I thought I was only going to play five or six hours of ARC Raiders on launch day before sitting down to write this initial review in progress, but after just a…
Month: October 2025
Best smart speakers & displays: 12 top picks for smart homes
A smart speaker makes for an easy first step into smart home technology. Before you kit out your house with thousands of dollars of lighting and security upgrades, you can familiarize yourself…
Mini PC maker says price hike is driven by rising DRAM and SSD costs
Minisforum, a manufacturer of desktop mini PCs, said that it’s raising prices due to an increase in “raw material” component costs. The culprits appear to be rising DRAM and flash memory prices,…
Pokémon TCG Market Watch: Mega Evolution Cards Are Crashing Hard Right Now
Three weeks ago on this day, I featured Mega Evolution in my weekly Crashers and Climbers article, which focused on the set doing the typical evening out after the drop of a…
Europa Universalis 5 Review
When I load up Europa Universalis 5, Paradox’s latest and most ambitious grand strategy game, I am reminded of a news report I once saw about a man who grew up in…
Painkiller Review
Every now and then, some suit at a publisher looks at a beloved series they own, realizes they could make it into a live service co-op game, and says, out loud, “I…
Xbox’s Handheld Compatibility Program needs serious work
Handheld gaming PCs are impressive, but at the end of the day, they’re running integrated graphics originally meant for laptops and cheaper PCs. That means they have some fairly hard limits in…
Deals for Today: MTG Avatar Back In Stock And The Best (Annoying) Xbox Controller and GPU Sale
I’ve got a banger of a deals article just in time for payday weekend. Sick of your kids saying “Six Seven?” Well if you can stomach typing that in as a discount…
We tested the battery life on hundreds of laptops. These 5 refused to die
There’s nothing more frustrating than hearing the familiar ding of a dying battery. This scenario always seems to happen when there’s zero outlets in sight. Bummer, man. Nowadays, laptops are lasting longer…
YouTube TV loses ABC, ESPN, and other Disney-owned channels… for now
“There’s nothing new under the sun,” said a wise guy a while back. Consider those words if you’re looking for Disney-owned channels like ABC and ESPN on your YouTube TV live service…