The LCD Steam Deck is done
RIP LCD Steam Deck.
The most affordable Steam Deck, the $399 LCD model, is not available in the US. And, according...
Dogpile’s puzzles mix Balatro, Tetris, and a pile of puppies
One day, video game critics and journalists will put together a comprehensive study on the impact Balatro had on the industry - of how so many games that came after tried to capture its essence...
‘Friend slop’ made co-op gaming goofier than ever in 2025
When a friend invited me to play a new game called REPO earlier this year, I thought I was wasting my money - not because the game looked bad, but because it looked like Lethal Company. The sur...
Rivian’s AI pivot is about more than chasing Tesla
RJ Scaringe is sitting in Rivian's Palo Alto offices, explaining why the adventure-themed EV company suddenly decided to build its own self-driving cars, when an unexpected guest glides by the ...
The sold-out Nex Playground made my kids laugh and cry
If you told me last year the Nex Playground would outsell Microsoft's Xbox, even for two weeks, I would have laughed my way out of the room.
It's a three-inch cube of a game console that's lik...
NYE Rentals Offer Everything From Bunkers to Castles
New Year’s Eve is supposed to be a clean break. A fresh calendar. A symbolic reset. Instead, it has become the Olympics of planning: the group chat that never sleeps, the spreadsheet of “who’s b...
