Email us at [email protected]! Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or download here Hey, everybody! Tim and I are back this week to talk about the games they are playing, a busy news week, and some big contenders that are releasing soon. This week also features an interview with Darren Bridges, Lead Designer, Sucker Punch, for...
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Arc Raiders developer Embark Studios drew flak last year for its use of AI voices. Now, it's pulled a bit of a 180 by bringing VAs back to record.
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Tsk, tsk, tusk. We all had a great time with Donkey Kong Bananza last year, didn't we? The 3D platformer marked a great return for Nintendo's great ape, and the developers haven't been shy about the work that went into it — we got a three-part Ask the Developer interview on it shortly after launch, let's not forget — but that doesn't mean that the Odyssey team doesn't still have a story or two to tell. In a new interview with Game Informer, producer Kenta Motokura and programmer Tatsuya Kurihara...
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For this week's giveaway, we've teamed up with Lululook to offer MacRumors readers a chance to win an iPhone 17 Pro and a 25W Qi2.2 3-in-1 Charger from Lululook to go along with it. Priced at $79, Lululook's 3-in-1 Charging Station is able to charge an iPhone, AirPods, and Apple Watch at the same time. It features Qi 2.2 support and certification, so it is able to charge the iPhone 16 and iPhone 17 models at up to 25W, the same as Apple's latest MagSafe specification. With 25W Qi charging, an i...
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Starfield, despite having fallen short of lodging itself as firmly in the bit of humanity's collective psyche labelled 'the good shit' in comparison to its Bethesda-made siblings, will still achieve something akin to that at some point. Eventually, the man who composed the space RPG's soundtrack reckons, it'll "become something that will be legendary". Why? Because Todd Howard's big visionary brain cannot be stopped.
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Amazon is raising the price of its ad-free Prime Video subscription and locking 4K UHD streaming behind this new tier. Starting April 10 for US customers, a rebranded Prime Video Ultra subscription will cost $5 per month, up from $3 per month. For that extra $2, you get a download capacity increase from 25 to 100, and you can now run five streams concurrently instead of three. Whether those "Ultra" upgrades are worth the $24 annual hike will probably depend on how many boxsets you like to plough...
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Jump pads and unrestrained Snap Hooks didn't stick the landing, but I can't say I don't want to see them return.
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Anything to help Linux users feels like a good shout.
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Can't brute force your way to path tracing nirvana, so it'll be AI all the way into the future of graphics.
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Battlefield 6 Season 2 Nightfall adds the new Hagental Base map, fresh darkness mechanics, and more vehicles and weapons, with a free trial.
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Inspired by Doctor Who’s “Heaven Sent,” I turned Curse of Strahd’s Death House into a roguelike horror dungeon for my D&D campaign.
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Last week, we asked you to share some hard-earned loot or gaming prizes using #PSshare #PSBlog. Here are this week’s highlights: BBSnakeCorn shares Snake receiving the Patriot in Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater. SheikhSadi80 shares Sam finding a collection of drinks in Death Stranding. RhodWulfLeon shares Kratos opening a chest in God of War...
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The post Apolune 2: Boost your Retro Space Mining Experience Solo or with Friends appeared first on Xbox Wire.
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"It's quite challenging because we have these two, quite polar [types of] fans."
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Starfield composer and long-time Bethesda collaborator Inon Zur has been discussing his decades-spanning work with the studio, sharing his thoughts on "visionary" Bethesda boss Todd Howard, as well as his belief that "people were just not ready for" 2023's divisive space adventure.
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On my way to Froggapalooza.
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Parallels, the company best known for making the virtualization software that enables you to run Windows and other operating systems on a Mac, has confirmed that Parallels Desktop is compatible with the MacBook Neo. At launch it was unclear if Apple's new $600 laptop possessed the under-the-hood heft to run Windows apps, but in a recently updated post on its website, Parallels said that initial tests show its software running "stably," although performance is still being assessed. The MacBook Ne...
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The Performing Right Society says a license to use music in a game does not constitute the right to distribute that music, via the game, to the public.
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Valve released a fresh update to Proton Experimental for March 13th that bring numerous fixes to various games - here's all the details you need to know
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Released March 13, 2001 MadOnion's 3DMark 2001 was an instant PC graphics classic.
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It could be laying the foundation for whatever the Xbox division is cooking up, too.
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The anime-inspired open-world RPG The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin launches March 16 on PlayStation 5. Ahead of release, we’ve unveiled a brand-new Immersion Trailer that highlights how the game leverages PS5 features to deliver a deeply tactile and responsive experience. This latest trailer goes beyond simply showcasing the world. By actively utilizing the unique capabilities...
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The Pokémon Company has confirmed a release date for the upcoming Chaos Rising set that's part of the ongoing Mega Evolution expansion block.
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Get rolling, tycoons.
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Here's how you can find the latest Jujutsu Shenanigans codes so you can bag some excellent freebies for the new exciting Roblox game.
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On this week's episode of The MacRumors Show, we discuss first impressions of the MacBook Neo, Studio Display XDR, and iPhone 17e. Subscribe to The MacRumors Show YouTube channel for more videos Following its announcement last week, the MacBook Neo arrived this week. Unlike every other Apple silicon Mac, the MacBook Neo is powered by the A18 Pro chip originally developed for the iPhone 16 Pro, making it the first Mac to use an iPhone-class processor instead of an M-series chip. To reach its ...
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Apple this week saw an unusual surge of Mac trade-ins amid the launch of the MacBook Neo. A reliable source speaking to MacRumors revealed that the quantity of Macs traded in at Apple retail stores this week increased over 100% compared to previous weeks, likely driven by demand for the MacBook Neo and M5 MacBook Air. Older, low-end models dominated this week's trade-ins, suggesting that customers are upgrading to the MacBook Neo and the M5 MacBook Air, rather than the new MacBook Pro mode...
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MLB The Show 26 Early Access starts today, March 13, and it’s your chance to get a leg up on this year’s competition. Jump start your journey to greatness with all-new challenges at the World Baseball Classic in Diamond Dynasty*, plus experience new Programs, Events, Packs, and Player Items to get you ready to take...
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Playing in a big competitive MTG tournament might feel scary, but it's an enriching, fun experience that you shouldn't be afraid of.
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The post How Black Ops Royale is Reviving a Fan-Favorite Call of Duty Experience appeared first on Xbox Wire.
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TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance has figured out a way to access NVIDIA's latest AI chips despite export restrictions, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The company is working with a firm called Aolani Cloud and building out Blackwell computing systems in Malaysia. This should give ByteDance access to around 36,000 B200 chips. That's NVIDIA's most powerful processor. The hardware buildout will reportedly cost more than $2.5 billion. The company says it plans on using thi...
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No. I, your dad, haven't bought you any Christmas presents. No, that isn't the wry smile of deceit you see nestled on my face. Yes, technically I could tell you that I haven't bought you any Christmas presents without that being a lie if, in fact, I knew that your mum was buying all of your Christmas presents, while I'm paying for some other bill we need to settle. No, I'm not going to go and get her so that you can specifically ask her whether she's bought you any Christmas presents. Why? Sorry...
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The Timberborn 1.0 launch is here, and the beaver city builder combines automation and colony sim elements into a tight, satisfying package.
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"There's still interesting gameplay to have with them," so never say never.
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Back in September, the Apple TV streaming service's broadcast of the pivotal Boston Red Sox vs. Detroit Tigers game at Fenway Park incorporated live footage captured with the iPhone 17 Pro, and now the device has been enshrined in MLB history. Apple this week announced that the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum has added one of the four iPhone 17 Pro devices that captured the Red Sox clinching a postseason berth with a thrilling walk-off win over the Tigers to its permanent collection in...
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