Blizzard Entertainment’s union—in conjunction with the Communications Workers of America (CWA)—has just signed a landmark contract with the studio to, among other things, force it to “discuss, evaluate, and bargain” any time it wants to introduce generative AI in the workplace. As explained on the CWA website, this contract has been in the works for…
At the back end of 2025, Nvidia secured its biggest ever deal, a $20 billion non-exclusive agreement with AI chip company Groq. Now, as reported by the New York Times, per “two people with knowledge of the inquiry”, the Department of Justice (DOJ) is probing to discover whether the deal was organised in a way…
Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes is one of the greatest games of its genre, and as a longtime fan of superheroes and fighters, I love it. Some of my earliest comic- reading memories were at two of my cousins’ houses—one stocked with funny animal and cartoon titles, which were fine, and the…
And a Bayonetta collab? It landed as a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it moment in yesterday’s Direct, but Stellar Blade: Complete Edition finally has a Switch 2 release date, and the physical option isn’t a Game-Key Card! The game will launch on Switch 2 on 5th November for £54.99 / $59.99, and digital pre-orders are now available from the…
Feelin’ Ikki. Veteran developer Sunsoft has announced a second compilation of the studio’s earliest releases. The wonderfully titled Sunsoft Is Back! Retro Game Selection 2 launches this December and includes four vintage titles pulled from the mid-1980s. First on deck is Super Arabian, a single-screen platformer released for the Famicom in 1983. Much like its…
While I’ve largely enjoyed any time I’ve dipped a toe into virtual reality, I definitely do not own a VR headset. As cool as the tech is, that hardware remains an expensive niche within the increasingly pricey PC gaming landscape. Global VR headset shipments apparently declined by 18% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2026,…
Last week, Google announced (via HKEPC) that it managed to fully map the brain and central nervous system of an adult male fruit fly into 3D neural shapes. As you might expect, it took approximately three seconds flat for software engineers to try and get it to play Doom. Google reports that scientists and researchers…
Core replicates 99% of original hardware speed. While emulation is constantly pushing forward from generation to generation, there remain some aged outliers yet to be completely conquered. Notably, the 3D arcade scene of the 1990s, despite its vintage, is particularly problematic when it comes to emulation – typically due to the very specific, formative, rare,…
Three months ago, Corsair announced the TC80 gaming chair. At the time, I was pretty excited for it, because it (A) strips back the overly-gamefied stylings and (B) is, according to Corsair, “affordable.” Back then we didn’t have the price, but now we do. It’s going to cost just $200/£170/€180, though this is “subject to…
Got to account for that system update. As if all of this week’s Direct shenanigans weren’t enough, Nintendo yesterday released a surprise Switch 2 system update, adding VRR modes when playing on the TV. But what would such a feature be if it didn’t appear in Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour, eh? Worry not, the…