The rumours were right, after all. But it doesn’t actually matter. Intel has finally launched the fabled Big Battlemage GPU, the one with 32 Xe cores codenamed G31. But it’s not the cut-price Nvidia RTX 5070 we’ve been hoping for. Instead, the new GPU has been branded the Intel Arc Pro B70, hooked up with…
Compatible with Switch 1 & 2. Accessory manufacturer CRKD, perhaps best known for the Nitro Deck and its range of guitar controllers, has revealed a new premium pad compatible with the Switch 1 and 2. The ULT PRO (for goodness’ sake, another pad with the word ‘Pro’ in the name *flips desk*) is due to…
After the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) put consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries on its Covered List earlier this week, effectively banning the sale of new models in the country without special permission, Taiwanese manufacturer Asus has been quick to respond. An official statement released by the company yesterday says the following: “Asus has…
President Trump has appointed members to a newly reestablished science and technology advisory council, the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST). And there are a fair few new faces in there—new kinds of faces, in fact, because the new board seems pretty business-heavy. In general, the members so far—which total just 13—seem…
This month PC Gamer gets world-exclusive access to Star Wars Zero Company, the incredibly exciting new XCOM-style turn-based squad tactics game set in a galaxy far, far away. For our in-depth, all-access cover feature, PC Gamer travelled to its developer, Bit Reactor, interviewed a number of its key devs, and then played Zero Company for…
World of Warcraft is a big, dense, complicated game with a lot of little instances of utter nonsense—you get that sort of thing when you’re two decades old with over a dozen expansions. But this one has to be the funniest quirk I’ve seen out of the MMO in a while. Turns out, if you’re…
‘Cotton: Rock With You’ launches in Japan this August. A new 2D entry in the Cotton series is releasing in Japan later this year, on August 6th, on PS5, Switch 2, and PC (via Steam) (thanks, Gematsu!). Cotton: Rock With You is the latest Cotton title from Success Corporation, the original creators of the Cotton…
“With added gameplay and graphical options”. Indie coder Richard Langford has remade Ultimate Play the Game’s 1983 classic Jetpac for PC. Programmed by Chris Stamper with art by his brother Tim, Jetpac won “Game of the Year” at the Golden Joystick Awards in the year of its release. Read the full article on timeextension.com “With…
“Basically forever”. The new battle game Pokémon Champions is now just weeks away from release, and once it’s up and running, the plan is to keep it going for as long as possible. Game producer Masaaki Hoshino has revealed how the team wants this new title to go the distance, or “basically forever”, as long…
Wonderful! Earlier this week, you might have noticed how Nintendo Music didn’t roll out its weekly update at the regular time. Read the full article on nintendolife.com