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Free PC games used to be dominated by oddball flash games or small-scale indie testbeds, but the free-to-play phenomenon has completely changed the landscape over the last couple of years. Now, the $60 AAA games that once ruled the roost are getting some real competition from games that offer large swaths of the experience for free. There are innumerable free-to-play games ...
Ever since the Xbox One and PS4 launched in 2013, it’s been clear that both consoles have problems maintaining a steady 30 FPS at 1920×1080 (1080p). Microsoft’s Xbox One has particular trouble with these settings and often runs at a lower resolution than its PS4 equivalent. Quantum Break was supposed to break this trend. The game was developed by Remedy Entertainment, the same studio behind Max Payne ...
After months of waiting, Sony has finally spilled the beans about the PlayStation VR’s retail release. It’s shipping sometime in October 2016, it’ll cost $399, and the PlayStation Camera won’t be bundled in the standard SKU. Based on current Amazon prices, that puts the total cost of the PS4, camera, and PSVR at about $792 — roughly half the price of a PC and Oculus bundle. Is this significantly lower ...
When it comes to gaming, laptop owners have always been stuck between a rock and a hard place. Thin and light systems often portability and convenience, but limited gaming performance. Larger, desktop-replacement systems offer more than enough firepower for gaming, but are typically heavy and fall into the category of “transportable” rather than portable. The handful of external chassis that have ...
When the film studios and gaming industries began their brief flirtation with 3-D technology a few years back, there was a small (but occasionally raucus) debate over whether or not 3-D glasses and technology were somehow bad for people. Now with VR technology rapidly maturing, we’re seeing similar warnings and discussions over safety. As with 3-D, some of this is common sense, and some of it’s ...