Apple is increasingly focusing on building its own devices and expanding its ecosystem by taking steps towards a more native experience for users and relying less on third-party accessories. While the Cupertino-based tech giant's HomePod and AppleTV have left quite the mark in the smart home category, it generally relies more on outsourcing cameras and other hardware for smart homes. Now, a new report suggests that the company intends to create a fully integrated experience by developing its own smart home accessories. Gurman hints about Apple working on making smart home products like security cameras for a more integrated experience […]
We’re continuing our Best of Black Friday posts today with a look at the best current deals on power stations and their respective bundle options. Folks across the country and beyond have been steadily investing more and more in the industry for a vari...
Blizzard has announced that two decades after its release, World of Warcraft is finally going to let players build a home and live in it. The feature has long been requested by WoW players and now it’s finally coming in the game’s next expansion.Read m...
Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds will receive the Godspawn update, adding a new 50-player boss battle, a new 10-player raid, and a legendary spear. Guild Wars 2: Janthir Wilds is getting the first major update "Godspawn" on November 19th, expanding the story with new story chapters The MMORPG Guild Wars 2 by ArenaNet is receiving its first major update for the Janthir Wilds expansion soon. It's the first of three major updates, and it'll land on November 19. The update will add new content to the game for the players. The Janthir Wilds expansion DLC was released in August this year, […]
In February 2025, the Steam Deck will turn three years old. And while plenty of games still run like a dream on the portable PC, it’s clear that over time, more and more big new games are pushing this tiny computer to its breaking point. And it might b...
Today, HypeTrain Digital and Ice-Pick Lodge announced Pathologic 3, a new installment in the peculiar series that began with 2005's indie cult and continued with 2019's reboot. Pathologic 3 will be launched next year on PC (Steam). In the new game, players will again find themselves in a small, remote town struck by a mysterious and deadly disease. This time, however, they will take on the role of The Bachelor, a town doctor known for his relentless battle against death. Invited to the town by the late Isidor Burakh, The Bachelor must navigate the unfolding mystery, striving not only to […]
Before Hades became what many consider to be 2020’s Game of the Year, its developer, Supergiant Games, made a trio of critically acclaimed titles that displayed the team’s impressive range. Everything from each title’s setting to its respective gamepla...
Summer has started to turn to fall and hot days are cooling down, but the one thing that hasn’t stopped are the discounts on great games you can snag if you know where to look. If you want some amazing indie games with stories that pack a punch, then l...
Xbox has run a pretty neat program over the years called ID@Xbox that promotes independent developers and allows them to publish their games on Microsoft’s console. The program was built off the back of the Xbox 360’s marketplace, which famously became...
I keep a list of indie games that I will advocate for to my friends, coworkers, and random passersby on the street. Slay the Princess, Black Tabby Games’ time loop horror game, is pretty high on that list. It was one of my favorite games of 2023, and w...
After this year’s Steam Summer Sale, you might be thinking you don’t need to buy more games. Well the Independent Games Festival’s Celebration Days is here to change your mind.Read more...
It’s that time of year again, LudoNarraCon! The annual Steam festival organized by indie publisher Fellow Traveller (known for games like Citizen Sleeper) is back as of May 9 and will run until May 13. Like previous years, the festival brings with it s...
Nigel Lowrie, the co-founder of indie publisher Devolver Digital (Hotline Miami, Cult of the Lamb), says that indie games do much better on Switch than on other consoles because Nintendo has cultivated a playerbase that is more “open to interesting con...
The first step to a video game becoming a success is finding the right audience. And while that’s easier for AAA games backed by big companies with equally big marketing budgets, indie games have a harder time getting the word out to the right players....
Steam has an oft-exploited refund policy, whereby any player is able to request their money back for a game that they bought within the last 14 days, and played for less than two hours. (Selling a game that’s shorter than two hours? Sucks to be you.) B...
The latest bundle on indie game storefront itch.io, known for donating some of its proceeds to a good cause, is the Palestinian Relief Bundle. With Palestinians suffering unspeakable loss, along with starvation, a massive shortage of healthcare resour...
Vampire Survivors draws tons of inspiration from Castlevania, so it is no surprise that the new Ode To Castlevania DLC is fantastic. I’m here to guide you through unlocking each Hero and evolving each weapon, because that’s how you’ll end up accessing ...
I started playing Overwatch in 2019. By the time I was pushing payloads and getting Play of the Game with a well-placed Tactical Visor, a lot of the old hero kits and team compositions that were infamous when the hero shooter launched in 2016 were more...
In February 2025, the Steam Deck will turn three years old. And while plenty of games still run like a dream on the portable PC, it’s clear that over time, more and more big new games are pushing this tiny computer to its breaking point. And it might b...
Today, HypeTrain Digital and Ice-Pick Lodge announced Pathologic 3, a new installment in the peculiar series that began with 2005's indie cult and continued with 2019's reboot. Pathologic 3 will be launched next year on PC (Steam). In the new game, players will again find themselves in a small, remote town struck by a mysterious and deadly disease. This time, however, they will take on the role of The Bachelor, a town doctor known for his relentless battle against death. Invited to the town by the late Isidor Burakh, The Bachelor must navigate the unfolding mystery, striving not only to […]
Before Hades became what many consider to be 2020’s Game of the Year, its developer, Supergiant Games, made a trio of critically acclaimed titles that displayed the team’s impressive range. Everything from each title’s setting to its respective gamepla...
Summer has started to turn to fall and hot days are cooling down, but the one thing that hasn’t stopped are the discounts on great games you can snag if you know where to look. If you want some amazing indie games with stories that pack a punch, then l...
Xbox has run a pretty neat program over the years called ID@Xbox that promotes independent developers and allows them to publish their games on Microsoft’s console. The program was built off the back of the Xbox 360’s marketplace, which famously became...
I keep a list of indie games that I will advocate for to my friends, coworkers, and random passersby on the street. Slay the Princess, Black Tabby Games’ time loop horror game, is pretty high on that list. It was one of my favorite games of 2023, and w...
After this year’s Steam Summer Sale, you might be thinking you don’t need to buy more games. Well the Independent Games Festival’s Celebration Days is here to change your mind.Read more...
It’s that time of year again, LudoNarraCon! The annual Steam festival organized by indie publisher Fellow Traveller (known for games like Citizen Sleeper) is back as of May 9 and will run until May 13. Like previous years, the festival brings with it s...
Nigel Lowrie, the co-founder of indie publisher Devolver Digital (Hotline Miami, Cult of the Lamb), says that indie games do much better on Switch than on other consoles because Nintendo has cultivated a playerbase that is more “open to interesting con...
The first step to a video game becoming a success is finding the right audience. And while that’s easier for AAA games backed by big companies with equally big marketing budgets, indie games have a harder time getting the word out to the right players....
Steam has an oft-exploited refund policy, whereby any player is able to request their money back for a game that they bought within the last 14 days, and played for less than two hours. (Selling a game that’s shorter than two hours? Sucks to be you.) B...
The latest bundle on indie game storefront itch.io, known for donating some of its proceeds to a good cause, is the Palestinian Relief Bundle. With Palestinians suffering unspeakable loss, along with starvation, a massive shortage of healthcare resour...