One of the great online gaming paradoxes is the group-finder, a feature intended to bring people together that often does the opposite. It’s a mainstay in online games, a one-size-fits-all solution to the ever-present social gaming problem of “How do I meet people and progress?” Functional, accessible and a little impersonal, the group-finder makes connecting…

This week, on April 4th, Microsoft turns 50 years old. The company has gone through sweeping changes over that time — from two guys in New Mexico to more than a quarter-million employees worldwide, from making text-based operating systems to holographic video games — but through the decades, it’s remained a foundation of the tech…

League of Legends cinematic, “A New Dawn.”Image: Riot GamesYesterday, one current and one former employee of Riot Games filed a class action lawsuit against the League of Legends publisher, accusing it of endemic gender-based discrimination and fostering a “men-first” environment. The lawsuit comes three months after a Kotaku investigation into the sexist culture at Riot…

Although a dedicated graphics card is considered by many to be a must-have for PC gaming, it is not as important as it once was. Sure, you need it to play The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt at ultra graphics settings, but if you don’t mind losing a little bit of a visual quality and delving…

DisclosureEvery product here is independently selected by Mashable journalists. If you buy something featured, we may earn an affiliate commission which helps support our work. Image: sonyBy Adam Rosenberg2018-11-27 22:07:33 UTC Did Sony strike gold with the PlayStation Classic? Or is it just a big hunk of pyrite wrapped in a vintage-styled plastic shell? Reviews…

Unai Emery has always been a manager who dreams big.”My dream is to win the Champions League,” he told Aston Villa fans after guiding them back into Europe in 2023. The notion of Villa helping him achieve that would have, then, been almost laughable.Now, after his side beat third-placed Nottingham Forest 2-1 in the Premier…

JEFF PATERSON’S FIVE TAKEAWAYS 1) The Canucks are putting the old adage ‘it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish’ to the test these days at Rogers Arena. For the third straight game, they have been slow out of the gates, but it really hasn’t hurt them as they improved to 3-0-2 on this…

On Pro FootballImageRunning back Kareem Hunt was released by the Chiefs on Friday.CreditCreditPeter Aiken/Getty ImagesKansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt seemed to embody an N.F.L. that had been regaining its footing after a period of sliding ratings and fan anger over player protests during the national anthem.The league has enjoyed higher-scoring games, better television…

binspamdupenotthebestofftopicslownewsdaystalestupid freshfunnyinsightfulinterestingmaybe offtopicflamebaittrollredundantoverrated insightfulinterestinginformativefunnyunderrated descriptive typodupeerror 105095986 story Nintendo Warns It Won’t Make More Retro NES and SNES Consoles (engadget.com) 87 Posted by BeauHD on Friday December 14, 2018 @05:58PM from the end-of-the-road dept. Nintendo’s Reggie Fils-Aime warned that the NES Classic and SNES Classic will sell in the Americas through the holidays, but will…

Where to watch, when to watch, who to watch from Summer Games Done Quick 2018Games Done Quick Awesome Games Done Quick is back. The world series of speedrunning will, beginning Sunday at noon ET, deliver 156 hours of highly watchable sprints, stunts and trick runs involving games both currently popular and long forgotten. There are…

The first Switch was such a hit that Nintendo decided not to mess with a good thing. Instead of releasing a successor that feels like a generational leap or a pivot in a new direction, it’s following up the hugely successful original with the Switch 2 — a welcome upgrade that largely sticks to the…

In the quiet city of Espoo, a short drive west from Helsinki in Finland, is an unassuming building that’s home to one of the most confounding studios in games. Remedy Entertainment is known for getting weird. It started with the meta horror of Alan Wake, and has since expanded with Control, a game that turns…

I don’t want gaming to become another streaming subscription service that keeps going up in price. I don’t want to put even more power in Nvidia’s hands, particularly not right now.But I can’t deny that the company’s $20-a-month* GeForce Now is a near-perfect fit for the Steam Deck. I’ve been covering cloud gaming for 15…

Sports of The TimesImageCalgary’s Saddledome arena, built for the Calgary Flames and the 1988 Olympic Winter Games, would be used if the 2026 Winter Games are held in the city.CreditCreditTodd Korol for The New York TimesCALGARY, Alberta — Hobbled by a reputation for gross expense and corruption, the International Olympic Committee has become a mendicant,…

Far and away, the biggest video game of the year was “Fortnite,” which has become a major piece of mainstream pop culture — and a revenue-generating juggernaut — in its own right. An underrated aspect of the “Fortnite” phenomenon, however, is all the ways in which its developer, Epic Games, has been using its success…

The world championship battle between Magnus Carlsen and Fabiano Caruana will be decided in a quickfire tie-breaker after Monday’s Game 12 ended in a 31-move draw. The result shocked onlookers in light of the champion’s advantages in position and time, and left the best-of-12-games match in a historic 6-6 deadlock. The latest bloodless result, the…

Fallout 76 isn’t good for much, but it is giving gamers one more chance to learn a valuable lesson. Don’t pay for a product you do not want—particularly when you know you are paying for a product you do not want. Let me be up front: I think this game is bad. The critical consensus,…

(Image credit: Nicholas Sutrich / Android Central) As I peered around the corner to see if SWAT had entered a doorway, I suddenly felt an explosion on the other side of the room. It triggered something primal in me, causing me to duck and spin around immediately and focus on a new entry point. As…

Nintendo did not offer a price for its Switch 2 during its hour-long showcase. Instead, customers found out through the grapevine that the console would cost $450. But for many, the real eye-watering surprise was the price of launch title Mario Kart World at $80. It’s the most Nintendo has ever asked customers to pay,…

Tom GerkenTechnology reporterNintendoNintendo has been the talk of the gaming world this week after it finally unveiled details of the much-anticipated Nintendo Switch 2, the sequel to the third-best selling console ever made.Despite excitement over its upcoming launch in June, fan conversations have been dominated by one topic – the price of its games.The console…

TORONTO, ON- SEPTEMBER 24 – Toronto Raptors forward Kawhi Leonard (2) and Masai Ujiri as the Toronto Raptors host their media day before going to Vancouver for their training camp. Media Day was held at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. September 24, 2018. (Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Images) Wonder what the U.S. Media is…

Since their beginnings in the early 00s, Battlefield games have been known for wild, unpredictable battles involving up to 64 players, on foot, in tanks or on planes. But the last two games, themed after the world wars, have introduced a new kind of single-player storytelling to complement their frenetic multiplayer warfare. Presented as an…

The Italian coach has been unfairly and prematurely maligned, just as the Manchester City boss was during his difficult first season in England Not long into Pep Guardiola’s first season at Manchester City, a disgruntled supporter told a fan TV channel that the club should have hired Diego Simeone instead. It was not a common…

Alex KebleFootball tactics writerHome games against the low blocks of nations ranked 65th and 140th in the world are always going to be a bit of a slog.The Premier League intensity Thomas Tuchel hopes to implement won’t happen overnight, nor will it happen in draining matches against ultra-defensive opposition.But while England’s competent if unspectacular wins…

As promised, Epic Games today submitted Fortnite to the U.S. App Store, and if approved by Apple, it will mark the first time that the Fortnite app has been available in the United States since 2020. Fortnite will include options to purchase in-app currency from the web rather than through in-app purchase, which is what…