Harvey Randall, Staff Writer (Image credit: Future) This week I’ve been: Hyped for FF14 in a way I haven’t been in years. Last week I was: Thinking about WoW and its recent foibles. Final Fantasy 14 is my go-to MMO, and just like anyone who has a primary MMO game, I complain about it a…
Readers of a certain vintage, the sort that are covered in dust and need to be rotated every month to prevent sediment buildup, will remember 4:3 screens. They were the sort of thing that came with your 80286 DOS machine in the form of a 14-inch CRT monitor that had the outward curve of a…
Glass mousepads aim to revolutionize the pad industry. They give your desk a more premium look while also offering a very consistent glide for both gaming and productivity. They look and feel smooth and solid, but they’re also available in a variety of designs and styles. Plus, they last much longer than traditional cloth pads,…
When the Switch 2’s screen isn’t enough. A few years back, we took a look at Viture’s XR glasses – a pair of specs that, to the untrained eye, looked like sunglasses but were, in fact, akin to wearing a large-format display on your face. We came away pleasantly surprised, despite the absurdity of it…
Category: Games April 27, 2026 Aphelion’s Audio Team Explains Its Immersive Soundscape Louis Martin, Lead Audio on Aphelion Aphelion is out tomorrow, and my colleagues (Kevin England, Sound Designer, and Mathieu Fiorentini, Senior Sound Designer) and I wanted to talk about one of the highlights of the game: music and sound design. Music and Emotion…
“We had to destroy them after production was finished.”. When looking at videos and photos from the marketing campaign for the 1993 SNES classic Star Fox, one question comes up time and again: “What happened to the puppets used in the game’s marketing?” It’s a question, we admit, we’ve been curious about here at Time…
According to “industry sources and executives” known to Reuters, the war in Iran is affecting the supply of materials that are crucial for Printed Circuit Boards (PCBs), which has made them shoot up in price. Reuters says that, cccording to Goldman Sachs, PCB prices in April shot up by as much as 40% since March….
I’ve often wondered why gaming chairs aren’t more like luxury car seats. I mean, some are, but they usually end up being “racing” models that are about as comfortable as being poked with a polyurethane-covered stick. Surely it’d be simple enough to take a comfy car seat design, strap a piston and wheel combo to…
Available now. Atari and developer Ilex Games have unleashed a new update for Adventure of Samsara on Switch, adding in some new context and extensive adjustments. Version 2.0 comes directly via fan feedback and boasts an overhaul to the combat, boss re-balancing, and plenty of quality-of-life improvements. A completely new optional boss called ‘Buzz Killer…
Someone, please tell me what’s going on in Crimson Desert? After 170 hours in Pywel, I feel like I’m still none-the-wiser as to what the Abyss actually is and why Kliff was brought back to life to spend his time walking into random taverns to arm wrestle with strangers. The moment I knew Kliff was…