The Falcon & The Winter Soldier‘s opening sequence feels like it’s ripped out of a feature-length film—which bodes well for this series’ action sequences to come. Marvel Studios Punching. Shouting. Flying. Don Cheadle pops up to talk grief. Lots of memories to explore. Meanwhile, the Winter Soldier has some feelings to work through. Also, some […]
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Ars’ plea: Someone make this into a series
Enlarge / Vancouver Public Central Library. Libraries are where books sleep when you’re not reading them. GoToVan / Flickr The past few years have seen an explosion in high-concept, high-budget adaptations for premium TV and streaming services, like The Expanse and Game of Thrones. Following in the footsteps of antecedents going back to the miniseries […]
Kingdom Hearts series is coming to PC via Epic Games Store
Square Enix just announced that the Kingdom Hearts series will soon be available on PC for the first time, with multiple games in the franchise coming exclusively to the Epic Games Store on March 30. This includes the recent Kingdom Hearts III and Melody of Memory, and the Epic Games Store is also getting the […]
The RetroBeat: Classic Mega Man is better than the X series
Beyond the app store: Why mobile games need a multi-platform strategy Learn how to go beyond the tried-and-true pathways to improve discoverability, create community, and scale your mobile business. View On Demand A week or so ago, I once again got mad because of a tweet. Specifically, it was this one from Nintendo of America, […]
Microsoft earnings: Xbox hardware sales shot up 86% with Series X/S
Enlarge / The Xbox Series X, which launched in November. Sam Machkovech Microsoft delivered its earnings report for Q2 2021 yesterday, and the company has continued its sprint of very strong quarters, again driven primarily by Azure and the cloud. But that same old story isn’t the only one here: the report also tells us […]
Amazon slashes Samsung Galaxy Watch 3 and Apple Watch Series 5 prices today
Just because more of us are working at home, doesn’t mean that our days are any more manageable. Browsing our Apple Watch deals and Samsung Galaxy Watch deals, you can easily find a smartwatch that can help organize your day, lessen your stress, and help with health and exercise, too. Keeping tabs on fitness and […]
Hitman is the one series doing sequels right
One of the byproducts of the current trend of diminishing returns is that games don’t age as rapidly as they once did. A four-year-old release like 2016’s Hitman still has the appearance and gameplay of a 2021 debut. So what should a studio like IO Interactive do with Hitman and Hitman 2 as it prepares […]
How to connect an Xbox Series X controller to your PC
The Xbox Series X controller makes some great quality-of-life improvements over its predecessor — improvements that PC players won’t want to miss out on. Luckily, connecting the new model of the controller to your PC is simple and similar to how you might’ve already connected an Xbox One controller. Microsoft has ensured that any accessories […]
Apple Watch Series 6 down to lowest-ever price for Black Friday
Andy Boxall/Digital Trends Black Friday deals are here in massive numbers now and Amazon Black Friday deals, in particular, should be of interest to anyone looking to pick up a new Apple Watch Series 6. Both the 40mm and 44m varieties have been reduced, making this a great time to snap one up. It’s one […]
How to turn your Xbox Series X/S into an emulation powerhouse
Enlarge / Why play new games on these expensive consoles when you can emulate old ones? Sam Machkovech After a new console is released, it usually takes hackers months or years to find a hole in the console’s security that lets them install homebrew software like emulators. So it may come as a surprise that […]
One hell of a send-off: Pandemic Legacy: Season 0 wraps a stylish board game series
Enlarge Welcome to Ars Cardboard, our weekend look at tabletop games! Check out our complete board gaming coverage at cardboard.arstechnica.com. When Pandemic Legacy: Season 1 was released in 2015, it was met with a rave reaction from players. A campaign-based take on the original Pandemic, it dropped fans into the familiar role of medics battling to eradicate deadly […]
Xbox Series X controller support is coming to Apple devices in future update
A new update on an Apple support page confirms that Xbox Series X controller support is coming to Apple devices. The update would allow players to pair new Xbox controllers to devices like iPhones and Macs. Apple mentioned that it is actively working on bringing Xbox controller support to its devices on its page that […]
With ‘Origami King,’ the ‘Paper Mario’ series leaves role-playing fans behind
The worst part? Well it really depends on whether you wanted a Mario RPG adventure. If you did, that’s the worst part, and old school “Paper Mario” fans are begrudgingly used to it. I am one of them. Mario has a long role-playing history. It started with the seminal Super Nintendo release “Super Mario RPG: […]
Xbox Series X won’t support Kinect hardware, games
Always watching. Top to bottom: PlayStation Eye (PS3), Playstation Camera (PS4), Xbox 360 Kinect, Xbox One Kinect. Kyle Orland Roughly one year ago, Microsoft revealed the Xbox Series X (then referred to as “Project Scarlett”) in part by highlighting the system’s extensive backward compatibility: “Your games, your achievements, your progression, your accessories, your console experience […]
Microsoft details how Xbox Series X will load 4.8GB/s from memory
Explode! Microsoft The system-on-a-chip at the heart of the system. Microsoft Overhead view. Microsoft A model of the airflow “vortex” helping to cool the long rectangular Series X chassis. Microsoft This image is labeled as a “vapor chamber,” which we can only assume is used for cooling. Microsoft The chassis used to mount the Series […]