Nintendo Labo VR kits bring virtual reality to Switch consoles in April

Rumours have proven true this week as Nintendo revealed their latest dabbling with virtual reality, this time for the Switch. Nintendo Labo VR kits were announced today with a release date set for April 2019. Fans will have two options when they hit shelves next month, the full set, including goggles and a full cardboard […]

Enter for a chance to win consoles, smartwatches, and more in the 2018 Ars Charity Drive

Enlarge It’s once again that special time of year when we give you a chance to do well by doing good. That’s right—it’s time for the 2018 edition of our annual Charity Drive. Every year since 2007, we’ve been actively encouraging readers to give to Penny Arcade’s Child’s Play charity, which provides toys and games […]

Strictly Come Dancing 2018: Zoe Ball consoles crying Ashley Roberts – but what happened?

Strictly Come Dancing 2018 contestant Ashley Roberts appeared on It Takes Two tonight to discuss her near-exit with host Zoe Ball. However, in a skit for It Takes Two, Ashley was seen to pretend to be in tears with Zoe having to console the stricken dancer. Of course, it was all part of a joke […]

Strictly Come Dancing 2018: Zoe Ball consoles crying Ashley Roberts – but what happened?

Strictly Come Dancing 2018 contestant Ashley Roberts appeared on It Takes Two tonight to discuss her near-exit with host Zoe Ball. However, in a skit for It Takes Two, Ashley was seen to pretend to be in tears with Zoe having to console the stricken dancer. Of course, it was all part of a joke […]

PS4 owners say malicious messages are crashing their consoles

Malicious message crashes aren’t just for smartphones, it seems. Numerous PS4 owners have reported receiving PSN messages where an unrecognized character effectively bricks their consoles, making them crash and leaving them unable to start properly. And deleting any rogue messages (typically by leaving the conversation in the PS Messages mobile app) isn’t enough by itself […]

Carmack compares Oculus Quest hardware power to last-gen game consoles

Any excuse to reuse this image of Carmack is a good one. (credit: Oculus VR) SAN JOSE—In a wide-ranging and occasionally rambling unscripted talk at the Oculus Connect conference today, CTO John Carmack suggested the Oculus Quest headset was “in the neighborhood of power of an Xbox 360 or PS3.” That doesn’t mean the Quest, […]

‘Black Friday: Revolution 1979’ is coming to consoles starting July 31st

“We need more games like 1979 Revolution: Black Friday,” Engadget Senior Reporter Jessica Conditt wrote in 2016. Two years later and the historical title chronicling the Iranian revolution will make its way from PC and mobile platforms to the Nintendo Switch. We now know when it’ll be released for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, as […]

Emotional Croatian leader Grabar-Kitarovic consoles Modric after World Cup final defeat (PHOTOS)

Croatian President Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic was seen offering words of support to team captain Luka Modric after their nation suffered World Cup final agony in Moscow, losing 4-2 to France. France 4-2 Croatia – Les Bleus ease past courageous Croatia to World Cup victory in Moscow Grabar-Kitarovic was among the numerous dignitaries in attendance to watch […]

Underwater-Shmup ‘Earth Atlantis’ Releases The Kraken On Consoles

Undoubtedly inspired by shmup classics such as Darius and Xenon 2: Megablast, sepia-tinted underwater shooter Earth Atlantis has you hunting down giant sea monsters in a postapocalyptic future. Earth Atlanis’ monster hunting takes places in one huge level. It is technically not an open world since progress is somewhat gated by the game’s many bosses, […]

Ubisoft CEO: Cloud gaming will replace consoles after the next generation

Enlarge / A high-level concept diagram of how cloud gaming works. (credit: Venngage) Better start saving up for that PlayStation 5, Xbox Two, or Nintendo Swatch (that last follow-up name idea is a freebie, by the way). That generation of consoles might be the last one ever, according to Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot. After that, […]