The Tokyo Olympics reminded the world that some of history’s most iconic, important video games hail from the nation, as several memorable orchestrated themes serenaded athletes and onlookers at Friday’s opening ceremonies. The song list included several memorable themes that mainstream audiences may know, like the main theme of the Final Fantasy series and a […]
Video editing is a task that requires you to have access to a high-quality display and enough computing power to process large video files. Whether you’re a creative who works on professional-quality videos or you want to launch a YouTube channel, investing in the right laptop will make video editing much easier. The Dell XPS […]
Canadian Jason Shron eats, sleeps, and dreams trains. He also builds replicas of full-size ones and puts them in his basement. And it doesn’t end there. With the pandemic keeping him home over the last year, Shron turned his attention to another project that he says has been on his mind since he was a […]
For someone who is hours away from his family, living alone on a college campus without in-person classes, and who infrequently sees a friend in the flesh, Hugh-Jay Yu has an impressively active social life. Every night between 7 p.m. and 2 a.m., the 19-year old college sophomore in Evanston, Ill., hangs out with a […]
PC gaming is all about pushing frames per second (fps) as high as possible. The problem is that it’s really difficult to tell the difference between two frame rates without some point of reference. That’s why we put together a guide on how to check your PC’s frame rate while playing video games. There are a lot […]
Apple’s Live Photos are photos on steroids. When you shoot a Live Photo on your iPhone, it captures 1.5 seconds of video both before and after you tap the shutter. The result is not only your picture but also the scene enhanced by movement and sound. Live Photos debuted in 2015 alongside the iPhone 6S, […]
For nearly as long as video games have been around, they’ve enjoyed a tight relationship with pop music. As early as 1983, Bally-Midway collaborated with Journey to make a game full of licensed songs and the band members’ digitized faces (which followed more than a decade of pinball cabinets featuring megaton bands), and that says […]
When it’s time to record a video, you might whip out your smartphone or grab a dedicated camera, but you can also record video on your Mac directly. Since Apple introduced the original MacBook in 2006, all Macs come with their own webcam; that is, unless you’ve purchased the Mac Mini, which will require an […]
Warning: this story contains disturbing adult themes. A BBC investigation into the increasingly popular live video chat website Omegle has found what appear to be prepubescent boys explicitly touching themselves in front of strangers. Omegle links up random people for virtual video and text chats, and claims to be moderated – but has a reputation […]
Enlarge / An orange traffic cone has long been the logo and symbol for VLC media player. News website Protocol ran an extensive piece on the history and status of the popular open source video player VLC, and the story includes new details about the next major version of the software. Among other things, VLC […]
ESTON MARTZ / PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY Pigs can play video games, scientists have found, after putting four fun-loving swine to the test. Four pigs – Hamlet, Omelette, Ebony and Ivory – were trained to use an arcade-style joystick to steer an on-screen cursor into walls. Researchers said the fact that the pigs understood the connection […]
As 2021 kicks into high gear, a harsh reality is setting in for gamers: Major delays are coming. In our 2021 predictions, we noted that this was a very real possibility due to the long-term effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. While some of 2020’s releases got shuffled around, those games were largely near the end […]
League of Legends teams in the U.S. lag behind their competitors in Asia, so they recruit the world’s best players by offering huge salaries. Crimson lights flashed and announcers yelled in shock as a star athlete pulled off a miraculous feat: leading his team to an upset victory in the semifinals of a world championship […]
Bill Roberson/Digital Trends You might be able to edit videos on your phone or an old laptop, but it’s hardly an ideal experience. Moving to a desktop PC can speed up your work flow significantly and while you could easily spend thousands on a bespoke-built machine we are going to demonstrate that you can, in […]
Enlarge / You’re going down, Diane… Collage by Aurich Lawson Friday, January 8, 2021, marks the end of an era for American television. That’s when TV stations around the country air the final episode of Jeopardy! featuring Alex Trebek as host. Since relaunching Jeopardy! as a syndicated game show in 1984, Trebek emceed thousands of […]