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These are the lasting things that Half-Life 2 gave us, besides headcrabs and crowbars

It's Half-Life 2 week at Ars Technica! This Saturday, November 16, is the 20th anniversary of the release of Half-Life 2—a game of historical importance for the artistic...

Matter 1.4 has some solid ideas for the future home—now let’s see the support

With Matter 1.4 and improved Thread support, you shouldn't need to blanket your home in HomePod Minis to have...

Dystopika is a beautiful cyberpunk city builder without the ugly details

Some of my favorite games deny me the thing I think I want most. Elden Ring refuses to provide manageable save files (and I paid for it). Balatro...

MechWarrior 5: Clans is supposed to be newbie-friendly, and I put it to the test

There are multiple layers to a Clans battle. There is your actual movement, which can take getting used to, with your legs moving on their own trajectory...

Android apps are blocking sideloading and forcing Google Play versions instead

Enlarge / It's never explained what this collection of app icons quite represents. A disorganized app you tossed together by sideloading? A face that's...

The Crimson Diamond is a wonderful EGA-like graphic adventure game for 2024

In my mind, this image is slowly drawing into place, with the text arriving last.Julia Minamata A text parser? Typing in “Open...

All four of Google’s Pixel 9 phones get lined up and shot (by regulators)

Enlarge / Now I'm going to show you a series of photos of Pixel Folds, and you just tell me if you recognize any...

40 years later, X Window System is far more relevant than anyone could guess

EnlargeGetty Images Often times, when I am researching something about computers or coding that has been around a very long while, I...

Fedora Asahi Remix 40 is another big step forward for Linux on Apple Silicon Macs

Enlarge / RIP, Neofetch.Kevin Purdy Asahi Linux, the project that aims to bring desktop Linux to Apple hardware with Apple silicon—the M...

The spam came from inside the house: How a smart TV can choke a Windows PC

Enlarge / I have hundreds of UUIDs and I must scream.Getty Images The modern "smart" TV asks a lot of us. In...

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