Every quarter a handful of analysts release reports letting us know if shipments of devices like PCs, smartphones, tablets, and smart home devices are rising, falling, or flat. Sometimes this data gives us a good idea of current and future trends. This year, I’m not really so sure what it tells us. With that in […]
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Sega Astro City Mini retro arcade console is getting a (very) limited US release
The Sega Astro City Mini is an arcade cabinet that comes with 37 classic Sega games pre-installed. Oh, and unlike most game cabinets, it’s small enough to hold in one hand. First released in Japan last summer, the Astro City Mini is coming to the US this week… sort of. Limited Run Games has announced […]
Lilbits: Access Linux files in Windows, sync your Steam games with Chromebooks (in the cloud)
1 Comment on Lilbits: Access Linux files in Windows, sync your Steam games with Chromebooks (in the cloud)Last month NVIDIA announced that its GeForce Now game streaming service was adding support for Chromebooks, allowing you to stream PC games through a web app, even if you’re using low-end hardware. Now NVIDIA is making it easier to access games you already own, by allowing Chromebook users to sync their Steam game libraries. Meanwhile […]
How to install Fortnite on Android (now that it’s gone from the Play Store)
The developer of the wildly popular battle royale game Fortnite launched their own battle against Apple and Google this week. In a well-orchestrated series of moves, Epic intentionally broke the rules of the App Store and Google Play, which resulted in Fortnite being kicked out of both stores… and in response Epic file lawsuits against […]
Intellivision Amico game console launch pushed back to April 2021
The upcoming Intellivision Amico is designed to be a new game console that draws inspiration from classic consoles… like the original Intellivision which was first released in 1979. Intellivision Entertainment first unveiled plans to release the new system in late 2018, and it was originally scheduled for release in October, 2020. The global pandemic has […]
Powkiddy A12 retro console is a mini arcade cabinet with a 9 inch screen
Chinese device maker Powkiddy has launched a new retro console that looks like a classic arcade cabinet, if you shrunk it down, slapped a 9 inch display on the front, and put a 4,000 mAh battery inside for gaming on the go. Available from AliExpress for about $100, the Powkiddy A12 is said to be […]
Lilbits: All your games in one place (OK, just some of them)
Steam has dominated the PC gaming space for much of the past two decades by giving gamers a single place to buy games, track stats and achievements, stream games over a home network, and more. But in recent years the company has seen increased competition… and now two of those competitors have announced that their […]
Lilbits 6-22-2020: One GX mini laptop will support US 4G LTE wireless networks
The latest mini-laptop from One Netbook is a computer with a 7 inch display, a backlit keyboard, a big exhaust fan in the back, and a set of detachable game controllers that can be connected to the side of the system. The One GX is designed to be a handheld gaming computer, and later this […]
TurboGrafx-16 Mini coming to the US May 22 after a pandemic-related delay
Konami’s TurboGrafx-16 Mini is a retro game console that looks like a (slightly) smaller version of the classic game console from the late 1980s/early 1990s. But the new version ships with 50 games pre-installed and doesn’t play cartridges. First unveiled last June, the TurboGrafx-16 Mini was supposed to ship to customers in March. But then […]
Tiger handheld game systems coming this fall for $15 each
Hasbro is bringing back the classic Tiger Electronics line of handheld game systems. Hearkening back to a time when you could buy a handheld gaming device that only ran a single game, the new systems are coming this fall in four flavors, all of which are up for pre-order from GameStop: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Transformers […]