Tyler Wilde, US EIC (Image credit: Future) This week: Had an infuriating audio driver troubleshooting experience, but was soothed by goofy dance music. I have more digital stuff than ever before. My work email account is nearly 20 years old. My personal email is even older. I have gigs and gigs of old photos and…
In a recent interview with Swedish site Dagens industri (via The Guardian), Ulf Kristersson, the Prime Minister of Sweden, said he regularly consults with AI chatbots including ChatGPT and the French service Le Chat to get a “second opinion” on decisions. Unsurprisingly, that turned out to be an admission he probably should have kept to…
Just as the requirements for getting into the two-day early access Battlefield 6 beta appeared set in stone, EA is giving folks another chance to get a 48-hour head start on the fun. “Watch 30 minutes of any creator streaming Battlefield 6 on Twitch during August 7-8 to unlock Open Beta Early Access,” the official…
It’s Fortnite-ing time. At last, the Power Rangers are making their Fortnite debut later this week on 7th August. There’s been rumours about the Rangers dropping in the free-to-play battle royale for a while, and today’s trailer confirms when and what to expect. They’ll be landing in-game during Chapter 6 Season 4, Shock ‘N Awesome….
The Battlefield 6 beta doesn’t properly start for two more days, but that isn’t stopping thousands of eager hill campers from getting in on the action. The beta peaked at over 9,000 concurrent players on Steam yesterday after preloading opened. Presumably most of those people popped in for a few minutes to get some formalities…
Is this your destiny? When Harold Ryan, former Bungie CEO and president, formed his new studio ProbablyMonsters in 2016, he remarked how that the aim was to transform how AAA games are developed, hoping to create a more sustainable environment for creators to, well, create in. Now, the fledgling studio has announced its first two…
You could be my flamingo. Following the release of the Elves 2 Pro, accessory manufacturer Gulikit is back with the, uh, Elves 2. Yes, this is a cheaper model ($29.99 / £29.99) of the Saturn-inspired wireless pad for the Switch and Switch 2; one that shirks some of the more advanced customisation options of its…
Kingmakers, the game that asks ‘What if you brought an M1 Abrams main battle tank to a knife fight,’ is set to enter early access on October 8, and with that date slowly grinding nearer developer Redemption Road has released its debut dev blog—which I’m sorry to say is not about M1 Abrams main battle…
Yep, seems like it. In yet another indication that time is indeed marching on and on, it seems that Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island has somehow turned 30 years old. Released in Japan on 5th August 1995, Yoshi’s Island marked a significant departure from its predecessor, yet received widespread critical acclaim regardless. It also…
Event kicks off in November. Charles Martinet may not be voicing Mario anymore, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t still deeply involved in the promotion of Nintendo’s enduring mascot. As such, the voice actor will be making an appearance at this year’s MCM Comic Con in Bimingham from 28th – 30th November, 2025. Martinet will…