For a brief period 20 years ago, this was console gaming’s state-of-the-art. reader comments 72 with 48 posters participating Share this story We originally ran this piece five years ago, on a day when the 15th birthday of Sega’s Dreamcast coincided with a major Apple keynote event. In honor of the Dreamcast’s 20th birthday today, ..
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Enlarge / A photographer’s approximation of what LAN party life was like for Ars Technica staffers in the CRT monitor era. Getty Images reader comments 105 with 94 posters participating Share this story With Labor Day out of the way, school is afoot here for most high school and college kids in the States—and that, ..
reader comments 66 with 47 posters participating Share this story Facebook has long been the place where everyone from college students to divorcées scope out their romantic interests. Now Facebook users in the United States can officially use the social network as a dating service—complete with specialized profiles, a matchmaking algorithm, and more. Facebook Dating, ..
reader comments 26 with 17 posters participating Share this story Young Mike Hanson (Chosen Jacobs). YouTube/Warner Bros. Mike (Isaiah Mustafa) is the only member of the Losers Club who stayed in Derry. YouTube/Warner Bros. Young Beverly Marsh (Sophia Lillis). YouTube/Warner Bros. Beverly (Jessica Chastain) is now a fashion designer in Chicago with an abusive husband. ..
reader comments 77 with 62 posters participating, including story author Share this story This is the $699, 4,784-piece Ultimate Collector Series Imperial Star Destroyer. Lego UCS sets come in a big fancy box. Because they’re for collectors, you see. I think the Devastator works out to be a 1:1600 scale model. Unfortunately, a minifig-scale Lego ..
Enlarge / We’ll no longer be seeing regular monthly additions to this selection of SNES classics playable on the Switch, nor their NES counterparts. reader comments 74 with 36 posters participating Share this story Fans of classic Nintendo re-releases got some good news this week, as Nintendo finally released emulated versions of 20 Super NES ..
reader comments 9 with 9 posters participating Share this story That is not a good exercise outfit… LOOK AT ME I AM EXCITED ABOUT EXERCISE! Streeeeeeetch! Lift those legs! These pretend weights are a lot easier to lift than real weights! I’ve had nightmares that resemble this. Why does this remind me of a five-year-old ..
reader comments 19 with 18 posters participating Share this story [embedded content] Sorority sisters are hunted by a crazed killer in Black Christmas, a remake of the 1974 cult-classic slasher film. The calls (and texts) might be coming from inside the house as a killer stalks a group of sorority sisters in the first trailer ..
Enlarge / Blizzard is back on Nintendo Switch with its colorful, popular team-based shooter Overwatch. reader comments 33 with 31 posters participating, including story author Share this story The latest Nintendo Direct video presentation saw the game maker deliver on a huge slew of holiday-timed announcements for first- and third-party fare. Arguably its biggest news ..
Enlarge / While we prefer our “handsome PC game box” collections with gatefold covers and lenticular prints, we’re still pretty charmed by Steam’s upcoming update. reader comments 103 with 83 posters participating, including story author Share this story As the West’s largest source of downloadable computer games, Steam has faced immense scrutiny for just about ..
