Category: Sports

Animal Crossing, like other games of its Nintendo Switch ilk, is meant to be grazed upon. It’s designed for short bursts rather than binge sessions. There’s only so much you can do in one day of play—hit your rocks, pick your fruit, check in at the shops to see what’s new—then it’s done. It’s a…

Unless something changes, an issue lurking in older PlayStations’ internal timing systems threatens to eventually make every PS4 game and all downloaded PS3 games unplayable on current hardware. Right now, it’s not a matter of if but when this problem will occur.This ticking firmware time bomb has been known in certain PlayStation preservation and hacking…

I’m crouching in a shadowy corner of the room, hidden between a stack of books and an old cardboard box. I can tell there’s something dangerous nearby. My heart beats in my fingertips and there’s a repetitive thud in my ears. But I have to move, or I’ll never get out of here. I take…

the best part of the weekend is the freedom. Two blissful days, full of potential. Will you run errands? Do some spring cleaning? Dive headfirst into a new video game, only resurfacing for snacks? No matter what your plans are, our hebdomadal deals roundup (aka the second-best part of the weekend) will help. Special offer…

Gamestop. AMC. Dogecoin. NFTs. And now, some investors hope, Pokémon and Mario. For investors willing to make risky bets, the next big “Gamestonk” could be a vintage copy of Pokémon Yellow. Companies like Rally and Otis (founded in 2016 and 2018, respectively) allow their customers to buy shares of these niche assets, which have been…

The year is 2029, and you wake up one morning living in a community called Hope, a dystopian dictatorship. “Everyone here wears the same outfit, lives the same repetitive routine, and is happy … For many, Hope is their entire universe. They are uninterested in the outside world. However, you are different—you have the ability…

So, this is Christmas 1982. You’re 11 years old, just on the cusp of an oh-so-grown-up 12. There are a bevy of presents waiting for you under the glittering tree that cold winter’s morn, but three in particular immediately strike your greedy eyes as you come down the stairs. From the shape alone, you know…

As a young and fair-weather gamer, I loved playing Super Mario Brothers because it was my older brother’s favorite game, and I wanted to be just like him. I can still hear the 8-bit theme song in my head, and I’m guessing you can too, if you played Mario as a kid. “Bah dat dat doo…

The PS5 and Xbox Series X may be the newest consoles on the block, but retro gaming has made its own comeback in recent years—from re-imaginings of classic Mario to replicas of the consoles themselves, games from the 80s and 90s are getting love from new and returning audiences alike. Even Plex, the streaming service…

Video game characters do not have great sex lives. The sex in Cyberpunk 2077, one of the biggest releases of the decade, was lambasted by PC Gamer as “horrifying” and “truly awful” for its weak writing and general clunkiness; character models designed to run and shoot just look strange when made to contort in moments…