Topic: multiplayer gaming
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Relive 2000s DOS Multiplayer Games in Your Browser
Browser-based platforms now enable instant access to classic MS-DOS and Windows multiplayer games without downloads, reviving real-time strategy titles and shooters across different systems. Playing these vintage games traditionally requires complex setups like patches, virtual machines, or netwo...
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Grounded 2 Made Me Love Multiplayer Survival
**Grounded 2** transformed a lifelong solo gamer's habits by creating a welcoming, cooperative multiplayer experience focused on shared adventure and fun, not punishment. The game's success stems from its collaborative design, which avoids direct PvP conflict and supports both team-based and solo...
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Netflix Launches Lego, Boggle & Tetris TV Party Games
Netflix is launching interactive party games for television, allowing subscribers to use smartphones as controllers for a seamless multiplayer experience. The initial lineup includes five titles such as Lego Party, social deduction game Party Crashers, and modern takes on Boggle and Pictionary. T...
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Play Multiplayer Games on Your Credit Card-Sized Arduboy
The Arduboy FX-C is the latest version of the handheld gaming device, featuring a USB-C port that enables direct multiplayer gaming when two units are connected via cable. A limited Founder's edition with purple buttons is available for $99, with a two-pack bundle offered, and a more affordable S...
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Call of Duty Games Ranked: From Cold War to Modern Warfare
The Call of Duty franchise is a defining first-person shooter series, known for its annual releases, consistent innovation, and rotation between major development studios to maintain fresh gameplay. Its trajectory was dramatically changed by the groundbreaking *Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare*, wh...
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PlayStation Portal Now Supports Cloud Streaming
The PlayStation Portal now supports cloud streaming for PlayStation Plus Premium members, allowing direct streaming of PS5 games without a console connection and featuring an updated interface with dedicated tabs for navigation. A vast library of over two thousand games is available for streaming...
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Xbox Controllers on Sale for Black Friday
The Xbox wireless controller is currently available on Amazon for $39, a significant discount from its usual $64 price, making it a more affordable alternative to Sony's DualSense for multiplayer gaming. The 2025 model features extended battery life of up to 40 hours and includes a 9-foot USB-C c...
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Top DualSense Edge Alternatives for Black Friday 2025
The DualSense Edge is a significant improvement over the standard PS5 controller, but competitive gamers may desire additional features like extra back paddles and modular layouts for enhanced gameplay. Several specialized PS5 controllers, such as the Victrix Pro BFG Reloaded, Razer Raiju V3 Pro,...
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Maxis Reassures Fans After EA's $55 Billion Acquisition
Following EA's acquisition by a consortium including Saudi Arabia's PIF, the studio behind *The Sims* has reassured its community that its core values of inclusivity, creativity, and player representation remain non-negotiable. The franchise's roadmap confirms that single-player life simulation i...
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Relive Nostalgia: Play 1,000s of Classic Games for $85
The Kinhank Super Console X2 Pro is an affordable, plug-and-play device that provides instant access to thousands of pre-loaded classic games from multiple console generations on a modern TV. It features capable hardware for smooth gameplay and 4K output, along with a dual-OS design running Andro...
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Nintendo Unveils New Joy-Con 2 Colors for Mario Tennis
Nintendo has introduced new color accents for the Joy-Con 2 controllers, visible when used independently in multiplayer, rather than a full redesign. The controllers retain advanced features like HD Rumble and NFC, with a slightly larger form factor, and introduce a new "Mouse Mode" for precise, ...
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Pocket Lands: Mixed Reality Minecraft on Quest
Pocket Lands merges mixed and virtual reality, allowing players to build miniature dioramas in their physical space and then explore them interactively in VR, launching in early access next month. Developed by Thomas van den Berge, it uses hand tracking to manipulate building materials and enable...
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Super RC Races Onto Quest Next Week
Super RC launches on the Quest platform on October 1, offering immersive VR remote-controlled car racing with vehicle collection, construction, and customization. The game features three hours of single-player races, a track creator, a sandbox mode, and online multiplayer for up to eight players,...
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Use Your Pixel as a Nintendo Switch 2 Webcam
A Pixel smartphone can now function as a webcam for the Nintendo Switch 2 with a single direct cable connection, eliminating the previous need for extra adapters and hardware. The setup requires a simple phone settings adjustment to enable "Webcam" mode, allowing the console's GameChat feature to...
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Your PS5 & PS4 Game Releases This Week (Dec 1-7)
The standout release is **Marvel Cosmic Invasion**, a new planet-hopping beat 'em up for PS5 and PS4 launching December 1st, featuring dynamic combat and pixel art. A major release is the native PS5 port of **Red Dead Redemption** on December 2nd, which includes the original western epic and its ...
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Valve's 2025 Steam Hardware: AI-Free Innovation
Valve's new Steam hardware lineup deliberately avoids AI integration, focusing instead on traditional gaming innovation with devices like the Steam Machine, Steam Frame VR headset, and Steam Controller. The tech industry has become saturated with AI-centric marketing since 2022, making Valve's no...
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Unbeatable UK Deal: Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Cons Hit Record Low Price
Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con controllers are now available at their lowest-ever price of £59.95 on Amazon UK, offering significant savings from the original price. The updated Joy-Con 2 controllers feature an innovative mouse mode, allowing one to flip over and function as a mouse for enhanced gamep...
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Save $20 on Nintendo Switch 2 Joy-Con Controllers at BJ's
BJ's Wholesale Club is offering a pair of Joy-Con 2 controllers for the Nintendo Switch 2 at a record low price of $79.99, a $20 savings, with a membership workaround available. The controllers feature a magnetic attachment, can be used individually or as a pair, and include standard inputs along...
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Plants Vs. Zombies: Replanted Adds Local Co-Op and PvP
Plants vs. Zombies: Replanted is a revitalized version of the classic tower defense game, launching soon on Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 with new multiplayer features and enhanced gameplay. The game introduces local cooperative and player-versus-player modes, enabled by the Switch 2's GameShare f...
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PS Portal's Major Update Transforms UI and Cloud Streaming
Sony's PS Portal update introduces cloud streaming for PS5 titles, enabling PS Plus Premium members to instantly play over 2,800 games from their library without needing the console powered on. The user interface has been redesigned with dedicated tabs for Remote Play, Cloud Streaming, and Search...
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Thrustmaster Heart Xbox Controller Drops to a Must-Buy Price
The Thrustmaster Heart Xbox controller is now discounted to £67.99, offering a £22 saving and making it a compelling purchase for enthusiasts. It features high-quality Hall effect joysticks to prevent stick drift, mechanical face buttons for responsive gameplay, and customizable RGB lighting. The...
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Arc Raiders & 3 Games We're Eager to Revisit
Battlefield 6 provides chaotic, frontline combat fun despite minor issues like cramped maps and bugs, with the author aiming to improve sniping skills. Dispatch presents a narrative-driven adventure with an unexpected romantic subplot, compelling the author to resolve their choices before the fin...
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