The venerable Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is perhaps the most comprehensive attempt humans have ever made to nail down the wonderfully wriggly English language and, over 140 years after the first volume was published, is still battling against the tides. In recent times, one of the tricks publisher Oxford University Press (OUP) has used to…
We were introduced to the turbulent flow of time in Remake, and we met Sephiroth for his iconic encounter in Rebirth, and now it’s time to wrap this story up. Final Fantasy 7 Revelation is the third and final act in Square Enix’s remake trilogy, and even from its earliest teases, it looks like this…
Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Delta ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made to these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes…
The Hugo Awards: they’re not just for science-fiction novels that make you think “I should read that one day” and never do. Now they’ve got an interactive category, so once a year you can be told how excellent one more videogame is, think “I should play that one day,” and then never get around to…
Tee Lopes & Yuzo Koshiro join the fun! Lizardcube’s upcoming Shinobi revival Shinobi: Art of Vengeance will feature music from the Sonic Mania composer Tee Lopes and video game legend Yuzo Koshiro, Sega has confirmed. The announcement was shared yesterday on Sega’s social media channels, with the company posting that Lopes will serve as the…
Have you added them to your collection? Nintendo’s amiibo line is still a thing in 2024, with the first releases of the year arriving earlier this week. In case you did miss it, it’s a double pack featuring the Xenoblade Chronicles 3 protagonist Noah and Mio. They’re available now for $39.99 / £34.99 and will…
There’s been a significant change as to how Steam will require games to advertise expansion packs or DLCs on the platform. The new guidelines clearly spell out what can be classified as new extra content and how publishers and developers should handle this future content to ensure that it actually benefits customers. “By offering a…
Here are the reported improvements. Switch Online’s ‘Nintendo Classics’ service has improved each retro game library over time, and alongside the release of Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness yesterday, the GameCube app has been updated. If you didn’t already notice, this application has jumped from Version 1.5.0 to Version 1.6.0. So, what’s supposedly been updated?…
Liberate your music, videos, and more You’ve likely moved onto Netflix or Hulu or some other direct streaming way to watch “television.” But what about that massive collection of discs collecting dust in your AV room? Or the gigabytes of videos you want to share with relatives who haven’t figured out how to watch videos…
After a rough few years, Intel has clearly been hoping for better times, and it’s fair to say that the official launch of Panther Lake at CES 2026 was a major step in the right direction. However, while all the attention was focused on the new mobile chips, the distinct lack of anything about an…