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Now that Proton 10 had a Beta release to bring improved game compatibility to Linux Desktop and Steam Deck, Valve have also updated their testing ground with Proton Experimental seeing an update to be based on Proton 10 plus extra fixes.

Finally, something perfectly suited to battling my visual novel backlog.

"A free-wheeling RPG road trip that pushes all the right buttons," was Brendy's verdict on Keep Driving this February. I am thankful for Brendy for many things in life, but seldom more so than today, for he has supplied me with an easy opening segue: there are even more of those buttons to push now, for Keep Driving has been updated with gamepad support.

Captain Blood! High On Life! Mirai! The latest Nintendo Download update for North America has arrived, and it's bringing new games galore to the eShop in your region. As always, be sure to drop a vote in our poll and comment down below with your potential picks for the week. Enjoy!Switch eShop - New Releases1 – 2 – 3 o r 4 – 5 – 6 (kids room, 1st May, $3.00) - Find it within the time limit! Answer correctly to level up. More dice will appear, and the challenge will deepen. A simple yet profound ...

Apple has today been ordered to pay more than $700 million to the Texas-based cellular technology company Optis in a landmark UK patent ruling (via ipfray). In London, the England and Wales Court of Appeal today ruled that Apple must pay a lump sum of $502 million to Optis Cellular Technology LLC for the use of standard-essential 4G patents in iPhones and iPads over a 14-year period spanning from 2013 to 2027. The decision marks a dramatic increase from the $56.43 million originally awarded by t...

Xbox has announced that it's raising the prices of its hardware and software due to "market conditions" and rising development costs.

Make your own black soul gems for enchanting and Vaermina's quest.

A new month is here, and something I haven't done often is a look over what's been the most popular on Steam Deck. So here's what you've all been playing the most over the last month.

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Studio Ghibli’s most harrowing and devastating movie will soon be available in a Steelbook Blu-ray. The Grave of the Fireflies Steelbook costs $22.96 (or $26.98 on Amazon) and releases July 8. Pre-orders are available now. Grave of the Fireflies is based on a semi autobiographical short story of the same name, which follows two orphaned...

Rimworld with rats. It’s a simple concept, yet a tremendously appealing one. Cute colony sim Ratopia has just left early access after 18 months, and developer Cassel Games has a special Steam sale to celebrate. Boasting an impressive 88% user rating, its adorable art style and clean UI gives its detailed social simulation and intricate systems an immediately eye-catching look, and 1.0 brings a whole swarm of upgrades to the table.

Apple has been warning possible victims of spyware attacks, according to several alleged recipients of the messages. At the time of writing there appears to be at least two people who have confirmed they’ve been notified by Apple, and that the warning itself says that users in 100 countries have received similar alerts. The company does not offer any specifics as to how many people may have been targeted, or where the attacks are coming from As reported by TechCrunch, one recipient of the warnin...

A Japanese player has already crossed beating The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on Nintendo Switch 2 off the list. YouTuber and speedrunner Ikaboze managed that feat this past weekend at Nintendo Switch 2 Experience: Tokyo, where attendees had a chance to go hands on with Nintendo’s next-gen console. Like other attendees, Ikaboze...

In the late 2000s, Facebook was a booming desktop web platform with a growing selection of third-party games and apps, including the viral sensation FarmVille. However, once the iPhone and other mobile devices became more popular, this started to change. In particular, Apple's closed-off App Store rules impacted the social network. In a recent interview with Stratechery's Ben Thompson, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg briefly reflected on how the App Store's rules limited Facebook. Specifically, he said...

Is it actually better than the original? Time to find out. Hamster Co. has announced that Arcade Archives Super Xevious will release today (May 1st) on Nintendo Switch. Those of you who remember the halcyon days of the early 1980s will know that Namco's original Xevious made quite a splash when it hit arcades in 1982. However, this 'Super' variant from 1984 was, at the time of its release at least, considered a bit of a disappointment.

Potion Seller makes a small cameo in Oblivion Remastered.

Amazon this week has a few models of the Apple Watch Ultra 2 available for $729.99, down from $799.00. Free shipping options provide an estimated May 6 delivery date, but Prime members can get it as soon as May 2 depending on your location. 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. Overall, this is a solid second-best price on the Apple Watch Ultra 2. Deals on this version ...

I wouldn't call Frostpunk a tycoon game but I'm not going to turn my nose up at a good deal. The Tycoon Titans Humble Bundle has some fun hits in it to grab.

Apple can no longer charge a fee for purchases made outside of an iOS app, Epic Games vs. Apple judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled Wednesday night. The judge had issued a permanent injunction in 2021 forbidding Apple from blocking third-party payment options — and the court found that Apple was in “willful violation” of the...

What are the new Project Egoist codes? Welcome, you unpolished gem. It's time to head onto the pitch, lock in, and become Japan's number one striker. But to be the best, you're going to need to channel Blue Lock's top dogs, and doing so doesn't come cheap. Mirroring the systems used in other Roblox games, getting the best playstyles in Project Egoist requires you to pull on its gacha banner. Will you accept life as pre-GOAT Isagi in the Roblox experience? Or will you stump up the big bucks for a...

Hello there, PlayStation fans! That’s no moon over the Battle Royale Island — it’s a whole Star Wars Season! Also, the celebration is just getting started in LEGO Fortnite Brick Life. Over in LEGO Fortnite Odyssey, explore and battle for galactic supremacy. The fun continues in Rocket League with the new 2v2 Car Wars LTM....

MacRumors is pleased to announce our Sixteenth Annual MacRumors Blood Drive, throughout the month of May 2025. Let's save lives together by encouraging donations of blood, platelets, and plasma, and signing up as bone marrow and organ donors. While most blood drives are specific to a geographic location, our blood drive is online and worldwide. Anyone can participate. Over the past 15 years, MacRumors Blood Drives have recorded donations of 1,565 units of blood, platelets, and plasma, cheered fo...

Say hello to more $80 games. Xbox is raising the price of its consoles, accessories, and games globally, with some titles reaching that lofty $80 price tag from this Holiday season. As detailed by The Game Business, the US is being impacted the most, with the Xbox Series X rising by $100 to $599.99 and the Xbox Series S rising by $80 to $429.99. In Europe, the Series X price has increased by €50 to €599,99, and the Series S has also increased by €50 to €349,99. In the UK, the Series X has risen ...

Switch 2 overdrive. One month ago, we knew so little. But now we know Switch 2 is landing in just over a month, bringing not just a new catalogue of games but also fresh blood to your existing library, with Nintendo Switch 2 Edition upgrades for a host of your favourites. And let's not forget that there's still a swathe of Switch 1 games slated for this year and beyond. Its successor may start hogging the spotlight come 5th June, but with games like Rhythm Heaven Groove and Tomodachi Life: Livin...

In the latest batch of Andor episodes, we get to see Cassian (Diego Luna) do something he’s never done before: dress up.  He’s been in disguise before, and certainly incognito as the (immaculately named) Keef Girgo. But Cassian’s spy work so rarely takes him to upscale establishments; even around the rarefied air of Coruscant, he’s...

Microsoft has increased the cost of the Xbox Series X by $100, a 20% price increase on the video game console that launched in 2020. And that’s not the only price hike announced on Thursday. Games as well as controllers and other peripherals are going up in price, too, as is the Xbox Series S....

Anyone rocking a recent-gen high-end GPU like an RTX 4090 or 5090 knows that these behemoths of rendering power are heavy enough to knock out a would-be PC thief. As GPUs get larger and heavier, sagging has become a growing concern for PC builders and GPU manufacturers, and ASUS briefly let on just how aware of this issue the company is. ASUS quietly added a function called “Equipment Installation Check” to its GPU Tweak III monitoring software back in January. Included in this toolset was a mea...

Dynasty Warriors and Atelier studio Koei Tecmo has released its financial statement for the 2024-25 fiscal year, and happily, profits are up.

I always wondered how the advisors in SimCity actually decided on their advice. You could never make them happy. They’d complain about the lack of a fire station, for example, and so you’d build a fire station. But then they’d be on your back about how the fire station doesn’t cover the town’s whole fire radius. And then it would be wages for the firefighters. And then a second fire station. Such is the eternal, municipal nightmare of city-building games. But Memoriapolis, freshly arrived from e...

Demon-swarmed fantasy ARPG Path Of Exile 2 got a patch today that should have, in theory, increased the rarity of loot dropped for players across all parts of the game. Instead, the game began deleting their Skill Gems - the extremely important stones that players use to perform all manner of attacks, spells, and defensive magicks. The developers quickly shut down the servers and rolled back the game, leading to a five-hour outage and a bunch of players who are now even more annoyed than they ha...

Can vertical shooters be erotic, though? Japanese publisher City Connection will bring the 1998 Sega Saturn vertical scroller Steam Heart's Saturn Tribute to Nintendo Switch on 28th May. Giga's rather adult slice of retro hardcore-shooter action — first released for PC-98 in 1994 with the Saturn version (both Japan-only) arriving in 1998 — was also due to release on Xbox One at the same time but, as reported by our sister site, Time Extension, the game was blocked from release on that platform.

Microsoft is dramatically increasing the price of the Xbox Series X and Series S, as well as new games and accessories. As of today, the Series S will start at $380, up from $300, while the Series X will begin at $550, a $100 increase from its previous price. As for the 1TB Series S, it now costs $430, up from $350. Meanwhile, if you want the Series X with disc drive, it will now set you back $600. Lastly, the 2TB Galaxy Black Special Edition now costs an eye-watering $730.  Additionally, Micros...

As a new month dawns, we're taking a look at the most played Steam Deck games for April 2025, and it's surprising to see Oblivion Remastered storm up the charts despite having become a bit of a meme for its poor performance. In the monthly data, however, Balatro still reigns supreme. Each month, it's fun to look at which games are performing well on the best handheld gaming PC and look for any surprises. The chart of top played games on Steam Deck lists, quite simply, the games with the most hou...

Acer has just unveiled the cheapest 600Hz gaming monitor that money can buy. The Acer Nitro XV240 F6 is a super-fast display that seems perfect for the competitive esports market, with a ridiculously quick 600Hz refresh rate and a price tag that makes it both an incredible bargain and a huge expense, depending on what you're looking for. This Acer display could be a serious best gaming monitor contender for competitive gameplay with these specs, although the $699.99 cost is likely to put off a l...

Xbox consoles will now be more expensive worldwide, including the UK and mainland Europe, Australia and the US, Microsoft has confirmed.