Donkey Kong and its redesign in the presentation of Nintendo Switch 2, which is a tribute to the character’s origin
A character that Nintendo seemed to have forgotten, focusing on a very specific type of game, as seen in the Game Boy title ...
The origin of Super Mario would have been totally different if it weren't for a Japanese botch and a coincidence
It is quite common for many artistic expressions to owe much of their design to chance. Super Mario, Nintendo's iconic saga, is no exception. In fact, the platformer could have bee ...
The Best of Gaming at CES 2025: RTX 5090, AMD RX 9070, Switch 2 Mock-Up, New Handheld PCs, and More
As expected, Nvidia also revealed the mobile versions of the RTX 5000-series GPUs which we’ll see in gaming laptops starting in Q1 2025. We saw one in particular running the RTX 5090 – the Razer Blade ...
9 years after launching his own studio, former World of Warcraft lead designer Rob Pardo finally reveals what he's doing with it
In 2016, former World of Warcraft lead designer Rob Pardo announced a new venture called Bonfire Studios, made up of former ...
Is Elon Musk owned SpaceX’s grip on space in danger? Jeff Bezos owned Blue Origin’s new Glenn rocket launch could be the gamechanger
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket is set for its inaugural launch from Florida's Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, marking a pivotal moment for the company. Designed to compete with SpaceX, the rocket ...
RIP EA’s Origin launcher: We knew ye all too well, unfortunately
After 14 years, EA will retire its controversial Origin game distribution app for Windows, the company announced. Origin will ...
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EA Origin is shutting down. Here’s how to keep all your games safe
For a long time, EA games could only be purchased, downloaded, and played digitally via EA Origin (at least on PCs). Eventually, some titles became available on Steam. Now, EA is altogether ...
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Jeff Bezos’ Space Ambitions Take Flight as New Rocket Blasts Off
Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket blasted off Thursday from a launchpad near Cape Canaveral, Fla., with flames pouring out from its booster. Liftoff marked a years-in-the-making milestone for Bezos ...
EA Is Killing Off Origin, But Also Your 32-Bit Gaming Collection
The EA App is as clunky and frustrating as Origin ever was, a completely unnecessary obstacle between you and just double-clicking the icon for the game you want to play, but when you want to play ...
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Unloved games client: EA shuts down Origin
Electronic Arts is shutting down its games client Origin for good on April 17. The publisher has announced this on a support page. Users of Origin should switch to the EA app, it says. Origin was ...
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EA is ditching Origin, which means you could lose access to your games
EA is closing down the Origin PC client, and players with software past a certain age will be unable to play their games when it’s gone. EA is telling players on both Microsoft and Apple ...
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EA Origin To Shutdown Later This Year
EA is closing Origin on April 17, 2025, switching to the EA App due to Microsoft's 32-bit abandonment. Games and accounts will transfer to the EA App seamlessly, including saved data and cloud ...