoubleClick Digital Marketing service will now be based on 100 percent HTML5 in order to reach more devices and to offer the best browsing experience. That means the company is phasing out advertisements based on Adobe Flash, a move that’s being seen across the Internet…
Asus Combines 4K, G-Sync with ROG Swift PG27AQ
This week, Asus introduced a new monitor called the ROG Swift PG27AQ, the latest member in the company’s line of gaming panels. The big news with this release is that Asus crammed a 4K IPS panel together with Nvidia’s G-Sync technology, providing extremely high-resolution and flicker-free gameplay for those with a GeForce GTX 980 GPU…