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Getting an Apple Education discount in the United States used to be as simple as claiming you’re a student or a teacher; it didn’t need a formal verification. That era is officially over.  Starting May 8, 2026, Apple now requires formal identity verification for all Education Store purchases in the US, ending the informal honor system that was in place for years (via MacRumors).  What does the new verification process involve? Apple has partnered with UNiDAYS to handle the Education Store eligibility test. To avail the Education Store discount, students and teachers must create a UNiDAYS ID and verify their…

I love coming-of-age stories, but Mixtape stands out even among my favorites for how well it nails its earnest, whimsical tone, treating life milestones with grave sincerity. Its stellar writing, concise runtime, and inspired use of its licensed soundtrack make it an instant classic and a heartfelt trip down memory lane. Mixtape has an incredible atmosphere, and like my favorite coming-of-age stories, makes me nostalgic for a life I never lived. I do not often finish reviewing a game and immediately contemplate my next playthrough, but I am certain I will be replaying Mixtape for years to come. Rockford and…

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Nintendo has released its latest financial report for Fiscal Year 2026, revealing that it has sold through nearly 20 million Switch 2 units. Despite what Nintendo calls a launch year where “sales reached a level we had not experienced with any of our previous hardware systems” (due to high interest in the Switch console), it expects a decline in year-over-year sales for Fiscal Year 2027, which ends in March of next year. Officially, 19.86 million Switch 2 units have been sold in the console’s first fiscal year, but for its second fiscal year, Nintendo is forecasting 16.5 million units sold. “For…

After years of sitting on its hands, Google appears to have remembered it owns one of the best photo editing apps on mobile. Snapseed 4.0 is now rolling out to Android, bringing the platform up to speed after a stretch of iOS exclusivity that left Android users watching from the sidelines. The story starts last June, when Google quietly broke Snapseed out of its long dormancy with a significant 3.0 update for iPhone. It was a surprise move that suggested the company was serious about the app again. Google then confirmed at the start of this year that Android wouldn’t…

When you think of Nintendo, you likely think of Shigeru Miyamoto. And rightfully so. Miyamoto is widely credited for the creation of such properties as Super Mario Bros., The Legend of Zelda, and other beloved franchises. In fact, if you asked even the most clued-in gamers to name a Nintendo developer, names like Eiji Aonuma, Yoshiaki Koizumi, Masahiro Sakurai, and the late Gunpei Yokoi likely come to mind for many before Takashi Tezuka. While they are all deserved legends in their own rights, Takashi Tezuka has been perhaps as, if not more, consequential to the history of Nintendo (and, as…

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Nintendo has announced it will be raising the price of the Switch 2, citing “changes in market conditions.” The new prices will take effect in Japan first, then extend to other regions in the coming months.JapanOn May 25, the new prices for the Switch 2 and models of the original Switch will be as follows:Nintendo Switch 2: ¥59,980 (currently ¥49,980) *The price of the Nintendo Switch 2 Multi-Language System available from My Nintendo Store will remain unchanged.Nintendo Switch (OLED): ¥47,980 (currently ¥37,980)Nintendo Switch: ¥43,980 (currently ¥32,978)Nintendo Switch Lite: ¥29,980 (currently ¥21,978)On July 1, the price of Nintendo Switch Online subscriptions…

If you are a book purist, you might scoff when I recommend an e-reader instead of buying physical books, and I won’t blame you. The allure of the smell of pages, the weight of the book in my hands, the whole ritual, is hard to resist.  However, if you allow me some leeway to convince you, there’s a strong argument to be made against physical books and in favor of using e-readers. So let me make the case for e-readers, because once you understand what you’ve been missing, it’s hard to go back. Your entire library fits in your bag…

Developer IO Interactive has released the PC specs and requirements for its upcoming James Bond game, 007 First Light, which launches on May 27. As you might expect, in order to play the game at the highest resolution and frame rate, you’re going to need a beefy PC, but the minimum required specs don’t ask for too much power. Alongside the PC specs, which will be detailed below, IO Interactive has highlighted exclusive PC features like uncapped framerate, Nvidia DLSS 4.5 dynamic multi-frame generation and super resolution, path tracing, and DLSS Ray Reconstruction (though this isn’t coming until sometime this Summer), and additional…