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Venba's Focus on Food and Family Takes Me Back to My Roots

Saniya Ahmed[photo1]Before I could muster up the courage to use the idli maker my mom gave me after I moved out, here I was making idli in a narrative cooking video game. Though Venba's idli maker dif...

Another Crab's Treasure Does What Elden Ring Won't

Geoffrey Bunting[photo1]Even as accessibility becomes more mainstream in gaming, there remain holdouts--none more prominent than the Souls-like subgenre, a category of games built on the foundation of...

Denuvo wants to convince you its DRM isn't "evil"

Simply mentioning the name "Denuvo" among some gamers is pretty much guaranteed to get you an instant, strong reaction. Just look at the comment threads underneath any Ars article covering Denuvo and ...

Declare 'Backlog Bankruptcy'

Early into my now 95-hour playthrough of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, I started feeling anxious. The game's giant scope was becoming clear, and even though I was enjoying my time in Hyru...

Seven Creative Date Ideas for Under $50 Each

Dates can already be stressful, but throw in the curveball of their costs, and, well, they can feel more anxiety-inducing than they're worth. It's normal to want to "wow" your date with a solid first ...

Apple's new toolkit makes it easier for developers to bring Windows games to Mac

Apple has unveiled a new toolkit that is designed to make it easier and faster for developers to bring their PC games to macOS. The tech giant unveiled the Game Porting Toolkit this week at its annual...

XBOX's Data Collection On Kids Puts Microsoft Out A Cool $20M

There should be a better enforced age limit on this thing.Back in the day, the way that gaming companies made their money was easy to understand. You'd pop a few quarters or tokens in before you were ...

15 Video Games With Incredible Art Styles

Video games have never looked better than they do now. While AAA studios push graphical fidelity ever further, other developers realize their imaginative worlds with expressive art styles like pixel a...

Sony chief warns technical problems persist for cloud gaming

Sony's chief executive has warned that cloud gaming is still technically "very tricky," playing down the risk to the console maker of the industry quickly converting to a technology on which its rival...

Lumari is a new social sandbox game with cute creatures, building capabilities and more

Gaming startup Proxima emerged from stealth earlier this week, announcing its funding round as well as its inaugural game, Lumari, a social sandbox adventure game that appears to be a cross between An...

Sony's PS5 streaming Project Q handheld will launch this year

Project Q is real, and it's coming soon, Sony confirmed during today's PlayStation Showcase event. Jim Ryan, the president and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, revealed the upcoming handheld's e...

Review: Govee AI Gaming Sync Box

[photo1]Simon Hill8/10Smart lighting is a great way to spice up your gaming rig, add some ambiance to a room, and make gaming sessions more immersive. No one offers a more diverse range of customizabl...

Krafton to relaunch BGMI mobile game in India, a year after ban

The South Korean giant Krafton has secured the approval from the Indian authorities to resume operations of Battlegrounds Mobile India, a popular India-focused battle royale mobile game that the firm ...

Autonomous Worlds Aim to Free Online Games From Corporate Control

[photo1]By Mike OrcuttThe pitch sounds like an echo from the distant crypto past, when the blockchain was not only going to fight climate change but also cure cancer. Log on to Minecraft clone OPCraft...

Microsoft's purchase of Activision gets the OK from the EU

The European Commission (EC) has officially approved Microsoft's long-proposed $69 billion acquisition of Activision, concluding a long-running "in-depth investigation" that has long been expected to ...

Amazon is developing a 'Lord of the Rings' MMO

Amazon has reached a deal with Embracer Group, the company that holds the IP rights for "The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit," to release a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game based on the work...

Japanese Game Studios Are Taking Accessibility to the Next Level

[photo1]Grant Stoner2023 is already a promising year for disabled gamers. From the recent PC release of The Last of Us Part I to Dead Space's extensive content warnings for individuals with mental hea...

Fortnite is now available on Fire TV and Amazon Luna

Amazon announced today that customers in the United States, Canada, Germany, and the United Kingdom can now play Fortnite on their Fire TVs via its Amazon Luna cloud gaming service. Amazon Prime membe...

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