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slashfilm.com - Jeremy Mathai - The Halo Video Game Remake Proves One Thing About Any Future Adaptation
The Halo Video Game Remake Proves One Thing About Any Future Adaptation
SlashFilm

A quarter of a century after 'Halo: Combat Evolved' blasted its way onto consoles and changed the landscape of first-person shooters forever, it's almost like we never even left the iconic ringworld at all. There's plenty to be said about the…

polygon.com - Jason Venter - The 10 Most Ambitious Video Games of All Time
The 10 Most Ambitious Video Games of All Time
Polygon.com

Not every game needs to reinvent the wheel or swing for the fences. But some gaming companies go for it anyway. Though many games follow established structures and formats, studios come along with plans so bold, so outrageously ambitious, that they…

collider.com - Lucas Kloberdanz-Dyck - The 10 Greatest Fantasy Video Games of the '90s, Ranked
The 10 Greatest Fantasy Video Games of the '90s, Ranked
Collider

The fantasy genre is as old as time, because as long as creators have imagination and creativity, they think of the most wonderful worlds. Video games in particular boast some of the most immersive fantasy worlds and captivating magical stories…

collider.com - Diego Pineda Pacheco - 6 Essential Harry Potter Video Games, Ranked
6 Essential Harry Potter Video Games, Ranked
Collider

With the release of 1997's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (re-titled Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the United States), easily one of the best books of the '90s, J. K. Rowling gave birth to a cultural phenomenon unlike anything…

bgr.com - Aaron Greenbaum - Hall Effect Sensors Aren't Just For Gaming - Here's How They Work
Hall Effect Sensors Aren't Just For Gaming - Here's How They Work
BGR

Lately, video game hardware manufacturers have been upgrading controllers with technology such as TMR and Hall effect sensors. You won't find these components in controllers that ship with consoles, though; you need to purchase third-party…

gamerant.com - Michael Brandon Ingram - Dad Files Lawsuits Against Game Companies Over Son's Game Addiction
Dad Files Lawsuits Against Game Companies Over Son's Game Addiction
GameRant

A Chinese man is suing multiple major game companies in the country, intending to send a message about curbing the growth of video game addiction. The lawsuit is not the first of its kind looking to tackle the issues of addiction within the video…

forbes.com - Kris Holt - Today's NYT Strands Hint, Spangram And Answers For Sunday, August 9 (Isn't That A Bit Much?)
Today's NYT Strands Hint, Spangram And Answers For Sunday, August 9 (Isn't That A Bit Much?)
Forbes

Today's NYT Strands hints and answers. Before today's Strands hints, spangram and answers, here are Saturday's: ForbesToday's NYT Strands Hint, Spangram And Answers For Saturday, August 8 (It Has Its Ups And Downs) Hey, folks! Today's NYT Strands…

boingboing.net - Rob Beschizza - Roku launches 24 hour AI slop channel
Roku launches 24 hour AI slop channel
Boing Boing

Now you can immerse yourself completely in the uncanny valley by watching Fairgound, a new 24/7 AI slop channel available on Roku. It offers 'series, films, and shorts from the world's best AI storytellers' across a variety of genres. [via Cord…

screenrant.com - Zach Moser - Transformers Meets Pokémon In This Forgotten 2000s Action Series With 52 Episodes
Transformers Meets Pokémon In This Forgotten 2000s Action Series With 52 Episodes
ScreenRant

Transformers and Pokémon come together in this forgotten 2000s action cartoon with 52 episodes. If you go to a list of all the animated cartoons that came out during your young TV-watching years, you'll probably be surprised by how many you…

gamerant.com - Ollie Tuscarny - Beast of Reincarnation's Lukewarm Reviews Set Up 2026's Most Anticipated ARPG Perfectly
Beast of Reincarnation's Lukewarm Reviews Set Up 2026's Most Anticipated ARPG Perfectly
GameRant

It has been under a week since Beast of Reincarnation launched, and in that time, many players around the globe have flocked in to see if Game Freak's talents can translate to a very different experience. If we look exclusively at review scores, it…

kotaku.com - Zack Kotzer - Trump's New E-Waste Policy Puts Vintage Tech In The Crossfire
Trump's New E-Waste Policy Puts Vintage Tech In The Crossfire
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More

It's the deepest nightmare of many distinguished dorks. They've finally sourced that rare, elusive vintage dream item. They've secured the order. It flies halfway around the globe. Only to be intercepted, even annihilated, by someone at the border.

destructoid.com - Andrej Barovic - After programmers and artists, QA testers are next: Google's new AI can play and test in-development games, and some publishers are all over it
After programmers and artists, QA testers are next: Google's new AI can play and test in-development games, and some publishers are all over it
Destructoid

Square Enix, one of Japan's biggest gaming publishers, is partnering up with Google to create a QA-testing AI that'll automate and speed up quality control and assurance in video game development, leaving QA testers next on the chopping block after…

bgr.com - Talia Roepel - How Long Do Owners Say The Nvidia Shield Lasts?
How Long Do Owners Say The Nvidia Shield Lasts?
BGR

There are countless ways to stream your favorite shows, movies, and games. Devices such as smart TVs, game consoles, and cloud streaming, allow you to keep up with a new TV series, watch a movie, or play the latest video game. However, there may be…

vice.com - Luis Prada - Your Desk Height Could Be Messing With Your Brain, New Study Finds
Your Desk Height Could Be Messing With Your Brain, New Study Finds
VICE

If you want to be more of a risk taker, stand taller. Or at least sit with your back straight while you work. It's probably a little more complicated than that, but if the results of a study recently published in the British Journal of Psychology…

screenrant.com - Angharad Redden - Buffy The Vampire Slayer's 'Lost Episode' Is An Absolute Blast
Buffy The Vampire Slayer's 'Lost Episode' Is An Absolute Blast
ScreenRant

Originally airing from 1997 to 2001, Buffy the Vampire Slayer was a show that many of us grew up with, and became our introduction to the whole vampire genre. Based on the 1992 movie by creator Joss Whedon, the show follows Buffy Summers, the…

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