Ad Infinitum: Supporter Edition

Microsoft has rolled out a test for its free, ad-supported version of cloud gaming. Select members of the Xbox Insider program can start testing this out today. As announced by Microsoft, ads play before people get into a session. The ads do not interrupt the gameplay experience like they might for ads on a TV or movie streaming platform. Sessions are limited to one hour, at least for now, as part of this early test version that supports games people already own. The test allows people to play games for free, in exchange for watching ads. This is a limited-time test version of free gaming with

The HyperMegaTech Super Pocket Rare Edition is a solid handheld with a broad cross-section of games from one of the best classic gaming developers. It brings classics from Battletoads to Banjo-Kazooie into a pocket-sized handheld retro gaming device.

Xbox's cloud gaming service is getting an ad-supported tier, and Microsoft is testing it out now on Xbox and other devices with Xbox Insiders.

After Sony's surprising announcement that it plans to end PlayStation disc production by 2028 in favor of a digital-only future for its consoles, some fine print has gotten lost in all the buzz: Sony is also ending support for the PlayStation Store on PS3 and PS Vita. "After nearly two decades of supporting the PS3 console generation, we wanted to let you know we will be closing the PlayStation Store on PS3, as well as on PS Vita," Sony senior director Sid Shuman shared in a blog post announcing the upcoming changes. Of course, this isn't nearly as surprising as Sony's pivot to digital-only ga

Preorders are live for Stranger Than Heaven, an upcoming Yakuza spin-off that takes place across 50 years. Here's what comes in each edition.