Before it's publicly available later this year, the Irish government is trialing its Government Digital Wallet, which includes a way to verify a user's age to access social media platforms. In its press release, the government's Department of Public Expediture, Infrastructure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation said people can store digital versions of their birth certificates, driving licenses, European health cards and more. Frank Feighan, the department's minister, said that this testin...
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The Rust patch notes are here for the Spring Clean update, with a new Armored Ladder Hatch, a Water Wheel, a shield nerf, and overfishing.
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A new, never-before-seen map file has revealed more secrets about content cut from the final version of Elden Ring.
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Grand Theft Auto publisher Take-Two have seemingly held some layoffs this week. As spotted by Game Developer, the company's head of AI Luke Dicken shared a post on his personal LinkedIn page where he shared that both he and an unknown number of his team have been let go.
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Apple has released the first public beta for iOS 26.5, just a few days after the beta for developers came out. One of the biggest changes the new operating system brings is the “Suggested Places” feature in Apple Maps. It will show you trending places to visit, such as restaurants and other establishments, near your location or based on your search history. You can see Suggested Places when you tap on the search bar in the Maps app. iOS 26.5 beta also will also come with notifications that the c...
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This National Robotics Week, NVIDIA is highlighting the breakthroughs that are bringing AI into the physical world — as well as the growing wave of robots transforming industries, from agricultural and manufacturing to energy and beyond. Advancements in robot learning, simulation and foundation models are accelerating development, enabling robots to move from training in virtual...
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Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: The Immortal Bloodline, now available on digital and for Blu-ray pre-order, pays off a 14-year story arc in messy ways.
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Also Fallout 3.
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Anthropic is no longer offering a free ride for third-party apps using its Claude AI. Boris Cherny, Anthropic's creator and head of Claude Code, posted on X that Claude subscriptions will no longer cover using the AI agent for third-party tools, like OpenClaw, for free. As of 3PM ET on April 4, anyone using Claude through third-party apps or software will have to do so with an extra usage bundle or with a Claude API key, according to Cherny. Most of Claude's workload may come from simple user qu...
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An update to the Starfield Steam achievements list offers extra clues to what might appear in Free Lanes and the Terran Armada expansion.
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It isn't particularly difficult to find a simulation game of some kind that allows you to carry out the most mundane of tasks these days. Now you'll have no trouble finding domestic chore life sims like Lawn Mowing Simulator or Leaf Blower Co. But once upon a time, games like House Flipper were all in there lonesome, a niche of a niche. And if you fancy seeing what the game that made games like these catch on is like in action, good news! House Flipper is free for you to keep over the rest of th...
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Demon Tides' movement combos and approachable level design make this one of 2026's essential games.
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Wyldheart is a co-op RPG inspired by Fable and Dungeons & Dragons, built around shared campaigns and drop-in multiplayer for flexible group play.
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We got to share in a rare moment of collective awe this week as four astronauts blasted off toward the moon, beginning a 10-day journey that will take them farther from Earth than any humans have traveled in the last 50 years. It'll still be a little while before they reach their destination — the Orion spacecraft is expected to loop around the moon on Monday — but they've already seen some pretty incredible stuff on the way there. Here's the latest on the Artemis II mission, and other interesti...
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Take-Two Interactive, the parent company of GTA developer Rockstar Games, has reportedly laid off its AI team, including its head of AI.
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How much for the funky white box!?
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Superhero parody Super (2011) takes aim at one of the genre's most ridiculous tropes.
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Just let me get gear, please.
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Look, it's complicated.
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Amazon has allegedly asked for the TV adaptation of Mass Effect to be rewritten to make it "more appealing to non-gamers".
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Meme characters Tung Tung Tung Sahur and Ballerina Cappuccina are now available in the Fortnite Item Shop as part of a ‘Brainrot Bundle.’
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Darwin's Paradox from Konami and ZDT Studio is incredibly charming and proves that Konami doesn't have to solely rely on series like Metal Gear
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All the new Monopoly Go free dice links for today, with daily codes to redeem for free rolls and occasional bonus rewards, like tokens and shields.
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Wine, part of what makes Proton run so many Windows games on Linux, just had a very interesting release that will help game modding
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Darth Maul is back this April with Star Wars Maul: Shadow Lord and with him comes the new possibility of yet another apprentice.
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Last month, tech columnist David Pogue launched a new book called "Apple: The First 50 Years." On Amazon, you can get the new book for $34.38 in hardcover, down from $50.00, which is a 31 percent discount on the book. 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. The book explores the first five decades of Apple's history, including interviews with 150 key people who shaped App...
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Mike Colter and Finn Jones were spotted on the set of Daredevil: Born Again season 3, confirming that Luke Cage and Iron Fist are coming back.
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Apple's CarPlay system for accessing iPhone apps on a vehicle's dashboard screen received three popular apps this week: ChatGPT, Google Meet, and Audiomack. CarPlay Ultra in an Aston Martin In addition, WhatsApp is beta testing a revamped CarPlay app that will improve upon the basic Siri-based functionality that was previously available. Make sure you have the latest version of each app and they will automatically appear on CarPlay. ChatGPT Starting with iOS 26.4, CarPlay supports voice-based co...
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Star Fox Zero – The Battle Begins reminds us why the Star Fox games are so beloved.
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Playing PO'ed will make you feel exactly like that.
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An incredibly busy March in the Apple world has come to end, punctuated by the company celebrating its 50th anniversary on April 1. That doesn't mean the news and rumors have stopped, however, as this week saw new discussion of the foldable iPhone, the iPhone 18 Pro, a potential future iMac upgrade, and much more to come throughout the remainder of the year, so read on below for all the details! Top Stories Apple Preparing 'Most Significant Overhaul in the iPhone's History' Bloomberg's Mark Gurm...
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Soothing renovation sim House Flipper is free to keep on Steam this weekend, and you’ll get a discount on the remaster based on DLC you own.
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Nintendo's 2006 RPG has inspired countless memes and petitions, but has never gotten an official English translation
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Pot, Kettle, Black. Now fully aware of fire-hungry crawling monsters lurking in the shadows, I jump out of my skin at scuttling sounds behind me. I swing around and breathe a sigh of relief. It is just my house, which has sprouted legs and is dutifully following me on my odyssey to Moon Mountain. First released on PS5 and PC in May 2025, The Midnight Walk can easily be compared to the work of Tim Burton. Its mix of stop-motion horror and heartfelt charm recalls The Nightmare Before Christmas and...
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A Marathon Biotoxic Disinjector nerf is being deployed as Bungie acknowledges the extraction shooter’s best raid reward is “too strong.”
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