The Game Archaeologist: A look back at proto-MMOs through the 1980s
Today I want to try something a little different as we look at MMORPG history. Rather than focus in on a single title or moment...
Hearthstone apologizes for the past 18 months, shares ‘Fun, Focus, and Fearless’ vision
While Hearthstone’s brand-new Perils in Paradise expansion should be the talk of the game these days, Blizzard is instead doing damage control over an increasingly...
One Shots: Retrofuturism for rent
Here’s your two-step process to make anything old look all futurey like something out of the Jetstons. Step one: Take a normal thing. Step two:...
Meet Nintendo Kawaii, the new smallest Wii build that fits on your keychain
Nintendo Kawaii, “the keychain Wii” and the first build to utilize a full “OMEGA trim”, making it even smaller than previous record holders.
DJI drone ban dropped by the U.S. Senate — the Senate draft of 2025 NDAA does not include the ‘Countering CCP Drones Act’ that would kill DJI business in America
The ‘Countering CCP Drones Act’ which would ban all DJI drone sales in the U.S. has been shot down by the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee from its version of the NDAA.
ASRock Unveils Thin Mini-ITX AM5 Motherboard To Build Your Own Zen 5 Mini PC
While not quite small enough to build a traditional 4×4 NUC, ASRock’s new X600TM-ITX motherboard is small enough to build a mini PC, and a bleeding edge one, too. According to ASRock, the X600TM-ITX is the only ‘thin mini ITX’ form factor motherboard to utilize the AM5 socket, and with it comes support for AMD’s Ryzen 9000 series processors
Asus TUF Gaming A14 review: Understated endurance
Asus’ TUF Gaming A14 feels premium, looks grown-up, and delivers great battery life for non-gaming tasks.
Asus Zenbook S16 review: AMD Ryzen AI 9 HX 370 tested
The Asus Zenbook S16 is a take on an AMD AI system with a beautiful design and strong performance, though the display could be a little brighter.
Intel’s CPU instability and crashing issues also impact mainstream 65W and higher ‘non-K’ models — damage is irreversible, no planned recall
While we thought the crashing bug plaguing Intel CPUs had been solved, the problem has been revealed to be more expansive than initially thought.
AI can snoop on your computer screen using signals leaking from HDMI cables — researchers develop new AI model that enables using antennas for long-range attacks
A research team in Uruguay has outlined how savvy and well-equipped hackers could intercept leaked signals from your monitor cable and snoop on your display.