Category: Gaming

Screenshot Saturday Mondays: a wee bit Halloweeny

Screenshot Saturday Mondays: a wee bit Halloweeny

Every weekend, indie devs show off current work on Twitter’s #screenshotsaturday tag. And every Monday, I bring you a selection of these snaps and clips. This week’s pick is a lot less comprehensive than usual

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Phil Spencer calls investigations of Activision deal “warranted,” still confident it will happen

Xbox head Phil Spencer believes that the various investigations from regulators across the world over the Activision Blizzard acquisition are fair, but he’s confident the deal will go through. With a deal as big as

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15 Unforgettable Video Game Jump Scares

Horror purists may scoff at the use of jump scares in video games, but there’s no denying that a well-crafted injection of sudden terror is amazingly effective at ruining a perfectly good pair of pants.

This Dota 2 announcer pack trailer starring Gabe Newell is wild

This Dota 2 announcer pack trailer starring Gabe Newell is wild

Dota 2 is getting a Cave Johnson announcer pack. Johnson is the deranged founder of Aperture Science from Portal and voiced by the Oscar-winning JK Simmons. Simmons doesn’t feature much in the six-minute advert for

Elon Musk has reportedly ordered layoffs across Twitter

Elon Musk has reportedly ordered layoffs across Twitter

Elon Musk has ordered company-wide layoffs at Twitter, according to The New York Times. On Saturday, the SpaceX and Tesla executive reportedly told managers to begin drawing up lists of employees to cut. Twitter did

DON'T Game at 8K

DON’T Game at 8K

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Bungie Is Aiming To Make Destiny 2’s Weapon Crafting More Fun In Lightfall

Destiny 2’s weapon crafting can help create some amazing tools of destruction, but the process of doing so is one that developer Bungie wants to overhaul so that it can be more fun. In the

Engadget Podcast: iPad and iPad Pro (2022) review

Engadget Podcast: iPad and iPad Pro (2022) review

This week, Devindra and Deputy Editor Nathan Ingraham dive into Apple’s latest iPad and iPad Pro. The new base iPad seemingly justifies its price, but it also leaves out plenty of consumers who were well-served

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Modern Warfare 2 is Call of Duty’s biggest-ever Steam launch

Modern Warfare 2 is very hot right now. All that excitement extends to the PC platform, where yearly Call of Duty releases tended to perform poorly or, in some cases, not register at all. That

Phil Spencer hints at a future Game Pass price hike

Phil Spencer hints at a future Game Pass price hike

CEO of Microsoft Gaming Phil Spencer spoke about the possibility of price increases for consoles, games and Game Pass at the Wall Street Journal’s annual Tech Live conference (thanks to The Verge for transcribing.) “We’ve