Enlarge / Razer’s Analog Optical mechanical switches. reader comments 53 with 41 posters participating Share this story Do you use a keyboard and mouse or a controller when playing PC games? One of the biggest advantages gamepads have over keyboards is the joystick, which provides pressure-sensitive control in a way that most keyboards can’t. Razer’s ..
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Enlarge / Well, we didn’t see this one coming. But based on rumors that Ars Technica is familiar with, maybe we should have. Aurich Lawson | Epic + Bandcamp reader comments 118 with 85 posters participating, including story author Share this story At some point, Epic Games might need to drop the word “Games” from ..
Enlarge / OK, open your eyes. Surprise! Now you have to pay local sales taxes on your virtual land purchase! reader comments 48 with 42 posters participating Share this story Second Life, the long-lived online metaverse that still attracts nearly a million monthly active users, has announced it will start charging US users local sales ..
reader comments 23 with 19 posters participating Share this story Cyberpunk 2077, patch 1.5, PlayStation 5, ray-tracing mode. The same moment in Cyberpunk 2077, patch 1.5, PlayStation 5, performance mode. Notice how all of the elements now appear to float in 3D space, particularly that basketball (which players can kick around). CD Projekt Red Cyberpunk ..
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Enlarge / The Steam Deck has arrived. Sam Machkovech reader comments 83 with 65 posters participating Share this story The Steam Deck, the new $399-and-up Switch-like PC made by Valve, sometimes feels like the most impressive portable gaming system ever made. But it’s also not finished. Like other hot electronics in 2022, Valve’s first bespoke ..
Enlarge / Linux on a Steam Deck! Let’s dive in. Sam Machkovech reader comments 35 with 26 posters participating, including story author Share this story Our Steam Deck review is now live, and it’s massive—almost as big as Valve’s new portable PC. With that in mind, I decided to write a shorter article about the ..
Enlarge / Lateral view of a skull found at the El Pendón site in Spain, showing signs of a primitive form of ear surgery. ÑFotógrafos Photography Study reader comments 33 with 28 posters participating Share this story Archaeologists have excavated a 5,300-year-old skull from a Spanish tomb and determined that seven cut marks near the ..
Artist’s conception of the jockeying for position between EA and FIFA in this licensing fight. reader comments 29 with 26 posters participating Share this story We’ve known for months that EA has been questioning the value of its nearly three-decade-long relationship with FIFA, the international soccer governing body whose name has become synonymous with an ..
Enlarge / The burial mask of Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen recovered from the boy king’s tomb. reader comments 94 with 50 posters participating Share this story Among the many items recovered from King Tut’s tomb was a dagger made of iron, which is a material that was rarely used during Egypt’s 18th dynasty. That iron likely ..
