Gaming / Gaming & Entertainment

  1. Epic Games Store and Fortnite arrive on EU iPhones

    Epic also launched its store on Android.

  2. The Crimson Diamond is a wonderful EGA-like graphic adventure game for 2024

    The parser works much better than you'd think, and the mystery is pitch-perfect.

  3. Saudi man earns world record for 444 game consoles hooked to one TV

    Ibrahim Al-Nasser said he got tired of juggling plugs just to play his collection.

  4. Behold, Diablo is fully playable in your browser

    It controls and looks great, though the game was outshined by its sequels.

  5. Mysterious “Black Mesa” website says it’s “not secretly working on Half Life 3

    It's "actually a real company in the Boston area"—or is that just a cover?!

  6. Valve’s bespoke Steam Deck OS will be officially available on Asus’ ROG Ally

    When exactly that support will come is still anybody's guess, though.

  7. Classic PC game emulation is back on the iPhone with iDOS 3 release

    Apple amended its App Store rules to allow PC emulators, not just console ones.

  8. The 5,200+ day wait for Red Dead Redemption’s PC port may soon be over

    PlayStation Store page bizarrely leaks "now on PC" promo message.

  9. Doom + Doom II is a great excuse to jump back into Hell, for free or for $10

    Just how you remember it, but through a 4K, 120 fps accessible lens.

  10. Legendary ROM hacking site shutting down after almost 20 years

    Disputes about how to keep the site going led founder to archive and close it.

  11. NZXT wants you to pay up to $169/month to rent a gaming PC

    NZXT Flex subscription has "new or like-new" PCs, one-time $50 shipping fee.

  12. Metropolis 1998 lets you design every building in an isometric, pixel-art city

    Devs cite Rollercoaster Tycoon, Dwarf Fortress, and, yes, SimCity as inspiration.

  1. Is Palworld a “dead game”? Who cares, says the game’s developer

    Maybe, just maybe, players want more new ideas rather than live services.

  2. Xbox console sales continue to crater with massive 42% revenue drop

    Xbox Series X/S sales seem to have peaked early in 2022.

  3. Union game performers strike over AI voice and motion-capture training

    Use of motion-capture actors' performances for AI training is a sticking point.

  4. Lego’s newest retro art piece is a 1,215-piece Super Mario World homage

    $130 set is available for preorder now, ships on October 1.

  5. FTC attacks Microsoft’s post-merger Game Pass price increases

    Regulator says move is "exactly the sort of consumer harm" it warned about.

  6. Switch 2 is around the corner, but Nintendo announces a new Switch accessory anyway

    Oddly timed accessory is released as the Switch's life cycle is winding down.

  7. Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition gave me new respect for gaming speedrunners

    Bite-size speed challenges refresh the classics, but require a healthy dose of patience.

  8. Valve runs its massive PC gaming ecosystem with only about 350 employees

    Ars' leak analysis shows a large "Games" department and a very well-paid "Admin" team.

  9. Full dev build of Space Marine 2 leaks, and players are already leveling up

    Developers canceled a beta test—but may have gotten one anyway.

  10. PC emulator comes to iOS, but Apple’s restrictions hamper performance

    UTM SE's lack of JIT compilation means "SE stands for Slow Edition."

  11. “Superhuman” Go AIs still have trouble defending against these simple exploits

    Plugging up "worst-case" algorithmic holes is proving more difficult than expected.

  12. $500 aluminum version of the Analogue Pocket looks like the Game Boy’s final form

    Other Pocket iterations have stuck to colorful (and cheaper) plastic.

  1. Arm tweaks AMD’s FSR to bring battery-saving GPU upscaling to phones and tablets

    Arm "Accuracy Super Resolution" is optimized for power use and integrated GPUs.

  2. Latest Apple Arcade additions show Apple is looking backward, not forward

    Opinion: Games that were popular in 2011 or even 2022 won't move the needle for Apple.

  3. Microsoft asks many Game Pass subscribers to pay more for less

    Launch day access to first-party titles now restricted to $19.99/month "Ultimate" tier.

  4. Why 1994’s Lair of Squid was the weirdest pack-in game of all time

    The HP 200LX included a mysterious maze game called Lair of Squid. We tracked down the author.

  5. Fallout: London devs will “downgrade” Fallout 4 to save their massive mod

    The game's "next-gen update" threatened to upend years of work on the "DLC-sized" mod.

  6. After two rejections, Apple approves Epic Games Store app for iOS

    European iOS users will see the alternative app store launch sometime soon.

  7. The new Riven remake is even better than Myst

    The original developers revised puzzles and realized the immersive world in 3D.

  8. Patent document showcases the cloud-only streaming Xbox console that never was

    Microsoft couldn't get the price of its streaming Xbox low enough to release it.

  9. Apple rejects PC emulators on the iOS App Store

    New iOS emulation rules only apply to "retro game consoles," not retro computers.

  10. The math on unplayed Steam “shame” is way off—and no cause for guilt

    It's fun to speculate, but sales and library quirks make it impossible to know.

  11. Decades later, John Romero looks back at the birth of the first-person shooter

    Id Software co-founder talks to Ars about everything from Catacomb 3-D to "boomer shooters."

  12. Apple Intelligence and other features won’t launch in the EU this year

    iPhone Mirroring and SharePlay screen sharing will also skip the EU for now.