Meet MagicStick, the Beefier Intel ComputeStick

Meet MagicStick, the Beefier Intel ComputeStick

Over on Indiegogo, MagicStick creator Niraj Kumar and his team reveal that the first units will go out to backers sometime in December 2015. MagicStick is essentially an Intel ComputeStick PC-on-a-stick but more powerful, packing up to 8GB of RAM and an Intel quad-core “Cherry Trail” processor. Launched in September, the Indiegogo project actually has…

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Baldur’s Gate 3’s color filters are a sore reminder that most color-blind accessibility options are still a total mess in games

While accessibility options in games are by no means perfect—and often at the whim of a studio’s budget or predisposition—they’ve certainly improved. However, one particular niche I inhabit is all over the damn shop: color blind settings. Baldur’s Gate 3’s fourth patch introduced some, and for me? They didn’t really help. But first, I’m going…

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The RTS genre might be in a bit of a state, but at least you can pick up these 10 classics for $30 in the Steam Real-Time Strategy Fest before it ends soon

While the RTS genre is as busy as it’s ever been, when it comes to big success stories, they have been few and far between. While there are smaller teams doing interesting things, the major launches of the last couple of years have largely been disappointing sequels and throwbacks. Even the RTS I’m most excited…

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‘You’ve seen the number of releases from AAA publishers dwindle and dwindle and dwindle’: Clair Obscur’s runaway success was helped by staying smaller scale in a world of inflated budgets

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is a tight, 30-hour RPG from a relatively small team that, since release, has sold over 3.3 million copies. In short, it’s been a resounding success—singular and distinct, it looks and feels like nothing else around. It’s a game that’s particularly interesting when compared to probably the most well-known turn-based RPG…

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