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I'd have loved to delve into some Next Fest shenanigans, but at the moment guidestown is groaning with work. And there are only so many times I can listen to the Endless Legend soundtrack in one day. I need to expand my horizons.

Following the closure of developer Monolith, GOG has added shooter F.E.A.R. to its Preservation Program ahead of schedule.

Following years of development, Amazon's next-generation digital assistant is ready for public use. Panos Panay, Amazon's senior vice president of devices and services, demoed Alexa+ at the company's 2025 devices event.   The model powering Alexa+ can detect tone and mood and respond accordingly, with a completely new voice — one that sounds more natural. Moreover, it's only necessary to say "Alexa" once to wake the assistant. It will then follow the conversation. Panay said Alexa+ has contextua...

"That would be one of the worst things to happen to me."

Mind your alignment or your city may be overrun with spirits.

In a recent press release, Apple confirmed that iOS 18.4 will be released in April. From the Apple News+ Food announcement:Coming with iOS 18.4 and iPadOS 18.4 in April, Apple News+ subscribers will have access to Apple News+ Food, a new section that will feature tens of thousands of recipes — as well as stories about restaurants, healthy eating, kitchen essentials, and more — from the world's top food publishers, including Allrecipes, Bon Appétit, Food & Wine, Good Food, and Serious Eats.The fi...

The UK’s Climate Change Committee (CCC) has advised the government to ensure half of all homes in the UK have heat pumps — electric replacements for gas boilers — by 2040 as part of its Seventh Carbon Budget to reach net zero by 2050. It also recommended making four out of five cars electric. The UK’s carbon budgets are intended to help it achieve a balance between the greenhouse gasses it produces and how much is taken out of the atmosphere. Besides switching to electric cars and heat pumps and...

One of the internet's primordial New Media experiences is the Wiki Game - an asymmetrical "racing sim" in which you hurry from one Wikipedia page to another by clicking on the fewest number of links. Try doing that in the Museum of All Things, "a nearly-infinite virtual museum generated from Wikipedia", which you can download for free from Itch. Devised by Maya Claire using the Godot Engine with audio from Neomoon's Willow Wolf, it's either a charmingly unusual way to browse a wonderful public r...

What lengths would you go to if your life was on the line? In cruel new strategy RPG Sultan’s Game, you’re caught up in a twisted game of death where you must question your own morality to stay one step ahead of the eponymous ruling figure. Already proving a winner among the Steam Next Fest crowd last year, developer Double Cross has just given PCGamesN a fresh look at what’s in store. I’ve spent several hours pursuing all manner of dark deeds, and I’m already hooked on its tantalising loop. If ...

The Fortnite found quest “The Baron is Reportedly Hoarding Gold in his Office” is related to the story quest “Help Valentina Rob Fletcher Kane’s Personal Safe,” with the pair requiring you to steal gold from a safe in Outlaw Oasis in. Both quests follow the same steps and require you to interact with Valentina, but...

When Fantasy Flight Games launched Star Wars: Unlimited, its most popular collectible card game in a generation, it did so with multiple styles of play — including a multiplayer format called Twin Suns. But on launch day early last year, there was only one set of cards to draw from when building your exotic multiplayer...

Denuvo DRM has suddenly been removed from Visions of Mana, six months after launch. The newest JRPG in the Mana series was released with the anti-tamper technology last year, but a new update on Steam shows that Denuvo is no longer present in the game. Denuvo’s inclusion in videogames has remained controversial for years, and now Visions of Mana is the latest in a long line of releases to remove the technology, but only after some time.

"We made a very conscious choice to say, you know what? It just gives you gear."

That's the latest rumour, though will Nvidia stick to plan when the 9070-series launches?

Won't somebody please think of the people...?

Google has been offering the Results About You tool since 2022 and updated it once in 2023. A part of Google Search, the tool looks for your personal information online and lets you request its removal. Today, the tech giant is announcing the latest changes, including a redesigned hub and the ability to update outdated search results to reflect the latest changes. The redesign isn’t only for show. You can now submit removal requests directly from Search with fewer actions by clicking or tapping ...

On Friday February 21, NetEase announced that the use of third-party plugins - including Blitz.gg - would be viewed as cheating, effectively banning them entirely. This quickly raised questions around League of Legends, where Blitz, Porofessor, and other overlay systems are completely legal. While Riot cracks down hard on modifications to its MOBA (custom skins primarily), product lead Chris 'Auberaun' Roberts has confirmed that using Blitz won't incur any penalties.

Apparently almost all undergraduate students are using AI now, in one way or another. A new report from the UK's Higher Education Policy Institute (HEPI) found that 92 percent of students have used generative AI tools, such as ChatGPT, for their studies. At the same time, 88 percent of these students have used it for exams. These numbers are a tremendous increase from HEPI's February 2024 report in which 66 percent and 53 percent participants relayed use, respectively.  The top reasons students ...

Drag me to Skell. We have a little under a month to go before Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition flies onto Switch on 20th March and Nintendo has today released a new overview trailer, giving us our best look yet at the upcoming remaster. Fittingly titled 'Everything you need to know about Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition', the new trailer dives into the RPG's story, mechanics and world, providing a fitting introduction to Mira for those who never played the Wii U classic (or a...

In an all-caps post on Truth Social today, U.S. President Donald Trump said Apple should fully end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) policies. "APPLE SHOULD GET RID OF DEI RULES, NOT JUST MAKE ADJUSTMENTS TO THEM," he wrote. Trump's post comes one day after Apple held its annual shareholders meeting, during which a majority of shareholders voted against a proposal that asked the company to consider abolishing its Inclusion & Diversity policies and goals. The proposal was submitted by th...

If you're on the hunt for a portable gaming rig, and you can stretch your budget to just over $1,000, we've found an incredible gaming laptop deal at Best Buy, but you'll need to be quick. We have the 2024 model of the Asus ROG Zephyrus G16 selected as the best gaming laptop, specifically as the go-to 16-inch option. Despite this being the 2023 model that is on sale, meaning no OLED panel, it's still a genuinely great deal in terms of value and power return. You can save a massive $520 on this l...

Nacon has announced a brand new Nacon Connect presentation for next week, featuring info on the studio's upcoming games plus some surprises.

Valve's upcoming MOBA shooter Deadlock has received one of the biggest updates to date, which includes a big overhaul to the map that makes it a bit less complicated.

The latest AMD free game bundle is here, and this time you can bag yourself a free digital copy of Monster Hunter Wilds with selected AMD Ryzen CPUs, Radeon GPUs, and AMD-powered gaming laptops. AMD has offered deals like this previously, with its most recent one including free copies of Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2 and Unknown 9. Maker of the best gaming CPU currently available, the Ryzen 7 9800X3D, AMD has curiously left out all X3D processors from this offer, but there are plenty of other ...

Detroit: Become Human and Star Wars Eclipse developer Quantic Dream has confirmed it is "unaffected" by recent NetEase cuts and layoffs.

Roadworks.

"There are too many games," is a phrase often heard from people who wish to rustle the jimmies of leftists who contend that overabundance and scarcity are market constructs. It's not something you'll hear from me, but I do think there are quite a lot of one type of game, a game that spawns incessantly within the corrupted magic circle of my inbox, as though I were playing out a scripted last stand against insurmountable odds. That game is the roguelike deckbuilder.

"Doom has a gala to attend."

Generative AI is redefining computing, unlocking new ways to build, train and optimize AI models on PCs and workstations. From content creation and large and small language models to software development, AI-powered PCs and workstations are transforming workflows and  enhancing productivity. At GTC 2025, running March 17–21 in the San Jose Convention Center, experts from Read Article

The Doctor is (back) in, almost. Doctor Who will be returning for season 2 (aka the second season of Ncuti Gatwa’s Fifteenth Doctor) on April 12. Like the past Gatwa seasons and specials, the show will premiere around the world at the same time, streaming on Disney Plus in the U.S. at the same time...

In Sam Barlow’s Her Story, the narrative is uncovered entirely at the player’s direction. In this interview excerpt, Barlow talks about how previous experiences in mainstream games made him long for a game where there’s no hand-holding at all, and the player is left to their own devices. This interview was done in September as...

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Capcom's transition away from a silent protagonist is one of Wilds' best changes.

Sony and developer Polyphony Digital have released Gran Turismo 7 Update 1.56, which brings three new cars and more to the sim racer.

Hyungjun Kim discusses his reasons for tackling one of the most complicated genres in videogames.