Alarmo is the quintessential Nintendo product: It’s a fun and quirky spin on a bedside alarm clock (with a motion sensor!) that mines your love for everything Nintendo. It’s a $100 device entirely meant to surprise and delight you. But there are also usability issues that make me think the company’s engineers haven’t encountered any… Continue reading Nintendo Alarmo review: Charming, yet frustrating
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Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite is reportedly its next premium mobile chip
Another year, another flagship Qualcomm mobile chip. But things are reportedly a bit different with the Snapdragon 8 Elite, the company’s newest offering headed to premium smartphones. For one, it’s using the Oryon CPU that debuted in X Elite chips for laptops last year, according to a leaked slide from Videocardz. It’s also using a… Continue reading Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 8 Elite is reportedly its next premium mobile chip
Star Citizen spinoff Squadron 42 has been delayed again until 2026
The single-player Squadron 42, set in the Star Citizen universe, has been delayed all the way to 2026. This is interesting because the developers said the game was “feature complete” last year. Squadron 42 was first announced in 2014 and has experienced numerous delays throughout the past decade. The stated reason for the delay is… Continue reading Star Citizen spinoff Squadron 42 has been delayed again until 2026
The critically acclaimed Neva will get a physical release next year
The indie platformer Neva, from the same developer that made the beloved Gris, is getting a physical edition. It comes out on March 14, 2025 for both the Nintendo Switch and the PS5. Preorders are available now in both standard and deluxe editions. The standard edition will get you the game and a box. The… Continue reading The critically acclaimed Neva will get a physical release next year
Vampire Survivors is getting a Castlevania expansion, but still no vampires
[embedded content] Vampire Survivors is one of the biggest gaming success stories of recent years and developer Poncle hasn’t taken its foot off the gas. It continues to ship updates and expansions, and the latest is a crossover that (almost) makes all the sense in the world. Poncle has revealed a DLC based on its… Continue reading Vampire Survivors is getting a Castlevania expansion, but still no vampires
Engadget review recap: Budget-friendly gadgets that are good
It’s a slower October than usual in the tech industry, thanks mostly to Google and Microsoft having held their typical fall hardware announcements earlier this year. Still, we’ve seen a fair number of companies reveal new devices in the last two weeks, while Amazon’s October Prime Day raged on. Whether you were busy shopping or… Continue reading Engadget review recap: Budget-friendly gadgets that are good
Spilled Mushrooms is my new Playdate card game addiction
Playing Spilled Mushrooms has been a humbling experience. There I was, thinking I’m good at both puzzles and card games, when I found myself briefly stumped on my very first “delivery” in this card puzzle game about gathering mushrooms. That’s what I get for underestimating a game with cute animals in the cover art. In… Continue reading Spilled Mushrooms is my new Playdate card game addiction
Star Trek: Lower Decks bows out on business as usual
The following article discusses the fifth season of Star Trek: Lower Decks and older Treks. There’s no such thing as “dead” in Star Trek, the sprawling, perpetual opus that has thrived in spite of itself for almost sixty years. What started as a cornball space-ships and punch-fights show for atomic-age kids and their parents has… Continue reading Star Trek: Lower Decks bows out on business as usual
DJI challenges its ‘Chinese military company’ Pentagon designation in court
DJI has filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Defense over its addition to the Pentagon list that designates it as a “Chinese military company.” In its filing, shared by The Verge, the company said it’s challenging the designation because it’s “neither owned nor controlled by the Chinese military.” It described itself as the… Continue reading DJI challenges its ‘Chinese military company’ Pentagon designation in court
Spider-Man 2 will crawl onto PCs in January
It’s been over a year since Peter Parker and Miles Morales joined forces for their epic crossover adventure game on the Sony PlayStation 5. Now they are swinging their way to PCs early next year. Sony announced at New York Comic Con today that Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is getting a PC release on January 30,… Continue reading Spider-Man 2 will crawl onto PCs in January