5. “Slot cars. Almost all my friends had them. I modified with them to improve the speed and ‘stylishness’ of their cars.” There were indoor slot machine tracks where kids competed against each other and exchanged parts and recommendations. There were stores nearby that sold slot cars and their parts. Many of my friends spent … Read more
Last week I fired up a 26-year-old copy of Pokémon Pinball, one of the best Game Boy games ever made. My save file no longer existed. The Charmander I’d caught for my daughter, the high scores we’d set together… disappeared. Before flash memory, Nintendo cartridges used small clock batteries to store their games, and those … Read more
Nintendo just released a surprise update for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe’s 71 million players, bringing all-new Switch 2 support to the 2017 kart racing game. The new Mario Kart 8 Deluxe update brings some long-awaited features, including “clearer visuals” for the Nintendo Switch 2 screen and high-resolution TVs, as well as faster loading times. But … Read more
If you’re the type of person who installs Windows updates as soon as they arrive on your PC, you’re probably running Windows 11 build KB5120998 right now. Microsoft released it on Thursday, and while it’s an optional update, it’s not locked behind its Windows Insider program. As such, anyone who has manually checked for new … Read more
A massive update has just been released for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe with version 4.0.0. If you’re browsing, you may have expected Mario Kart World to be the game that would receive the update. However, this is for Mario Kart 8 Deluxe. There’s a lot here if you’re a Nintendo Switch 2 player. Nintendo offers … Read more
We have news about another Nintendo game that received an update, and this time it’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate that will be moving to version 13.0.5. We’ll mention up front that this is a small patch. Nintendo is fixing a unique bug involving invalid data from sent/received online battles. If you are interested in reading … Read more
Posted September 1, 2026 at 4:34 pm EDT Grand Theft Auto 5 will feature a revamped world with better NPCs Image: Rockstar Games Grand Theft Auto 6 may be just around the corner, but don’t rule out Grand Theft Auto 5 just yet. Rockstar announced on Tuesday that GTA 5 will soon receive an RPG-focused … Read more
Next week, the iPhone Ultra will be unveiled at Apple’s September event, and today a new Tom’s Guide interview with Mark Gurman reveals several new details about what to expect from the specs, software, launch timing, and more. This is what comes with the iPhone Ultra, according to Mark Gurman A week after the presentation … Read more
Google is launching the September 2026 Android Drop today with a number of important features. Find Hub remembered Find Hub and Gemini can now track things that don’t have a tracking tag. Now you can tell “Gemini to remember where you put the important items.” For example, “Hey Google, remember in Find Hub that I … Read more
If you’re still struggling with Microsoft Outlook, you’re not alone. The problems that began around 8 a.m. PT on Monday continue into the afternoon. Microsoft continues to release updates on the issue, which involves Microsoft Exchange Online and is preventing many people from using the popular Outlook program. “We continue to fine-tune our remediation strategy … Read more