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Pokémon Go’s “Might and Mighty” Special Research activated on March 5, allowing players to complete a bunch of tasks in exchange for free rewards — including a Dynamax Kubfu. You’ll need to login and start this research before Tuesday, June 3, at 9:59 a.m. in your local time in order to get it, but once...

Nostalgia is dangerous. While I’m happy to sermonize about the ‘glory days’ of FPS games - the simpler times of Counter-Strike 1.6, Unreal Tournament, or even Call of Duty 4 and Battlefield 3 - that kind of reminiscing can easily become empty, or sound naive. Then again, things do feel worse now. Loot boxes, microtransactions, the pressure to log in every day and claim ‘rewards.’ For me personally, one of the greatest tragedies in modern shooters is the death of aesthetics. Nothing matters anymo...

Google is shaking up Search. Again. Nearly a year after the company rolled out AI Overviews to everyone in the US, it's preparing to add a dedicated AI tab to its search engine. AI Mode is powered by a Gemini 2.0 model Google has trained to find and organize information out on the web. Its findings are then presented in an interface designed to make it easier to ask follow-up questions. In short, it's a proper response to ChatGPT Search. "The goal and vision for [AI Mode] is to empower people to...

The post “Did We Actually Do That?”: Josef Fares Explains How Split Fiction Pushes the Co-Op Adventure Genre Further Than Ever appeared first on Xbox Wire.

When I last spoke to former WWE star turned action movie stalwart Dave Bautista back in 2021, he was just coming off Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead, and looking ahead to his role in Rian Johnson’s Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery. And he was thrilled — both with the radically different tones of...

Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra is reportedly aiming for a Christmas release window.

As expected, YouTube has announced the expansion of its $7.99 a month Premium Lite plan to the United States, following a months-long pilot phase in international markets. The new, lower-priced version of YouTube's paid video subscription service functions largely without ads, though music videos on the platform continue to include them. Today we'll begin expanding our Premium Lite pilot to users in the US. Premium Lite gives viewers a new, more affordable way to enjoy most videos on YouTube ad-...

A spokesperson for Apple has told French technology website Numerama that its M4 Max chip lacks an UltraFusion connector, which would have paved the way for the release of a doubled-up M4 Ultra chip in the future. As we recently covered, Apple told Ars Technica that not every generation of M-series chips for Macs will include an "Ultra" chip. That seems like Apple indirectly confirming that it has no plans to release an M4 Ultra chip, and the M4 Max's lack of UltraFusion technology makes it even...

A Bazaar choice.

"What a mess". Since taking office in January, the Trump administration has implemented a range of tariffs on goods being imported into the country. The introductions, which came into effect yesterday, include a 25% tariff on products from Mexico and a 20% tariff on goods from China (an additional 10% on what was initially implemented on 4th February), both of which have the potential to result in a price hike for consoles and accessories and, according to Circana analyst Mat Piscatella, could b...

Giant vigorwasps are a kind of endemic life in Monster Hunter Wilds. They’re the same as the healing vigorwasps you’re probably used to seeing, but they’re, you know, giant. You’ll need to capture one as part of a side quest, “A Gutsy Move,” for your Palico. This is one of several side missions your palico...

Ranked matches, a battle mode that allows you to prove your deck and your own strength, are coming to Pokémon TCG Pocket. Battling against other trainers has been a staple of the Pokémon series, whether it was in-game vs. Youngster Joey or in-person with Pokémon Trading Cards. Pokémon TCG Pocket combines the two for a...

Crafting table.

Whether it’s the booming soundtrack running at a million beats per minute, the fluid combat system, or the very cheesy story that permeates through each entry, Capcom's Devil May Cry is easily one of my favorite gaming franchises. Marrying together the combat of the classic God of War games with the razzmatazz of Bayonetta, the most recent entry, Devil May Cry 5 is one of the greatest action games I’ve ever experienced (if not my overall favorite), and you can now get it for less than $10 / £10.

Here's what you can expect from the upcoming dungeon revamp event.

It's been a lifetime since I read George Orwell's 1984 - a tale of mass surveillance, indoctrination and repression nowadays invoked to describe everything from Trump's Twitter ban to Pizza Express telling you that jelly-beans aren't a topping - but I will always remember how it combined role-playing with adventure gaming and brought the "detail of Riven into the real-time world of Quake". Oh, forgive me, I'm actually remembering Big Brother, a video game sequel to Orwell's book, which I have ne...

Peak fashion achieved.

Digg is getting another reboot with two of the most prominent names of the Web 2.0 era leading the charge. Founder Kevin Rose has bought it back for an undisclosed sum. Rose’s partner in this endeavor is a very interesting one. Alexis Ohanian, a co-founder of Reddit — which was at one point the site’s biggest rival — acquired Digg alongside Rose. They surely have hopes that Digg can go toe-to-toe with Ohanian’s former company once again. According to a press release, Rose and Ohanian “have teame...

Apple today updated the Mac Studio with mismatched M4 Max and M3 Ultra chip options. Naturally, this has led people to wonder why Apple opted for an M3 Ultra instead of an M4 Ultra chip, and the answer is fairly interesting. Apple told Ars Technica's Andrew Cunningham that not every generation of M-series chips for Macs will include an "Ultra" chip. "When asked why the high-end Mac Studio was getting an M3 Ultra chip instead of an M4 Ultra, Apple told us that not every chip generation will get a...

Square Enix has removed Denuvo anti-tamper from the Steam version of Final Fantasy 16, just a few months after the RPG finally came to Valve’s platform. The latest numbered game in the critically acclaimed FF series originally launched on PS5, but Square Enix has been making a more concerted effort recently to bring its tentpole releases to as many platforms as possible. With that, one of my favorite narrative experiences of the last few years no longer has Denuvo, if that ever kept you from div...

Apple today announced refreshed Mac Studio models with M4 Max and M3 Ultra Apple silicon chips, and when configured with the highest specs, the faster M3 Ultra costs $14,099, which is $10,100 more than the starting price. Starting at $3,999, the Mac Studio with M3 Ultra comes with an Apple M3 Ultra chip with 28-core CPU, 60-core GPU, and 32-core Neural Engine, 96GB of RAM, and 1TB of storage. When configuring the machine with the following highest specifications possible, the pricing breakdown i...

Ninety percent of information transmitted to the human brain is visual. The importance of sight in understanding the world makes computer vision essential for AI systems. By simplifying computer vision development, startup Roboflow helps bridge the gap between AI and people looking to harness it. Trusted by over a million developers and half of the Read Article

Paradox has revealed that the long-awaited Cities: Skylines 2 console versions won't be coming before summer, so don't get your hopes up.

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Sorry, it sold for how much..? A Flamin' Hot Cheeto shaped like Pokémon's Charizard has sold for a mind-boggling $87,840 at a recent auction on Goldin (thanks, Polygon). Yes, the 'Cheetozard' started off at $250 before receiving a staggering 60 bids from auctioneers before ending on 2nd March 2025 with a winning bid of $72,000 (with the buyer's premium bringing it up to $87,840).

Ever since it emerged on Magic: The Gathering’s professional tour in the early 2000s, the Commander format has been lovingly embraced by the game’s massive global community. So much so that today the publisher considers it to be the game’s most popular format. Walking the halls of MagicCon Chicago last month, the state of Commander...

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Ubisoft has detailed the exact moment you'll be able to begin pre-loading and then playing the long-awaited Assassin's Creed Shadows.

Sandstars are a special (and especially cute) kind of endemic life in Monster Hunter Wilds. You’ll need to capture one as part of a side quest, “Samin’s Special Research Report,” for Samin at the Windward Plains base camp late in the game (after the credits and during the High Rank section). This is the sixth...

Construction Simulator studio Astragon has revealed Seafarer: The Ship Sim, a maritime simulator that puts you in charge of your very own seafaring vessel.

Amazon is back with an all-time low price on Apple Studio Display, available for $1,299.99, down from $1,599.00. This is the standard glass version of the Studio Display with the tilt adjustable stand, and right now it's the only model on sale at Amazon. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. The Apple Studio Display pairs perfectly with the Mac Studio, so anyone looking...

Wrestling with the coastal wizards.

A new Humble Games Showcase has been revealed for next week, and it'll feature info about upcoming games as well as two brand new reveals.

Launches May 22.

YouTube has introduced a new subscription option for viewing with reduced ads compared with its pricey but ad-free Premium plans. This Premium Lite plan is rolling out in the US starting today. It costs $8 per month, compared with $14 per month for Premium. All users in YouTube's pilot markets of Australia, Germany and Thailand will gain access to Premium Lite in the coming weeks.  Most videos will be available without ads under this subscription, such as podcasts, gaming, fashion, beauty and ne...