Free alternatives to Photoshop It’s hard to justify paying for photo-editing software (like Adobe Photoshop) if you’re not a professional photographer, designer, or artist. Fortunately, there are a ton of capable, free alternatives. The list includes age-old standbys like GIMP along with relative newcomers like PicMonkey and Autodesk’s Pixlr. Keep in mind that what we…
Halloween is a perfect chance to catch up with friends. Or, just crash on the couch and catch up on your horror game backlog. Just in time for the season, PlayStation Now members can now download many of the PS4 (and PS2) games offered by the service to the console’s HDD, in addition to usual…
During BlizzCon’s opening ceremony, Blizzard celebrated its games with a cinematic that focussed on the here and now, with nods to World of Warcraft, Diablo, Overwatch, Hearthstone and the developer’s latest game: Warcraft Rumble. With this focus on the present, one of its most important series went ignored, much as it has been for years….
Includes fixes for Battle Shark, Jet Wave, and more. At the tail end of last month, the developers behind MAME released MAME version 0.274, introducing a ton of new features and fixes to the open-source emulator that are well worth checking out (h/t: How To Geek). The headline feature of the new update, according to…
Hi, everyone! We’re proud to announce that Viking Squad arrives on PS4 on October 4! As a member of Viking Squad, you must put a stop to the wildly mischievous Loki and reopen the gates to Asgard. Work together to take on massive foes and expand your arsenal in this three player co-op brawler. Choose…
Well, we knew this day was coming: dial-up internet is officially dead—at least as far as AOL is concerned. As of September 30, you can no longer revel in the nostalgia of either the AOL Dialer software or the AOL Shield browser, as both have been discontinued alongside the ISP’s dial-up service offering. AOL had…
A headset for platform agnostic gamers We obviously favor gaming on the PC, and that’s not about to change. However, we also recognize that some gamers like to groove on multiple platforms. Apparently so does Asus, which just announced its Strix 2.0 headset with support for PC, Mac, PlayStation 4, smartphones, and tablets. Granted, you…
If you’ve ever struggled to get your hand steady enough to scan a QR code while on the go, you should try catching one made by the research team at TU Wien in Vienna, Austria. They have recently managed to create one that “covers an area of just 1.98 square micrometers—smaller than most bacteria.” In…
Just a couple months ahead of its original October 24 release date, Mortal Kombat 2 has been delayed to May 15, 2026, as reported by Deadline. However, the delay apparently isn’t due to production-related setbacks. According to Deadline, the release date was moved mainly for box office reasons. By bumping Mortal Kombat 2 back to…
🔧 NEW PROJECT CAB! (Hog Wild: Chase Up!) We just dragged this beast into the basement… and yeah—it doesn’t work 😅 But that’s not the end of the story… this is now a FULL PROJECT BUILD. The goal? 👉 Get Hog Wild: Chase Up! up and running 👉 Then transform it into a MULTI RACING…