For the Gamechanger charity, comforting sick kids with games isn’t child’s play
Gamechanger is a worldwide charity that helps thousands of children each year, bringing them gifts and video games to keep them entertained during their hospital stay. It all started in a garage during a family’s darkest hour. Digital Trends spoke with the father-and-son co-founders, Jim and Taylor Carol, about the charity’s journey.
Happy 30th, World Wide Web. Here’s how you changed the world, for good and bad
Thirty years ago, Tim Berners-Lee proposed the basics of the World Wide Web to CERN. Though his original ideas are now over three decades old, they remain the foundation on which the modern web is built. Here's how the web has changed the world, and how the world may soon change the web.
Why Anthem could learn a lot from Age of Empires II
'Age Of Empires II" is approaching its twenty birthday. Yet it still has a loyal following that, against all odds, has only increased over the past five years. This is no 'live service' trick. Unlike Bioware's new blockbuster, 'Anthem,' the classic RTS remains relevant because it's good.
Origin Chronos (2019) review
The Chronos is Origin’s smallest PC, but while it occupies less space than most A/V receivers, it delivers the power of a much larger desktop. Its dull exterior design does the system a disservice. Once you turn it on, you won’t be bored. Our Origin Chronos Review tests the desktop in multiple benchmarks and games.
Intel’s ‘Ice Lake’ CPU takes battery life to new heights, arrives for holiday 2019
Intel has announced 'Ice Lake' at CES 2019. This new processor architecture will finally debut a 10-nanometer production processor. Battery life is promised to hit up to 25 hours in best-case scenarios, and graphics will be boosted thanks to the new Gen11 IGP. Devices will ship for the 2019 holiday season.
Can gamers build a society? We’ll find out in Amazon’s ‘New World’
Amazon is building a massively multiplayer game with an entirely unique world and setting. We interviewed three of the game developer’s about why Amazon is taking a risk on ‘New World,’ how the company’s cloud tech makes massive scale possible, and how the game’s sandbox will be deadly fun.
Like ‘No Man’s Sky’ and ‘The Elder Scrolls Online’, ‘Fallout 76’ Has A Future
The launch of Fallout 76 has been nothing short of apocalyptic, but that doesn’t mean the game is dead on arrival. Bethesda has a path forward, paved by The Elder Scrolls Online, another game that suffered a rocky start. Players can expect plenty of content updates, paid expansions, and microtransactions.
‘Battlefield V’ ray tracing tested: Can a patch save RTX?
‘Battlefield V’ is the first game to use Nvidia’s ray tracing support, now available with the RTX 2080 and 2080 Ti graphics cards. The feature can, in an ideal scenario, make the game look better, but the performance hit may not be worth it. Our in-depth ‘Battlefield V’ DXR ray tracing tests measure the quality gained and performance lost.
HP Spectre x360 15-inch (2018) review
HP’s Spectre x360 15-inch is one of the first 2-in-1s to boast Intel’s Core i7-8705G, a chip with AMD Radeon Vega graphics on-board. It promises a level of performance rarely seen in flagship laptops, but the speed comes at a cost. Battery life and portability are problems anyone looking to buy this Spectre will need to consider.
Turn off the lights. Dark Mode on Windows 10 and MacOS compared
Dark mode options are now available by default in both MacOS and Windows 10. Both offer an alternative, more subdued look that expands most of each operating system’s interface. Yet these dark modes aren’t equal. One is darker than the other. Find out who wins the Mac OS Mojave vs. Windows 10 dark mode battle.
Intel ‘Bean Canyon’ NUC Review
Intel’s Next Unit of Computing, or NUC, offers tiny desktops with performance that keeps up with much larger systems, and they’re even affordable. But there’s a catch. You must install your own RAM and hard drive. Our Intel NUC ‘Bean Canyon’ review considers whether it’s worth the trouble.
‘Fallout 76’ fixes the biggest flaw in ‘Fallout 4’
'Fallout 4' gave players the option to suck up junk and turn it into new settlements, yet building them was mostly optional. That's changed in 'Fallout 76,' which constantly puts players in peril. You'll want to build a safe haven, and your C.A.M.P. - a settlement you can place anywhere - is just that.