As the weather outside begins to heat up so are the video game releases. What could be called the month of comebacks, this May reintroduces gaming fans to quite a few familiar faces and titles. Despite continuous delays PlayStation fans will finally have the chance to set out on an adventure as Nathan Drake in Uncharted 4 one last time while players of all kinds will be able to revisit the gory sights of Doom. Whether you’re a returning fanatic or a newcomer eager for a fresh gaming experience, there’s sure to be something for everyone this May.
Get ready for E3 by finally jumping into the titles of its past. With Homefront: The Revolution and the return of the exhilarating parkour-filled adventure that is Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, grabbing a new game and a controller could lead to a ton of possibilities. Don’t miss out on the hottest games this month. Check out what new titles you should keep an eye out for in this quick video preview.
Acer’s Predator Atlas 8 finally has a US release date and price, several months after the company first showed off the handheld in May. The highlight is the Intel Arc G3 Extreme chip inside, which has been adopted by only a couple of other consoles besides the Atlas 8. This version will go on sale exclusively at Best Buy on November 1 for $1,299.99.
Acer originally said the Atlas 8 would arrive in North America in October, but left pricing open at the time. The launch came amid the ongoing DRAM crunch, which has made memory more expensive across the PC industry and complicated pricing for hardware makers.
Gaming laptops and I have a complicated relationship. One of my first gaming rigs was an Acer Predator that was already outdated when I bought it. I was a broke college kid, and that was the best I could afford. So trying out high-end gaming laptops is always fun. But ASUS' ROG Zephyrus G14 is a lot more than a laptop that can run AAA games. It is portable, so you're not lugging around a 2.5kg machine everywhere you go. It is built well, none of that plastic chassis, and can even function as a normal laptop outside of just gaming.
Google Play is borrowing one of the Nintendo Switch’s most useful little tricks. A new Sidekick tool called Playbacks captures a short clip after something interesting has already happened, sparing players from running a screen recorder throughout an entire game.
Playbacks is part of Google Play Store v53.8 and keeps saved clips on the phone. Google first announced it earlier this month, but the new Play Store update marks its arrival for players. Anyone who has watched a perfect win vanish because the record button came too late already understands the appeal.