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Rec Room is a free to play social hangout space available for both VR and standard gaming, and unfortunately it's going to be shutting down

ARC Raiders just launched the major Flashpoint update and it includes a whole bunch of new content, along with long-requested additions

Ollama, the popular app for running AI models locally on a computer, has released an update that takes advantage of Apple's own machine learning framework, MLX. The result is a hefty speed boost on Macs with Apple silicon. According to Ollama, the new version processes prompts around 1.6 times faster (prefill speed) and nearly doubles the speed at which it generates responses (decode speed). Macs with M5-series chips are said to see the largest improvements, thanks to Apple's new GPU Neural Acce...

Help Shani track down a Field Depot in the Spaceport.

The Long Dark developer Hinterland has said the conclusion of the multi-year Wintermute storyline won't mark the end of "meaningful development" of the first-person Arctic survival game.

TSMC's new N2 node selling like hot, er, chips.

AT&T just announced OneConnect, a new service that lets customers sign up for both wireless service and fiber home internet under a single subscription. Pricing starts at $90. This could end up saving some serious bucks, especially for those who are paying around $100 per month for each from separate providers. These plans offer unlimited mobile data, which is great. The home internet speed caps at 1Gbps, which is a decent enough metric. Pricing starts at $90 per month, which includes a single p...

Head of Naughty Dog Neil Druckmann has shared two early sketches of what would eventually become Joel and Ellie in The Last of Us, teasing a "few stops" still left on the series' "road ahead".

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie finally arrives tomorrow, 1st April, and box office tracking is already looking out of this world. With a five-day weekend ahead of it across the US, Canada, and other international territories enjoying Easter holidays this week, it was easy to see it as the go-to family movie of the early spring season - and fresh data suggests it could be bigger than many expected.

Downfall will let you play as the boss monsters.

With the first few months of its latest target release year drawing to a close, the modders behind Skyblivion are looking to make some "final" and "vital" veteran additions to their team in order to get the ambitious remake of Oblivion in Skyrim's engine over the line. This comes after a delay late last year, which saw Skyblivion's arrival pushed to 2026, following some accusations from a former dev that it was being rushed out of the door.

I currently spend more of my time playing games on my PlayStation Portal than I do on my actual PlayStation 5. I'm sure that wasn't Sony's end goal with the mighty little peripheral, but either way, the powers that be are keeping me nestled nicely inside their little ecosystem. I've taken the Portal to other partners' houses, I've played it on the bus, I often kick back and play some Ball X Pit on the little screen whilst I've got Great British Menu or some other cooking show on the big TV. Afte...

Eidos Montréal - the developer behind the modern Deus Ex games and Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - has announced another round of layoffs affecting 124 employees, alongside the departure of studio head, David Anfossi.

Bethesda, Microsoft, Epic, Ubisoft, and several other iconic publishers/developers are all in on the latest Humble Bundle, with eight games for just $18.

Get ready for a "massive event". Sonic the Hedgehog is celebrating his 35th anniversary this year and Sega is already gearing up for some big celebrations. As part of this, Sonic video game voice actor Roger Craig Smith has recently revealed he'll be appearing at IGN Live this June to join this "massive event" - further noting how there's some "exciting stuff" on the way for Sonic's birthday bash. Unfortunately, he can't say anything else right now, but he's "extremely excited". So, we'll just h...

The move to 3D feels pretty good in the hand, but the original's distinctive visual qualities are emphatically lost.

Direct from the 3.0 Update. Animal Crossing: New Horizons got a major update at the beginning of this year bumping the game up to Version 3.0.

Disney's new Olaf animatronic made its debut at Disneyland Paris, but suffered a hilarious malfunction when it stopped working and collapsed.

Bob-omb Blast added to Battle mode and much more! Earlier this month, we covered a story about Nintendo teasing a new update for the Battle mode in Mario Kart World. As part of the game's latest update today, bumping the title up to Version 1.6.0, Bob-omb Blast has been added. You'll be able to have 10 Bob-ombs on hand at once, and the distance these items can be thrown all depends on how long you hold down the L Button.

Go on, tell us. It's not every day we celebrate a film release here on Nintendo Life, but this week is a little different with the arrival of the Super Mario Galaxy Movie. The new movie begins its rollout in cinemas on 1st April 2026, and according to Deadline, it's expected to bank around $350 million worldwide. The first impressions are also beginning to appear online, and if you were a fan of the first movie, you should enjoy this latest adventure.

Can a group of monks and some rats kill a god?

When promoting the MacBook Neo, Apple found a surprise hit with a tiny anthropomorphized version of the Mac Finder icon, which people have taken to calling Little Finder Guy. Little Finder Guy starred in some of Apple's early March TikTok videos, and Apple is now targeting Finder fans with a trio of new videos. Three tutorials on Apple's TikTok account star Little Finder Guy. Videos feature Stacks on the Mac desktop, ring light for video apps, and dictation. The tutorials are all shown on the ‌M...

Today marks the 10th anniversary of Safari Technology Preview, a version of Safari that's aimed at testing new web technologies. Apple first announced ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ for Mac on March 30, 2016, and rolled it out that same day. At the time, Apple said that it wanted to get feedback from developers on browser development using a method more easily accessible than WebKit. "Get a sneak peek at upcoming web technologies in macOS and iOS with ‌Safari Technology Preview‌ and experiment with...

iOS 26.5 is now available for developers, and while it doesn't include any new Siri capabilities, there are some major changes for the European Union, and smaller tweaks for features available worldwide. Suggested Places In the Maps app, there's a new "Suggested Places" feature that recommends locations to visit based on trending places nearby and recent searches. When Apple launches ads in Maps, it will also show ads. Ads in Maps iOS 26.5 lays the groundwork for ads in the Maps app. Apple plans...

An ode to the wonky yet wonderful projects of yesteryear, and their modern successors.

Yeah, that's pretty much how it works.

Your game collection says a lot about you. With a cute new game, you can also give your collection a space that's just as personalized. BOXROOM is a building sim where the whole purpose is creating a space to show off your game library. You can select furniture, paint and lighting, then you choose games from your Steam library to display on your virtual shelves. Titles appear in game boxes, giving it a throwback feel to the days where a game collection had to be physical. Once complete, the room...

Apple has removed a "vibe coding" app from its App Store, reports The Information. AI app building app "Anything" was pulled from the ‌App Store‌, and Anything co-founder Dhruv Amin was told that his app violated Guideline 2.5.2. "Vibe coding" is a term used for code generated using AI based on natural language with no coding experience necessary. Anything and other apps like it let users create apps, websites, and tools with text-based prompts. Apple started removing vibe coding apps from the ‌...

The Horde and Alliance have never been closer as the latest expansion sees them flirting, drinking, and living together

We're living in the golden age of retro console modding. If you have an old Game Boy Advance lying around, it's possible to give it a new lease on life with aftermarket parts like an IPS display and USB-C charging. But as amazing as those mods are, most still require an original GBA motherboard with a working processor and RAM. That's what makes the PlayStation Hybrid from YouTuber Secret Hobbyist so cool. Over the past couple of months, they've been working to design, prototype and build the ul...

Apple is planning to introduce ads to the Apple Maps app in the near future, and the iOS 26.5 beta lays the groundwork for the feature. Code in the update says the following: "Maps may show local ads based on your approximate location, current search terms, or view of the map while you search." Apple also says that a user's location and ads interacted with in ‌Apple Maps‌ are not linked to an Apple account to protect user privacy. Apple does not plan to collect or store Maps app data, or share i...

Pokémon Champions 2026 PAX East demo shows competitive battling is more approachable — but is missing what made your Pokémon feel personal.

Spiders will always be turned off in this household.

The FTC warned Mastercard, PayPal, and others against denying consumers the right to buy what they want, saying that "access to such infrastructure and services is essential for Americans’ participation in everyday commerce."

Another day, another announcement of game industry job cuts. The latest restructuring is happening at Eidos Montreal, which stated that 124 people are being laid off. As with so many similar cuts, the studio's LinkedIn post credited the downsizing to "a result of changing project needs and impacts across production and support teams." The company is also parting ways with its studio head, David Anfossi.  Eidos Montreal has worked on titles within the Deus Ex and Tomb Raider franchises, as well a...