gaming

Ubisoft will be bringing its Ubisoft+ subscription service to Xbox. The service originally launched for PC and grants access to more than one hundred Ubisoft games in exchange for a monthly fee of $15 USD for a PC-only plan and $18 USD for a cloud plan. Games include Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Far Cry 6 and Riders Republic, among others. The service also grants gamers monthly rewards such as boosters and in-game items. Ubisoft didn’t specify when exactly the subscription service will be made available to Xbox users, only that they would at some point be able to “enjoy the full extent of our Ubisoft+ game library, including new releases, on their consoles.” Xbox already offers another game subscription service, EA Play, that gives users a chance to try out brand new EA games before they lau...

During the Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike semifinal match at Evolution Championship Series 2004 (August 1, 2004), Daigo Umehara pulled off a stunning victory against Justin Wong that is now known as “Evo Moment #37”, or the “Daigo Parry.” During the match, Daigo, playing Ken, unexpectedly parried 15 consecutive hits of Wong’s Chun-Li “Super Art” move with just one pixel of health left. The Japanese pro then delivered a final max damage combo that won him the match, but the moment at Evo 2004 is still considered one of the most iconic moments in competitive video gaming. Earlier this week, Jwong was forced to relive the dramatic comeback again, nearly 18 years later. During a Twitch stream, the American professional gamer faced off again Capge, a relatively unknown talented Japanese player,...

Aside from unveiling its Concept Nyx game streaming rig over at CES this year, Dell‘s gaming subsidiary Alienware has now also introduced both companies’ slimmest gaming laptop ever produced: the X14. Measuring a mere 0.57 inches and weighing just 4.06 pounds, the new offering from Alienware packs a big punch in its sleek form factor. At its base model, it’ll carry a 12th-generation Intel Core i7 CPU with NVIDIA‘s GeForce RTX 3050 GPU, 16GB of DDR5 RAM and 256GB of SSD storage. If you’re looking to elevate your gaming experience further, you’ll also have options to upgrade its configuration, pushing graphics up to an RTX 3060 along with 32GB of DDR5 RAM and a 2TB SSD. Though its 14-inch 1080p, 144Hz display isn’t as top-end as some of its competitors’ laptops, it does support Dolby Vision ...

Kojima Productions is finally releasing Death Stranding: Director’s Cut for the PC this 2022. Hideo Kojima‘s famed video game company announced the news on social media, confirming that Death Stranding: Director’s Cut will be available via Steam and the Epic Games store by Spring 2022. “This is the definitive #DeathStranding experience, and will incorporate Intel’s new XeSS graphics technology,” the tweet further read. Reports state that Intel’s new graphics technology will possibly improve “performance, graphical fidelity and frame rates,” and those looking to play on ultra-wide monitors will be supported. Death Stranding: Director’s Cut was first released for the PlayStation 5 in September 2021. Developers promised “more weapons, equipment and vehicles, a variety of new modes, missions a...

More than a year after its launch, Sony has finally announced next-generation virtual reality for the PlayStation 5. Aptly named PS VR2, the new technology will bring the Japanese gaming giant’s VR experience up to date with a fresh headset and a brand new VR2 Sense controller, combined together through a simple single-cord setup. The headset itself offers 4K HDR with a 110-degree field of view and foveated rendering through an OLED display that can run at 90/120Hz, creating crisper images for your gaming experience, while integrated eye-tracking will give you more options when it comes to input. A built-in motor provides even more immersion through vibrations, complemented by the PlayStation 5’s Tempest 3D AudioTech for realistic sound. As for the VR Sense controller, the innovative devic...

Razer has unveiled its updated Blade gaming laptop lineup over at CES 2022. Mostly retaining their predecessors’ design, the Blades receive small updates to their form factor, with slightly larger keys and a thinner hinge that creates better ventilation for the machine. As you’d expect, the bulk of the changes come in the internals: all three laptops can now carry DDR5 RAM for the first time ever, and you’ll be able to choose between NVIDIA‘s RTX 3080 Ti or 3070 Ti GPU, marking a significant jump from previous iterations. The latter alone is capable of running games at 1440p at 100 frames per second, according to Razer, and the former boasts even higher performance than a desktop Titan RTX card. Graphics aside, the laptops will now also come with CPU upgrades. On the larger end of the spec...

Hoping to take game streaming and cloud gaming to the next level, Alienware has now unveiled its Concept Nyx over at CES 2022. Resembling a massive gaming PC along with a Switch Joy-Con-like controller, the new technology essentially performs as a server in your own home, allowing you to stream games to all your various devices with exceptional convenience. The machine will be positioned near your router or modem and connected via Ethernet cable, allowing it to broadcast your favorite games to different TVs, computers or handheld devices whether they’re installed locally on the Nyx or from a cloud server. Since the device is installed locally, you won’t have to put up with slower WiFi connections or input lag. For those who live with their family, friends, or significant other, the Alienwa...