What is big data, and why is it so important? On a surface level, big data refers to large data sets that cannot be handled by traditional data analytics tools because of…
Blizzard Says Overwatch on Switch Is ‘Feasible,’ Starcraft 2 Less Likely
Blizzard has said that porting Overwatch to the Nintendo Switch would be “feasible,” but Starcraft 2, on the other hand, would be a much more difficult challenge. Following the confirmation that Diablo…
PCWorld’s August Digital Magazine: Intel Kaby Lake G review
Stay on top of the latest tech with PCWorld’s Digital Magazine. Available as single copies or as a monthly subscription, it highlights the best content from PCWorld.com—the most important news, the key…
Carnage Explained: Will Marvel’s Most Psychopathic Symbiote Appear in the Venom Movie?
Is Carnage in Venom? As of right now, that’s an interesting question… Spider-Man’s black alien costume has caused him nothing but trouble over the years. Not only did the suit betray him…
How Fight Night Champion Inspired Other EA Sports Games
For years, EA Sports games had developed a reputation for incremental year-to-year changes. With the introduction of story-based campaigns in the form of Madden NFL’s Longshot mode and FIFA’s The Journey mode,…
Diablo 3 Officially Announced for Nintendo Switch
A new edition of Diablo 3 is coming to Nintendo Switch. The Diablo III Eternal Collection includes the original version of the game, the Reaper of Souls expansion, the Rise of the…
Intel rolls out NUC mini-PCs with 10nm ‘Cannon Lake’ CPUs and AMD Radeon graphics
Fans of tiny PCs have some interesting new toys to play with. Intel announced several fresh bare-bones NUC kits rocking eight-generation Core processors late Wednesday, as well as two interesting NUC mini-PCs…
Microsoft’s Surface Laptop is on sale for $699 at Amazon, a huge $300 discount
Microsoft’s slim and sleek Surface laptop might be marketed towards busy students, but it’s one of the better notebooks anybody could buy, and today it’s on a steep discount. Amazon is selling…
Steam may get tools to play Windows games on Linux and Mac, code deep-dive finds
Perhaps Valve’s crusade against Windows isn’t quite over yet. After Valve quietly removed the Steam Machines page from its storefront earlier this year, it seemed like a quiet capitulation to Windows 10….
Total War: Three Kingdoms Is the Most Hero-Focused Total War Ever
The moon casts a surreal, blue glow over the battlefield. The scions of the powerful Sun clan, Sun Ren and Sun Quan, are ill at ease. Their misgivings are proven warranted when…