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I very nearly missed the boat on Deadzone: Rogue multiple times. After all, the game launched on PS5, Xbox, and PC last year without me noticing. Then, when it was shown at a recent Nintendo Indie World Presentation, I thought it looked like a somewhat generic sci-fi FPS, and I brushed it off as something I would likely skip. However, when I got my hands on it at GDC in March, I was immediately hooked. When the game arrived on Switch 2, I fired it up, and I simply cannot stop playing it.In Deadzone: Rogue, you step into the shoes…
Season 1 hasn’t even aired yet, and Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord is already coming back for more. Chief Creative Officer Dave Filoni has announced that Season 2 is officially in the works at Lucasfilm Animation. Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord Season 1 kicks off on Disney+ with a two-episode premiere on April 6, dropping two episodes weekly after that. No release date for Season 2 has been shared yet, but the early renewal signals serious confidence in the show. What is Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord about? If you’re new to this one, here’s the quick…
Xiaomi just did something most tech companies have been shying away from — it told the truth about the rise in smartphone memory prices. Lu Weibing, the president of Xiaomi’s smartphone division, took to Weibo (the Chinese microblogging platform) to spill the beans on exactly how the ongoing DRAM crisis has affected its overall manufacturing cost. How bad are the numbers? Sourcing 12GB of RAM paired with 512GB of storage now costs Xiaomi roughly 1,500 yuan, about $220, more than it did just a year ago. Yes, you read that right. That’s nearly a fourfold jump in memory costs compared…
Invincible VS brings the popular superheroes and villains from the pages of comic books and TV screens to the arena of video games. Given its comic roots, the art direction is a crucial component of the game’s presentation and gameplay. We spoke to the game’s art director at developer Quarter Up, Dan Eder, to learn how the team settled on its visual style, which Invincible character was the most challenging to bring to life, how designing original hero Ella Mental differed from working on the existing cast, and what it was like to collaborate with Invincible’s creators. Game Informer: Before…
Anthropic has been quietly adding more features to Claude, and this weekend announced two features that integrate the AI assistant deeper into your workflow and across your devices. What did Claude just connect to? First up, Microsoft 365 integration is now live across every Claude plan, not just the premium tiers. The update could be of utmost importance for professional users, who can now link their Outlook, OneDrive, and SharePoint directly to their Claude workspace. This way, you can pull emails, documents, and files directly into your chat with Claude without downloading them from the respective app and then uploading…
Pool maintenance has long existed in a fragmented state, where different tools solve different problems but rarely work together in a meaningful way. Cleaning the floor, clearing the surface, and maintaining water quality have traditionally required separate interventions, often at different times. What has been missing is a system that not only automates these tasks but also connects them through intelligence. The Aiper Experts Duo introduces that shift by combining two purpose-built robots, the Scuba V3 and the EcoSurfer S2, into a single, coordinated ecosystem. Instead of operating in isolation, these devices function as a unified system that covers every…
Life is Strange: Reunion lives up to its name in more ways than one. Players return to Caledon University, the setting of the previous game, Double Exposure, to unravel a new mystery alongside much of that game’s cast. Max Caulfield’s time-rewind powers from the first Life is Strange are back in full force. And, of course, fan-favorite character Chloe Price makes her grand return to the series after over a decade-long absence. Retreading these familiar grounds offers nostalgic fun and some effective emotional beats. However, Max and Chloe’s swan song also lacks the exciting freshness of its predecessor, and its…
Your location data can reveal a lot more than you might think. It goes beyond just pinpointing where you are right now. Over time, it can map out your daily routines, the places you visit regularly, and even when your home is likely empty. To help you see exactly what you’re giving away, NordVPN has launched My Location, a free browser-based tool that instantly shows your physical location and the virtual location visible to every website you visit. What’s the difference between your real and virtual location? Your real location is determined through device-based methods like GPS or your browser’s…
Artificial intelligence is no longer just a lab experiment. It’s quietly becoming part of everyday software, helping developers write code, assisting analysts with research, and powering tools inside banks, hospitals, and tech companies. Over the last few years, large language models (LLMs) have moved from curiosity to core infrastructure for many digital products. But while companies rushed to build smarter systems, one important piece lagged behind: security. The way AI systems behave is very different from traditional software, and that difference is forcing the cybersecurity world to rethink how protections actually work. As a result, a new discipline is emerging within the security community: AI penetration testing, often referred to…
When Thick As Thieves, the upcoming stealth game led by Deus Ex/Thief director Warren Spector, was first revealed, it was billed as an asymmetrical immersive sim that featured PvPvE gameplay. However, developer Otherside has announced that it’s abandoning that approach and is redesigning the game to focus squarely on single-player and co-op play.Thick As Thieves was first announced during The Game Awards 2024 and is set in the Scottish city of Kilcairn during an alternative version of the 1910s, where magic and technology co-exist. In the original pitch for the game, players attempt to pull off heists by exploring the…