What just happened? The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released official range estimates for Ford’s upcoming all-electric F-150 Lightning pickup. For buyers of select models, it is better-than-anticipated news by about 20 miles of range. The base model F-150 Lightning Pro SR, which starts at $39.974, will come with a final EPA-estimated range of 230…
In context: Microsoft has been testing a desktop watermark that warns Windows 11 users whenever they’re running the new operating system on a system that isn’t quite up to its official requirements. It looks set to make it into a final build, despite Microsoft tolerating and even offering a workaround for bypassing the CPU and…
The big picture: CD Projekt Red is working on a new entry in the popular Witcher franchise. Perhaps more importantly, CDPR revealed the game – and future titles – will be built using Epic’s Unreal Engine 5. With any luck, this will help expedite the development process as previous titles created using CDPR’s proprietary engine…
While Chrome is an excellent browser, it can be slow sometimes due to various factors such as accumulated extensions and cache files.…
Why it matters: Sierra Online co-founders Ken and Roberta Williams have announced their first new game in more than 20 years. Colossal Cave 3D Adventure will be a 3D version of the original Colossal Cave Adventure, a text-based game from 1976 that inspired an entirely new genre of fantasy and adventure titles. Colossal Cave Adventure…
Why it matters: Watching the evolution of the computing industry over the last few years has been a fascinating exercise. After decades of focusing almost exclusively on one type of chip — the CPU — and measuring enhancements through refinements to its internal architecture, there has been a dramatic shift to multiple chip types, particularly…
Seasonal sales: Today, GOG announced the start of its 2022 spring sale, which runs for the next two weeks. In addition to deals on thousands of games, GOG announced new games coming soon and recent demos that are playable now. The annual GOG Games Festival Spring Edition runs until April 4 at 9am ET with…
In perspective: The way we pay for video games has changed drastically over the years. Buying a title does not always mean getting the entire experience at the sticker price. Microtransactions for cosmetic items are a popular monetization technique to help studios with the costs of continued support. However, players generally frown on developers who…
Something to look forward to: After years of anticipation and a minor slip-up by Google, some Chromebook users can now start testing out Steam. However, this initial alpha supports a limited number of Chromebooks due to high system requirements. Google has now started to pull back the curtain on its plans for supporting Steam on…
Editor’s take: While the flocked controllers do fit the Sonic the Hedgehog theme, they can’t be terribly practical. Just imagine how they’d look and smell after just a year of regular gaming, not to mention how uncomfortable they probably are to use. It’s the sort of thing that’d be better suited as a display piece,…