I’m sick of PC games wasting my bandwidth on 4K textures
Deciding on a new game can quickly lead to frustration when I click the purchase button and see how big the file size is and how long it’s going to take to download. Suffice to…
Games
Games
Xbox.com can now launch streaming GeForce Now games
Cloud gaming is truly impressive tech under ideal conditions. Both Microsoft and Nvidia are working on their respective offerings, ostensibly competing with each other via Xbox Game Pass and GeForce Now. Yet despite being competitors,…
You can now play hundreds of Xbox games on Fire TV without an Xbox
On June 28, Microsoft and Amazon announced a new partnership that offers an exciting new opportunity for gamers: anyone who has Xbox Game Pass Ultimate can now play hundreds of cloud-enabled games directly via the…
Xbox Live games are down due to sign-in problems
Sign-in functions for Microsoft’s Xbox Live service failed Tuesday into the afternoon, preventing users from signing in to and playing Xbox games on the console and PC. Microsoft’s Xbox Live service page acknowledged an error…
Steam Summer Sale: 11 incredible deals on games worth playing
The Steam Summer Sale is in full swing, and there are deals to be had everywhere you look. But most of them—especially the more popular and more recent games—only have modest discounts at best. I’ve…
Get 15 free PC games from Amazon in the leadup to Prime Day
Amazon recently announced that this year’s Prime Day will take place on Tuesday, July 16 and Wednesday, July 17. Prime Gaming members can once again look forward to a number of offers. But there’s already…
Gamers rejoice! macOS Sequoia makes it a lot easier to install large apps and games
Apple released the second beta of macOS Sequoia to developers and while the release notes contain information that mostly pertains to developers, there are often tidbits that users would like to know, too. One important…
Whisky review: run Windows games on your Mac
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Free, open-source app Works with Apple’s Game Porting Toolkit Supports DX12 Cons Supports fewer games than CrossOver No technical support Requires macOS 14 (Sonoma) Our Verdict Games compatibility is…
Apps on Microsoft’s Copilot+ Surface just work…except games
Have you been burned before by Windows on Arm? Are you worried whether the apps you need will actually run on Copilot+ PCs? I was, too. But after playing around with one myself, I’m fairly…
Microsoft: Expect new Surfaces to excel in productivity, not games
One of the big questions surrounding the launch of the Microsoft Surface Pro (2024) and new Copilot+ PCs is how well those laptops will run the broad ecosystem of Windows applications. So will they run…