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This is hard for me to believe, but Cheapskate Jr. is graduating high school in a few weeks. (And, ahem, going to my alma mater, Michigan State, with an honors scholarship. #crazyprouddad) That means there’s a backyard graduation party in our future, which means we’ll need tunes, which means today’s deal is perfect. Today only, …

After a long lull, this is turning out to be a big year for cloud gaming. Nvidia’s GeForce Now is still in beta but going strong, and now Valve is extending Steam’s in-home game-streaming capability to iOS and Android devices that connect to the same network as the host system.  The Steam Link app, which Valve plans to launch the …

In a market where “Early Access” can last for years, SteamVR for Windows Mixed Reality spent a remarkably short time there at only about five months. This week, in conjunction with Microsoft’s announcement of its Windows 10 April 2018 Update, Steam announced that the program was ready for prime time. For those unfamiliar with it, Early Access is the equivalent …

Cloud gaming runs hot and cold, and now it’s hot again, thanks in part to Nvidia extending its GeForce Now (GFN) service from its Shield streamer to Mac and PC clients. Unlike some services it’s often compared to, like PlayStation Now, with GFN the cost of playing doesn’t include the games. To use it, you need a GeForce now account …

Disney entertainment will flow into China. Buena Vista International, a subsidiary of The Walt Disney Co., has signed a multi-year licensing deal with the media and entertainment arm of Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. The deal will bring more than 1,000 episodes of animated Disney series to the Youku video-streaming platform and other platforms, Alibaba said Monday in a statement. The deal …

For cloud gaming, what’s past is prologue. When OnLive launched in 2010, it was heralded as an example of “the future of gaming.” It died five years later. Fast-forward another three years, and we’re still waiting for that future. But there are signs of progress. At CES 2018, Nvidia boasted the same core capability as OnLive for its PC and …

HTC doesn’t call it an NES Zapper. It’s technically a “Hyper Blaster.” But you know what it looks like. It’s the rebirth of Nintendo’s old light gun. Sort of. In this case, it’s more of a motion-controlled VR gun accessory, almost like Sony’s PlayStation VR Aim. I held it in my hand. Yep, it feels just like I remembered. Except …

“I intend to rule an empire one day, not a tiny outcropping in the sea,” says the Red Prince when I ask him what our band of adventurers should do next. True to his name, he’s both red and a prince. And also a giant anthropomorphic lizard man, possibly with delusions of grandeur. No more help is Fane, another of …

Australia, you’ve been having it too good for too long, with your low-cost internet purchases. The government was bound to make some changes eventually. And that time has come. On July 1, 2017, the government’s so-called “Netflix Tax” is going to change the way you pay for content online, bringing GST to online products like streaming services, movie downloads, games …

One year of home holodecks is almost on the books, and HTC is marking the date with a sale. HTC Vive is the most expensive VR hardware on the market and hasn’t formally dropped in price since its launch a year ago — unlike the Oculus Rift. However, HTC is dropping Vive’s price by $100 to $699 on Wednesday only. …