Cyberpunk 2077 2.0’s new Edgerunners easter eggs just hit me with an existential crisis all over again

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is fantastic, and—like Cyberpunk 2077 itself—it’s something I hadn’t engaged with until recently. I’m new to the post-corpo war hellscape of this setting, but I figured after sinking about 20 hours into the game itself I might as well check out this anime everyone’s been raving about. Spoilers ahead for Edgerunners, obviously. I…

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Samsung’s new low power, high performance memory range could be a serious boon for compact gaming laptops

Samsung’s new laptop memory range promises upgradeable memory without the performance glass ceiling of SO-DIMMs. Its newly announced range of Low Power Compression Attached Memory Modules (LPCAMMs) will dramatically shrink the amount of space normally given over to traditional laptop memory modules, but don’t expect that to mean a reduction in the number of soldered-on…

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Mario 64 speedrunners have cracked a 10-year-old problem, turning it from a Twitch chat meme into a must-use strat using algorithms and raw determination

The best thing about watching speedrunners is seeing just how far they’ll go to break their favourite games. No matter how old a game is, no matter how ‘solved’ its speedrun may seem, there’ll always be new surprises just around the corner. Super Mario 64 has long been a favourite of the speedrunning community, and…

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Bayonetta creator and co-founder Hideki Kamiya to leave Platinum: ‘Keep your eyes peeled’

PlatinumGames co-founder Hideki Kamiya has revealed that he’ll be parting ways with the studio next month. The news was originally announced on the developer’s Twitter, where a statement reads: “We regret to announce that Hideki Kamiya will be leaving PlatinumGames on October 12, 2023. We are truly grateful for his creative ideas, leadership, and contribution…

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