Enlarge / In the new expansion pack The Delicious Last Course, Miss Chalice makes three. (credit: Studio MDHR) Some people will look at an expansion pack like Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course and make up their minds after a single glance. This $8 add-on’s beautiful brutality follows the same path as the original 2017 game Cuphead,…
Monthly Archives: July 2022
Enlarge / All four of the mascots seen in this SGDQ promo image appear in various speedruns hosted over the past week. (credit: Summer Games Done Quick) The Games Done Quick series of charity events has long been a favorite among the gaming fans and critics at Ars Technica since it combines classic, beloved video…
Use cash to buy orbs. Despite backlash from some players, Diablo Immortal‘s free-to-play, microtransaction-laden game design seems to be working out just fine for Blizzard’s bottom line. Using data from mobile analysis firm Appmagic, MobileGamer.biz estimates that the iOS and Android versions of the game brought in $49 million in earnings from just over 10 million mobile…
Enlarge / This… isn’t supposed to happen in Ocarina of Time. Here’s the story of how some fans made it happen anyway—all on a stock N64 with an unmodified Ocarina cartridge. (credit: Summer Games Done Quick) Shortly after our guide to Summer Games Done Quick 2022 went live, the event hosted an astounding demonstration of a…
Enlarge (credit: Apple) CUPERTINO, Calif.—As expected, Apple has used the stage at its WWDC 2022 keynote to reveal the features and changes coming to macOS in the next major software update for the platform, macOS 13 Ventura. Ventura’s headlining feature is a new multitasking interface called Stage Manager. It’s being billed as a way to…
Enlarge / MetalFX Upscaling, as visually described by Apple at WWDC 2022. (credit: Apple) CUPERTINO, Calif.—At this year’s WWDC, Apple announced a surprising new system coming to its Metal 3 gaming API that may sound familiar to PC gamers: MetalFX Upscaling. The system will leverage Apple’s custom silicon to reconstruct video game graphics using lower-resolution…
Enlarge / True external display support is coming to M1-powered iPads in iPadOS 16. (credit: Apple) CUPERTINO, Calif.—Apple formally announced the latest update to its iPad operating system, iPadOS 16, during the keynote presentation of its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday. As usual, the tablet operating system will share many of the features and…
Enlarge (credit: Tony Webster / Flickr) The European Union (EU) has reached an agreement that will make USB-C charging no longer just a convenience but a requirement for iPhones and all other mobile phones by the fall of 2024. The plan extends to additional consumer electronics using wired charging, including digital cameras, tablets, and, at…
A “sneak peek” of the new CarPlay experience, as showcased by Apple during its WWDC 2022 keynote on June 6. [credit: Apple ] Apple detailed significant updates to its CarPlay platform at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday. During its keynote presentation, Apple gave what it termed a “sneak peek” of the “next generation”…
Enlarge / Apple’s new MacBook Air. (credit: Samuel Axon) CUPERTINO, Calif.—Today, Apple unveiled the first major redesign in a long while to its most popular laptop, the MacBook Air. After a few minutes with the device, we can confirm that it feels quite different to hold compared to its predecessor. The new laptop drops the…