Say goodbye to ads (for a fee) Starting October 28, 2015, Google will let you bypass ads altogether on YouTube through a new YouTube Red subscription service. It runs $9.99 per month and includes a few other perks that extend beyond an ad-free video experience. With a YouTube Red subscription, you can save videos for…
Hi, Mike Bithell here. It’s been two months since the launch of Volume on PlayStation and — thanks to your overwhelming support of the game — I’m happy to announce an expansion for Volume coming first to PlayStation VR at launch — Volume: Coda. Volume: Coda picks up after the events of the core game….
Hi, I’m Alex Rose, and I make Super Rude Bear Resurrection. I grew up on super hard platformers, and I’ve always been the type of person to unlock everything in every game, but I found a lot of people who love the same games never managed to complete them. I always thought it was a…
At a Glance (+) Wrigley’s Extra: Great performance; good warranty; retail availability. (-) Dubble Bubble: Still very expensive; requires M.2 slot (and NVMe BIOS for booting); needs Z170 to shine. Tastier than a stick of gum Never mind the small size; M.2 drives have the potential to deliver a ton of performance in a compact…
Next Tuesday, October 27th at 9:00 AM Pacific we’ll be drawing back the curtains on the inaugural Paris Games Week PlayStation Press Conference. In front of gathered media at the iconic La Grande Arche de la Défense, we’ll be announcing new games and offering some exciting updates on previously announced titles. Naturally, you’ll be able…
Top Deal: Whoa there player, you’re not planning on playing Fallout 4 using integrated graphics, are you? That would be as ill-advised as buying ocean front property in Arizona. A smarter idea is to check out today’s top deal for a Powercolor PCS+ Radeon R9 380 Graphics Card or $190 with free shipping (normally $221;…
Windows 10 or bust At long last, Microsoft announced that it’s begun shipping its Xbox Wireless Adapter for Windows to retailers, so you should be able to purchase one soon. Doing so will allow you to use your Xbox One controller with your PC, with a caveat — you must have Windows 10. Microsoft hints…
After rumors surfaced on Tuesday that Western Digital had plans to acquire SanDisk, both companies confirmed the news on Wednesday, reporting that Western Digital will acquire SanDisk for around $19 billion in cash and stock. The move will help secure Western Digital’s future as the PC industry shifts away from mechanical disks and towards faster…
Delayed justice Eight optical drive makers will split a collective fine of €116 million (around $131.7 million in U.S. currency) for colluding to drive up ODD prices to HP and Dell a decade ago. The Commission said its investigation found that companies participating in the ODD cartel “organized a network of parallel bilateral contacts that…
Keeping it discrete Microsoft wants to ensure there’s a Surface Book option for everyone, so the Redmond outfit went and added two new models, including a entry-level option with a discrete GPU. That one runs $1,699, which is $200 higher than the base model with integrated graphics. Other than the graphics, both laptops share the…