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There's something deeply relaxing about chucking on a solid pair of headphones, listening to some good music and cleaning muck off structures and vehicles. Not in real life, though. Heavens, no. PowerWash Simulator 2 lets you do that without having to deal with any actual muck — as long as you're regularly cleaning your keyboard or controller, anyway. You'll soon be able to carry out powerwashing jobs in six more locations, all of which are in a galaxy far, far away. In the game's upcoming Star ...

Some LLMs fall "short of a benchmark that’s already been met elsewhere."

OpenAI is opening up its partnership with Microsoft in the latest amendment to the major multi-year collaboration between the tech giants. The latest changes allow OpenAI to offer its latest AI models to other companies and through other cloud providers, stripping Microsoft of its exclusivity rights. In a joint announcement posted on OpenAI and Microsoft's websites, Microsoft will still be OpenAI's primary cloud partner with the latest products shipping first on Azure, but OpenAI is now allowed ...

"Their love of hate sealed the deal."

Doctor, heal thyself.

What was a silly idea became one of Marvel's best comics

With the release of Arc Raiders update 1.26 on April 28, PS5 Pro players will now be able to benefit from the new upgraded version of PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR). This machine-learning based upscaling technology analyzes game images pixel by pixel to reconstruct a sharper, higher-quality output. A sharper, more stable image The upgraded...

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There's also a new limited-time event.

Pearl Abyss, the developer behind Crimson Desert, has given every employee a big bonus to thank them for their work on the project.

Neverness to Everness' release times are coming up fast, and you can preload the open-world gacha game now

The items and music remain available in the game for now, however.

It might be a singleplayer game, but we're all Greymanes together.

HBO's Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon now has a season 3 release date, and an action-packed new trailer to get HOTD fans hyped.

If you wanted to check out The Super Mario Galaxy Movie for yourself, but have no interest in traipsing to the cinema to watch it and instead decided to hold out for its home debut, good news. A new report claims you will be able to do just that from next week.

Right, could you two at least wipe your dusty boots before you come aboard the ship for your big lightsaber fight? Solo, your ship's engines might work if they weren't clogged with asteroid dust! Yes, I'm the guy who follows Jabba the Hutt around with a big mop to suck up the slime. These are all things I imagine the robot PowerWash Simulator 2's upcoming Star Wars DLC turns you into saying on a regular basis.

The leak depicts all of the islands players will explore, gym type concepts, and and water regions. New areas include a ghost island and a wasteland.

PowerWash Simulator 2 didn't exactly reinvent the original game's formula, but sometimes more of the same in a slightly fancier package is all you really need. Now, following this month's Adventure Time DLC, cleaners are being sent to a galaxy far, far away...

If you're brand new to the battle royale game or you're in need of a quick refresher, here's an overview of every PUBG map in the 2026 rotation

Please, please, please.

The power of programming unleashed in a mighty 3:2 aspect ratio.

When the Switch 2's screen isn't enough. A few years back, we took a look at Viture's XR glasses – a pair of specs that, to the untrained eye, looked like sunglasses but were, in fact, akin to wearing a large-format display on your face. We came away pleasantly surprised, despite the absurdity of it all, so when Viture got in touch to inform us that it had come up with a new and improved pair of glasses which support the Switch 2, we were naturally interested.

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PowerWash Simulator 2's new Star Wars DLC sends you on jobs tied to the original trilogy on Tatooine, Hoth, and a Star Destroyer

Apple's MacBook Neo has recently been struck by delayed delivery estimates on Apple.com, due to the notebook's booming popularity. However, both Walmart and Amazon offer deliveries as soon as tomorrow, and even feature small discounts on the Neo. Following its launch in March, the ‌MacBook Neo‌ has become a big hit for Apple, with the company struggling to keep the computer in stock online and in Apple stores. As of writing, Apple.com quotes a 2-3 week delivery estimate on every model of the Neo...

More shortages, more price hikes, more of the same in 2026.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 has just received its "largest update" yet, bringing combat overhauls, quest changes, and more.

It's been over nine years since Mass Effect: Andromeda tried to kickstart a new era of BioWare's original sci-fi RPG universe, an experiment that ended with pretty poor results. Now, we're eagerly awaiting news on the mainline follow-up revealed in late 2020 and Amazon's TV show.

Valve have disabled purchases for a Steam game made by one 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen of Torrance, California, who allegedly tried to shoot up the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton hotel on Saturday. The game in question, Bohrdom, was published in December 2018, and is described on its store page as "a skill-based, non-violent asymmetrical fighting game loosely derived from a chemistry model that is itself loosely based on reality", with a multiplayer mode that takes ...

A release date for body cam FPS Better Than Dead has been announced, as well as a new gameplay trailer packed with Hong Kong cinema-style action.

In its quest to become an all-in-one app, Spotify is now breaking into the fitness app world by offering "guided workout experiences" and on-demand Peloton classes. Premium subscribers will get access to Peloton's library of more than 1,400 classes in the app, while both Free and Premium can browse curated playlists (they're listed under the genre "fitness.") Spotify said the classes are primarily in English, but there are some options in Spanish and German. Like music and podcasts, Spotify lets...

I don't care, I want one. Where do I sign?

Apple has decided to market two of its new products over the next year as "Ultra" devices, Macworld reports. Citing sources familiar with the matter, the report claims that Apple's first foldable iPhone will be called the "iPhone Ultra." The device will become the highest end option in the lineup. The ‌iPhone Ultra‌ will not be considered part of the iPhone 18 iPhone lineup, despite arriving alongside the iPhone 18 Pro and ‌iPhone 18 Pro‌ Max. This would be just like how the iPhone Air is not co...

Available now. Atari and developer Ilex Games have unleashed a new update for Adventure of Samsara on Switch, adding in some new context and extensive adjustments. Version 2.0 comes directly via fan feedback and boasts an overhaul to the combat, boss re-balancing, and plenty of quality-of-life improvements. A completely new optional boss called 'Buzz Killer Swarm' has been added, while you can also make use of the new Bestiary mechanic to learn more about the world of Samsara.

There is one death in particular in The Last of Us Part 2 that many are still struggling to come to terms with five years on from the game's release. And, it turns out that this death was not only controversial for those of us in The Last of Us' gaming community. Even many developers internally at Naughty Dog - the studio that made the game - questioned this decision.