Tag: Consumer Discretionary
Black Myth: Wukong breaks Steam’s concurrent single-player record within hours of launch
Black Myth: Wukong, considered China’s first true AAA game, has broken Steam’s concurrent players record for a single-player title, passing Cyberpunk 2077 for the single-player record. In addition, it’s now the game with the second-most all-time concurrent players to date (including multiplayer), moving past Palworld. Based on the 16th-century novel…
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King of Meat preview: A monstrous mash-up of a co-op platformer
What do you get when you make a game influenced by movies like The Running Man and Labyrinth, toss in a bit of flair from professional wrestling (the kind with squared rings, not circular mats) and then throw all that on top of a co-op 3D platformer with user-generated dungeon…
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Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold vs. Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6: How the best foldables stack up
Google’s Pixel 9 Pro Fold is here, evolving the company’s foldable phone formula from the lineup’s debut a year ago. The company’s second-generation model has a bigger screen than the 2023 model and (shock!) is full of Gemini AI features. Let’s look at how its specs and features compare to…
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ASUS ROG Ally X review: A fully armed and operational handheld battle station
Despite being one of the first gaming handhelds from a major PC maker, ASUS got a lot right with the original ROG Ally. It offers better performance in a smaller chassis than Valve’s Steam Deck, but without a huge increase in price. And because it’s based on Windows instead of…
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Intel is bringing GPUs to cars
Intel has unveiled a discrete GPU for cars, the Arc A760A, designed to bring the “triple-A gaming experience” from home over to your car, the company announced. No automotive partners were revealed, but vehicles with the new chips will go on sale as soon as 2025. With car buyers increasingly…
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Fitbit Ace LTE review: A kids’ activity tracker that was fun for me, an adult
On more occasions in the last few weeks than I’d like to admit, I found myself doing jumping jacks in my kitchen an hour before going to bed. That’s not when I’d usually prefer to do any exercise, but on those nights, I looked down at my watch only to…
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