Articles by Timothy Torres
PlayStation Mobile To Shut Down This Year, But You Can Keep Your Games
PlayStation Mobile, the development, support, and online shop platform for indie games, will cease to exist later this year. The company will stop publishing games on July 15, and then the entire service will close on Sept. 10.
'Super Mario', 'Pong' And 'Gunstar Heroes' Mix To Make 'Videoball'
Nestled in a corner of the PAX East indie megabooth in Boston this past weekend was 'Videoball,' the new project from Action Button Entertainment. The Oakland-based company was founded by Tim Rogers, who is well known for well-crafted essays and critiques of video games.
PAX East 2015: 'Amplitude', Harmonix's 'Guitar Hero' Precursor, Stages A Reunion Tour
Last year, 'Guitar Hero' and 'Rock Band' developer Harmonix turned to crowdfunding site Kickstarter to gauge interest in a new 'Amplitude' game. An enjoyable demo of the game was available to play at this past weekend's PAX East event in Boston.
Apple's New 12-Inch MacBook Is The Thinnest, Lightest, Most Energy Efficient Yet
Apple's new MacBook Air promises to be the thinnest, lightest and most energy efficient notebook yet. It was unveiled at Apple's Spring Forward event in San Francisco on Monday.
PAX East 2015: Shovel Knight's Free Plague Knight Expansion DLC Plays Wonderfully
PAX East 2015 sees the return of Shovel Knight with a free Plague Knight expansion DLC that changes the way the original game plays.
PAX East 2015: 20XX Is The Mega Man X Sequel Capcom Should Have Made
At PAX East 2015 in Boston, Mega Man X lives in "20XX", an action platformer roguelike with procedurally generated levels and co-operative multiplayer gameplay.
'Sim City' Maker Maxis Emeryville Is The Latest Studio Shut Down By Electronic Arts
Maxis Emeryville, the game development studio best known for the Sim City, Spore and the early Sims video games, has been shut down by its parent company Electronics Arts today. EA is known among gamers for buying companies, lowering their games' quality and later shutting down those same companies.
'Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain' Collector's Edition And Day One Edition Details Revealed
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Collector's Edition and Day One Edition details have been revealed, alongside a Sept. 1, 2015 worldwide release date that will also see Metal Gear Online's debut.
MWC 2015: Pizza Hut, Accenture And Visa's Concept Car Lets You Order Pizza Using Its Dashboard
At Mobile World Congress in Barcelona today, Pizza Hut, in collabration with Visa and Dublin-based tech consulting company Accenture, announced a whole new way to order pepperoni pies: using your car's center dash.
MWC 2015: Audi And AT&T To Wirelessly Connect Entire 2016 Model Vehicle Lineup
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, car maker Audi of America and wireless carrier AT&T announced a joint plan to bring LTE, 4G and 3G wireless connectivity to all of Audi's 2016 model-year vehicles.
'Are You Satisfied With Your Care?' New 'Gentle' Caregiver Robot From Japan Enters Experimental Stage
Scientists at the Riken institute and Sumitomo Riko Company in Nagoya said they have developed a new experimental nursing care robot with a human-like 'gentle touch.'
Hewlett-Packard Agrees To Buy Aruba Networks For $3B In Next-Generation Mobile Push
Not long after Hewlett-Packard CEO Meg Whitman pledged to acquire new properties, her company announced plans to acquire Aruba Networks in a $3 billion deal that will see Aruba become part of the HP Enterprise Group.
MWC 2015: SanDisk Announces World's First 200 GB MicroSD Card For All Your Mobile Storage Needs
At the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, SanDisk announces the world's first 200 GB microSD card, which can hold up to 20 hours of HD video and transfer data at 90 MB/s or 1,200 photos per minute.
BuzzFeed Launches New 'Cute Or Not' App For Animal Lovers
Buzzfeed launches Cute or Not , its second app in its 10 year lifespan and as you'd expect, it's all about cute little huggable fluffy animals.
'Final Fantasy Record Keeper' Announced For North America: Another Cheap Cash Grab From Square Enix?
Square Enix and mobile develoepr DeNA announced Final Fantasy: Record Keeper, a free-to-play Android and iOS game, for North American audiences today. It releases this spring.
'Fast And Furious' And 'Forza Horizon 2' Team Up For Free Standalone Game
A stand-alone version of Forza Horizon 2 will be available for free from March 27 to April 10 on Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The kicker: it features Ludacris and cars from Furious 7, the seventh installment of The Fast and The Furious action movies.
'Dragon Quest Heroes' Coming To North America And Europe Exclusively For PlayStation 4 In 2015
After a long silence, venerable Japanese RPG series 'Dragon Quest' is finally making a return to Western shores in 2015. 'Dragon Quest Heroes,' an action-packed spin-off in the vein of 'Dynasty Warriors,' will debut on PS4 in America and Europe.
DARPA Proposes Brain Implant That Could Repair Lost Sight, Augment Vision, Grant 'Telepathy'
DARPA doesn't just make robot dogs. Now the U.S. Department of Defense agency wants to tinker with human brains and DNA to potentially recover lost vision, augment eyesight with virtual heads-up displays and grant electronic telepathy.
Veniam Wants To Turn One Billion Vehicles Into Free Wi-Fi Hotspots
João Barros, the founder of startup company Veniam based in Silicon Valley, seeks to convert every vehicle on the planet into a free Wi-Fi hotspot. Vehicles would be fitted with a Wi-Fi hotspot powered by the vehicle's battery, which would then allow anyone to connect to the Internet.
Smaller ISPs, Glenn Beck Join In Net Neutrality Fight
Smaller and rural ISPs aren't happy with the FCC's proposed rules for net neutrality. Neither are AT&T, Republicans and radio show host Glenn Beck.
'I Know This' Is The Indie Game That Lets You Hack Jurassic Park
Now you, too, can find the right file in Jurassic Park’s UNIX system if you play I Know This, an indie game based on the beloved computer-hacking scene.
Toy Fair 2015: Barbie Gets An Internet Upgrade With Siri-Style Conversations
At Toy Fair 2015, Mattel revealed an Internet-connected version of the famous doll that will have 'real conversations with kids' using PullString technology via San Francisco startup ToyTalk.
Microsoft Office Opens Up Cloud Support For Box, Google Drive, iCloud And More
Microsoft opened its Office suite to third-party cloud storage services today. The move allows users to open documents straight from other apps like iCloud Drive and Box instead of depending on Microsoft’s OneDrive.
Neptune Duo Reverses Roles Of Smartphone and Smart Watch
Neptune Duo, from Canadian inventor Simon Tian, makes the smartphone subordinate to the smart watch. It’s an interesting inversion that you can now pre-order.
AT&T Plans To Match Speeds And Prices With Google Fiber In Kansas City
Making good on last year's promise to bring high-speed gigabit Internet to 21 cities, AT&T announced it will match the prices and speeds of Google Fiber with the launch of U-verse and GigaPower for customers in Kansas City.
Asus Zenbook UX305 Ships to U.S. After Yearlong Wait, Priced at $699
It's been over a year, but the Asus Zenbook UX305 ultrabook is finally available to order now at the wallet-friendly price of $699.
Sony Abandons 'The Last Guardian' Trademark Once More
The Last Guardian, Sony's perpetually mysterious follow-up to ICO and Shadow of the Colossus may finally be down for the count.
Mozilla's Project Shumway Eliminates Need For Adobe Flash Player On Firefox Nightly
Mozilla takes one more step toward the extinction of Flash with Project Shumway, a version of Firefox Nightly that can run content without the need for Adobe's Flash Player plugin.
Scanadu Scout: The 'Star Trek' Medical Tricorder Funded On Indiegogo Finally Arrives
No longer the stuff of science fiction, a real-world and functional version of the famous 'Star Trek' prop is now available for those who backed it on Indiegogo.
'Better Call Saul': The Five Best 'Breaking Bad' Easter Eggs So Far
Here are the five best 'Breaking Bad' Easter eggs to be found in 'Better Call Saul' so far.
