How the ‘Prey for the Gods’ team leapt over the usual Kickstarter pitfalls

You'd be forgiven for thinking there's a huge studio working on the gorgeous game Prey for the Gods. Instead, this trio of developers is experienced, passionate, and acutely aware of the dangerous monster they’re preparing to climb, and how fatal the fall could be.

Features         July 26, 2016

Hands on: ‘Prey for the Gods’

Hundred-foot tall bosses, deadly blizzards, and supernatural forces. Impossible odds and certain death have never looked so beautiful and mysterious.

Features         July 23, 2016

Gaming PCs are weaker than you think, but that’s okay!

Every PC gamer understands the urge to pump a system full of cards and cores. As it turns out though, most users are playing on two year-old hardware.

News         July 23, 2016

Xiaomi’s upcoming Windows laptops could pack impressive hardware at very low prices

If the rumors are true, Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi could be moving into the Windows laptop space. Leaked slides show competitive specs at a good price.

News         July 22, 2016

Nerf this! Blizzard rolls out a slew of balance tweaks to the Overwatch test realm

Blizzard has been nothing if not quick to update and tweak Overwatch to meet player feedback, and the newest update to the test realm follows that trend.

News         July 12, 2016

Oculus finishes shipping pre-orders, prepares for Touch launch later this year

After a rocky start, all Oculus Rift pre-orders have been sent out, headsets are now shipping in two to four business days, and more good news for Touch.

News         July 12, 2016

Niantic responds to concerns of Pokemon Go’s request for full Google account access

Pokemon Go is quickly becoming one of the most popular mobiles games on the market, but a security issue may slow growth unless Niantic can plug the leak

Gaming         July 12, 2016

The newest Windows 10 Insider preview cleans house ahead of the Anniversary Update

The Windows 10 Anniversary Update is growing closer by the day, and the Redmond team is busily squashing bugs and sweeping out the cobwebs.

News         July 7, 2016

Sapphire spills the beans on Radeon RX 460 and RX 470 variants

AMD may have tipped its hand about the RX 490 last week, and Sapphire is filling out the low end by including the RX 460 and 470 on its support page.

News         July 6, 2016

AMD’s Radeon RX 480 may be too powerful for its own good

AMD's new RX 480 is awesome, but it wouldn't be a major GPU launch if there weren't drama surrounding it. In this case, it could endanger your whole system.

News         June 30, 2016

New malware can make a PC’s cooling fans cough up passwords, encryption keys

Isolating a computer from every network may seem like a sure-fire method of keeping files safe - until researchers use your system's own fans to betray it.

News         June 29, 2016

Samsung spins the Notebook 7 with added GPU power and upgraded display tech

Samsung continues to bring new laptops to the US market, but it's the features carrying over from mobile devices that are the most intriguing.

News         June 22, 2016

LG goes big on thin laptops and ultra-wide monitors for CES 2016

With all the excitement around CES, it's not hard to believe LG just couldn't hold onto its secrets any longer, with new monitors and a 15-inch laptop.

News         June 22, 2016

Keep one foot in the physical world with a mixed-reality Vive setup

It's tough to show people who haven't tried VR what room-scale looks like, but with a green screen and a little elbow grease, you can come pretty close.

Computing         June 22, 2016

Vive is ignoring the drama and gearing up to spread the VR love

While VR begins to develop into a more mature market, HTC is shipping most Vives within 24 hours, with over 240 titles available. Turns out the secret was just giving the people what they want.

Features         June 16, 2016

‘Fallout 4’ might just be the HTC Vive’s killer app

Bethesda announced at its E3 press conference that its incredibly popular Fallout 4 will be compatible with the HTC Vive.

News         June 14, 2016

Google's Tango isn't a project anymore, but it still needs work

Tango ditched "project" from its official name at Lenovo's Tech World 2016. But our experience with the software suggests the move was premature.

Android         June 14, 2016

AMD built a stage for PC Gaming, and the developers make sure it stays relevant

While consoles tend to dominate the E3 landscape, AMD's PC Gaming Show is coming into its own in its second year, with announcements from unlikely places.

Features         June 13, 2016

Oculus is spreading out its fingers with 30 new games for Touch

The Oculus Touch controllers will hopefully arrive before the end of the year, and Oculus has announced there will be 30 compatible games before 2017.

News         June 13, 2016

AMD reveals the RX 480's two younger siblings

Just like last year, AMD brought out the big guns for the PC Gaming Show at E3 2016, dropping a pair of new graphics cards in the RX series.

News         June 13, 2016

What PC gamers can expect at E3 2016

PC gaming often takes a bit of a back seat at E3 due to the major press conferences from Microsoft and Sony, but there's still plenty to be excited about.

News         June 10, 2016

These light-up sneakers are a bit fancier than the ones you had as a kid

When it comes to connected technology, nothing is sacred. These Yaoat sneakers track movement for gaming, fitness, and calorie tracking, and they light up!

News         June 10, 2016

Google’s Daydream could be the Gear VR’s worst nightmare

Oculus and Samsung's Gear VR has been at the top of the mobile VR game since launch, but Google's Daydream standard may be the beginning of a coup.

Computing         June 8, 2016

Google details Daydream, shows off slick new VR interface bundled in Android N

At the Google I/O Keynote, the team revealed its new mobile VR standard, Daydream. After day two, we have a clearer picture of how that's going to work.

News         June 8, 2016

Oculus Home is sabotaging the Rift while HTC’s Vive steams ahead

As both the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift start to find their way into homes, gamers are being asked to use Oculus Home, but there are a few good reasons not to.

Computing         June 7, 2016

Crytek’s The Climb drops onto the Oculus Store from dizzying heights

We were impressed by Crytek's rock-climbing VR title The Climb when we checked it out last year, and now it's out, and looking more impressive than ever.

News         June 7, 2016

Intel’s new Broadwell-E processors cut the die and pump up the features

While the Core i7-6700K satisfied some, true performance seekers knew there was something better on the horizon. They were right, and Broadwell-E is here.

News         May 31, 2016

You can finally pre-order Asus' massive liquid-cooled gaming laptop

We spent a few minutes playing with Asus' liquid-cooled gaming laptop back in October, but now the internals are official and the price is set at $5,000

News         May 26, 2016

Project Tango can remember where it's been, making AR work even when your device is distracted

Google's Project Tango has been improving steadily over the last year, and now it's taking a big step forward with location awareness and recognition.

News         May 18, 2016

Get excited: GTX 1080 benchmarks are here, and better than expected

Nvidia, and the rest of the PC gaming world, is excited as can be about the new GTX 1080. Now the benchmarks are in, and there's more to be excited for.

Reviews         May 18, 2016

Lenovo brings Think to the budget market with new ThinkPad 13

There's nothing wrong with changing things up a little bit, and Lenovo has taken the hammer to its ThinkPad 13, now offering it in two OS and color options.

News         May 16, 2016

Newly leaked internal newsletters give rare glimpse inside the NSA

Whether it was scuba diving in Guantanamo Bay, or listening in on the phone calls of Russian mobsters, the NSA's internal newsletter has it all.

News         May 16, 2016

Asus solves our only complaint about the Zenbook UX305 with new processor options

The only thing keeping the UX305 off the top of our laptop list was power, but now Asus is upgrading to Skylake Core i5 and i7 CPUs, without raising costs.

News         May 13, 2016

Virtuix Omni sprints into Minecraft for GearVR, gives you room to roam

Minecraft for GearVR is already an excellent experience, but Virtuix is now showing off compatibility with the Omni, so you can walk around inside the game.

News         May 12, 2016