Jake Thebeau

Key Points: Sonic the Hedgehog and the original 2D platformers took the world by storm and shot Sega and the Genesis console to the top of gaming in the early 90s. Sega liked the idea of a hedgehog because it could “curl up into a ball, roll around and do damage with its spikey coverings. […]

The Sega Genesis is home to many amazing games, spanning all genres and with a wide range of styles. It’s hard to pinpoint one genre that the console excelled at, but its real-time strategy game selection is strong, and among some of the best that the 16-bit era offer. The strategy genre blossomed in the early 80s […]

Key Points Games with Gold stopped including Xbox 360 titles in November of 2022. The first game on this November’s games list is Praetorians 2020 HD Remastered edition. The Legend of Tianding is coming November 1st. Xbox has announced its Games with Gold games for November. Starting last month, Games with Gold stopped including Xbox […]

Key Points: Set in Sengoku-era Japan but with a mythological twist, Nioh 2 offers challenging gameplay, an interesting story, and tons of lore. In Heavenly Bodies, you play an astronaut tasked with fixing a space station by working through artful mixes of challenging physics puzzles. Lego Harry Potter Collection gives you access to two classic […]

When Nintendo Switch launched in 2017, it got hold of the handheld market. Not that Nintendo wasn’t at the top of that pile, but the Switch solidified it. Yes, the Steam Deck is here, or rather it’s been here, but now with the chip shortage coming to an end it is readily available to gamers. […]

Key Points The Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack gives you all that plus N64 and Sega Genesis titles, cloud saving, and exclusive DLC and demos. Three vehicle types are available in Pilotwings 64: the hang glider, the rocket belt, and the gyrocopter. Missions are simple and vary by vehicle. They’re also timed, and this […]

The Sega Dreamcast was the first console to introduce online play. As the most powerful console of its generation, Dreamcast had some instant classic games. So, why was it a failure – and not just a failure but the company’s last console ever? Multiple factors led to the downfall of the Dreamcast and Sega consoles. […]

Pixel Buds Pro vs AirPods Pro: 5 Must-Know Facts Pixel Buds Pro are cheaper than AirPods Pro at $199 Both have great ANC but AirPods Pro are a cut above Both have great voice assistants Pixel Buds Pro have vastly superior battery life AirPods Pro have richer more detailed sound quality Google dropped its best […]

Key Facts Google Stadia was meant to be console agnostic i.e., playable without requiring powerful consoles. It was also hailed as being Netflix for games. Even though it did provide a high quality 4k gaming experience, it was considered less reliable compared to conventional consoles.   Some players also complained of serious latency issues. It is […]

Key Points Jamie is one of two fighters set to appear in the closed beta for Street Fighter 6. Kimberly is the other character that will be available. Jamie and Kimberly are making their debuts during the closed beta. With the Street Fighter 6 roster now revealed, we get our first official glimpse at every […]

All Games coming to Game Pass In addition to Scorn, there is an impressive list of spooky titles headed to Game Pass this month. Here is everything we know is coming to Game Pass in October. Coral Island (Oct. 11) Eville (Oct. 11) Dyson Sphere Program (Oct. 13) A Plague Tale: Requiem (Oct. 18) Norco […]

Key Points: Hot Wheels: Unleashed is a super fun arcade racing game with tons of stunts, stunning graphics and incredibly realized environments. FPS Superhot, developed by the Superhot Team, is a Keanu Reeves simulator, putting you in the shoes of a skilled and deadly warrior with bullet-time reflexes. The DC fighting game Injustice 2, starring […]

Key Points: Project Cambria, or Meta Quest Pro, and is smaller than Meta Quest 2. It no longer sports the 3-point headband and elastic fasteners. Instead it features a more streamlined band. The Quest 2 has rings on the top of the controller housing LED lights. The headset identifies these signals via infrared and tracks […]

Key Points: The official roster for the upcoming Street Fighter 6 solidified all but four of the names: Akuma, Ed, Rashid, and AKI. Yet, these names were leaked in June. Akuma, Ed, and Rashid have all appeared in previous Street Fighter titles. Out of those four names, only AKI is new. In addition to the […]

Key Points Sometimes readily available PCs and Laptops do not meet the requirement for gaming and customizing your own seems like the best option. Keyboard is a component that is responsible for a smooth gaming experience as well. While buying the keyboard, we have listed the features you should keep in mind for the best […]

Nvidia is the undisputed king when it comes to graphics technology. From gaming to content development, to cloud computing and deep learning, Nvidia has a dominant foothold in nearly every industry in tech. But all GPUs are not built the same. While gaming GPUs have come a long way there are still a lot of […]

Key Facts After three years of trying its hand at cloud gaming Google has decided to hang up its boots. The tech giant has promised to issue refunds on hardware including the Stadia controller, Founder’s Edition, Premiere Edition, and Play and Watch with Google TV packages.   It is worth noting however that Google did manage […]

Key Points Machine learning refers to the practice of teaching computers to recognize patterns from immense quantities of data supplied to them. AI/machine learning chips are being used in the automobile industry for self-driving cars, in healthcare for medical research, and by climate experts to establish weather patterns. Intel’s Loihi 2 represents neuromorphic technology designed […]

Key Points The case accused Facebook’s parent company, Meta, of tracking users’ IP addresses to collect location data on users without their permission. The courts found that over 70 million U.S. residents had been impacted by the alleged breach of privacy. Facebook denies this claim but has admitted to downloading cookies to users’ computers. Facebook’s […]

Key Points You will need a Capcom ID. Just go to the registration page, click register, and you will be prompted to create an ID. It will then prompt you to read a few standard user agreements. Once agreed you have an account. 6 is slated for release sometime in 2023. That might be a […]

Key Points: Donkey Kong was Nintendo’s first mega-hit – allowing the company to gain a foothold in the North American arcade market and to pave the way for Mario. Originally intended as a Popeye arcade game, Nintendo couldn’t secure the rights, so Donkey Kong, Mario (originally Jumpman), and Pauline were created. Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator […]

Key Points The Sega Genesis is a legendary console that feuded with the SNES in the halcyon days of the 1990s. Sega has added three new titles Alisia Dragoon, Beyond Oasis, and Earthworm Jim. The Nintendo Direct for September was bursting with great news about retro Nintendo games. September has been packed with Nintendo news. […]

The console wars have been going on for some time. Today, Xbox and PlayStation are duking it out for supremacy. Before that, Nintendo and Sega were locked in bitter conflict for the top spot. But even before the NES and SG-1000 hit store shelves, a quieter console war raged for years. In this article, we […]

The Nintendo 64 is a legendary console, but would you believe it was a commercial failure? Yes, the console that kick-started a lifelong love of gaming for many kids fell short of company expectations. Not only did the sales of the N64 suffer, but many developers who had called previous Nintendo consoles home jumped ship […]