In the video game Starfield, the player character joins a group of space explorers who travel across space to acquire mysterious artifacts. The music is technical, complex and difficult to play, and it is challenging to get the stars to align in a performance. “Something here is magical,” Emmy award-winning composer Inon Zur told the...
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. After unveiling a first look of the video game console back in January, Nintendo is positioned to release the new Nintendo Switch 2 this summer. Ready for preorder on Thursday, April 24 at 12...
Hollywood star Ben Affleck recently pulled back the curtain on a lesser-known side of himself — he’s a gamer. The Oscar-winning actor made a surprise appearance on a Valorant livestream hosted by Tarik, a former professional player and popular content creator affiliated with Sentinels, one of the top teams in the game’s competitive scene. And...
This story contains MAJOR SPOILERS for The Last of Us Season 2, Episode 2. Bella Ramsey blew critics and their co-stars away with their performance as Ellie in The Last of Us. But at the same time, they’ve had to fight criticism and sometimes outright trolling from people who think Ramsey doesn’t look enough like...
Photos by Dylan Gonzales; edited by Cecilia Lopez | Marquez (left), his wife Allison Grays, (center) and Abraham Macias opened The Broken Controller in 2023 and hope to franchise in the next five years. Over the past few years, technology has exponentially grown, with artificial intelligence (AI) being integrated into the workplace and social media....
Lakka is a lightweight Linux distribution built specifically for retro gaming, using the RetroArch emulator and the Libretro ecosystem at its core. It can turn devices like Raspberry Pi boards or old PCs into fully functional retro gaming consoles. While it’s a newer option and doesn’t support as wide a range of hardware as some...
The 2 dark fantasy worlds collide to make an even darker world. Image via Diablo Immortal’s YouTube channel On Friday the Diablo Immortal YouTube channel released a teaser trailer for a forthcoming collaboration with Kentarō Miura‘s popular manga and anime franchise Berserk. The nearly 30-second trailer features a Diablo Barbarian-class character with a Berserk sacrificial...
UPDATE (April 19, 2025): Sources familiar with Microsoft’s plans tell me a fix is being prepped for the below issues. PC Game Pass is awesome, the app you have to use for it isn’t. Microsoft’s Xbox app on PC is a source of on-going disappointment, particularly for users of Microsoft’s gaming ecosystem across Xbox Play...
A 27-year-old man is in custody after authorities claimed he kidnapped and sexually assaulted a child whom he met on the popular video game Roblox. According to California authorities, they were first alerted to the missing 10-year-old girl on Sunday in Kern County. In interviews with the girl’s friend, investigators learned the girl was communicating...
For a limited time, Best Buy is offering the SteelSeries Arctis Pro Wireless gaming headset for PC, PS4, and PlayStation 5 for just $139.99, or a whopping 50% off the $280 list price. This is $50 less than SteelSeries’ Easter Sale deal price of $189.99. The Arctis Pro is a top-end SteelSeries headset (in fact,...
