Audio in videogames doesn't get enough credit for the amount of heavy lifting it does for the medium. Whether it's atmospheric creepiness like floorboards creaking, satisfyingly responsive like a perfect reload, or just there to vibe to like a great soundtrack, sounds can really add to the gaming experience. For these reasons a good headset or set of speakers are essential to any gaming setup, but what about something in...
Understated, simplistic, elegant, work friendly; These are all words I'd never normally associate with Razer, a brand better known for loud and proud RGB lit gamer chic. Today is a bit different, as Razer announces a few new products that in an effort of being ultra portable, and ergonomic truly shed any excessive gamer skin. Just one look at the new Razer Basilisk Mobile mouse and the Razer Joro keyboard,...
All the Wordle help you need to win Friday's puzzle is right here and ready to go. Polish your general guessing with our everyday tips, or rush for today's answer and guarantee yourself the fastest Wordle win of your life. Hoping for a happy middle ground? No problem. There's a clue for the May 9 (1420) game here too.Oh. OK. I guess I'm done then. I honestly thought I'd just...
The D&D supplement that sees the most use at my table is Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, which gets referenced more often than the Dungeon Master's Guide thanks to its variety of player options—wacky subclasses like the college of creation bard and astral self monk, and a class themed around crafting magical objects, the artificer. (Though the artificer previously appeared in Eberron: Rising from the Last War, a setting book detailing...
While Marvel Studios doesn’t officially have an X-Men movie on its slate yet, it’s definitely happening at some point. Probably very soon. And Thunderbolts* director Jake Schreier may be the one to helm it, both The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline reported. Schreier is said to be in early talks to bring the X-Men into the MCU, which is typically a sign that talent is all but locked in. Based on...
It’s a bird… it’s a plane… no, it’s a feisty Ghost-Poison Pokémon with a giant tongue! On Thursday, DC Comics announced a brand new adaptation of the beloved comic All-Star Superman, but with a twist: It’s a fully cast audiobook retelling, led by prolific voiceover artist Marc Thompson as the Man of Steel. Thompson has so many credits to his name, from narrating Star Wars’ Thrawn audiobooks to voicing a...
Four more video games have been inducted into the World Video Game Hall of Fame, the Strong National Museum of Play announced Thursday: Williams Electronics’ Defender, Rare’s GoldenEye 007, id Software’s Quake, and Bandai’s Tamagotchi. The quartet of classic games emerged from a list of 2025 World Video Game Hall of Fame nominees that also included Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Frogger, Golden Tee, Harvest...
Stardew Valley creator Eric Barone, who's presently considering hiding away in a cabin to finish his long awaited next game, Haunted Chocolatier, says he might one day get around to making a sequel to the farming life sim that made him famous.Stardew Valley 2 could "eventually" happen, Barone told comedian Bobby Lee on a recent episode of the TigerBelly podcast (via GamesRadar).The topic comes up at around 43 minutes into...
You know what goes great with drugs? Music. Or at least that's what I've been told by other people, because I would have no way of knowing myself. But it's something I've definitely heard—again, from other people—and it's relevant in this moment because Schedule 1, everyone's favorite drug dealing simulator, is now offering a jukebox.The Schedule 1 jukebox does not play Zeppelin or Prince or any other music that other...
Even though Dune: Awakening saw a short release date delay, pushing it to June 10, you can still sample the anxiety of a sandworm chase this weekend. Starting tomorrow, Dune: Awakening kicks off a new round of beta tests through the weekend with "much more hardware" than previous closed tests, so here's to hoping there's sufficient infrastructure and plenty of spice to support us all.We know a lot about the...