‘World’s smallest LEDs’ could lead to accurately lit screens with 127,000 pixels per inch and much more immersive VR

Sometimes small is actually big—at least when it comes to advancements in LED technology. For a bright, clear picture, OLED screens are where it’s at; they easily outperform traditional LED displays and have breathtaking Micro-LED displays beat when it comes to price—though that’s not hard to do when a reasonably sized Micro-LED screen can easily…

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As layoffs and studio closures continue to deathroll the western AAA industry, analyst points out 5 of 8 major Japanese companies hit all-time share prices this year

It feels like every other day I’m writing some article about AI carving through people’s livelihoods and studios closing. I say that not to convey desensitisation, but exhaustion—it’s been an absolute nose-dive of a couple of years for AAA games, to the point where industry figures are having to repeatedly speak out against a slow…

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I love the 8BitDo Retro C64 keyboard but I’d pick its cheaper NES-themed model near its lowest price ever during Amazon’s Big Spring Sale

8BitDo Retro Mechanical Keyboard (N Edition) | Hot swappable | 2.4 GHz, Bluetooth, and wired connection | ‘Super Buttons’ | 200-hour battery life | $99.99 $79.99 at Amazon (save $20)Already reasonably priced at full MSRP, this TKL keyboard has a great aesthetic, powerful battery life, nice feeling keys, and Super Buttons, which you can program…

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From pixels to pinot: The Windows XP ‘Bliss’ wallpaper hill was real and this is what it looks like now

Windows XP was the most blissful iteration of Microsoft’s ubiquitous operating system. That’s an objective, empirical, placebo-controlled, peer-reviewed, double-blind fact. After all, it’s arguably most famous for its signature “Bliss” wallpaper depicting a rolling green hill, deep blue sky and little fluffy clouds. But whatever happened to that hill? Was it actually real? And if…

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Publishers ‘don’t want to be anywhere near’ Grand Theft Auto 6 when it launches: ‘It’s proving to be very stressful’

Grand Theft Auto 6 is still months away from launch, if not longer, but it’s already causing ripples in the games industry. Numerous major publishers are fretting over precisely when Rockstar’s latest crime epic will arrive, so they can schedule their games around its release and thus avoid the financial black hole they believe it…

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Become Dragonforged, achieve dominance

Looking for a gaming laptop and only the best will do? Then you should be looking at MSI. The company, famous for its high-performance PC gear from motherboards to laptops, has refreshed its gaming portable range with new models sporting NVIDIA® GeForce RTX™ 50 Series Laptop graphics chips, bringing innovative features and unparalleled performance. And…

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‘Ok, so dragon builds are a thing now’: galaxy-brained Helldivers 2 player incinerates a bile titan with a hover pack and a flamethrower

As a weary veteran of Helldivers 2’s galactic war, I thought I’d seen it all. I’ve seen helldivers choke to death on infinite gas bombs. I’ve seen bile titans brought down by yeeting a charger through them. But technology evolves rapidly in war, and a recent addition to Super Earth’s arsenal has unlocked whole new…

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Where to find a signal redirector in Atomfall

Any eagle-eyed explorers will likely have noticed you need a signal redirector in Atomfall‘s starting bunker if you want to open those sealed doors. There’s a junction just outside where you leave the scientist and upon closer examination, it says you need this particular device to interact with it. Sadly, the signal redirector requires you…

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