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I’ve spent some time with the Pixel 11 Pro XL, and out of all the aspects Google talked about at the launch event, including the new Magic Capture feature, the RGB HiLight module on the back, and Gemini Intelligence, I was concerned about one that didn’t get much stage time: battery life. Google actually cut the physical battery capacity this year, from 5,200mAh to 5,115mAh. And if there’s one thing AI can’t magically make up for, it’s the physical limits of a battery. Yes, manufacturers have increasingly aggressive AI-based battery management systems that squeeze more runtime from the same cell,…
Of all the companions in Exodus, I’m glad that Salt was the one who got the spotlight on the cover of this month’s Game Informer, because I find her to be the most interesting. It’s not only because Salt is an octopus who pilots a mech suit, while most other companions are humans, but I’d be lying if I said that wasn’t a big draw. That said, while the octopus of it all is the first thing you notice about Salt, she’s got a lot going on underneath the surface, which I got a glimpse of in our exclusive cover story demo.Salt isn’t…
We all ramble, backtrack, and stumble over our words when we speak out loud. Google‘s new Gemini 3.5 Transcribe is built keeping our imperfect speech in mind. Announced as the company’s most precise speech-to-text model yet, it takes your messy, unpolished speech and turns it into clean, formatted text without expecting you to sound like a news anchor first. It arrives alongside two companion models, Gemini 3.5 Live and Gemini 3.5 Live Experimental, and together the three make up what Google is branding “Gemini Audio.” We’re introducing Gemini 3.5 Transcribe, our most precise speech-to-text model yet 🔊It turns audio into…
Grand Theft Auto VI launches on November 19, and developer Rockstar Games has been very secretive about what’s included in the upcoming game. In fact, it comes out in less than three months and nobody has even seen gameplay yet. Well, official gameplay, that is. Last week, anonymous leakers started sharing videos of Grand Theft Auto VI online. At first, people questioned whether the footage was legitimate, but Rockstar’s statement erases any room for doubt. Needless to say, the company isn’t happy about the situation.Here’s the statement in full:Dear all,We know that many of you have been waiting to hear…
Ridley Scott just confirmed something fans have waited years to hear. In a new interview with L.A. Times, the director revealed he’s developing a follow-up to Alien: Covenant, and this time the whole story centers on Michael Fassbender’s David. It’s a big deal for anyone who remembers Covenant‘s ending, where the android secretly took control of a colony ship carrying thousands of unsuspecting passengers. What happens to David next Scott says the new film picks up with David building what he calls a “brave new world for himself”. That’s a chilling idea considering how Alien: Covenant left things, with David…
Dungeons & Dragons: Long Rest Tavern eschews the role-playing game’s tradition of controlling adventurers on epic quests. Instead, it puts players in the shoes of an innkeeper, a role usually reserved for NPCs in a D&D campaign, running their very own tavern.Operating your tavern involves building it from scratch, hiring employees such as servers and bartenders, and running shifts to serve the many adventurers roaming Faerûn. You can cook dishes, brew drinks, and earn money during night shifts, which helps you purchase resources during the day, a period you can also spend exploring areas outside the tavern. When you can’t…
While tech giants remain locked in a relentless arms race to shove generative AI into every conceivable aspect of your life, the team behind the open-source office suite LibreOffice is taking the opposite approach. The Document Foundation today released LibreOffice 26.8 for Windows, macOS, and Linux, and instead of clogging up your toolbars with unnecessary chatbots or sending your documents off to cloud services, the update focuses entirely on fundamental, high-impact improvements for core office tasks. Practical features aimed at improving your workflow The standout addition in LibreOffice 26.8 is a new text layout algorithm for Writer called the Paragraph…
Firstly, I admit my headline is hyperbolic. Best and worst are subjective and neither word is fully applicable when it comes to Elden Ring on Switch 2. The wordier, more accurate headline that would not inspire the precious clicks that we need to survive in this media hellscape landscape is, “Elden Ring is Okay on Switch 2, so if you can play it somewhere else I would recommend that, but if this is your only option and you haven’t already played it, then this version will get the job done.”I played about two hours of Elden Ring on Switch 2 in…
NVIDIA revealed a wave of GeForce NOW updates at Gamescom 2026, bringing deeper graphics customization to subscribers along with a massive push into new hardware ecosystems and a steady stream of day-one game additions. Fine-tuning graphics in the cloud The headline feature for existing members is granular control over DLSS 4.5 rendering settings. Instead of forcing server-side defaults on everyone, Nvidia will soon let users tweak DLSS Super Resolution, Dynamic Frame Generation, and Ray Reconstruction directly inside the cloud stream. That means if you want to push demanding ray-traced or path-traced titles to their absolute limit, you can dial in…
Xbox has officially announced its rumored program that will allow owners of physical Xbox games to use them to claim entitlement to their digital counterparts. This disc-to-digital initiative will become available next week for Xbox Insider members to test out before rolling out to the general public.“Today we are introducing a feature that brings the benefits of digital to physical discs, giving players more flexibility in how they access and play supported games across the XBOX ecosystem,” reads an Xbox Wire post. “This is part of our broader commitment to game preservation. As technology, devices, and distribution continue to evolve,…