Late last year, a hacker infiltrated PowerSchool, a software company that offers cloud-based services to K-12 schools. The breach resulted in stolen personal data for millions of kids as well as some…
Microsoft is now sending emails to get you moving on from Windows 10
The time has come! Microsoft is now sending out emails to Windows 10 users reminding them that end of support for the still-very-popular operating system is imminent. Users have begun receiving the…
Pokémon Go Director Says Obtrusive Ads Will ‘Not Now, Not Ever’ Happen After Scopely Acquisition
Pokémon Go, alongside Niantic’s broader gaming division, was recently acquired by mobile gaming juggernaut Scopely. The $3.5 billion sale has players a little worried about what it means for the walk-around monster-catching…
In Mortal Kombat 1, the T-1000 Has a Skeleton, Intestines, a Heart, and A… Soul?
Mortal Kombat 1’s T-1000 update has added the iconic Terminator 2 villain to the fighting game, and with it revealed how the developers at NetherRealm have handled its liquid metal form in…
How Assassin’s Creed Shadows Makes the Most of Its “Boring” Setting
In 2012, Assassin’s Creed 3 director Alex Hutchinson called out people on the internet for suggesting the most “boring” future settings for the series. “The three most wanted [settings for Assassin’s Creed]…
PS5 Sales Are Outpacing PS4 in the U.S., Xbox Series X and S Lags Well Behind Xbox One
It’s a mixed picture for video game console sales in the United States, with the PlayStation 5 still outpacing its predecessor, the PlayStation 4, but the Xbox Series X and S lagging…
Steam Accounted for More Than Half of Monster Hunter Wilds’ Total Dollar Sales in the U.S.
Monster Hunter Wilds is a smash hit across the globe, with an incredible 8 million copies sold in just three days. In the U.S., Capcom’s action game is the best-selling game of…
Enough with the game launchers! It’s dragging PC gaming down
Where do I launch my games these days? Try, EA, Steam, Blizzard, Epic, Xbox app, Ubisoft Connect… I’m getting dizzy just listing them off. In fact, my desktop is so cluttered with…
Home Depot’s new line of EcoSmart light bulbs are semi-smart
Home Depot has announced a new line of white LED light bulbs under its EcoSmart brand. EcoSmart Universal Select Light Bulbs feature adjustable brightness and white color temperatures, but they’re distinct from…
There Was Once an Idea for a ‘Marvel Gaming Universe’ That Would Tie All the Video Games Together Like the MCU, but ‘It Didn’t Get Funded’
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has come to dominate entertainment with its interconnected series of films and TV shows that all tie together to form a long-running, cohesive narrative. Marvel video games, however,…