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The dark age of adventure games — and the gems it produced

Apr06
by on April 6, 2019 at 1:17 am
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming


In the early 2000s, the supply of adventure games had all but dried up after major studios like LucasArts and Sierra folded. But despite the shift in fans’ interest towards other genres, a few tenacious developers stood their ground and churned out some memorable point-and-click titles that are worth revisiting more than a decade later. Here are some of the seminal works from that dark age that you should check out. History Lesson The golden age of point-and-click adventure games was undoubtedly the 80s and 90s, the days when LucasArts and Sierra ruled the market. Adventure games from that time…

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Viveport Infinity is good – here’s how HTC can make it great

Apr05
by on April 5, 2019 at 10:17 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, gaming, virtual reality


HTC unveiled its long-anticipated Viveport Infinity VR gaming service this week. It comes with a $13 monthly ($99 annually) fee and more than 600 titles you can play with unlimited access. The selection, price, and experience are all pretty good – but we’re hoping HTC is just getting started. Viveport Infinity is a welcome addition to the VR scene. It’s the world’s first unlimited subscription service for VR experiences, and it comes with quite a few bells and whistles. If you have a Vive or Vive Pro, chances are you’re already familiar with Viveport, the default VR jump-off for Vive…

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Report: Amazon is making an Alexa-powered AirPods competitor

Apr05
by on April 5, 2019 at 9:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Insider, Plugged


A report coming out of Bloomberg today says Amazon is working on its own competitor to Apple’s ubiquitous AirPods. Naturally, it’ll be powered by Alexa. I’m surprised it’s taken this long. According to Bloomberg, Amazon is aiming to release the earbuds as early as the second half of this year. “The headphones will look and act similar to AirPods,” – the report indicates they won’t use ear hooks like some other true-wireless headphones – but Amazon is “striving for better audio quality.” Bloomberg‘s sources are calling it one of the most important projects within Amazon’s hardware team. Alexa would let you…

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Angel/Devil: Is Borderlands 3 worth a trip to the Epic Games Store?

Apr05
by on April 5, 2019 at 8:22 pm
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2K Games revealed this week that Borderlands 3, the latest entry in the much-loved co-op shooter series, will be released on the Epic Games Store as a timed exclusive. Does this mean you should buy it there? Well that’s a tricky question, with both sides having some reasonable arguments in their favor. The “Store War” has been going on for months now — ever since the Epic Games Store was announced late last year. There are a myriad of arguments both for and against the competition between Steam and Epic — all you have to do is skim the surface…

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