Sony Built a PS1 Into a DualShock Controller, Then Killed the Project
Sony once crammed an entire original PlayStation into a DualShock controller. It connected directly to your TV. They called it…
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DIY Enthusiasts Dismiss Valve’s Steam Machine, Build Their Own With Bazzite and a 50-Foot HDMI Cable
Valve’s new Steam Machine is getting a cold shoulder from the DIY crowd. Some enthusiasts are already building their own…
Play Half-Life 2 in Your Browser at Over 100 FPS With Full Save States
Someone rebuilt the entire Half-Life 2 campaign to run in a browser. WebGL 2. Over 100 FPS. Save states. Console…
PS5 Disc Drive Purchase Cap Has Been on Sony’s Store Since March 2025
Sony’s “high demand” purchase limit on the PS5 disc drive isn’t new. It’s been on the store page since at…
Turtle Beach Command Series KB7 Review: A Keyboard With a Touchscreen
Turtle Beach’s Command Series KB7 is an interesting keyboard. It’s got a touchscreen built right in. That’s not something you…
Alibaba Bans Anthropic’s Claude Code Over Alleged China-Detection Backdoor
Alibaba has banned employees from using Anthropic’s Claude Code after what’s being described as a hidden backdoor that detects when…
Hannah Montana Linux Returns With a Modern Remaster After 20 Years
Sweet niblets. Hannah Montana Linux is back. The legendary distro — yes, that Hannah Montana Linux — has been remastered…
FIFA Uses Rare Rule to Clear Balogun for Belgium — Polymarket Bets Spike to 97%
FIFA did something unusual. It invoked Article 27 of its disciplinary code to suspend Folarin Balogun’s automatic one-match ban, clearing…
Desktop ‘RTX 4080M’ Built From Salvaged Laptop Silicon Underperforms But Sips Power
Someone slapped laptop GPU silicon onto a desktop card. The result? An “RTX 4080M” that loses to a cheaper AMD…
Germany’s 60,000-Game Preservation Project Collapses After Funding Runs Out
One of the world’s largest game preservation projects has shut down. Germany’s initiative to archive 60,000 games collapsed after €1.5…