Tag: gaming

Monterey Bay Aquarium is doing virtual tours in ‘Animal Crossing’

The coronavirus pandemic has caused countless establishments to close their doors — including the Monterey Bay Aquarium. And while many zoos, aquariums and museums offer live webcam streams and virtual tours, the Monterey Bay Aquarium is leveraging… Source

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Help humans and aliens live in peace in ‘XCOM: Chimera Squad’

In 2016’s XCOM 2, players saved the world from armies of alien colonizers who used humans as psionic meat puppets. When the leaders of the invasion fled, they abandoned hordes of their own soldiers on Earth, forcing an uneasy truce among humans and t… Source

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ASUS’ ROG Zephyrus G gaming laptop gets a $300 discount at Best Buy

It’s a good time to shop for a gaming laptop, even if you’re not supposed to leave your home. Best Buy is selling a standard configuration of ASUS’ 15.6-inch ROG Zephyrus G for $900, or a sizeable $300 off its usual sticker price. This version runs o… Source

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Minecraft’s ray-tracing beta arrives on PC this week

Ten years since its release, and Minecraft continues to be one of the most popular games of our time — now, it’s getting a makeover in the form of ray tracing. This is the holy grail of gaming graphics, which simulates the physical behavior of light… Source

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Valve will hold another Steam Game Festival for indies this summer

The Steam Game Festival will be back this summer to shine a spotlight on upcoming indie games. Valve has started taking applications from developers interested in participating, giving them until April 24th to register for the event. Players will be… Source

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Switch update finally lets you move downloaded games to an SD card

The latest software update for Nintendo’s Switch consoles has arrived, and version 10.0.0 is finally ready to fix an issue that has plagued the system since it debuted: moving games between internal storage and an SD card. Until now, if a game was in… Source

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