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Bethesda will be "further adjusting the lighting and final effect" of Nvidia's DLSS 5 visuals on Starfield, following the controversial AI-tech's reveal.

The Arch-based Linux distribution EndeavourOS Titan is out now, bringing with it plenty of nice sounding upgrades and some comments on age verification

RAMnarök, the ongoing memory shortage which keeps fuelling price hikes and has had us watching whether Steam Decks are out of stock like hawks, continues to cause headaches. MSI are reportedly planning to hike up the prices of their hardware by 15 to 30% as a result of the shortages.

A planned Firefly animated series will be set between the original show and the 2005 movie Serenity. But that's taking the story the wrong way.

Nvidia’s DLSS 5 rendering mode boasts impressive features, but its uncanny valley AI look is already being roasted relentlessly online.

PlayStation Portal remote player continues to evolve, with ongoing improvements designed to enhance the way players experience Remote Play and Cloud Streaming. Since our last update in November, we’ve seen strong momentum on PS Portal. Cloud Streaming monthly users grew by 162% year-over-year in January, and over 50% of PS Portal users are now PlayStation...

Marshall is launching a smaller companion for its highly rated Bromley 750 party speaker. The new Bromley 450 retains the larger model’s guitar-amp motif but comes in a petite, less expensive package. The Bromley 450 carries over its larger sibling’s 360-degree audio trickery. Like equivalents from other companies, Marshall’s “True Stereophonic 360-degree sound” fools your brain into perceiving more directionality than its form factor allows. Lighting effects (“inspired by ‘70s stage shows”) als...

The 0.3 update for Vectorio is finally here, after a year of work from BN Games to overhaul practically everything and it sounds awesome

Update 22.0.0 for Nintendo Switch 2 allows it to run Switch games as if in TV mode when handled, boosting resolution from 720p to 1080p

GPU-Z is a popular Windows app to give you a simple readout of your graphics card, and a new Linux alternative GPU-T was announced recently

The cheeky Energy Clip money-making exploit has also been patched up.

After ByteDance suspended the global rollout of its new Seedance 2.0 AI video generator on the weekend, US senators have now told the company to "immediately shut down" the app. "Seedance 2.0 poses a direct threat to the American intellectual property system and, more broadly, to the constitutional rights and economic livelihoods of our creative community," Senators Marsha Blackburn and Peter Welch wrote in a letter to the company.  The letter reflects an increasing worry in government about AI ...

Crimson Desert is arriving in just two days, and everybody who has been keeping track of its journey is either super excited or praying it's not a jumbo-sized disappointment. Ahead of the launch, we now have a first look at the open-world game's trophy list, and it's a baffling one.

You may have a little Apple fatigue after last week's barrage of Macs, iPhones and iPads. The company wasn't done, however. Surprise! Here is an updated pair of AirPods Max. It's a predictable surprise, perhaps, but one I wasn't expecting after so many other new devices. It's also the first true update. The AirPods Max 2 look identical to their predecessor, but now have an H2 chip. First, the AirPods Pro 2 improve noise cancellation by 50 percent and add support for Adaptive Audio and Live Trans...

Sarah Michelle Gellar reveals the shocking reason behind the cancellation of the highly anticipated Buffy the Vampire Slayer reboot.

As concerns of a growing "AI bubble" continue to pile up while half the world is on fire, tech and gaming giants are trying their hardest to push AI-enabled "innovations". Nvidia is the latest company attempting to justify its massive investment in AI with DLSS 5, an "AI-Powered breakthrough in visual fidelity for games."

Apple today launched its atrial fibrillation history feature for Apple Watch in mainland China. Since 2022, Apple Watch in the U.S. has supported AFib History, which allows users diagnosed with atrial fibrillation to view an estimate of how frequently their heart is in this type of irregular rhythm. The feature analyzes pulse rate data collected by a photoplethysmography (PPG) sensor to identify episodes consistent with AFib and provides the user with a retrospective estimate of AFib burden (a m...

Noted. In case you missed it, Nintendo Switch 2 received a rather large system update last night. The big talking point out of the ver. 22.0.0 patch is the new "Handheld Mode Boost", naturally, but the update also added a handful of other fresh features besides, including the ability to add notes to your Friends List. To make these newbies even easier to add, the note function has now been added to the Nintendo Switch App in the ver. 3.3.0 update — so you can add a line or two to your Friends Li...

The technical prowess of incoming open-world role-playing game Crimson Desert is exciting, but for every impressive video we've seen of the game, there lurks a background concern: we haven't yet seen it running on standard console hardware - on a base PlayStation 5. Now, however, we have.

Krafton has provided a statement to Eurogamer on yesterday's court ruling on Unknown Worlds and Subnautica 2. This ruling stated that the CEO must be brought back into his role, he must have control over the Steam page and Early Access launch of Subnautica 2, and the $250m performance-based bonus package must be extended.

Marathon's set to see how well it can cater to folks who only have one friend, with Bungie having announced plans to add an experimental duos mode to the extraction shooter. It'll stick around for two weeks or so, be "a bit jank", and hopefully give the studio a firm idea of whether they should put resources into developing a fully fleshed-out version of paired play going forwards.

In another life, I wrote extensively about Tunic over at our sister site, VG247. It was my favourite game of 2022. I was obsessed. As well as deep dives into the intricate (and often musical) puzzle design, the hidden messages people took years to find, and why the soundtrack elevates the game from memorable to unforgettable, I wrote multiple articles about the game each time it came to a different platform. I just wanted people to play it. If even one other person picked up this game and felt t...

You got Handheld Mode Boost power! Well, that's a tidy little overnight update to wake up to! In case you missed it, Nintendo's latest Switch 2 firmware update includes a neat new feature for Switch 1 backwards compatibility called Handheld Boost Mode.

Another new name reportedly joining the cast of HBO's The Last of Us adaptation has been revealed.

Nintendo has just released a new update for both the Switch 2 and Switch, bringing the system software up to Version 22.0.0. Whilst a lot of the tweaks and changes are what you'd expect from a firmware update like this - stability fixes, language additions, UI improvements in the Nintendo eShop, and so on - there's one pretty significant feature that's going to make a lot of your older games run better on the Switch 2's fancy new hardware.

Overcooked 2’s food-making chaos makes it an excellent co-op game for family and friends, and this indie is cheaper than ever right now at Fanatical.

Denon is addressing an omission in its current turntable lineup: Bluetooth streaming. With the new DP-500BT, the company combines refined design, analog sound and high-resolution wireless connectivity. With its semi-automatic operation and switchable phono preamp, this model has the features to suit beginners and experienced vinyl listeners alike. The DP-500BT has a belt drive system, a balanced S-shaped tonearm and an aluminum die cast platter. There’s also a pre-installed moving magnet (MM) ca...

Get some free items alongside the arrival of Alex. Alex joins Street Fighter 6 today, but it doesn't end there, with Capcom announcing some free content has also been released.

Look, it's that red bird and... If you've been wondering what's next for Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds, Sega has this week lifted the lid on three more free DLC characters. This includes Red from Angry Birds, Goro Majima (Captain Majima) from Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and Arle, who you might know from Puyo Puyo. The first two characters are scheduled to arrive at some point next month in April 2026, and Arle will follow in May 2026.

Here's every song included. Nintendo has been quite busy today with the rollout of a system firmware update for the Switch 1 & 2 and a new "Handheld Boost Mode". It hasn't forgotten about the weekly Nintendo Music app update, announcing it's (finally) added the album from the 1994 SNES title, Super Metroid.

Enhance your experience with original Switch games. In case you missed, the latest Switch 2 firmware update (Version 22.0.0) adds the "Handheld Mode Boost". As detailed, this feature will allow compatible Switch software to run "as if in TV Mode" on the Switch 2. Switch 2 can run in handheld in 1080p, while the original unit was 720p in portable. Nintendo has also shared a page about this new feature, how to use it, and some additional details about how it works:

There are many E Ink tablets out there, but most of them are basically digital notebooks. They are great for reading and handwriting notes, but not so great for doing all of that regular tablet stuff like checking emails and doomscrolling. Boox, however, has released a number of E Ink tablets that can access the Google Play Store, opening up users to the wide world of traditional smartphone apps. The company's latest product is a refresh of the Go 10.3 tablet, called the Go 10.3 Lumi. This intro...

"Handheld Mode Boost" and Switch update. Nintendo has released a new update for the Switch 2 and Switch this week, bumping the system firmware up to Version 22.0.0. On the Switch 2, this update comes loaded with new GameChat features, language and accessibility updates, and more. Most notably, it adds the new "Handheld Mode Boost", which allows compatible Switch software to run "as if in TV Mode".

The Tides of Fortune update will let players craft a customizable ship and sail it across a simulated ocean.

Sekiro: No Defeat is the anime version of Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. The Crunchyroll series looks like it's carving out its own style in a new trailer