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Apple's efforts to diversify its supply chain may have been for naught with the Trump administration's new tariffs that target multiple countries where Apple sources components for its iPhones, iPads, and Macs. Apple has worked to move some of its manufacturing to countries like India, Vietnam, and Thailand, all of which are facing steep tariffs in addition to China and Taiwan. There is a minimum 10 percent tariff for all U.S. trading partners, and "reciprocal tariffs" on several countries where...

A public poll to determine the most influential video game of all time, held by the U.K. screen arts academy BAFTA, has returned an extremely surprising (if not totally unworthy) result: Shenmue, Yu Suzuki’s wildly ambitious 1999 Sega Dreamcast game about one young man’s search for justice (and capsule toys). Shenmue beat more routinely canonized...

Kiryu and Majima's epic tale finally comes to a Nintendo console this June!

Apple today released new 7E101 firmware for the AirPods Max with USB-C, addressing an issue that made the previously released firmware unable to be downloaded. Apple yesterday seeded out ‌AirPods Max‌ firmware with a version number of 7E99 to enable lossless audio support, but it turned out that ‌AirPods Max‌ users were not able to download the firmware. The new 7E101 firmware should now be available to all Apple users who have ‌AirPods Max‌ with USB-C, and the update brings lossless audio and u...

Malys will head to Kickstarter this month, and Summerfall Studios hopes to have it out by the end of 2025.

Bring it on! As if today's Switch 2 Direct wasn't enough of an info dump, Nintendo has also published a series of Ask the Developer interviews, so we can get even more details on the upcoming console. In Chapter 4 of the discussion with Kouichi Kawamoto, Takuhiro Dohta and Tetsuya Sasaki, the chat moves onto the sworded issue of the eShop — something we're all hoping will see a much-needed spruce up — and, specifically, the improvements that have been implemented on Switch 2.

Teamfight Tactics continues to impress with just how diverse and unique it keeps making new sets. With the launch of Cyber City, which is TFT Set 14, you can now be transported to a neon-soaked metropolis where rival factions regularly clash for control and power. Alongside loads of new traits and units, a brand new mechanic called Hack arrives which will disrupt the action in unexpected (and hopefully beneficial) ways.

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Putting the 'meh' in 'homehscreen'. One of the biggest criticisms against the Nintendo Switch is its home screen. There's nothing wrong with it, per se, but it does lack a certain pizazz that we had come to expect from Nintendo's consoles. The House of Mario didn't pull back the curtain on what creative design swings the Switch 2 takes, menu-wise, in today's Direct, but it has shared an image of it in a recently updated webpage. Sorry folks, it's still pretty bland. At an initial glance, you wou...

Navigating the eShop on the Nintendo Switch is a trial. Not only does it chug when you’re scrolling through games, it’s borderline impossible to find exactly what you want. Even new games are sometimes hard to find. And there are entire websites dedicated to doing the heavy lifting for you so you don’t ever have...

A new 3D platformer featuring a redesigned DK!

Apple CEO Tim Cook today earned over $24 million selling Apple stock, according to a filing with the SEC. Cook sold 108,136 shares that he received on April 1 when restricted stock units vested. The RSUs that vested yesterday were part of a time-based stock award that Cook was granted back in 2020. One-third of the shares vested in 2023, one-third in 2024, and the final third vested in 2025. The shares that were sold today were put in Cook's trust. Restricted stock units are given to Cook regula...

Nintendo's post-Direct Switch 2 info-dump has been full of juicy little details, and the nuggets keep on coming. It now appears, for instance, that Nintendo's newest console will be making things a little easier for the avid screenshot sharers and gameplay clippers out there.

Nintendo confirmed back in November 2024, two months before the company even unveiled the Nintendo Switch 2, that the new console would be backward-compatible with games for the original Nintendo Switch. Now, after detailing the system’s hardware and software in an hourlong Nintendo Direct presentation, the company has provided the first real specifics on the...

The Switch 2 is bigger, more powerful and more expensive than the original Switch, but the tech specs for the new console reveal at least one key way it's worse: The Switch 2's battery life is shorter. Nintendo says that battery life on the Switch 2 varies depending on the game you play, but that it estimates the console should last approximately "2 – 6.5 hours." That's notably shorter than the battery life you'll get out of a current Switch or Switch OLED, based on the company's support page. N...

What is a hunter without sportsmanship?

Donkey Kong will break new ground in his new Switch 2 game, Donkey Kong Bananza. I mean that literally, in the sense that the 3D action-adventure game is about destruction and digging into the hard earth with DK’s meaty fists. But Bananza will also push the Donkey Kong series forward by putting pants on Nintendo’s...

Today's Nintendo Direct showcase had some good news for PC gamers too.

In 2019, Apple canceled plans to open a flagship store at Federation Square in Melbourne, Australia, due to public opposition. Specifically, many local residents were upset about Apple's plan to demolish the existing Yarra Building on the site, in order to make room for the new store. The local heritage authority Heritage Victoria ultimately decided that the building could not be torn down due to its cultural significance. Six years later, graphic designer Filip Chudzinski has envisioned what Ap...

Ohio currently has nine bills in the legislative pipeline directly targeting trans people, restricting access rights to healthcare, education, and more. Itch.io is providing an easy way to fight back with a bundle containing more than 400 TTRPGs from independent creators. While $5 is all you need to get everything included in this bundle, you...

Enhanced versions of Nintendo Switch games are on the way, including Mario Party Jamboree and Kirby and the Forgotten Land.

Games Workshop has released a preview of the Warhammer Age of Sigmar Deathrattle Army box. It includes a sneak peek at new mechanics.

Most critics seem to think Jack Black's blocky blockbuster is a bit mid.

The first major Monster Hunter Wilds update is almost here, and for those looking for a different kind of challenge or for anyone obsessed with speedrunning, it’s going to be a good’un. That’s because Arena Quests, the time trial-style missions that task you with slaying monsters as swiftly as possible, are coming to the hit RPG. Ahead of Title Update 1 dropping later this week, Capcom has issued a firm warning against anyone looking to cheat in Arena Quests and other time-based challenges, thre...

In 2002, Microsoft launched Xbox Live with built-in voice chat as one of the main selling points of the then new service. Now, nearly 25 years later, Nintendo is finally giving its fans an easy way to talk to their friends online over a friendly match of Mario Kart World. Considering some of the solutions Nintendo has offered in the past, GameChat is surprisingly elegant. A tap of the Switch 2's new C button, conveniently located below the Home button on the right Joy-Con, brings up a dedicated ...

BattleTech: Gothic, the latest in the long line of BattleTech tabletop adaptations, broke cover at this year’s AdeptiCon convention in Milwaukee. When it was first announced on March 25, many who initially learned about it on Facebook thought for sure that it was an April Fools’ joke that leaked out just a little bit too...

Sonos has given two of its audio products price cuts. The Era 100 smart speaker and Ray soundbar now retail for $199. The change offers new customers a $50 savings for the Era 100 and $80 on the Ray. Both speakers would frequently show up on sale, but Sonos has confirmed that this is a permanent pricing change for the products. These items have been available for a few years, so the price drop might signal that a refresh is in store for both. When it debuted in 2023, the Era 100 was an upgrade o...

Nintendo’s Switch 2 Direct stream suffered technical issues at the most inopportune time for the developers of Astroneer. Near the end of Wednesday’s presentation, a trailer for their new game debuted on the stream during a period where many viewers were stuck looking at a glitchy mess. “Hey so uh one of the main Nintendo...

Starseeker: Astroneer Expeditions is set to launch in 2026.

What could've been... Hopefully, you'll have gotten used to the name 'Nintendo Switch 2' by now. Given how much we now know about Nintendo's latest hardware, the firm's approach to its name actually makes a lot of sense. According to an Ask the Developer interview with Kouichi Kawamoto, Takuhiro Dohta, and Tetsuya Sasaki, however, it very nearly had a different name altogether; one that many fans were sincerely hoping for in the run up to the official reveal earlier this year.

It seems fitting that Nintendo didn’t reveal the Switch 2’s $450 price during its Direct stream this morning — it would have just bummed everyone out. After spending an hour hearing about how the Switch 2 practically fixes almost every problem we had with the original console, and seeing teasers for exciting games like Mario Kart World, why spoil the good vibes with the harsh reality of market economics? Instead, Nintendo revealed the console’s price in the lowliest of media communications: A si...

A paper from the Offenburg University in Germany shows new statistics about sexual harassment in Valorant and Overwatch, two popular online multiplayer shooters from Riot Games and Blizzard Entertainment. The results showed that sexual harassment and abusive comments are still an unfortunately common part of these games, with the authors suggesting a larger study should...

In the latest Reality Check, psychologist Dr. Audrey Tang grades The Last of Us Part 2's depictions of human behavior.

The Nintendo Switch 2 had its big debut on Wednesday, and the new console looks to be a sizable, if mostly straightforward, upgrade over its mega-popular predecessor. Tucked between the new Donkey Kong and (pricier) Mario Kart games, mouse mode and overhauled party chat features, though, was another significant update: The device supports faster microSD Express cards. This may not be the sexiest feature, but it should bring quicker load times and generally improved storage performance to the upc...