Hyperkin’s The Competitor Controller: A DualSense-Inspired Xbox Pad
TL;DR Hyperkin’s The Competitor reshapes an Xbox-style pad to look and feel closer to Sony’s DualSense while remaining compatible with…
Publishing Your Work Increases Your Luck Surface Area and Opportunities
TL;DR A guide from The ReadME Project argues that making your work public raises the odds of unexpected positive outcomes…
Cyberpunk 2077 Ultimate Edition and Nintendo games discounted up to 50%
TL;DR Nintendo is running a post-Christmas sale that discounts many Switch titles by roughly 25–50 percent, including Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate…
Geometric Algorithms for Translucency Sorting in Minecraft (PDF)
TL;DR A PDF titled 'Geometric Algorithms for Translucency Sorting in Minecraft' is available at the linked URL with a listed…
From Pocket Books to TikTok: What Cheap Media Means for Serious Work
TL;DR The Pocket Books paperback revolution of 1939 expanded the market for cheap, disposable reading and raised worries that serious…
The 40 Best Movies to Stream on HBO Max Right Now — Wired Picks
TL;DR Wired staff compiled a list of 40 recommended films currently available on HBO Max, spanning documentaries, recent festival hits,…
Why Quake’s Running Speed Was Intentionally Reduced During Development
TL;DR During Quake's 1996 crunch the team constrained level size and polygon budgets to ensure performance on early hardware and…
Unofficial monitors report Steam Store very slow or offline across regions
TL;DR Unofficial Steam status trackers show the Steam Store as very slow and the Steam Web API offline while many…
Popular Mario and Yoshi Games May Foster Childlike Wonder, Lower Burnout
TL;DR A mixed-methods study of Super Mario Bros. and Yoshi players found that these games are associated with increased feelings…