OLED monitors are an envy of mine. That’s why it comes naturally for me to sit behind my IPS screen and point out some of the still-remaining flaws of the tech, namely burn-in and low brightness. But on this front, Asus might have an answer in the form of tandem WOLED monitors such as in…
A group of current and former Microsoft employees, as well as members of the Seattle community and pro-Palestinian protesters, set up a “Liberated Zone” encampment in Microsoft’s East Campus Plaza earlier today, which they renamed to “The Martyred Palestinian Children’s Plaza.” An announcement shared by No Azure for Apartheid, an organization calling for Microsoft to…
Though it doesn’t hold up particularly well, Star Wars: Dark Forces was a pretty big deal back in 1996. Outlaws, on the other hand, wasn’t: it was LucasArts’ second attempt at a first-person shooter using its own Jedi Engine, and few people I talk to about ’90s FPS games ever seem to remember it. Which…
Those aren’t mountains, they’re waves. Among all the cool near-future operators and wall jumps seen in the big Black Ops 7 reveal today, one detail from Activision’s extensive blog post loomed large: Black Ops 7 will carry forward all weapons and cosmetics from last year’s game, setting the stage for a tidal wave of tacky…
Project Spectrum is an upcoming “tactical thriller shooter” revealed tonight at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live that sets players off into Ember Zones, where “unspeakable horrors await.” I’ll cut right to the chase: There’s not a whole lot to go on here. Project Spectrum is a “physiological horror PvEvP game, where you battle against monsters, other…
We’re set for another Call of Duty vs. Battlefield face-off this year, and it’s already been fascinating to watch how these two military shooters present themselves. When it comes to one of the most incendiary topics in multiplayer games at the moment, the rising prevalence of goofy Fortnite-style skins, Call of Duty has become the…
The universe needs a hero, and every hero needs a trusty sidekick. Unfortunately for the universe in The Outer Worlds 2, instead of a hero, it’s got you. Lucky for you, you’ve got them: a cadre of snarky, sexy companions who will follow you anywhere and kill anyone that gets in your way. In the…
Indiana Jones! He-Man! Absolum! Wrapping up the summer of gaming in Cologne, Gamescom 2025 has kicked off with Opening Night Live, a two-plus-hour showcase of new game announcements and updates. And, well, things started off strong for the hybrid consoles, but as the show progressed, the announcements slowed down. That didn’t stop us from getting…
This year’s Gamescom Opening Night Live showcase concluded with a clip from Resident Evil Requiem (before the ‘one more thing,’ at least), and sets up the story of the ninth mainline Resident Evil game with a gruesome flashback. Requiem will star FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft, who uncovers the “hidden truth behind the outbreak in Raccoon…