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The Morning After: Google DeepMind’s Genie 2 can generate interactive 3D worlds

It can make these 3D environments, but only briefly.

Mat Smith

12.06.2024

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: Great movie, good game

The script, direction and performances are excellent, but there's a lot to fix in post.

Jessica Conditt

12.05.2024

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CRKD's Nitro Deck+ keeps its best features and adds typical stick layout

Extra buttons and firmware tweaks add to the upgrade.

Mat Smith

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  • 20 hours agoFortnite is getting a 5v5 first-person shooter mode
  • 12.06.2024Get trapped on a pirate ship or in Dracula’s castle in Escape Simulator 2
  • 12.06.2024Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is the first turn-based game in the franchise's long history
  • 12.06.2024Riot is making a physical League of Legends TCG, and it's not LoR
  • 12.06.2024The PlayStation 5 is still $75 off, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals
  • 12.06.2024iFixit now carries official Xbox replacement parts

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The Morning After: Google DeepMind’s Genie 2 can generate interactive 3D worlds

It can make these 3D environments, but only briefly.

Mat Smith

12.06.2024

Firing Pat Gelsinger doesn't solve Intel’s problems

You can’t pin 20 years of bad decisions on one scapegoat.

Daniel Cooper

12.03.2024

Avowed preview: Classic Obsidian fantasy on a AAA budget

Fungus? More like fun game.

Jessica Conditt

11.21.2024

Nintendo Switch 2: Everything we know about the coming release

It likely won't get announced until 2025.

Lawrence Bonk

11.11.2024

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The best gaming monitors in 2024

Refresh rate, resolution and response times? Let us help you demystify it all.

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The best Nintendo Switch OLED accessories for 2024

Power up your system with some fancy peripherals.

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The best Xbox Series X and Series S accessories in 2024

These controllers, headsets, remotes and more can take your gaming experience up a notch.

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The best PS5 accessories for 2024

Plus some of our favorite games for the console, too.

Igor Bonifacic

The best VR headsets for 2024

Virtual reality is here, and there's never been a better time to snag a VR headset.

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The 13 best retro gaming gifts for the 2024 holidays

Because everything old can indeed be new again.

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  • Fortnite is getting a 5v5 first-person shooter mode

    Fortnite's first-person shooter mode, Ballistic, arrives in early access on December 11. Players will be split into two teams for 5v5 matches.

    Cheyenne MacDonald

    20 hours ago

  • Get trapped on a pirate ship or in Dracula’s castle in Escape Simulator 2

    Tour the remains of an abandoned space ship, a cursed pirate ship and Dracula's castle in the upcoming VR puzzler Escape Simulator 2.

    Danny Gallagher

    12.06.2024

  • Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is the first turn-based game in the franchise's long history

    There’s a new TMNT gaming out, and it’s a tactical RPG. It’s being made by Strange Scaffold, which has a decent pedigree.

    Lawrence Bonk

    12.06.2024

  • Riot is making a physical League of Legends TCG, and it's not LoR

    Riot just announced a forthcoming trading card game (TCG) based on League of Legends. Project K pulls characters and locations from throughout the franchise’s various IPs.

    Lawrence Bonk

    12.06.2024

  • The PlayStation 5 is still $75 off, plus the rest of the week's best tech deals

    This week's best tech deals include $75 off the PlayStation 5, $70 off the Apple Watch Series 10 and a new low for Apple's AirPods 4 with ANC.

    J. Dunn,V. Palladino andA. Skorheim

    12.06.2024

  • iFixit now carries official Xbox replacement parts

    As part of a deal it struck with Microsoft last year, iFixit has started selling genuine Xbox parts and offering repair guides.

    Steve Dent

    12.06.2024

  • The Morning After: Google DeepMind’s Genie 2 can generate interactive 3D worlds

    The biggest news stories this morning: Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review, Overwatch 2 will test 6v6 role queue matches starting December 17, Android’s latest round of AI features improves accessibility, file sharing and more

    Mat Smith

    12.06.2024

  • The best gaming monitors in 2024

    Choosing any computer monitor can be tricky, but it gets even more confusing when you want a new display for gaming. Here's everything you need to know before buying a gaming monitor, plus the best gaming monitors you can get today.

    Igor Bonifacic

    12.06.2024

  • Cities: Skylines II is free to play until December 9

    Cities: Skylines II is free to play until December 9 on Steam and GeForce Now.

    Danny Gallagher

    12.05.2024

  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle review: Great movie, good game

    MachineGames made a classic Indiana Jones movie, but they could’ve polished the game aspects a little more -- especially on Xbox Series S.

    Jessica Conditt

    12.05.2024

  • Nightdive’s ‘The Thing’ remaster is available right now

    Nightdive Studios surprise-released a remaster of the 2002 game The Thing, updating the third-person shooter with 4K visuals and new animations.

    Ian Carlos Campbell

    12.05.2024

  • New trailer for Revenge of the Savage Planet crash lands on YouTube

    Play solo or in co-op mode in Revenge of the Savage Planet heading to consoles and PC in May of 2025.

    Danny Gallagher

    12.05.2024

  • PUBG creator Brendan Greene just announced a handful of new games

    PUBG creator Brendan Greene has unveiled a trio of new games, and there’s a demo of one available right now. Greene left Krafton to form his own studio back in 2021.

    Lawrence Bonk

    12.05.2024

  • Overwatch 2 will test 6v6 role queue matches starting December 17

    A new season starts for Overwatch 2 next week, but one of the special modes we'll be getting in the near future is a throwback to the past.

    Anna Washenko

    12.05.2024

  • Forza Motorsport on PC is getting an enhanced lighting upgrade

    Ray-Traced Global Illumination is coming to Forza Motorsport for PC in a new update.

    Danny Gallagher

    12.05.2024

  • Foamstars’ next season will be its last

    The wacky, team-based “party shooter” will hold its final season from December 13 to January 17. After that, all seasons will be playable.

    Will Shanklin

    12.05.2024

  • EA just made a whole bunch of accessibility patents open-source

    EA has made 23 accessibility patents available to other developers, by making them open-source. These patents include technologies for photosensitivity and speech recognition.

    Lawrence Bonk

    12.05.2024

  • Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga is free on the Epic Games Store

    The Epic Games Store has refreshed its weekly games. One of the options this time around is the entertaining Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga.

    Kris Holt

    12.05.2024

  • Amazon is giving away games to promote its Secret Level anthology series

    Amazon is offering Prime members free codes to some games that inspired episodes in the upcoming Secret Level animated series.

    Anna Washenko

    12.05.2024

  • PlayStation VR2 will get hand-tracking support soon

    Sony is demoing hand-tracking support for the PlayStation VR2 at SIGGRAPH Asia 2024, an unannounced feature that would make the headset compatible with even more games.

    Ian Carlos Campbell

    12.04.2024

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