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The art of the quick catch (or fast catch) in Pokémon Go is a sacred and important one if you’re looking to truly maximize your gains. For events like Community Days and Spotlight Hours, you may be trying to rake in the Pokémon due to Stardust bonuses, or maybe you just love Bulbasaur and you...

When Hades II moves out of Early Access and into v1.0 later this year, Nintendo will have a prime seat at the table. A "Creator's Voice" promo video published on Tuesday (via Kotaku) echoed what developer Supergiant Games posted in a FAQ last week: Switch 2 and Switch will be the only consoles to play the roguelike on out of the gates. The video's mention of Hades II "launching first for consoles on Nintendo Switch 2" further confirms that PlayStation and Xbox owners will at least have to wait a...

How do you benchmark your PC? In this guide, we show you how to measure your gaming frame rates and gauge your PC performance in apps. Knowing how to run a PC benchmark test will enable you to see where your gaming PC or laptop hardware is falling short, and whether you really need a CPU or GPU upgrade to run the latest games and software applications.  There are many ways to test the performance of your PC, but when it comes to gaming, one useful first stop is PCGameBenchmark’s benchmark test s...

Still poised to be the fastest-selling console, though. Analyst firm DFC Intelligence has lowered its forecast for Switch 2 sales amidst the ongoing uncertainty surrounding the widespread tariffs from The Trump Administration. As highlighted by VGC, DFC had previously stated that Switch 2 sales would reach a staggering 17 million by the end of 2025, but this has now been revised down to 15 million. Granted, this is still a remarkable number, and DFC still believes the Switch 2 will be the fastes...

Every now and then I abandon all of my responsibilities and go for a walk in Book Of Travels, a “tiny MMO” from Might And Delight. While a bit Orientalist in ways I’m still unravelling for myself, it’s one of the loveliest video game spaces I’ve ever inhabited: huge, picturebook horizons, molten shades of greenery, tiny wanderers keeping pace with beautifully combed clouds. Might And Delight’s just-announced “cosy decoration game” Twinkleby doesn’t have quite the same magic, so far – it’s less m...

If you love fast-paced, adrenaline-pumping shooters, Humble's latest game bundle will be right up your street. The Best of Boomer Shooters 4:  Badda Bing Badda Boom bundle packs in seven brilliant boomer shooters for as little as $16 / £12.35, including the criminally underrated retro action shooter Turbo Overkill – a must-play for fans of Duke Nukem 3D.

New games for the Nintendo Switch 2 can cost as much as $79.99, but Newegg is currently offering a deal that’ll save you some money at the Nintendo eShop. For today only, you can save $5 on every $50 gift card purchase for the Nintendo eShop. This promotion is valid for today only and is...

Trust PC gamers to explore every possible chance for a free performance upgrade. The latest intrepid tech tinkerer has found a way to provide a significant boost to the overall performance of the AMD Radeon RX 9070 by upgrading its clock speed and TGP to RX 9070 XT levels. This AMD upgrade can't magically enable the disabled cores of the RX 9070, which would effectively make it identical to the RX 9070 XT - the best graphics card for most gamers right now. However, the extra breathing room to bo...

Since launch, Marvel Rivals has had a huge optimization problem on PC. The hero shooter's memory consumption can be off the charts if you aren’t running an ungodly amount of RAM, but this is something developer NetEase Games has been looking into. Now, with the impending launch of Season 2, the team has outlined an experimental feature you can use if you don’t have a spare 32 GB of RAM lying around every time you boot up the game.

The second-generation Apple Vision Pro may now be in mass production ahead of its rumored launch later this year, Chinese website IT Home today claims. Reporting on information from an unknown source, the website says that key components of the new Vision Pro, including panels, housings, and circuitry, have moved into mass production ahead of the product's purported release later in 2025. Some Apple suppliers are said to be "rushing" to fulfill orders. In October, The Information's Wayne Ma repo...

BDS, a pro-Palestinian human rights movement focused on pressuring Israel to comply with international law by promoting boycotts, divestment, and sanctions against the country and its economic partners, added Microsoft and Xbox to its list of targets on April 7. “Microsoft partners with the apartheid regime of Israel and its prison system,” the Palestinian BDS...

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Triband Games is back with another entry in its “What the” franchise. What the Clash? is an exclusive for Apple Arcade and will be available on May 1. Apple describes it as a "quirky, fast-paced multiplayer game" that features Triband’s take on popular minigames like table tennis, archery, racing and tag. However, this isn’t just a simple multiplayer minigame collection. Players can use modifier cards to "create absurd combos." This includes stuff like "giraffle, toasty archery, sticky tennis an...

Is Dune Awakening coming to Game Pass? Funcom has traded barbarians for Harkonnens as its MMO adaptation of Frank Herbert’s space epic hurtles towards PC, and consoles at a later date. While the game won’t be free-to-play, you may wonder if there’s a way to skirt around that with your Game Pass subscription. Dune Awakening is poised to offer the ultimate survival game fantasy, plonking you down on the most inhospitable planet in sci-fi, patting you on the back, and sending you on your way. The D...

Apple will report its earnings results for the second quarter of its 2025 fiscal year on Thursday, May 1 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific Time. Apple's CEO Tim Cook and CFO Kevan Parekh will discuss the results on a conference call with analysts a half hour later. Keep reading for some key things to know about the quarter, including a recap of new products announced, revenue expectations, and more. New Products During Quarter The quarter ran from December 29, 2024 through March 29, 2025, according to Apple'...

The day before they go live. Nintendo of Canada has confirmed that it will not be opening up pre-orders for the Nintendo Switch 2 in the country, just the day before pre-orders were due to go live. In a statement provided to Mobile Syrup, Nintendo of Canada explained that pre-orders are being held back "in order to align with the timing of pre-orders to be determined in the US." The console, like in the rest of the world, is still due to launch on 5th June 2025.

Nintendo is delaying Switch 2 pre-orders in Canada.

They tried all the builds out in the game beforehand.

Nintendo has confirmed that Switch 2 pre-orders in Canada have been delayed in order to "align with the timing" of US pre-orders.

Yet another awful PC port.

You move your units across a tile-based map. The goal is to establish flanking positions and use tactics to outmaneuver and outgun the enemy. During the combat sections, Burden of Command feels - and even looks - like old-school XCOM. But it’s the moments between battles that have the greatest impact. Taking cues from Company of Heroes, but also choice-driven RPGs, this is a WW2 game where the wellbeing of every single soldier is your responsibility. Following a single unit throughout World War ...

You’ll need to “hire a supply or medic specialist” as part of Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2’s Week 7 weekly quests. Doing so will reward you with a whopping 30,000 XP, so you might as well pick up one of these NPCs if you’re nearby to get that. Below, we explain where to find supply...

The C button is one of the Switch 2’s most talked-about features. First, it was because of the secrecy about what it does. Then, after the tell-all Direct showcase, where some of us were slightly deflated to learn its actual purpose (which is to initiate GameChat in any game, and GameShare with select titles), the...

I want my portable world to look more vibrant.

Samsung has secured short-term success.

The Mask Workshop is a secret hideout located underneath Masked Meadows in Fortnite. The Mask Workshop, previously named Daigo’s Underground Hidden Workshop in Chapter 6 Season 1, is a location that appears frequently in story and found quests across Chapter 6. Getting there can be a little tricky because, well, it’s a secret hideout and...

"Herobrine was patched out of the game a very long time ago. Repeatedly."

"It's not the only method of game development". It's one of the hottest issues in the gaming industry right now, so it was only a matter of time before Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser was asked about the rise of AI in game development in his series of Switch 2 interviews. Fortunately, his response was refreshingly pro-human. Bowser (not that one) spoke about the uses of AI across the gaming industry to CNBC's Steve Kovach at the recent Switch 2 hands-on event in New York, stating that ...

Millions of us got into Wordle over the last few years and while there have been many clones of that game, other developers went in a slightly different direction and found success, as The New York Times did with the excellent Connections. Another game that has been doing the rounds for a couple of months has a new home, as The Atlantic becomes the latest publisher to get in on the daily puzzle trend. Starting Tuesday, you can play Bracket City on the magazine's website. Ben Gross, an independen...

'Copilot in the workplace, Copilot at home is the future of the company.'

Please humour me and sing this next line like you are in a karaoke bar on a hen/stag do or equivalent: let's get ready to Sonic Rumble.

Anker this week kicked off a new Earth Day sale, offering savings on popular wall chargers, iPhone charging stands, portable batteries, SOLIX solar power stations, and more. This sale includes discounts at both Anker and on Amazon. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. If you're shopping on Anker's website, you can save up to $15 on your order when you sp...

Content warning: The following story contains references to alleged child abuse. Edmund McMillen, the developer behind The Binding of Isaac and co-creator of Super Meat Boy, has issued a statement responding to claims that a website he hosted contained user posts linking to illegal online material, including child pornography. A document from an anonymous user containing a number of allegations has recently been shared among the Binding of Isaac community. It claims that, by accessing an archive...

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