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Spring is here, and that means it’s time for spring cleaning! No, I’m not referring to my actual home, which I guess I’m also going to clean at some point, but we aren’t going to discuss that today. I am referring, of course, to the far more soothing experience of cleaning up a virtual space...

Apple is creating a new global head of stores role amid a series of changes to its leadership structure, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. The company is promoting Vanessa Trigub to a new role as "vice president of stores and retail operations." Previously, she handled retail operations and managed locations in the Americas West region. Going forward, she will supervise the heads of retail for Europe and the Middle East, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas East regions. The new, simplified structure f...

MicroProse or whatever currently prospers under the decades-old MicroProse banner have announced that they're publishing Strategos, a real-time tactics wargame set in classical antiquity. I hadn't heard of the game before, and my first reaction to the above screenshot was "oh hey, Total War: Rome". Then I veni, vidi, vickied on over to the Steam page, and it turns out that might be a flawed comparison, not least because Strategos is the work of a single designer and programmer with artists worki...

Free ChatGPT users will have to wait a while longer to be able to use its built-in image generation capability. OpenAI has just launched a feature that will allow users to generate images directly inside of ChatGPT, and it was supposed to roll out to all Plus, Pro, Team and Free users. But according to company CEO Sam Altman, it has been way more popular than OpenAI had expected even though they already had high expectations to begin with. As such, its rollout to the free tier is "unfortunately ...

The EA Sports F1 25 system requirements have been revealed, and whether you plan to enjoy the game with a standard controller or in VR, the specs your gaming PC will need to meet have been covered in this new reveal. You won't need the best graphics card to get the best out of EA Sports F1 25, but if you're hoping to play via virtual reality, one of the best VR headsets is a must.

Greedfall 2 has so far struggled to live up to its predecessor. The open-world RPG follows in the footsteps of the first with a party-driven blend of tactical combat and character-led dialogue, a la Baldur’s Gate 3 and Dragon Age, but its early access launch was met with a decidedly negative reception. Currently, just 55% of its reviews on Steam are positive - a far cry from the original. As it aims to recover that reputation, developer Spiders launches its first major update, which includes a n...

So, it turns out that I've been pronouncing Balatro wrong all this time, and now feel like a total spade. I really don't know how to deal with this revelation, it's left me rather flush-ed.

I'll admit I'm pretty uncultured apparently as seeing the release of ENA: Dream BBQ today led me down a bit of a rabbit hole about the ENA animated series.

Sociable Soccer 25 launches next week. UK-based developer Tower Studios has announced that Sociable Soccer 25 will be making its way to the Nintendo Switch, and it's launching next week on 3rd April 2025. Now, the good news is that if you're an owner of Sociable Soccer 24 on Switch, you'll be able to upgrade to the new game for free via downloadable content (take note, EA). Tower Studios states that this upgrade will include "all new licensed players and features" from the upcoming title.

President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation imposing 25 percent tariffs on "all cars that are not made in the United States" on top of taxes that are already in place. The tariffs will apply to all imported sedans, SUVs, crossovers, minivans, cargo vans and light trucks. They will also apply to key automotive components not made in the US, including engines, transmissions, powertrain parts and electrical components, and they could expand to cover additional parts if necessary. The new tarif...

In Disney Plus’ double drop of Daredevil: Born Again episodes this week, the first one, “With Interest,” stands out as a great one-and-done superhero adventure that displays the pros of an interconnected setting and none of the cons. But episode 6, “Excessive Force,” deserves a nod, too, for introducing one of my favorite subplots of...

I have a wonderfully vague memory of a game my older brothers used to play on the Commodore 64 back in the day. It was a platform game, with pixel heroes and floating gantries and ladders and all that jazz, but there was also a wheelbarrow, and you needed the wheelbarrow to hold all the collectibles you picked up. When you'd all but completed each screen - as my memory had it - you then had to leg it back to the wheelbarrow and take it to the next screen where the whole thing was repeated.

The next big life sim is born.

We've found a huge wireless gaming keyboard deal available right now at Best Buy, which saves you over $100 on the Logitech G915 Lightspeed TKL Wireless. Better still, you can save even more if you're a My Best Buy member. In our G915 Lightspeed review, we praised this Logitech keyboard for its battery efficiency and "superb" switches. It's among the best gaming keyboards that fit the low profile style, and now it can be yours for almost half price.

WeakAuras has some strong ideas.

A voice actor from Genshin Impact has been recast due to the ongoing SAG-AFTRA actors' union strike, causing others to come out in support.

Ooh, shiny. The latest major update for Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket is now available, bringing with it a total of 72 normal cards and a plethora of secret cards via the new 'Shiny Revelry' booster pack. As the name implies, the new booster pack introduces Shiny Pokémon for the first time, bringing back a fan-favourite mechanic that started all the way back in Pokémon Gold and Silver. Highlights include Charizard, Trainer Red, Meowscarada, Tatsugiri, and more.

Quiet play has been 'undervalued' in the past.

A journey through the lonely door, into the realm of the veiny hipposnake octahedrons.

Last week, we covered a report claiming that Apple's book-style foldable iPhone (or "iPhone Fold," as we are provisionally calling it here) will use liquid metal hinges to improve durability and help minimize screen creasing. Today, a Chinese leaker provided more details on the properties of this hinge material that help to clarify why Apple chose it for its first foldable device. According to the Weibo account Instant Digital, Apple has chosen metallic glass (amorphous metal) for the iPhone Fol...

Obsidian Entertainment have revisited the original Pillars of Eternity, with a big bumper patch out now and plans for another big update later this year.

Pillars Of Eternity turns 10 years old this week, and developers Obsidian are celebrating with a patch that "addresses a wide range of fixes and improvements across visuals, combat, quests, and more". Oh, and they've also announced plans to give the real-time-with-pausing RPG a turn-based combat mode. What did you get for your 10th birthday? If it wasn't a turn-based combat mode, then your parents officially love you less than Obsidian does Pillars Of Eternity. You might want to bring that up at...

Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics has announced a number of layoffs, calling it a "difficult decision".

Join us today to watch the Nintendo Direct, live at 2pm UK time (that's 7am PT, or 10am ET for those of you watching in America).

Love classic RPGs? You might want to check out the newly released Geo Mythica, with some great looking 8-bit styled artwork and a quite unique sounding party-based combat system.

There’s a sequence in the middle of No One Lives Forever where you’re thrown out of a plane and plummeting towards the earth, and, at the same time, dozens of goons have jumped out of the plane after you, so you’re having a gunfight while freefalling. Monolith’s 2000 FPS is filled with moments like this; inventive, imaginative set pieces that feel a million miles away from the traditional corridor shooter. 25 years have passed since NOLF. Monolith, which also created schlock-horror Build engine ...

New soulslike The First Berserker: Khazan launches in full today, but its advanced access release has already proved a success for developer Neople. Currently, the game sits at number four on the Steam top sellers list, and user reviews from players who paid for a chance to play early sit at 94% positive. Creative director Junho Lee thanks the community for its response, calling it “an incredible source of motivation” while also addressing a first round of balance changes that have just rolled o...

Fulqrum Publishing and developers Acid Man Games and Fire Plant Games have revealed that Viscerafest, their retro styled sci-fi shooter will see a full launch on April 14th.

Can you look past a price tag?

The Beekeeper's Picnic - A Sherlockian Adventure from Afoot Games looks like a wonderful casual point and click adventure for you to relax with. Out now with Native Linux support and it even has proper voice acting too, seems like a quality game worth your time.

"Finally, I can play the new Assassin's Creed". We Nintendo fans felt a bit like that Squidward looking out the window meme when Assassin's Creed Shadows launched on PC, Xbox and PS5 last week. Sure, a game the size of Ubisoft's latest was never going to end up on Switch, but that doesn't mean we have to rule out all Nintendo consoles. Yes, the mighty 3DS has struck once again. After we saw it tackling ATLUS' Metaphor: ReFantazio last year, we knew it would only be a matter of time before it too...

Mojang have released the latest update for Minecraft, the Spring to Life drop. This is part of their sped-up release schedule to bring more updates to the game.

Tomb Raider, Soul Reaver and Perfect Dark developers Crystal Dynamics are laying off 17 "talented team members" in order "to better align our current business needs and the studio's future success". According to a social media statement, they "did not take this decision lightly". Oh, and "this change does not alter our current project plans." It's not clear who exactly has lost their jobs, but going by this Xitter post, senior combat designer Mark Vernon is one of them. "Call me Mark S the way I...

Pokémon TCG Pocket has today added its latest booster pack, Shining Revelry, and alongside it a new card only obtainable by purchasing with real money.

Uber has new shuttle routes for NYC travelers. Less than six months after launching bus rides between LaGuardia Airport and Manhattan, the company is adding four routes between John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Manhattan. Beginning on Thursday, you can book up to four seats for one of the new routes. You can reserve them as early as seven days in advance or as late as two minutes before you hop on. Each bus has a 14-passenger limit at launch. Much like your flight, you can bring on...