Olympic Village experiences at Beijing Games vary by athlete
BEIJING — Lime-green buses, temporary buildings and volunteers braced against zero-degree wind whipping off the Xiaohaituo Mountain Area are scattered around the desolate parking lot that served as an important waystation for new arrivals at the Winter…
Your Windows 11 PC Will Soon Run Windowed Games Better
A new optimization tool in the works will help improve performance when a game runs in windowed mode on Windows 11. Fans of windowed-mode gaming may notice some performance issues when playing on Windows 11, but Microsoft intends to fix that very soon. A…
Microsoft Announces ‘Madden NFL 22.’ ‘Total War: Warhammer III’ Among Games Coming to Xbox Game Pass
Good News for Xbox Game Pass subscribers! Microsoft announced that there are numerous titles to expect this month including “Madden NFL 22″ and “Total War: Warhammer III.” Unfortunately, there are also some games leaving the Game…
8 New Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass This Month
The back half of February will see Microsoft add eight games to the Xbox Game Pass lineup, including Mass Effect Legendary Edition and Madden NFL 22. Microsoft has stacked the back half of February 2022 with an impressive lineup of Xbox Game Pass titles,…
Yakuza Creator Promises He Won’t Make Smartphone Games at NetEase
When Yakuza creator Toshihiro Nagoshi announced he would join NetEase, some fans definitely have balked at the news, given that NetEase is primarily known for its popular smartphone games. Speaking to IGN, though, Nagoshi-san reassured everyone that he…
Ditch DirectX: It’s time to start using Vulkan with PC games
Since it launched in 2016, Vulkan has been positioned as a DirectX killer. It’s been a slow start, but the open software interface has gained a lot of momentum over the past six years, showing up in games as diverse as Red Dead Redemption 2 and Hollow…
‘You Won’t Find Us Making Smartphone Games’
Toshihiro Nagoshi has explained how his first post-Sega, post-Yakuza company – Nagoshi Studio – will approach making games, and the goals for its debut project. Speaking to IGN Japan, Nagoshi explained how he felt about leaving his extremely successful…
Steam Deck Approves New Games Including Death Stranding, RE: Village
Valve adds 150 new games to the list of titles that will run on the Steam Deck at launch, bringing the total of “Steam Deck Verified” games to 310. Valve has added a whopping 150 games to the list of compatible titles for the upcoming Steam Deck,…
Daily Deals: Nintendo Switch Games on Sale at Amazon (Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Link’s Awakening, Pikmin 3, and More)
Today you can score several Nintendo Switch video games that don’t feature Mario as the titular character from Amazon. Some of these games aren’t discounted very often so if you’ve been waiting a while for one of these particular games,…
Daily Deals: Buy 2 Xbox Series X Games, Get 1 Free (Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, Dying Light $39 Each After Discount)
Today is a good day to beef up your Xbox Series X gaming library. Pick up Halo Infinite, Forza Horizon 5, and Dying Light 2 all for only $39.78 thanks to Amazons Buy 2 Get 1 Free promotion. In other deal news, there are some rarely discounted Nintendo…