“I’ve loved watching the Game Pass players coming in and experiencing the story for the first time.” Diablo 4 lead chats Xbox Game Pass launch and high hopes for Season 4

What you need to know Rod Fergusson joined Xbox On live on Twitch today to discuss Diablo 4’s upcoming Season 4 and improvements. Fergusson has enjoyed the reception of the game as it’s arrived on Xbox Game Pass, and watching players experience it for the first time.  Fergusson is positive about the changes with Season […]

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Jony Ive and OpenAI’s Sam Altman Seeking Funding for Personal AI Device

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and former Apple design chief Jony Ive have officially teamed up to design an AI-powered personal device and are seeking funding, reports The Information. Little is known about the AI device at this time, but it won’t look like a smartphone. Altman is a major investor in the Humane AI pin, […]

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Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9 is ‘excellent in almost every way,’ and it’s now down to the lowest price I’ve ever seen

Microsoft’s Surface Pro 9 is down to $749.99 at Best Buy. That price is the lowest I’ve ever seen and brings the impressive 2-in-1 to a more affordable price bracket. Microsoft announced the Surface Pro 10 for business recently and has a new Surface Pro 10 on the way, but a discount this large makes […]

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This site has game codes so cheap it seems too good to be true, but I’ve been using it for a decade—this weekend there’s an extra 10% off everything so get filling your backlog

I love playing Xbox and my Steam Deck, and I buy many games for both platforms — but I rarely purchase the games directly through either of these. I hate paying full price for a game, so I’ll always check CDKeys first to see if it has a discount, and it often does, even on […]

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Game-sized Dark Souls 3 mod Archthrones just got a demo release you can play now, and it’s the coolest fan-made project I’ve ever seen

What you need to know Dark Souls: Archthrones, a massive game-sized, community-developed mod for Dark Souls 3 on PC, just got a demo release that you can play now. You’ll find the download link below. Archthrones is set before the events of Dark Souls 3, and includes five “new and reimagined” worlds, 17 boss fights, […]

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The best 2-in-1 Windows laptop I’ve ever reviewed is already $400 off with an OLED display and enough power even for gaming

For several weeks now, I’ve been testing what very well may be my favorite Windows laptop I have ever used. I’m talking about the HP Spectre x360 14 (2024), of course, and my personal recommended configuration is already on sale for just $1,229.99 at Best Buy. That’s a $400 price cut on one of the […]

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This is the best price I’ve seen for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate in a long time — but there’s a catch

This deal for Xbox Game Pass Ultimate made me stop in my tracks, only $3.49 for a month? Count me in. But wait, not so fast — this deal is for new customers or those with expired subscriptions only. Booo! Even though I can’t take advantage of this myself, I wanted to share anyway as […]

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The best Wi-Fi 6 mesh router I’ve ever tested is discounted to an all-time low, and it STILL powers my home network two years later

Living in a century-old house with bricks as thick as the original Xbox means Wi-Fi routers rarely provide a reliable wireless Internet signal in every room. Particularly in my home office, the furthest away from my modem, those issues were all solved by the phenomenal TP-Link Deco X55, discounted from $279.99 to $169.99 at Amazon. […]

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This bizarro action game is all about bringing guns to the swordfights of medieval Europe, and I’ve never been more down for anything in my entire life

What you need to know Developer Redemption Road Games and publisher tinyBuild have announced Kingmakers, a game about a modern soldier who time travels back to the Middle Ages to alter history and prevent an apocalypse. The game blends real-time strategy with third-person shooter action, allowing you to seamlessly switch between commanding your armies and […]

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Alienware Pro Wireless Gaming Mouse review: The smoothest mouse I’ve ever used

Quick menu When you think of Alienware, the first thing that likely comes to mind is either the company’s laptops or pre-built gaming desktops. Alienware also makes a wide range of PC accessories, however, and its latest products are a step above and beyond anything the company has made in the past. Designed and developed […]

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Get all of Destiny 2 for DIRT CHEAP with the best deal I’ve ever seen Bungie offer

Bungie’s space fantasy looter shooter Destiny 2 has always been an expensive game to get into, with each of its expansions costing $25-50 and other add-ons like $10 season passes, $20 Dungeon keys, and the $25 Bungie 30th Anniversary Pack making it even harder to play everything it has to offer without breaking the bank. […]

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Apple is losing one of its most senior product designers from the Jonny Ive clan

Jonny Ive had long been the face of Apple’s industrial design. We’d see him explain the design choices made for Apple products in his impeccable British accent at launch events. Ive’s vision aligned with that of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs and the two famously got on very well. So it was a big deal for […]

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This Elden Ring player chronicled their entire playthrough with a gorgeous 600-page sketchbook, and it might just be the coolest thing I’ve ever seen

What you need to know Elden Ring was 2022’s Game of the Year, with millions of fans worldwide stunned by the fantasy ARPG’s colossal and rich setting. Artyz Artifacts, an art YouTuber, has chronicled their entire playthrough of Elden Ring with a 600-page sketchbook. The book is filled with gorgeous painterly art of the game’s […]

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I can’t decide if this is the laziest or most ingenious Steam Deck setup I’ve ever seen — why not both?

More Handheld Gaming I love my Steam Deck, but there’s no denying it’s a chunky bit of kit. I’ve shared my own tips in the past on how to deal with its mighty weight over long gaming periods such as using a nursing pillow to ease up the pressure on your wrists, though I hadn’t […]

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Images of Ultra-Rare Apple Watch Band Designed for Sir Jony Ive Surface Online

Images of an Apple Watch band designed to celebrate former Apple design chief Sir Jony Ive’s 50th birthday have emerged online, providing a look at what could be one of the rarest official Apple Watch bands ever made. The images come from “Stella Fudge” on X (formerly Twitter), who claims that the unit is one […]

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Images of Ultra-Rare Apple Watch Band Designed for Sir Jony Ive Surface Online

Images of an Apple Watch band designed to celebrate former Apple design chief Sir Jony Ive’s 50th birthday have emerged online, providing a look at what could be one of the rarest official Apple Watch bands ever made. The images come from “Stella Fudge” on X (formerly Twitter), who claims that the unit is one […]

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Images of Ultra-Rare Apple Watch Band Designed for Sir Jony Ive Surface Online

Images of an Apple Watch band designed to celebrate former Apple design chief Sir Jony Ive’s 50th birthday have emerged online, providing a look at what could be one of the rarest official Apple Watch bands ever made. The images come from “Stella Fudge” on X (formerly Twitter), who claims that the unit is one […]

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I’ve covered CES for almost a decade, and these 7 announcements made CES 2024 my favorite

Each year begins with a slew of announcements and teases at CES. With new handheld gaming consoles and even gaming chairs with haptic feedback, this year seems to have lived up to expectations. In fact, the show surpassed my expectations. There are dozens of devices to look forward to, and I can’t wait to see […]

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Un brevet signé Jony Ive montre à quoi pourrait servir l’écran EyeSight du Vision Pro

L’un des éléments les plus surprenants du futur Vision Pro est sans conteste son écran EyeSight, pensé pour moins isoler le porteur en montrant ses yeux à ses proches. Apple a donné quelques rares exemples d’utilisation de cet écran, qui pourra également afficher une animation lorsqu’un utilisateur est immergé dans une expérience en VR. Cupertino […]

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Another Apple Designer Joins Jony Ive to Work on Hardware for OpenAI

Apple’s vice president of product design Tang Tan is set to join Jony Ive’s LoveFrom to design hardware products for OpenAI, Bloomberg reports. Tan will become the latest Apple designer to join LoveFrom, a design company founded by Jony Ive after he departed Apple in 2019. A total of 14 members of Ive’s former design […]

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