Nearly a decade after consumer VR took its first real steps—driven by headsets like the Oculus Rift, HTC Vive, and PlayStation VR—the medium has outgrown its novelty phase. Those early platforms ...
It’s December, meaning it’s the most wonderful time of the year. Yes, I’m cliché and enjoy the holidays for the warmth and celebrations they bring, but today I’m more interested in reflecting on the ...
Android is under attack. Google issued urgent updates for two actively exploited vulnerabilities at the very beginning of December. Pixels received those right away. Now Samsung is rolling out those ...
Just a small selection of the great games released in 2025. (Devolver Digital, Embark Studios, Team Peak, Dogubomb, Sandfall Interactive, Team Cherry, Konami, Retro Studios, Jump Over the Age, ...
“Continue?” It’s one of the oldest words in video games. You stumble. You put in another quarter. You try again. Hey, you’ll get ‘em next time. Never has that sentiment been more true than in 2025 — ...
A ‘Dancing renaissance and the build-up to the end of ‘Stranger Things’ also made waves this year. By Rick Porter Television Business Editor The upper reaches of TV ratings charts don’t tend to change ...
Winter is the worst time of year. It's cold, it's wet, it's dark, the roads are terrible, and cooking on the grill is a full-on headache. The only thing that doesn't suck about winter is the onslaught ...
2025 will be remembered for many things, but in the ultra-competitive games industry, it’s going to be thought of as the year Battlefield 6 did what many thought couldn’t happen. Image credit: ...
Android 16 QPR3 Beta 1 released. Google shipped Android 16 QPR2 to stable channels this month as the December Pixel update, bringing an end to several months of testing of beta software for many of us ...
Hardcore Gamer can trace its roots all the way back to 2005, when it was originally founded as a print magazine. It made the leap to an online publication in 2012, and has maintained a reputation as ...
Maddie Fisher is a writer, journalist and game developer. She was born and raised on the east coast, having started working in games journalism over fifteen years ago. She tends to enjoy musical ...