Initiate reality distortion field Apple CEO Tim Cook is convinced that the future of computing will take place on a tablet. Not just any tablet, mind you, but the iPad Pro. In other words, we’re entering the post-PC era, according to Cook. Sounds familiar, doesn’t it? That’s because Steve Jobs said almost the same exact…
An Unreal upgrade Nvidia has partnered up with Epic Games to integrate its GameWorks VR technology, including multi-resolution shading and VR SLI, into the Unreal Engine 4, the GPU maker announced at the VRX 2015 conference in San Francisco today. This is a win for both sides. UE4 software powers hundreds of games on PCs…
Full Steam ahead Here’s a quick heads up that the Steam Machine movement has officially begun with the availability of Steam Hardware, including dedicated systems (Steam Machines), a custom controller (Steam Controller), and a streaming device (Steam Link). This day was supposed to come a long time ago, but Valve decided to delay things a…
Oh, doctor, do I have some news for you, PlayStation faithful. I’m Greg Miller from KindaFunny.com, I’ve been covering PlayStation for eight years, and it’s my honor to announce that we have a panel at PlayStation Experience 2015. I’d really like you to come. Saturday, December 5th at 5:00 PM Pacific, Colin Moriarty and myself…
The last time I wrote to you, we came to the shocking end of the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn storyline and opened a pathway to the Holy See of Ishgard in the game’s very first expansion: Heavensward. You have been very busy unravelling the story of Ishgard and its new dangers so far!…
At a glance Steamy (+) Easier to get headshots than Xbox controller; comfortable to hold; touchpad support for mouse menus. Gassy (-) Steep learning curve; crowd-sourced presets are a mess; controller ecosystem feels jerry-rigged. How I learned to stop complaining and appreciate the controller Word on the street is that the Steam Machines were delayed…
At a glance Wired connection (+) Affordable; can connect multiple controllers to it. Wireless connection (-) Wireless is awful; lots of bugs at the moment. Wireless connections need not apply In case you already had a capable gaming PC, and didn’t want to pony up cash for an expensive Steam Machine for your living room,…
Following the announcement of Gran Turismo Sport at Paris Games week, the 13th annual Gran Turismo Awards quickly followed at the Marquee Nightclub inside Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas, Nevada. Held during the SEMA Show, the 2015 GT Awards sought to find the best cars from five different categories (Best Truck or SUV, Hot Rod, Domestic…
Top Deal: Display makes have an obsession with packing more pixels into smaller panels, and maybe in a generation or two, we’ll have 12K monitors with 8-inch screens. Maybe that’s your thing, or maybe you prefer the exact opposite approach, which is a big size panel with a pedestrian resolution. If you lean towards the…
TP-Link introduced on Monday two new dual-band wireless network extenders aimed at the consumer wanting to stream 4K HD video and play PC games online. These two devices are built to expand the coverage of Wireless AC networks in a home or office, covering areas where the base networking router can’t reach. First up to…