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D&D's new Forgotten Realms books have great lore, but they also highlight the design issues with the 2024 update of 5e

The development release Wine 10.19 is out now for the compatibility layer that powers Valve's Proton, here's all that's new and improved.

If you want to make the most use of the traps and get a map advantage in COD: Black Ops 7 Zombies, let our interactive maps help you out.

I can't swear if this is generative AI in action, but I'm pretty sure it is.

There's no shortage of games to play on Game Pass. If you're not sure what to check out next, we have some recs for you.

COD fatigue might finally be taking its toll.

Concord from Firewalk Studios is dead, but a team is trying to revive it with reverse engineered custom servers on PC.

By all appearances, Call of Duty: Black Ops 7 features a not insignificant amount of AI-generated art, Kotaku reports. The game's over 680 Calling Cards — collectible backgrounds earned through in-game achievements or purchases — appear to be the main offenders, featuring art that imitates the knockoff animation style of ChatGPT. While it's hard to authoritatively claim that Studio Ghibli-inspired illustrations are a smoking gun, the Calling Cards players have spotted do at the very least seem u...

Ari Aster's uncomfortable satire, starring Pedro Pascal and Joaquin Phoenix, is incredibly resonant, especially after the Charlie Kirk shooting.

The Disney Lorcana lawsuit is winding to a conclusion as Ravensburger pushes Upper Deck Entertainment to pay for its legal fees.

The enduring popularity of GTA 5 has changed how Rockstar measures success for GTA 6, one analyst says

Outer Wilds is a space-faring indie that nails its narrative and themes, delivering an essential experience for fans of sci-fi and the universe.

We jammin'? The PDP Riffmaster was first released back in April 2024, and it's a wireless guitar controller that's reviewed well, even if it is a little on the pricey side at the £130/$150 mark. We've already looked at the CRKD x Gibson Guitar Controller, which costs slightly less and does a very nice job of handling... well, there aren't actually that many games to play with guitar controllers on Switch consoles just now, so you're gonna have to settle for Fortnite Festival with this new one, b...

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Email us at [email protected]! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or download here Hey, everybody! Sid, Tim, and Kristen are back this week to discuss this week’s State of Play Japan, which focuses on the Japanese and Asian markets, the thrill of going topside in Arc Raiders, and all the games the team has been playing...

Nearly a decade after going offline, Vine is (sort of) back and, in a truly bizarre twist, Jack Dorsey is at least partially responsible. An early Twitter employee has released a beta version of a rebooted Vine — now called "Divine" — that revives the app's six-second videos and includes a portion of the original app's archive.  The project comes from Evan Henshaw-Plath, a former Twitter employee who goes by "Rabble," and has backing from Dorsey's nonprofit "and Other Stuff," which funds experim...

Early Black Friday deals are in full swing this week, with best-ever prices available on AirPods 4, iPhone 17, M5 MacBook Pro, and much more. We're recapping all these deals below and more, also including great sitewide sales at Anker and OWC, plus Woot's popular steep discounts on Apple Watch bands. 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. AirPods What's th...

"We knew we were asking for unusual things," says Newell, "and Oceanco embraced it with open arms."

Apple's AirPods Pro 2 have hit $129.99 today on Best Buy, down from $249.99. As of writing, the AirPods are only available at this price for local pickup, and you'll need to be signed into a Best Buy account to see this option. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Best Buy. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. This is the best price we've seen on the AirPods Pro 2 in months, beating the price we last tracked on t...

Fortnite players are dying in ways they can't explain, so they're blaming hackers. Epic Games, however, disputes that Fortnite has a cheating problem

The best loadout and class to use alongside the Ryden 45K SMG in Black Ops 7.

The best attachments and class to use with the M15 Mod 0 in Black Ops 7.

Fans of new Apple TV series Pluribus can download a chapter of historical (and fictional) romance novel "Bloodsong of Wycaro" from the Apple Books app today. Written by Pluribus main character Carol Sturka, Bloodsong of Wycaro recounts the adventures of Lucasia as she sails on the Mercator, dreaming of her lost love Raban. Played by Rhea Seehorn, Carol Sturka is a fantasy romance author who hates writing non-serious books and can't stand the fans obsessed with her characters, but the Winds of Wy...

Vivi dominated Magic: The Gathering's meta for months, but the Avatar set would have made it even worse.

Was due in November. Fans of extremely bloody, sugary sweet violence were likely excited to get their hands on Lollipop Chainsaw RePOP - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition later this month. Unfortunately, you'll have to wait a little bit longer, as Dragami Games have announced a last-minute delay. The game will now be launching in early 2026. But there's actually a good reason for the delay this time around — "While the title was initially planned to be released as a digital-only version, we received man...

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And apparently Epic Games will be making games for it, too.

Black Ops 7 continues Call of Duty's trend of using generative AI to help create in-game assets, according to its Steam page disclosure.

If you're set on getting a Steam Machine and want to show your true allegiance to the almighty Valve and its Gabe Cube, you surely need to grab one of these.

South Korean games publisher Krafton recently announced its transformation into an "AI first" company, which typically means that human jobs are about to go on the chopping block. To that end, the company is now trying to slash its workforce by offering voluntary resignations, according to a report by Eurogamer. Krafton is a giant company with tentacles in numerous development studios, including the folks that make PUBG and Subnautica. The organization says this isn't a plan to lay off its human...

Shawn Layden is refreshingly direct in his assessment of the current console gaming landscape: Content is the way forward, not hardware.

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Manufacturers are working on updates to their docks. Following reports that some Switch 2 owners are having issues with third-party docks, Nintendo has addressed the issue. In a response to Tom's Hardware and Kotaku, a representative told the outlets that "Nintendo does not have any intention to hinder or invalidate legal third-party dock compatibility."

Gaijin Entertainment has launched the War Thunder Spearhead update, with new vehicles, map reworks, balance changes, and more tutorials.

"Even if our execution had been perfect, and we see plainly that it was not, it is clear that grinding Power will never be a substitute for earning a trophy."