Produced by Sean Dacanay. Transcript coming soon. (video link) Specs at a glance: Asus ROG Strix Flare II Animate Switches Asus ROG NX Red or Brown Keycaps Doubleshot PBT plastic Connectivity options USB-A cable Backlighting Per-key RGB Size 17.13×6.5×1.5 inches (435×165×38 mm) Weight 2.55 lbs (1,157 g) Warranty 1 year Price (MSRP) $220 Other perks […]
Enlarge / In 1997, Gran Turismo was one of the standout hits for the original Playstation. Now, GT7 is ready for Sony’s current consoles. (credit: Sony) Can you believe more than eight years have passed since the last full Gran Turismo game? Actually, who am I kidding—fans of the series have become accustomed to lengthy […]
Enlarge / A Maxar satellite image shows the buildup of Russian vehicles and helicopers on an airfield in Belarus prior to the invasion of Ukraine. (credit: Maxar Technologies) Update, 10 am EST, 3/1/2022: On Tuesday, Mykhailo Fedorov, the vice prime minister and minister of digital transformation of Ukraine, confirmed that his country is seeking the […]
Enlarge / OK, a little to your right. Little more… there. Hold it. OK, say “cheese.” I’ve never been able to get very deep into Demon’s Souls or any of the thematically similar follow-ups developer From Software has become known for in recent years. The last time I seriously tried, delving into Dark Souls II […]
Enlarge / Missouri Gov. Mike Parson at a press conference in May 2019. (credit: Getty Images | Jacob Moscovitch ) A newly released police report thoroughly debunks Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s baffling claim that a journalist who helped the state identify and fix a website security flaw was a “hacker” and criminal. Parson demanded the […]
Enlarge (credit: Liteboxer) The melding of fitness and video games has never been more natural than in the expanding realm of virtual reality. I’ve been a fan of fitness games since the days of boxing with nunchucks in Wii Sports and the tethered play of All-In-One Sports VR for the Oculus Rift. Now, there’s a totally […]
Enlarge / Stadia is circling the drain. (credit: Aurich Lawson) Stadia looks doomed. At the beginning of the month, a report from Bloomberg detailed ongoing issues with Google’s troubled streaming platform. Apparently, Google is putting the consumer product on the back burner while it tries to sell the Stadia technology as a white-label service to power other […]
Enlarge / So begins Aloy’s journey into the forbidden west. (All images in this review were captured by Ars Technica on PS5 hardware, unless otherwise noted. ) (credit: Sony Interactive Entertainment) This review of Horizon: Forbidden West includes as few spoilers as possible—and leaves most of the series’ first game unspoiled, as well. Any review […]
Enlarge / SpaceX’s stacked Starship vehicle complete with its impressive launch tower. (credit: Trevor Mahlmann) STARBASE, Texas—Shortly after SpaceX founder Elon Musk completed a 75-minute presentation on Starship Thursday evening, I huddled with a few veteran space reporters. What, we discussed, were the headlines from the event? No one was sure, as we agreed that […]
Produced and directed by Corey Eisenstein. Click here for transcript. (video link) Welcome to the second episode of “Edge of Knowledge,” our science explainer series starring astrophysicist Paul Sutter. In part one, Paul took us on a journey to the edges of our galaxy and talked about dark matter, the strange stuff that appears to […]