Destination: Primus Vita is an episodic narrative puzzle game that weaves together a number of elements into a fantastic sci-fi tale. It’s Epsilon Games’ debut title, a new studio that boasts Ubisoft veterans among its team members. In Destination: Primus Vita, it’s the year 3044, several centuries after an alien race called Shatters attacked Earth […]
Tag: Review
Galaxy Tab S4 review: Even Samsung’s Dex desktop can’t save Android tablets
Enlarge / Samsung Dex can be used with or without an external monitor. Valentina Palladino OEMs are trying to make tablets that can replace your laptop, but most of us know that tablets can’t really do such a thing for power users. However, these new devices try to balance portability and power, giving users a […]
Asus NovaGo review
Research Center: Asus NovaGo Microsoft’s Windows on ARM initiative is meant to directly challenge smartphones and tablets that offer all-day battery life, instant-on responsiveness, and always-connected cellular internet. The first round of machines based on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 system-on-chip (SoC) has arrived, and we took a look at the Asus NovaGo, a convertible 2-in-1 version, […]
Disenchantment review: Groening’s new Netflix toon is off to a bloody good start
Enlarge / On Disenchantment, plague happens. Netflix “The Simpsons meets Game of Thrones” sounds like one of those Netflix ideas generated by bots (a tactic that Netflix has employed in the past). That kind of experiment, as cute as it sounds at first blush, could flop if it stitches two dissimilar series together in messy fashion. But […]
Pentax HD FA 50mm f/1.4 SDM AW lens review
Research Center: Ricoh Pentax-DFA 50mm F1.4 SDM SW While the Pentax K-1 II may have been a somewhat lackluster upgrade to the K-1, it fortunately wasn’t the only high-end product to come out of Ricoh this year. The HD Pentax-D FA* 50mm F1.4 SDM AW lens was announced back in October of 2017, but just started […]
DJI Mavic Air review
Research Center: DJI Mavic Air In late January, DJI pulled the curtain back on yet another addition to its growing fleet of drones. The Mavic Air, as it’s called, is a smaller, lighter, and smarter version of the company’s widely-lauded Mavic Pro. On paper, the two drones look extremely similar — but which one is […]
Garmin Fenix 5S Plus review: So capable, so enviable, so expensive
Enlarge Valentina Palladino It may not look like it on the surface, but Garmin’s new Fenix 5 Plus fitness watches are quite different from last year’s models. Yes, they still have a design that tries to mesh sport and style as seamlessly as possible, but inside the 5S, 5, and 5X Plus models have much-needed […]
Acer Aspire E 15 review
Research Center: Acer Aspire E 15 (E5-576G-5762) The average person doesn’t spend $ 1,000 on a laptop. Unfortunately, those looking for something cheaper are often left to scour Amazon product pages and reviews, all in hopes of finding an inexpensive laptop that doesn’t completely suck. But don’t despair, there’s good news: Not all of them […]
Review: Azul, board game of the year?
Enlarge Nate Anderson Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. At a local game night this week, my table was playing Splendor. If you don’t know it, the game is a light “engine building” affair in which you gather gems, then use those […]
Mission: Impossible – Fallout review: Fall into Cruise’s best in years
Enlarge Paramount Remember when Tom Cruise could do no wrong—on top of the media world, as opposed to the top of Oprah Winfrey’s couch? At his ’80s best, a single Cruise wink-and-smile could melt the hearts of just about any watcher of shameless, crowd-pleasing films like Cocktail and Top Gun. Mission: Impossible – Fallout has […]
Asus ZenBook UX330UA review
Research Center: Asus Zenbook UX330UA-AH54 Based on the convoluted name alone, you may enter this review with some skepticism. We’re with you. Well — we’d be with you if laptops in this line hadn’t repeatedly impressed us over the years. In fact, the Asus ZenBook UX330UA has been sitting at the top of our best […]
HTC Vive review
Research Center: HTC Vive The Oculus Rift VR headset was first, but it was largely designed for seated or stationary use, which means it’s at its best only in certain specific genres, such as cockpit games. The HTC Vive, it’s primary competitor, is meant to be used in a room, while standing or walking (though […]
Asus ROG Swift PG279Q review
Research Center: Asus ROG Swift PG279Q There’s a lot of things gaming monitors need to nail to be worth the money. The Republic of Gamers Swift PG279Q does nearly that with it’s 27-inch, 2,560 x 1,440 display, boasting a very low four millisecond gray-to-gray response time, but more importantly, G-Sync compatibility and a maximum refresh […]
Altiplano review: A brain-tickling board game about… alpacas
Enlarge Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. Altiplano—or, as it is affectionately known ’round these parts, “the llama game”—displays a hobby in rude creative health. As you’d expect from noted German designer Reiner Stockhausen, the game is a formidable packet of innovative […]
Faster and farther: Bulls Cross E8 electric bike review
Enlarge Eric Bangeman As the managing editor of Ars Technica, one of my duties is to monitor the daily torrent of news tips and PR emails. The overwhelming majority of them is deleted after a glance, and the news tips and story ideas are passed along to the appropriate writer. Sometimes a product announcement will […]