There are very few publishers who can claim to have had quite as prosperous a decade as Capcom. The company’s 10 best-selling games all launched within the past 10 years, a chain…
1 vs. 100 Live Was the Kind of Incredible Creative Risk I’d Like to See Xbox Get Back To
This is an IGN opinion piece from Ryan McCaffrey, who worked at Official Xbox Magazine from 2002-2012 during the original Xbox and Xbox 360 era before joining IGN, where he remains “the…
I’m Getting My Hopes Up for The Ascent 2 After the Developer Told Me It Had Big Franchise Plans
The Ascent 2 is a game I’ve hoped developer Neon Giant would make ever since I finished the wonderful The Ascent back in 2021 — and after speaking to the studio at…
Windows 11 will soon tell apps how old you are. Here’s how it works
Microsoft is building automated age verification directly into Windows 11 in the form of system-level APIs that will share your verified age with registered apps. To be clear, the system won’t pass…
Nintendo Confirms 2 Nintendo Direct Broadcasts for Next Week, Including a Dedicated Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary Broadcast
Nintendo has announced a pair of Nintendo Direct broadcasts for next week, including a dedicated Legend of Zelda 40th Anniversary showcase. The Zelda Direct will air on Tuesday, September 8 at 7am…
Best of IFA 2026: 10 hot PC products and tech on the horizon
Like CES in Las Vegas, the IFA technology tradeshow that takes place every year in Berlin, gives technology vendors and taste makers an opportunity to show off their latest and greatest wares,…
Nvidia’s DLSS 5 looks incredible. I’m just not sure whose vision I’m seeing
Nvidia’s controversial DLSS 5 is out this week, and it was a big topic of discussion in this week’s episode of The Full Nerd. While I haven’t had a chance to test…
AI helps kids do better in school. That doesn’t mean they’re learning
The best way for us grownups to prepare for AI is to use AI, I’ve frequently argued. But when it comes to the benefits of kids using AI, there are far more…
PUBG: DED.NET Developer Argues Making a Game for the Mass Market Where ‘Nobody’s Too Offended and Everybody Kind of Likes It’ Has Become ‘Box Office Poison’
PUBG — the battle royale that popularized the genre — already has a number of spinoffs. But none is as love it or hate it as DED.NET. Like PUBG, DED.NET is a…
This website is a rabbit hole of pure internet nonsense
Some websites help you get stuff done. Others let you watch a picture of a pug spin around your screen for eternity. The Useless Web is all about discovering more of the…