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Thursday, Nov 29

13

The Morning After: Smart helmets and Google Fi on iPhone

The LA Auto Show is in full swing, and you absolutely must see Audi's slick E-Tron GT. In other news, Elon Musk's LA tunnel plans have changed, and Nintendo is adopting a friendlier stance toward content creator...

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Nintendo ends 'Creators' program that restricted video sharing

In response to the popularity of shared game clips, Let's Play video and live streams, Nintendo launched a Creators Program that aimed to take a cut of the profits when people made video using its games. The policy started in 2013 with…

Wednesday, Nov 28

20

Nike’s new PlayStation sneakers pay homage to Sony’s classic console

The first week of December couldn't get much better for PlayStation fans. On top of the launch of Sony's miniature PS Classic on December 3rd, Nike also has something in store for them in the next few days. On December 1st, the sportswear…

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The Morning After: Netflix's 'Cowboy Bebop' remake

Good morning! Even more good news for anime fans with a Netflix sub. This time, it's Cowboy Bebop. There's also plenty of reports from the LA Auto Show, and a ketogenic-diet breath analyzer... that looks like a...

Tuesday, Nov 27

23

You can finally gift items to your friends in 'Fortnite'

Just in time for the holidays, Epic Games is introducing the ability to gift items to other players in the unfathomably popular Fortnite: Battle Royale. The feature is part of update version 6.31 -- unless you play on iOS, in which case…

Sunday, Nov 25

02

Logitech may be close to buying Plantronics (updated)

Logitech isn't done trying to rule the personal audio world just because it has Astro, Jaybird and Ultimate Ears under its belt. Reuters sources have claimed that the peripheral maker is in talks to buy Plantronics, best known for its…

Saturday, Nov 24

16

Ask Engadget: Should I buy a retro gaming console?

The support shared among readers in the comments section is one of the things we love most about the Engadget community. Over the years, we've known you to offer sage advice on everything from Chromecasts and cameras to drones and…

Friday, Nov 23

18

The best Black Friday deals of 2018 so far

This post was done in partnership with Wirecutter. When readers choose to buy Wirecutter's independently chosen editorial picks, Wirecutter and Engadget may earn affiliate commissions. that support its work. Read Wirecutter's continuously…

Wednesday, Nov 21

21

‘Tetris Effect’ is therapy for distracted, anxious minds

Can a video game be more than just a game? Can it train you to focus? To disassociate yourself from traumatic memories and heal your mind? Can it transcend your personal experience and bridge a geopolitical divide? These aren't just…

Tuesday, Nov 20

$1 million 'Fortnite' winter tournament is open to all

Now that Epic has had some time to refine Fortnite's online tournament system, it's committing to higher stakes for its competitions. The studio is launching an open Winter Royale tournament with a total of $1 million in prizes. Anyone in…

20

'Pokémon Go' creator Niantic to develop GPS-based tourism games

It was at the helm of GPS/AR/Maps-based "exergaming" in 2013 with Ingress, saw phenomenal success with Pokémon Go, and will launch a location-based Harry Potter mobile game next year. Now, Niantic is making the natural move into tourism…

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Steam Link game streaming box is almost gone for good

If you've been thinking of getting a Steam Link box, you may want to buy it soon -- if you can even find one, that is. Valve has announced that its Steam Link boxes are sold out in Europe and are almost gone in the US, as well. Further, it…

16

'PUBG' details its bug-fixing achievements and plans for next year

PUBG Corp. is ending its bug-squashing "fix PUBG" campaign to focus on new development priorities for the year ahead. "Build stability and quality" are now its "most important value," explains the company in an open letter posted to Steam,…

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The Morning After: SpaceX turns BFR into a 'Starship'

We haven't cleared Thanksgiving yet, but there are already important viewing plans to make for December. Once you're through all of today's movie news, it's time for space exploration with NASA and Elon Musk, pl...

06

47GB 'Fallout 76' patch nearly replaces the entire game on PS4

Prior to release, beta testers of Bethesda's Fallout 76 ran into an issue that caused the entire game to spontaneously redownload itself on their PCs. Now a major patch has arrived on all platforms and for PS4 players at least, it's a…

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Fan-made 'Half-Life' remake 'Black Mesa' is nearly complete

Want to feel old? The original Half-Life has turned 20. Valve released its definitive shooter on November 19th, 1998, both stretching the possibilities of the genre (both in technology and storytelling) and laying the groundwork for the…

Monday, Nov 19

15

If you like Smash, you’ll love 'Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'

It was inevitable that a new Nintendo console would spawn another installment in the storied Super Smash Bros. series. And now we're just weeks away from the return of the fun and frantic fighter that's been responsible for countless…

Sunday, Nov 18

09

First 'State of Decay 2' content update adds stealthy crossbows

If you thought State of Decay 2 was getting a bit stale even with a little DLC, relief is at hand. Undead Labs has released its expected free Zedhunter update, and it promises some significant changes to the gameplay in addition to extra…

Saturday, Nov 17

22

'Devil May Cry' series coming from the producer of 'Castlevania'

After Adi Shankar chalked up a hit with his animated Castlevania series on Netflix, what's he going to do next? Why, adapt another classic, darkly-themed video game franchise, of course. Shankar told IGN in an interview that he's…

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The Morning After: We took push notifications to the limit

Welcome to your weekend! We've looked directly into the push notification abyss and come out the other side, while scientists made important decisions about the kilogram. Of course, we're also tracking all kinds...

Friday, Nov 16

14

Nintendo won't release an N64 Classic anytime soon

The NES and SNES Classic consoles served as bellwethers for the retro gaming revival that's currently in full swing. Naturally, everyone thought the N64 Classic was next (with both an earlier trademark filing and controller patent adding…

Thursday, Nov 15

19

How Aardman made a WWI game look like an oil painting

Most video games set in the First or Second World War shoot for gritty realism. In Battlefield 1, for instance, there's an extraordinary amount of detail in every uniform, firearm and mud-filled trench. It's the visual fidelity, paired…

17

Discord now offers early access games on its PC store

The most popular chat platform for gamers, Discord, will now be selling early access games, adding to the growing catalog of titles on the Discord Store. Early access was popularized initially by Steam and allows gamers to buy games that…

Wednesday, Nov 14

21

EA will remaster the first two 'Command & Conquer' games in 4K

EA recently hinted that it would hop on the real-time strategy revival bandwagon and remaster Command & Conquer games, and now we know just what that entails. The publisher has confirmed that it's remastering both the original Command &…

Tuesday, Nov 13

20

Senators call for FTC investigation into ads in children’s apps

Last month, a study published in the Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics described just how prevalent advertising is in apps geared towards children, and its findings have now led three Senators to ask the FTC to investigate.…

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Nintendo’s holiday deals include two Labo kits for $99

Black Friday is right around the corner and Nintendo has a couple of deals on the way. The first bundle it's offering includes a Nintendo Switch system and a download code for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, and it's priced at $300. The second comes…

Monday, Nov 12

20

PlayStation Black Friday sale includes $200 'Spider-Man' PS4 bundle

Sony isn't about to let Microsoft's week-long Black Friday sale go unanswered. It's running its own PlayStation sale at the same time (November 18th through 26th), and there promise to be some solid bargains -- if not necessarily all the…