How ‘Frankenstein’ Composer Alexandre Desplat Used a Silver Violin to Unlock the Creature’s Theme

Aside from the tone, the key was finding the sound of the Creature, played by Jacob Elordi. In del Toro’s “Frankenstein,” the ...
Polygon

Steam Machine is the only way I want to play PC games from now on

For most of my life, I've been a console gamer. From the moment I got a Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) as a combination birthday and Christmas present at the tail end of 1986, I became absolutely ...
Los Angeles Times

At 24, this ‘extraordinary’ L.A. musician gets to play a violin older than the United States

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Ray Ushikubo started playing a $20 violin when he was 6. Now, at 24, he’s playing a rare one worth more than eight ...
Los Angeles Times

Watch ‘extraordinary’ L.A. musician Ray Ushikubo play a 284-year-old violin

Robert Gauthier has been with the Los Angeles Times since 1994. He was the photographer for a project detailing the failings of an L.A. public hospital that won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for public ...
TweakTown

Steam Machine was inspired by Steam Deck owners who play docked to a TV

TL;DR: Valve's revived Steam Machine builds on Steam Deck insights, targeting users who dock their handhelds as PC consoles. Leveraging SteamOS improvements and Deck Verified software, Valve refines ...
Gameranx

Borderlands 4 Player Finds Clever “Rerolling” Technique For Vending Machines

Want a specific gun? We can help with that. There are numerous ways to get guns in Borderlands 4, and one of them is through certain vending machines that are scattered throughout the planet. The ...
Forbes

You Can Play The ‘Horizon Steel Frontiers’ MMO On Steam Machine, Not PS5

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. News and opinion about video games, television, movies and the internet. “Set in the lands of the machine hunters known as the ...
The Verge

Valve is making microSD cards the next game cartridges

With just a microSD card, you’ll be able to easily bring your games across the Steam Deck, Steam Machine, and Steam Frame. With just a microSD card, you’ll be able to easily bring your games across ...
Polygon

Valve is cutting corners with Steam Machine to compete with the current consoles

Just how powerful will the Steam Machine be? Based on expert analysis of the specs revealed by Valve when it announced the Steam Machine on Wednesday, its new compact, console-like gaming PC is aimed ...
Kotaku

Valve’s Steam Machine Could Cost More Than A PS5 Pro

The Steam Machine marks Valve’s long-awaited return to the console wars. It looks slick and sounds powerful enough to play modern games on decent settings. But Valve is leaving the biggest question of ...
Gameranx

Are Borderlands 4 Player Seeing An Increase In Vending Machine Legendaries?

“Has anyone noticed an uptick in Vendor legendaries? 3 times in the last 2 days I have had Legendaries in both Guns and Dr Zeds Vendor in the same place. I’m leveling my 3rd character to 50 and I had ...