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Apple is testing an iOS 18.5 update with developers and public beta testers, and we've had three betas so far. There aren't any notable changes so far, but the update will still bring important bug fixes and security improvements. So when can we expect it? Based on historical release timelines for x.5 updates, iOS 18.5 and its sister updates are likely to launch in May. Here's when we saw updates in prior years: iOS 17.5 - May 13 iOS 16.5 - May 18 iOS 15.5 - May 16 iOS 14.5 - April 26 iOS 13.5 -...

As nice as it is to have a projector wired up in your home cinema, the flexibility a portable model offers is equally valuable. It means you can set up an impromptu big screen in your back yard during those glorious long summer evenings. But portable projectors also carry that whiff of not being as good, or being compromised, with less powerful sound and vision. It’s this issue that Nebula is looking to tackle with its latest flagship portable projector, the X1, which is designed to offer the po...

Following in the footsteps of Netflix and Disney+, streaming service Max is starting to crack down on password sharing between multiple households. Max this week debuted a new Extra Member Add-On feature, which is designed to allow users to pay a fee to share a Max subscription with someone who does not live in the same home. Extra Member Add-On is priced at $7.99 per month, on top of the base subscription price. Max with ads is $9.99 per month, while the Standard plan is $16.99 per month and th...

A lot of third-party titles will make use of game-key cards. Nintendo's Switch 2 will support both regular game cards and game-key cards. Game-key cards don't contain the full data and are instead used as a "key" to download the full game to your system via an internet connection.

The PlayStation 5 is getting a software update that brings back the looks of yesteryear. After fans applauded the move to apply the appearances of past Sony generations to their consoles' home screens during the PlayStation 30th anniversary last year, the company said it was working on making those permanent aesthetic options. That promised return of the four retro UI looks is the highlight of the upcoming PS5 update. Unfortunately, the start-up audio chimes that accompanied each generation are ...

When it comes to huge multiplayer war games that faithfully recreate the arenas, weapons, and vehicles from iconic battles throughout history, Enlisted is right up there as one of the best. Free-to-play and fiercely competitive, it just cranked things up a notch in the latest Enlisted update by sending some of the earliest jet fighters into the skies and adding several exciting weapons to its World War 2 arsenal.

Apple is no longer signing iOS 18.4, a little over a week after releasing the iOS 18.4.1 update. Since iOS 18.4 is not signed anymore, iPhone users who have upgraded to iOS 18.4.1 are not able to downgrade to iOS 18.4. It is not unusual for Apple to stop signing an older version of iOS after releasing an update, and the process keeps ‌iPhone‌ users from installing outdated versions of iOS. "Signing" refers to a server-side verification check that's done when versions of iOS are downloaded onto a...

To celebrate YouTube's 20th anniversary, the YouTube team today announced that YouTube TV is getting an interface update in the near future. Starting in the next few weeks, YouTube TV members will be able to build their own multiview with select non-sports content. A small group of popular channels will be available to begin with, though access will be expanding in the coming months. Later this year, the YouTube app for TVs will be redesigned, with YouTube aiming to introduce easier navigation, ...

Hello, my name is Martin, and I’m the CEO and Creative Director of Flatter Than Earth, the studio behind the theatrical adventure platformer Once Upon a Puppet. Our magical, story-driven 2.5D puzzle-platformer takes place in a vibrant world of theatre, where classic platforming meets puppet-inspired gameplay in a tale of friendship, self-discovery, and redemption. You’ll […] The post Five Essential Tips for Your Adventure in Once Upon a Puppet appeared first on Xbox Wire.

Meta today announced that it is rolling out a new live translation feature to all Ray-Ban Meta glasses users, providing wide access to functionality that was previously only available to early access users in a beta capacity. Live translation supports English, French, Italian, and Spanish, allowing users to translate between those languages in real-time while having a conversation. As long as a particular language pack has been downloaded in advance, no Wi-Fi or cellular connection is required t...

When Diablo 4’s eighth season launches on April 29, the battle pass will look completely different. Instead of a linear track, it will be split into categories, or Reliquaries, for you to chase after specific types of cosmetic tweaks for your demon slayer. Like a lot of popular live service games that have introduced more...

Apple engineers have offered to contribute Vision Pro support to the Godot engine, which is a free, open source game engine that's available to game creators as an alternative to Unity and Unreal. Godot is cross-platform and supports PCs, mobile devices, the web, and more at the current time, but with Apple's contributions, games made with Godot could run natively on the Vision Pro. On GitHub, a member of the visionOS engineering team said that Apple wants to help bring Vision Pro integration to...

Practicing mindfulness is often an intimidating prospect. You’re tasked with being still, noticing things inside and outside of your body, and most challenging of all, not really thinking about anything. But what if you could practice that skill while also playing a little 15-minute solo board game? That’s what A Gentle Rain offers. Designed by...

Sure, if we’re talking officially licensed videogames set in the Dungeons and Dragons universe, Baldur’s Gate 3 is in a class of its own. Even if you remove DnD out of the equation, it’s still one of the best co-op games ever made. However, while its enormous scope and seemingly endless possibilities are what make it so cherished, it can also be a barrier to some. Looking to create a co-op experience that’s much closer to a chilled out DnD game night, and delivering it in a novel way using each ...

The 2024 'teraleak' saw a huge trove of previously unreleased Pokémon material released to the public, and Nintendo wants to know who's responsible.

Leveling up in The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered is far more complicated than it needs to be. You don’t just earn XP and click through a menu. Instead, the leveling system dictates that you do a bunch of other actions first. Our Oblivion Remastered guide will tell you all about the leveling system. We’ll...

Threads users in more than 30 countries will start seeing ads on the social network as of today, according to Instagram lead Adam Mosseri. Threads parent company Meta is rolling ads out to additional locations after testing them with a limited number of users in the United States. On Threads, Mosseri said that ads are expanding more broadly, and that the company's goal is for them to "enhance your overall experience." Ads will show up in the Threads feed between posts on Threads, and will be del...

Microsoft promised in a strange ad campaign last year that it would bring Xbox Game Pass to more than just its own gaming brand's hardware thanks to Xbox Cloud Gaming. One of the previously announced platforms that it said would gain the ability to run Xbox Game Pass was smart TVs from LG. Today, LG announced that the Xbox app will begin rolling out to a collection of its smart TVs in 25 countries this week. The Xbox app is compatible with select LG screens and monitors. According to the press r...

A fancy new crafting/gathering game mode, Cosmic Exploration, is out in Final Fantasy 14 with some pretty enticing rewards, so the reasonable thing to do is… immediately look up macros to help you automate the process and ease the grind, right? Well, I have some bad and good news for you. The bad news is...

Oblivion's persuasion minigame is pretty weird, but you can learn how to charm just about anyone with enough practice.

The new game aims to "cover the entire world" of Robert Jordan's book series.

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Co-founder Jason Citron is stepping down, but will remain with the company as a member of the board of directors.

Humble is currently offering an amazing bundle for anyone who’s as excited as we are to rejoin the Doom Slayer in Doom: The Dark Ages on May 14. The $28 iD & Friends bundle features every Doom title ever published, including Doom 3, Doom 64, and all of the post-launch DLC for Doom Eternal, in...

If you're needing to build up your shooter collection, the new id & Friends Humble Bundle might perhaps be exactly what you want with plenty of DOOM.

Meta AI, the most interesting thing you can do with Ray-Ban Meta glasses, will soon be available to more people. The company's Live Translation feature is rolling out to all the product's markets, and Live AI (where you can hold a free-flowing conversation about what you're looking at) will soon be available in the US and Canada. In addition, glasses owners in the EU can finally use Meta AI with their high-tech specs. Live translation, previously available in early access, is now rolling out in ...

While everyone was enjoying the massive deluge of Switch 2 news Nintendo uncorked on April 2, my broken brain couldn’t help but focus on something far less important: awkward marketing language. I’ve struggled to come up with a succinct and simplistic way to explain this to other people, so let’s instead use an example from...

From the moment it was revealed, Chernobylite 2 has stood out due to its ambition. Compared to the original, it’s a massively expanded experience and strings together elements of post-apocalyptic RPGs like Fallout, realistic survival FPS games like Stalker, and even MMOs. Launched in early access just under two months ago, it’s been steadily refining the experience. But today sees its first “Megapatch” arrive, and it brings some major overhauls, technical improvements, and much more.

Lockpicking is one of the best ways to unlock chests and doors The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered — and to get loot. You will encounter loads of locked chests and doors while exploring the lands and dungeons of Oblivion Remastered. To bypass these locks as you encounter them, you will need to play a...

The new facelifts didn't make them hot or bland, as we feared: now Cyrodiil's citizens have a whole new type of disquieting charm.

No sleep for Mouse Mode. With the Switch 2's shiny new Mouse Mode, we're not surprised lots of developers are integrating the new control scheme into their games. And Spike Chunsoft is the latest dev to jump on the mouse wagon, with its next big game, No Sleep For Kaname Date - From AI: The Somnium Files. The third game in the AI: The Somnium Files series is coming to both the Switch and Switch 2 — the latter as a Game-Key Card release — on 25th July 2025. But the Switch 2 version will be bringi...

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When I hit credits on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, I was left with the feeling that it was a role-playing game that’s like a lot of games that came before it — your Elden Ring, Final Fantasy, and more interestingly, Nier Replicant — and yet, not a lot of games are quite like it. Sure,...

Discord CEO and co-founder Jason Citron has announced that he's stepping down from his leadership role at the chat app and being replaced by Humam Sakhnini, a former executive from Activision Blizzard. Citron will remain on Discord's board of directors, and fellow co-founder Stanislav Vishnevskiy will continue acting as the company's chief technology officer. "From the very beginning, our mission has been about bringing people together around games," Citron said in a statement. "It’s a mission I...

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