Games
Four out five households in the US own a video game console. With the halcyon days of the arcade far behind us, video games have entered the mainstream and the industry now surpasses Hollywood in terms of revenue. Mobile games have changed the gaming landscape again, with virtual reality (VR) also set to become big business in coming years. What's next?
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6DOF joystick crams a cockpit's worth of controls into one hand
Flying aircraft or spacecraft is tricky in games. Traditional controllers or joysticks can only provide half the puzzle. Now, a small startup called Sublight Dynamics has unveiled a prototype for a one-handed joystick with six degrees of freedom. -
AI-enabled, robotic chess set ups its game with new modes
Three years ago Infivention launched Square Off, a robotic board that moves pieces on its own, allowing players to play against AI or people around the world. Now, two new models are launching – the updated, chess-focused Neo and the multi-game Swap. -
Last Gameboard wants to replace board games with a tabletop console
It's one of those ideas that seems so simple that you wonder why no one's thought of it before: Gameboard-1 is a tabletop games console that could theoretically replace your board game collection – at least in part. -
True to its name, RoboSoccer uses robots to play soccer
Foosball tables are a common sight at hip, trendy tech startups, even though they're actually very low-tech devices. Perhaps RoboSoccer might be more appropriate, as it's an attempt to bridge the gap between physical and digital gaming. -
5 other disastrous video game launches from history
In the wake of the drama surrounding the release of 2K's WWE 2K20 this month, we remember five other video games releases (including one now-infamous urban legend) that went rather less than swimmingly. -
Hands-on: Solving virtual murder on real streets in true crime AR game
Misadventure in Little Lon is a location-based, augmented reality mobile game that asks players to help solve a century-old crime by walking the real-world streets of Melbourne, Australia, and talking to virtual characters. New Atlas goes hands-on. -
New retro "Pocket" handheld plays games of every Game Boy – and more
Analogue's latest release, the Pocket, plays host to games for all the classic portables you can shake a pixelated stick at: Game Boy, Game Boy Color and Game Boy Advance, Sega Game Gear, Atari Lynx, Neo Geo Pocket Color – "and more." -
Fortnite: 5 changes we'd like to see in season 11
What better way to use Fortnite's downtime than to ruminate on potential improvements for season 11? -
Everything we know about PlayStation 5
From the hardware improvements to the performance boosts these will permit, let's dive into what we know about Sony's forthcoming Playstation 5. -
Sony officially announces PlayStation 5, coming late 2020
Sony has finally announced its next-generation games console – and surprising absolutely no one, it’s called the PlayStation 5. It launches next year. -
Atari's new console includes retro game streaming service
The upcoming Atari VCS will come with an exclusive version of Antstream Arcade, a subscription service that’s like a Netflix of retro games. -
AR system brings holographic board games to the table
The Dejarik holochess game we see Chewbacca and R2-D2 playing in the original Star Wars is one step closer to reality – or augmented reality, anyway.
