I like to think I’m pretty good at spotting the tell-tale signs of AI-generated images: weirdly soft lighting, blurry background details, accessories or smaller details that simply disappear into nothing. Unfortunately, every ‘real or fake’ test I’ve taken thus far has been immediately humbling. The latest ‘real or AI-generated’ test I’ve stumbled across comes from…
Hello again, PlayStation VR2 players! We’re bringing Rager to PS VR2 on March 5, and we can’t wait for you to feel what rhythm-driven combat really means. Rager is a music-driven VR brawler where the rhythm is never background noise. Every strike, block, and dodge is tied directly to the soundtrack. Enemies attack in sync…
Secret of Mana: Reborn has just been updated. We have some potentially “history-making” news for Secret of Mana fans. A new update has just been released for Secret of Mana: Reborn, a ROM hack for the classic role-playing game from Square, featuring recreations of two previously unused locations cut from the finished game. This essentially…
World of Warcraft recently embarked on the massive undertaking of redesigning all of its many specialisations to work without the assistance of UI mods (addons) for Midnight—mods which previously automated a ton of the complexity of its classes. As an outlaw rogue, for instance, I had an addon which told me when I should cast…
There are very few good examples of RPG crafting systems. I’ll make an exception for Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, which makes alchemy and blacksmithing tactile and engaging. Otherwise? Get outta here with your busywork. And it looks like a lot of Avowed players feel the same way. Avowed’s upgrade system caught a lot of flak…
If you’re somehow still on Windows 7 and use Firefox, I have some bad news. You will want to update your OS soon. That’s according to the latest Mozilla post, which confirms “Firefox version 115 is the last supported Firefox version for users of Windows 7, Windows 8 and Windows 8.1.” (via TechSpot). Mozilla technically…
Avowed’s 2.0 update, also known as the anniversary update, is a meaty one. New stat bonuses, custom difficulty modifiers, NG+, the new staff weapon type, a photo mode—it’s a lot. The most significant new addition, though, is undoubtedly the arrival of three new playable races. If you’ve not played Avowed yet, you might be surprised…
I have a pretty sweet gig, I must admit. I sit here, write my indefensible videogame takes down, and then publish them for money. The only downside is that I’m obliged to put my name at the top, and the legions who disagree with me can easily mock me. “More like Badshua Dumblens,” they write,…
Nvidia’s regular GTC conference will soon kick off, taking place in San Jose, between March 16 and 19. From its very beginnings in 2008, the event has been all about what GPUs can be used for, other than gaming. And as he is wont to do, CEO Jensen Huang has been talking up what to…
You may not know this, but there’s an official Excel championship that runs out of Las Vegas with the winner claiming a belt and $5,000. As that belt implies, it’s a theatrical affair, like WWE for spreadsheets. Recently, 2025’s champion Diarmuid Early wrote about his experience for The Guardian, saying, “I have been called the…