Skylake sans graphics Maybe someday Intel and AMD will build integrated graphics into their processors that will rival discrete solutions in terms of performance. Until then, integrated graphics will continue to go largely unused by power users, assuming they’re even present. While most of today’s chips do sport integrated graphics, there are two new desktop…
“Say hello to the Ninten-drawer”. The NES was a gateway console in so many ways; not only did it turn Nintendo into a household name in North America and restore the battered home console market in the process, but it also served as an introduction to the thrills of interactive entertainment for millions of people…
at a glance (+) BratwurstHigh performance; minimal noise; pleasing aesthetics. (-) Veggie DogRelatively expensive; a little on the husky side. Feet firmly planted in Serious Business territory Nvidia’s new Maxwell generation of video cards breaks down into two categories: the GTX 970 and GTX 980. As its numbering implies, the 970 is the less-expensive and…
Baldur’s Gate 3 is well over two years old and its developer is no longer making major content additions, but its players are still finding fresh and exciting ways to crack open its ruleset towards their own gamebreaking ends. This week, as spotted by GamesRadar, BG3 have found a way to recruit a fighting force…
At the start of 2025, during the annual CES event, AMD launched the successors to its popular Ryzen Z1 and Z1 Extreme APUs. These all-in-one CPU+GPU chips have been powering the very best handheld gaming PCs since they first appeared, so we’ve been keen to see just how much better the new Z2 models are….
When I first got to sit down and play a couple dozen turns of Civilization 7 last year, I had one key takeaway: It was a lot more different from its predecessors than I was expecting. And for me, that was definitely a good thing. Leaders and civs have been divorced from each other on…
Comic-Con kicks off later this week, and we’re powering up here at PlayStation Store with up to 70 percent off superhero game and movie titles. PlayStation Plus members save up to 80 percent. Starting right now, save on titles like Injustice: Gods Among Us, LEGO Marvel Adventures, and Deadpool. For TV and film deals, we’ve…
Features “perfect point-to-point rendering for N64, PS, and Dreamcast”. AYANEO has announced the first handheld as part of its new “entry level, high value” Code R range, which it is calling the Pocket Air Mini. The new retro emulation device, according to the initial teaser image posted online, will include a 4.2-inch, 4:3 display at…
It is hard to believe that Xenoblade Chronicles 2 for the Nintendo Switch is now celebrating its third anniversary! The huge JRPG by Monolith Soft launched on the system back in December 2017. Today, the game’s character designer Masatsugu Saito has shared some special artwork to commemorate the third anniversary, check it out above. You…
Light some fireworks and crack open a bottle of champagne—Dragon Quest 1 and 2 have been reborn in respectfully remastered forms on Steam. These games, so old and basic their first PC ports (to Japan’s MSX in the 1980s) didn’t even have side-facing sprites, are more than merely unmissable 40 years later: they’re foundational works…