Sim racing may finally have broken its glass ceiling; or rather, the plasterboard ceiling of the basements that used to house every car nerd’s Logitech wheel-and-pedals setup. If the rest of the family once found the hobby slightly embarrassing, those days appear to be ending. The proof: thousands of car enthusiasts, motorsports fanatics, and sim…
After last week’s unhappy but not wholly unexpected news that Bungie is ending ongoing development for Destiny 2, players past and present have been mourning the ill-fated loot shooter by sharing their favorite bits of lore, comparing favorite guns, and posting highlights of their most impressive feats of Destiny prowess. But as cool as those…
There’s two things I know life simmers love: having affairs and having babies—sometimes all at once, you sloppy drama hounds. Having a baby in Paralives isn’t quite as straightforward as you’ll be used to coming from The Sims. You’ve got to spot the right “together cards” in your conversation and then use Paralives’ special method…
MLB The Show now goes with you on your phone with MLB The Show Mobile. With controls and game modes built for the free-to-play* mobile action, MLB The Show Mobile lets you enjoy: Best-in-class MLB The Show gameplay on your phone. Team building with Topps cards featuring today’s stars and legends of baseball history. Gameplay…
Captain Ahab had his white whale, Inspector Javert had Jean Valjean, and Forza Horizon 6 players have Bowie Knife99—an AI drivatar that has pushed players to breaking point with its erratic and borderline murderous driving. If you’re not familiar with the legend of Bowie Knife99, let me shed some light on the situation. You see,…
Music streaming platform Spotify announced a licensing deal with Universal Music Group last week which would allow subscribers to create AI-generated covers and remixes of songs from participating artists, who would then be compensated. The tool would be a paid extra to “create an additional source of income for artists and songwriters.” Now, Spotify co-chief…
It’s been a bad weekend for Marvel Rivals after a small update opened the floodgates for more cheaters to scurry inside, wreaking havoc in games all the way from Bronze to One Above All. How bad is it you ask? A slew of cheaters actually took to streaming their crimes over the weekend to a…
Oh Mai. Over the years, the Switch has become home to several Fatal Fury ports, including a couple of cheeky additions to the SNES Switch Online library. So if you’re someone who has yet to dive into the series or perhaps fancy picking up an entry or two, it might be wise to brush up…
A proper jewel. If you’re old enough to recall the battle between the PS1, N64 and Saturn at the close of the 1990s, then you’ll no doubt be aware that by 1997, Sega had effectively thrown in the towel in the West. Sony’s 32-bit console was dominant in pretty much every market, but in Japan,…
The first true Nvidia CPU has been benchmarked and found to beat, well, just about everything. The catch? While this is an independent test, Nvidia dictated the kinds of workloads that could be assessed. We speak, of course, of Nvidia’s Vera CPU, part of the company’s upcoming nexty-gen Vera Rubin AI platform. Vera contains a…