The 1950s Game That Glorified the Dangers of the Atomic AgeWith its oversized Geiger counter and promises of getting rich, Uranium Rush packaged the dangerous and exploitative uranium industry as family-friendly entertainment.
Pokémon TCG Pocket ’s Trading System Is So Bad Players Are RevoltingThe Pokémon Company International says it’s “actively investigating” ways to improve the feature after players threatened to cancel their subscriptions.
The Best Board Game of the Decade Finally Has a Worthy SequelFinspan may not always reach the heights of Wingspan, but it seems sure to reveal hidden depths.
How G2 Esports Created a Decade-Long Pro Gaming DynastyG2 Esports have dominated the scene in League of Legends, Valorant, and Counter-Strike. Here’s how.
Strange But Not True? Did a US Game Publisher Really Get Raided by US Intelligence Services Over a Fighter Plane That Never Existed?The hunt for truth in the legend of the F-19.
Time to Delete? The Most Invasive Apps List Includes Some of Your FavoritesEveryone wants your data. And why not? There’s a lot of money in selling or sharing the information apps collect about you. App companies leech data from your devices in exchange for whatever free service they’re offering, and sometimes, collection happens without your consent.
It’s getting harder to measure just how good AI is gettingSo what happened to that wall AI was supposed to hit? Toward the end of 2024, I offered a take on all the talk about whether AI’s “scaling laws” were hitting a real-life technical wall.
Siri Is Super Dumb and Getting DumberWriting about the current state of Apple Intelligence yesterday, I mentioned how utterly stupid and laughably wrong Siri is when asked the simple question, “Who won Super Bowl 13?”, and mentioned that that particular example came from a friend.
8 Tips to Make Windows Gentler on Your EyesMany of us neglect our eye health, often spending long hours in front of a Windows PC that isn’t set up for comfortable viewing. Consider adjusting some settings to make Windows more accomodating to your eyes. Our eyes constantly track the mouse cursor across the screen.
OpenAI launches Operator—an agent that can use a computer for youAfter weeks of buzz, OpenAI has released Operator, its first AI agent. Operator is a web app that can carry out simple online tasks in a browser, such as booking concert tickets or filling an online grocery order.
How Microsoft can turn Windows PCs into an XboxLenovo’s mysterious “future of gaming handhelds” event at CES delivered confirmation this week that Microsoft is combining “the best of Xbox and Windows together” for handhelds.
Why Krita is the new PhotoshopThis past year I’ve been learning a lot of new (to me) open source programs. Sure, I had been playing with most of them, on and off, for longer than that. But last Spring when my Adobe Creative Cloud subscription came to an end, I did not renew it.
Our 50 most anticipated PC games of 2025Terrible news! Santa ignored all my letters asking for 2025 to be a year when no new videogames came out so I could catch up on everything I missed from the past several years.
I Can't Use a New Windows Computer Until I Change These 9 SettingsGetting a new Windows computer is undeniably exciting. However, before I truly dive in and start exploring, there are a few key settings I always adjust to optimize performance, enhance privacy, and personalize the experience. By default, Windows only remembers the last thing it copies.
Lenovo Legion Go S official: $499 buys the first authorized third-party SteamOS handheldLenovo is trying an experiment. In May, it will officially become the very first company outside of Valve to ship a handheld gaming PC with the Steam Deck’s wonderfully pick-up-and-play SteamOS instead of Microsoft Windows.