As online gaming has become a central selling point for consoles, we’ve seen every distributor add a fee to their online services. Even Nintendo, which has been a long-standing bastion against online fees, has eventually succumbed to the idea of a subscription service. If you’re fresh on the gaming scene, this can all be a little confusing as to what each console asks for and what you get with each. Some services even provide additional bonuses that might be worth your consideration when choosing which console to take online. Related: Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft: What Do We Know About… Read more
The Ultimate Guide to N64 Emulation on Retroarch
The N64 is one of the greatest games consoles of all time, leading the way in the late 90s with pioneering 3D graphics and bringing franchises like Mario and Zelda into gorgeous open worlds. If you own the original games, you can relive these glory days through emulation on PC, which lets you do things like increase resolutions and framerates and add shaders over the game to recreate that retro feel. The emulation frontend Retroarch is the best way to emulate most of the great games consoles of the past, but it can be a little fiddly to set up. Here,… Read more
Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft: What Do We Know About Their Next Consoles?
If you’re an avid console gamer, you know how exciting it is to hear about all the new console news being released. Whether it’s a brand new console or a remix of an older model, there’s always something to look forward to. We’ve had relative silence when it comes to the new models of each of the main three consoles, but details are slowly trickling through. Here’s what we know about each console so far. What’s New for the Nintendo Switch? The Nintendo Switch is still a new entry on the block, at least compared… Read more
How to Update AMD Graphics Drivers in Windows 10
AMD is one of the behemoths of graphics on PC. Granted, Nvidia is miles ahead in terms of actual sales, but if you want great value for the money and comparable performance, then AMD could be the way to go. Updating graphics drivers should usually be a simple process, but there are certainly better and worse ways to do it. Sometimes taking the default GPU update route can lead to a misbehaving graphics card, so we’ll show you how to update your AMD drivers so that they definitely work properly after the update. Related: AMD Radeon Settings – What Do They All Mean? Update AMD Drivers –… Read more
5 of the Best Online Co-Op Games for Nintendo Switch
There are plenty of online competitive games on the Nintendo Switch, such as Smash Bros Ultimate and Rocket League. However, what’s available for people who don’t want to fight one another? What games allow players to team up online to fight a computer-played enemy? Here are some of the best online co-op games you can play with strangers. 1. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate Unfortunately, while the current version of Monster Hunter is Worlds, the Switch isn’t powerful enough to support it. It does, however, get Generations Ultimate. This is an older version of Monster Hunter but is still much fun to play. In this… Read more