Author: Zach_Wilson
The Analogue 3D is a Nintendo 64 for modern times
With shipments of its Pocket handheld console finally under control, Analogue is turning its attention to a whole new retro machine. The Analogue 3D aims to be the ultimate Nintendo 64, playing original cartridges on modern 4K displays. I’d love to show it to you, but Analogue is only releasing…
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Hackers are hiding malicious code in Binance Smart Chain contracts
Hackers have been observed hosting malicious code on Binance’s Smart Chain and dropping it to people via smart contracts. This tactic makes the malware campaign infinitely more resilient and tougher to take down, with the researchers who found it – Guardio Labs – describing it as the “next level of…
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Psychological horror game Don’t Scream challenges you to play for 18 minutes without screaming, and you’ll be forced to restart if you do
With any horror game, being scared is kind of the point, but the upcoming indie title Don’t Scream challenges players to do exactly what its name would suggest – play through the entire thing without screaming, gasping, or squeaking at all. Letting a fearful noise escape your mouth will only…
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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 review: The rare game that’s both bigger and better
For my money, web-swinging around New York City in Marvel’s Spider-Man is perhaps the singular best game mechanic I’ve come across in the last decade or so. It feels so incredibly right, and almost everything else in that game is built off it. I never really wanted to use fast-travel…
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Spider-Man 2 on the PS5 has twice the spider-men, twice the emo fun
The first Spider-Man game from Insomniac was proof of just how fun it could be to play as the web-slinger. It nailed the feeling of momentum and grace inherent in the character and fused it with a solid — if at times formulaic — open-world action game. Two years later,…
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Alienware’s new Aurora desktop can overclock to an astounding 6.1GHz
As gaming laptops and dedicated portable consoles like the Steam Deck eat up all of the press, it’s easy to forget the humble tower desktop. Alienware sure hasn’t, as it just announced the latest refresh to its popular Aurora line of mid-tower gaming desktops. The Aurora R16 is a legit…
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