Gaming

The Backbone Pro controller makes mobile gaming worth the hassle

Gaming /

The mobile controller company Backbone unveiled its Backbone Pro controller this week, which brings iOS and Android gaming experiences to the next level. A successor to the Backbone One controller, the Pro features full-size joysticks, re-mappable buttons, and Bluetooth compatibility, making for a more premium gaming setup. Unlike its predecessor, the Backbone Pro doesn’t need […]

The Backbone Pro controller makes mobile gaming worth the hassle Read More »

Game, Sett, Funding: a startup building AI agents for game development emerges from stealth with $27M

Gaming /

Games drove the creation of GPU processors back in the 1990s, so it’s only fitting that artificial intelligence — the technology that GPUs are used to power nowadays — is making its way into nearly every aspect of video game design. In keeping with that trend, on Wednesday a startup called Sett — which is

Game, Sett, Funding: a startup building AI agents for game development emerges from stealth with $27M Read More »

Google’s Gemini has beaten Pokémon Blue (with a little help)

Gaming /

Google’s most expensive AI model seems to have crossed a major milestone: Beating a 29-year-old video game. Last night, Google CEO Sundar Pichai posted triumphantly on X, “What a finish! Gemini 2.5 Pro just completed Pokémon Blue!” To be clear, the Gemini Plays Pokemon livestream was created by (in his own words) “a 30 year

Google’s Gemini has beaten Pokémon Blue (with a little help) Read More »

How Riot Games is fighting the war against video game hackers

Gaming /

For as long as there have been video games, there have been people willing to find ways to cheat. Hobbyists have long dedicated themselves to finding vulnerabilities in games, often with the goal of developing cheats that they could share or sell. But ever since online competitive gaming became a legitimate profession, that hobby-hacking has

How Riot Games is fighting the war against video game hackers Read More »

Epic Games is launching webshops to allow developers to circumvent app store fees after new ruling

Gaming /

Epic Games is taking a victory lap. After notching a big win against Apple in a years-long legal dispute, Epic announced that its Epic Games Store will allow developers to open webshops, which can offer players out-of-app purchases to circumvent fees from Apple and Google. Epic has been in a long legal battle with Apple

Epic Games is launching webshops to allow developers to circumvent app store fees after new ruling Read More »

Xbox consoles, controllers, and games are getting more expensive

Gaming /

Microsoft announced price increases on Thursday for its Xbox consoles, controllers, and some games. The affected consoles, which include Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S models, will increase in price between $80 and $100 each, depending on the console. These consoles were first released almost five years ago, with the basic Xbox Series S

Xbox consoles, controllers, and games are getting more expensive Read More »

The Nintendo Switch 2 will still cost $450 in the US, despite tariffs

Gaming /

Nintendo announced on Friday that it will open Switch 2 pre-orders in the U.S. on April 24, following a delay due to the Trump administration’s hefty tariffs. Fans feared the long-awaited console would spike in price due to Trump’s export rules on international goods, but Nintendo confirmed the Switch 2 will still cost $449.99 and

The Nintendo Switch 2 will still cost $450 in the US, despite tariffs Read More »