Jessica Conditt
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Linux gaming is on a life-support system called Steam
In September 2013, Valve founder Gabe Newell gave a rare, 20-minute presentation at LinuxCon. He called Linux "the future of gaming," predicting that as the ind... → Read More
'Fire Emblem: Three Houses' comes to Nintendo Switch on July 26th
Fire Emblem: Three Houses, the 16th mainline game in Nintendo's robust tactical-RPG series, lands on the Switch on July 26th. This is technically a delay from t... → Read More
Activision Blizzard lays off nearly 800 employees after 'record' 2018
Activision Blizzard has begun laying off some of its 9,600 employees, mostly in non-development sectors, even as it reported a record net revenue of $7.50 billi... → Read More
'Fortnite' account merging cleans up Sony's cross-platform mess
Sony screwed up with Fortnite. When Epic Games' blockbuster landed on the Nintendo Switch in June, it included cross-console capabilities for every platform exc... → Read More
'Sea of Thieves' is free this week, if you have friends
Add up to three buddies to your pirate party for free this week in Sea of Thieves. → Read More
Microsoft Studios is dead, long live Xbox Game Studios
Microsoft has rebranded its game-development business, just slightly, from Microsoft Studios to Xbox Game Studios. This new name comprises all 13 game studios a... → Read More
'High Maintenance' meets 'Civilization' in 'Weedcraft Inc'
When I was a kid smoking weed in high school, I was convinced that marijuana would never be legal. The idea that it's legal now, I'm in my late 40s, it's shocki... → Read More
The unfiltered joy of Christine McConnell's 'Mortal Kombat' cake
Rose is an obese, Frankenstein raccoon with a pink bow on top of her ratty head and a bent fork where her left hand should be. She's blindly self-possessed, spe... → Read More
'Overwatch' heads to Paris in latest map
The newest Overwatch map replaces team-chat whine with fine wine. The Paris map is live right now for PC players in the PTR program, allowing battles to break o... → Read More
How Huawei planned international robot espionage via email
You'll relate to this story if you've ever sent a passive-aggressive email to your boss. → Read More
The online conference that might change video games for good
Language is a tool, and just like any tool, it has equal capacity to inflict both good and bad on the world. Language is a beautiful, human thing; the connectiv... → Read More
Nearly half of game developers want to unionize
A lot of game developers say they want to unionize -- but will they? → Read More
Who will be the first Netflix for video games?
Streaming detonated the film and television industries. As recently as five years ago, the advent of Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime Video and YouTube Premium sound... → Read More
Excited and exhausted: The hours before the launch of 'Vane'
By the time our Skype call connects and Matt Smith says hello, it's already January 15th at the Friend & Foe offices in Tokyo. After nearly five years of de... → Read More
Health and beauty tech continues to fail pregnant women
Women get pregnant. It seems like health-technology companies have a hard time remembering this. → Read More
How a hackathon helped build the Xbox Adaptive Controller
A small crew of designers pieced together the first prototype for the Xbox Adaptive Controller three years ago, at Microsoft's annual internal hackathon.... → Read More
Wattpark is Airbnb for electric vehicle charging stations
The folks behind Wattpark see an opportunity to bring the gig economy to electric vehicles. They envision a future where people purchase reasonably afford... → Read More
The Hiiga-One is a mechanical bench press that doesn't need weights
The Hiiga-One workout system stands out immediately, even in the middle of a busy CES hall packed with flashing, swirling, blinking and thumping gizmos. I... → Read More
The Osé blended-orgasm machine sounds like a microrobotic marvel
Lora Dicarlo technical director Lola Vars won't disclose the precise mechanics powering the Osé pleasure wand (that's how trade secrets work, after all),... → Read More
HTC Vive Pro Eye hands-on: Everything is prettier with gaze-tracking
Eye-tracking is a clear improvement over the standard Vive Pro. → Read More