September 28, 2018
This is the Razer Phone 2
Remember phone reveals? Once upon a time, companies were able to save a little for the event. These days, however, we nearly always know exactly what we’re getting…
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September 28, 2018
Blok.Party raises $10M, will adapt Settlers of Catan to its blockchain game console
Blok.Party, the company that built the upcoming PlayTable game console, announced today it raised $10 million in new funding. It’s also unveiling a big content partnership, where Blok.Party…
Read articleSeptember 26, 2018
Sony is finally opening Fortnite cross-play on the PS4
Cross-play has been one of the biggest selling points for Fortnite, allowing players to engage in the battle royale, regardless of platform. There has, however, been one major…
Read articleSeptember 25, 2018
Live streams of karate and niche sports are terrifying major sports leagues
Of the 100 most-watched live telecasts in the US in 2005, 14 were sporting events; in 2015, sporting events comprised 93 of the top 100 telecasts. That shift…
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That weird nut Pokémon that showed up in Pokémon GO? It’s official now
This past Saturday, something pretty weird happened in Pokémon GO: Immediately after the monthly “Community Day” event came to a close, a strange, new, never-before-seen Pokémon showed up.…
Read articleSeptember 25, 2018
As English burns, Scrabble plays the fiddle adding 300 words like Bitcoin, botnet and emoji
Attention, Scrabble enthusiasts! A whopping 300 new words have been added to Merriam-Webster’s Official Scrabble Players Dictionary, including a few that are sure to satisfy millennials and aggravate everyone…
Read articleSeptember 24, 2018
You can play Alto’s Adventure on your Mac now
Everyone’s favorite endless, serene snowboarding game just made the leap from mobile to the Mac App Store. Available now for $9.99, Alto’s Adventure for Mac is a desktop…
Read articleSeptember 19, 2018
Magic Leap One’s first big game is another Angry Birds; here’s what it’s like
Magic Leap promised us a world of dreams, we’re getting Angry Birds. After about a month in the public spotlight, the Magic Leap One is starting to get…
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Sony announces the PlayStation Classic, its own mini retro console
If you’re the kind of person who has two beers and regularly launches into the same 20 minute-long ode to the original PlayStation for playing a seminal role…
Read articleSeptember 18, 2018
Nintendo is offering an exclusive Fortnite bundle with the Switch
Fortnite has taken the world by storm. In fact, the game is so popular that Epic has released versions for PC, Xbox, PS4, iOS, Android and the Nintendo…
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