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If you're a Minecraft fan with a penchant for playing while wearing Sony's PlayStation-branded VR goggles, prepare youself for some disappointing news: developer Mojang has announced it's ending Minecraft's PSVR support in March next year.
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Image: Pocketpair Pocketpair has responded to the lawsuit filed against it by Nintendo and The Pokémon Company. The studio that developed Palworld, the game at the heart of the suit, issued a statement early this morning saying it doesn’t know what patents it violated. “At this moment, we are unaware of the specific patents we are accused of infringing upon, and we have not been notified of such details,” the... Read more ›
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A comment on a Warhammer 40K: Space Marine 2 video appearing to be from Saber CEO Matthew Karch has raised eyebrows for stating that games should be about "glory kills" instead of "imposing morals on gamers". Read more Read more ›
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There's a BioWare game I keep coming back to when I think about the several hours I spent playing Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and it's probably not the game you're expecting me to say. It's not Dragon Age: Inquisition and it's not Dragon Age: Origins, or Dragon Age 2, as if I'd have the stones to say that. It's a game from another series the studio is probably better known... Read more ›
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As Apple prepares for the iPhone 16 release, one former Apple Store worker shared how launch days involved intense preparations and overnight shifts. Read more ›
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New research shows generative AI consumes a lot of water — up to 1,408ml to generate 100 words of text — in addition to electricity. Read more ›
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Benjamin Capital Partners has acquired augmented reality firm New Thing Co. to boost "money moments." Read more ›
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"Food Wars" hosts Harry Kersh and Joe Avella visit three steakhouses across Las Vegas to find the best steak in the city. Read more ›
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Huawei watches offer a great mix of design, battery life and features and this year they come with an upgraded TruSense health monitoring system, which was actually announced ahead of time. This generation of GT watches also brings a titanium version with a lightweight body. And we finally get a sequel to the Watch D, for people who want reliable blood pressure measurements. Huawei Watch GT 5 The Huawei Watch... Read more ›
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Palworld developer Pocketpair has responded to this morning's dramatic decision by Nintendo to file a patent infringement lawsuit against the company. Read more Read more ›
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Step into the future of gaming with the Samsung Odyssey Neo G9! Buy now and claim your free 27” Odyssey G3 FHD gaming monitor—double the screens, double the adventure! Read more ›
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Pocketpair, the makers of Palworld, said they were ‘investigating’ the claims that their characters look too much like Pokémon. Read more ›
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Huawei has announced two new Android tablets which use its unusual anti-glare PaperMatte screen technology. Read more ›
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Getting a passport in the US can be quite the rigmarole, but it is about to get a bit simpler. The State Department has announced that online passport renewal is officially available to the public, following multiple pilot programs. In a statement, Secretary of State Antony Blinken credited increased staffing and technological improvements with fueling both this advancement and reduced passport waiting times. Until now, applying for a new passport... Read more ›
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A documentary on Oprah Winfrey is no longer coming to Apple TV+. Why, you might ask? Well, Winfrey, herself, bought back the rights to it, PageSix reports. Allegedly, Winfrey and filmmaker Kevin Macdonald clashed on the final product, with the latter not making requested edits. A spokesperson for Winfrey put things a bit nicer: "As the Apple TV+ deal was coming to an end, Ms. Winfrey bought back the rights... Read more ›
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Illustration by Alex Castro / The Verge Time really does fly, doesn’t it? It seems like only yesterday we were looking at Amazon’s July sales event, and now we are once again heading for the company’s fall Prime Day roundup of deals. Amazon has announced that its two-day sales event for Prime subscribers will take place starting at 12:01AM PT / 3:01AM ET on Tuesday, October 8th, and run through... Read more ›
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Today sees God of War Ragnarök release on PC almost two years after its console launch and it brings a much-requested new option. Read more Read more ›
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Norwegian's new Norwegian Luna would debut in 2026. It could be a great option for families who want a new build but don't enjoy mega ships. Read more ›
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DJI has been chipping away at GoPro's action cam dominance and just took another big step with the launch of the Action 5 Pro. With a new "next-gen" sensor, it promises improved video quality, along with extended battery life, bigger displays and a new feature, subject tracking and centering. The 1/1.3-inch sensor is the same size as the one on the Action 4, but DJI says it now boasts 13.5... Read more ›
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"The government’s malware disabling commands, which interacted with the malware’s native functionality, were extensively tested prior to the operation," according to the DOJ. Read more ›
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Personal information for nearly half of the popular genetic testing company's customers -- 6.9 million people -- were exposed in the data breach. Read more ›
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We already knew another Star Wars Jedi game was in the works at developer Respawn Entertainment, but EA has now confirmed it will be the "final chapter" in Cal Kestis' saga. Read more Read more ›
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Sony's recently appointed joint CEO Hideaki Nishino says consoles will remain at the "core" of the company's business going forward, but it will still continue to offer titles on other platforms as well.Nishino - who serves as CEO of the company's Platform Business Group - recently took part in an interview with Japanese publication Nikkei. Here, the company executive was asked to summarise the value of PlayStation consoles within Sony.In... Read more ›
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Diablo 4 has reportedly earned Blizzard around $150 million from in-game microtransactions since it released in June 2023.That's according to senior product manager, Harrison Froeschke, who stated in a since-nuked LinkedIn account that they had led the "monetisation strategy of the store cosmetics, pricing, bundle offers, personalised discounts, and roadmap planning which have driven over $150m [microtransaction] lifetime revenue".Froeschke's LinkedIn account has now been removed from public view, but not... Read more ›
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Square Enix has admitted that profits of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 "did not meet expectations". Read more Read more ›
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EA has shared early first details for the next instalment in its Battlefield series, confirming the multiplayer shooter will be returning to the modern era for its next outing, and that the unpopular Specialists system has been jettisoned for good in favour of more traditional classes. That's according to Respawn head and Battlefield boss Vince Zampella who, in conversation with IGN, teased a back-to-basics approach for the series' next outing... Read more ›
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Just days after we learned that Flappy Bird is set to make a return later this year courtesy of the fan-made Flappy Bird Foundation, the original developer says he has "no relat[ion]" to the game.In a tweet posted to X/Twitter earlier today (15th September), original developer Doug Nguyen publicly distanced himself from the project and its leader, confirming he has played no role in the game's revival."No, I have no... Read more ›
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Horizon Zero Dawn Remastered has been rated by the ESRB, listing PC and PlayStation 5 as its platforms. Read more Read more ›
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Backwards compatibility is a key reason AMD will be the chip manufacturer for Sony's PlayStation 6 console.As reported by Reuters, AMD and Intel were the final two contenders in a bidding war to manufacture the computer chip for Sony's next console.However, AMD ultimately won the bid - with the need to provide backwards compatibility for previous consoles reportedly a major factor. Read more Read more ›
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Goichi "Suda51" Suda says game companies are too hung up on how their games perform on Metacritic.Talking to our sister site, GamesIndustry.biz, Suda said that whilst he will check scores when a game releases - "Sometimes a media outlet has given us zero. That makes me feel shitty - why go that far and give us zero?" - but apart from that, he "tries to avoid Metacritic"."Everybody pays too much... Read more ›
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EA has announced plans to move "beyond linear, sequential Sims releases" that'll see it forego a direct The Sims 4 "replacement" in the form of The Sims 5 in favour of a new approach enabling players to keep their progress between titles and "really having an ongoing experience". Read more Read more ›
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