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Is there anything better than PC gaming? Consoles have their own selling points — and controllers worth borrowing for a computer — but there’s no substitute for a well-built PC. Since the early days of the gaming industry, PC games have always been at the cutting-edge. There’s such a wealth of great games on PC…

If you’re shopping for video games, there’s no need to trek to your local game shop. Online connections are faster than ever, making it incredibly easy and convenient to buy or rent games from an online video game marketplace. And with physical media in peril, knowing how to buy games digitally is more crucial than…

For generations, Disney has set the standard for immersive storytelling, inviting fans to step inside its characters, worlds, and stories across its parks and experiences. Now, with Disney Games as part of the Disney Entertainment segment, that legacy is expanding in new ways, giving fans the chance to move beyond watching their favorite stories and…

A group of 50 participants from across the United States sat at their computers and logged in to a bespoke video game designed by Northeastern University researchers. 

Mixed reality has a credibility problem, and it is mostly the fault of the demos. Punch a cartoon hole in your wall, watch some robots pour out, take the headset off after eleven minutes. Plenty of Quest 3 games technically support passthrough while treating your living room as wallpaper. The eight below do not. In…

With so many marquee titles, 1998 was one of the best years in gaming. It marked a huge leap forward for the industry as new consoles were launched, existing platforms received more sophisticated titles, and iconic franchises took shape. Several video games from the 1990s that have aged flawlessly were released in 1998. More than…

First impressions may count for a lot, but lastimpressions are arguably even more crucial where video games are concerned, because how a game closes out will surely influence how we view the entire experience.

Stop Killing Games, the grassroots initiative fighting to prevent game publishers from shutting down servers without offering an alternative, has joined a lawsuit filed in the Netherlands against Sony for its alleged monopoly of selling digital games on the PlayStation Store

The roof is collapsing on the Democrat establishment — and the inmates are now running the asylum. George Conway gets blown out by a “Team CDC” candidate, the DCCC fumbles Matt Dunlap’s résumé in Maine, and a fresh crop of DSA primary winners is heading to Washington and Albany with the wildest platforms you’ve ever…

Since 1997, Blizzard Entertainment has been entertaining hack-and-slash video game fans with its “Diablo” series. Delving into dark fantasy, the games let players choose from a selection of archetypes, each with their own unique abilities and skill trees. Played from an isometric perspective, the games can be enjoyed alone or with friends, either in cooperative…