Woo-hoo! The original PlayStation launched in North America 20 years ago today! To commemorate the big day, I thought it might be fun to crack open a sealed original PlayStation system — something I haven’t done since I was in middle school. Let’s revisit a time before dual analog sticks and force feedback were considered…
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One of several codecs coming to Edge Microsoft this week announced that it’s planning to support the open source VP9 codec first developed by Google and the WebM container in its Edge browser for Windows 10. Initial support will roll out to Windows Insider Preview builds sometime “soon,” and we suspect general availability won’t be…
An 800×480 resolution touchscreen display for Raspberry Pi It doesn’t take much effort to connect the Raspberry Pi to a display using its HDMI port, but if portability is what you’re after, you’ll be happy to know that the Raspberry Pi Foundation has finally made available an official display with touchscreen support. It’s a 7-inch…
Where were you 20 years ago? I was in Tokyo, already enjoying my PlayStation as it had launched over nine months earlier in Japan, December 3, 1994, and I am sure I was still chasing the final black racer in Ridge well into 1995. By the time the PlayStation launched in North America on 9/9/95,…
Set up a dedicated gaming server for the most popular games Don’t let your computer’s parts off the hook just because they were swapped out in an upgrade; put them back to work! Half of the top-ten most-played games on Steam come with the option to customize your entire gameplay, right up through running your…
Tearaway Unfolded comes out today and we’re super excited for you all to get your hands on the game! We’ve worked so hard to bring Tearaway Unfolded to PS4 and we hope you all enjoy experiencing it on the big screen! Reviews for Tearaway Unfolded came out recently and we’ve been overwhelmed at the amount…
Hi everyone! Tomorrow marks 20 years since the original PlayStation launched in North America, and we’re celebrating with an anniversary sale on some of the biggest games of the last two decades. Starting today, we’re discounting more than 100 titles from PS4, PS3, PS Vita, PSP, and PS Classics — all for up to 70…
The ability for mobile gamers to team up and build to their heart’s content in a single Minecraft: Pocket Edition map has been around for a while. However, now owners of the Windows 10 Edition Beta of Minecraft can jump into the multiplayer fun as well, presumably bringing Android, iOS, Windows Phone, and Windows 10…
On Tuesday, Zotac International introduced a new Zbox PC built specifically for gamers who are looking for a small PC that’s bursting at the seams with performance. Called the Magnus EN970, this PC crams an Intel fifth-generation CPU, a discreet Nvidia GPU, and support for up to four monitors into a hand-sized small form factor…