When video games came to smartphones, the gaming press and forums were filled with doomsayers, spelling the end of dedicated handheld systems. Products like the Nintendo 3DS and Sony PSP were the last of their kind, we were told. Why buy a handheld when you can just whip out the phone you already have?

If you have a Steam Deck, or you've installed SteamOS on another brand of handheld like the Lenovo Legion Go or ASUS ROG Ally, you might have encountered an issue where game downloads to your SD card are painfully slow. Like pre-broadband slow. So what gives?

You might think those little Linux emulation handhelds are limited to playing SNES and PS1 games, but you can effectively turn them into a tiny (and very limited) Steam Deck using PC Ports.

All people have a little of that completionist streak in us, which is why games have things like trophies, collectibles, and checklists you can tick off. For some people, however, that urge borders on an obsession. They need to find every secret, see all the content in a video game, and get those platinum trophies or maximum gamerscore rewards.

An "indie" game is simply a game where the people creating the game don't answer to any outsiders when it comes to its creative direction. Generally, people think of indie games as having low budgets and small teams, but that's not actually a requirement to be independent.

The original Star Trek series was revolutionary. It changed how people thought of sci-fi on television, and it pushed the envelope in other ways as well. It was social commentary, and it wasn't pulpy or campy like what had come before.

Do AI models "think"? This is an important question, because to someone using something like ChatGPT or Claude, it sure looks like the bot is thinking. We even have little prompts that pop up that say "thinking" and these days you can even read a bot's "chain of thought" to see how it reasoned its way to a conclusion.

Mac gaming is on the rise. With great, capable hardware and increasing developer support with help from Apple, those who choose to go with Cupertino instead of Redmond now have more opportunities to play in between work sessions.

Wall-mounting is my preferred way to install a TV, and that's true for a lot of people. The only problem is that some people tend to mount their TVs too high.

The iProVPN service is a relatively new entrant to the world of VPN subscriptions, having been launched in 2020. Yet it has been gaining popularity thanks to offering lifetime access deals and smart marketing. However, what does iProVPN offer that would steer you away from other, more established brands? I set out to answer that very question.

I had a professor at university who said that the sentence "click the icon with your mouse" would have been completely incomprehensible to people half a century ago—and he had a point.

The mechanical keyboard propaganda is everywhere. Whether it's a PC gaming streamer or a photo of any self-respecting enthusiast's desk, there's bound to be some sort of mechanical keyboard around, with that unmistakable clack-clack-clack as you pummel its keys.

Times are tough all around the world, and usually when belts are tightened, the first thing to go is entertainment. That's a sad situation, and it doesn't help that the only news about gaming these days seem to be that it's getting more and more expensive.

There have been many attempts at building the perfect HTPC (Home Theater PC) platform, and some, like Kodi, have stood the test of time. However, almost a decade ago Mythbuntu reached the end of the road. Despite having so much promise.

Thanks to cheaper CG and the rise of long, serialized TV shows from on-demand streaming services, it feels like we're in the golden age of book adaptations. Yes, not every show will be a hit or a good adaptation (looking at you, Wheel of Time), but so many books were unfilmable til recently.

3D printers are now affordable and more user-friendly than ever before, but that doesn't mean there aren't some pitfalls still out there for people new to the hobby—or those who want to do serious business!

One of the things that make video games different from other media, is that you can often control what happens in the story. Sometimes the best games are ones that leave tough yet memorable choices with you.

AAA games are meant to represent the pinnacle of what's possible in video games when you have virtually limitless money and access to all the best talent. Yet, with every new AAA release, I find these high-budget games less and less compelling.

AI-generated video has gone from nightmare-fuel, to an imaginary Will Smith creepily eating spaghetti, to "is that AI?" in a very short amount of time. Now, with the release of Google's Veo 3 video generation system to the public, the technology has experienced a significant jump in both ease of use and accuracy.