Enlarge / Sean tries his best to take care of Daniel by himself. The first Life Is Strange was a complicated piece of work. The episodic adventure game played brilliantly with its own format, weaving a moving and potentially tragic story about two young women finding their place, both in the world and with each ..
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Any excuse to reuse this image of Carmack is a good one. (credit: Oculus VR) SAN JOSE—In a wide-ranging and occasionally rambling unscripted talk at the Oculus Connect conference today, CTO John Carmack suggested the Oculus Quest headset was “in the neighborhood of power of an Xbox 360 or PS3.” That doesn’t mean the Quest, ..
Enlarge / Jonah and his robot friends. (credit: Satellite of Love, LLC) Mystery Science Theater 3000‘s 12th season is premiering in the not-too-distant future. New episodes will stream on Netflix starting on Thanksgiving Day, November 22, 2018, The A.V. Club reports. That’s just in time for the 30th anniversary of the show’s original premiere on ..
Kyle Orland SAN JOSE, California—Facebook used its latest virtual reality conference, the fifth annual Oculus Connect, to finally confirm retail plans for its most ambitious standalone VR product yet: the Oculus Quest. Originally known by its prototype name, Oculus Santa Cruz, the Quest will ship in spring 2019 for $399. In terms of the sales pitch, ..
Enlarge / A future Xbox One controller. Here at Ars, we’re old enough to remember when Microsoft first claimed that full support for keyboard/mouse controls on Xbox One was “months away.” (That was over 27 months ago, for those still keeping track.) In any case, Microsoft has announced via a Tuesday blog post that the long-promised ..
Enlarge / How third-party controllers appear in the Steam Input interface. (credit: Valve Software) Fans of PC video games inevitably point to the options they have for how they play their favorite games, whether with a keyboard and mouse, a large array of flight-sim pedals, or everything in between. But the data coming from leading ..
Enlarge (credit: Telltale) After Friday’s surprise announcement that more than 90 percent of Telltale’s staff had been let go, the company now says it is talking to “potential partners” that could help complete the current, final season of The Walking Dead. Part two of the planned four-part episodic adventure game series launched today, and the ..
Enlarge (credit: Bill McChesney) Pandora has agreed to be acquired by satellite company SiriusXM for $3.5 billion. The deal will expand SiriusXM’s reach. The satellite company has 36 million subscribers, while Pandora has more than 70 million monthly active users. The companies say users shouldn’t expect any immediate changes, and Pandora will continue to operate ..
Enlarge / This is probably the TPR pedals’ best angle—looks almost like a race car engine. (credit: Lee Hutchinson) Specs at a glance: Thrustmaster Pendular Rudder pedals Manufacturer Thrustmaster Device type Flight simulator rudder pedals with toe brakes Axes Three Sensor type 3D Hall effect magnetic Controller precision 16-bit (all axis) Interface USB type-B Price ..
Enlarge Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. “In the age after the Demon War, the continent enjoys a period of prosperity. Humans have made peace with the Valrath and Inox. Quatryls and Orchids arrive from across the Misty Sea looking to trade. ..
