Lucid dreams are defined as the experience of knowing you are dreaming while you are asleep, and can range from the sublime to the genuinely terrifying. According to the CEO of new startup Prophetic, its latest project aims to “detect when dreamers are in REM to induce and stabilize lucid dreams” via a wearable device…
Lo-fi vibes. Fans of old-school media formats, take note: Wayo Records has released the soundtracks for the first two entries in the Ys series on audio cassette. The music is taken from the original PC-88 versions, and includes arranged tracks by Hiroyuki Namba (Ys – Ancient Ys Vanished) and Ryô Yonemitsu (Ys II – The…
But you need to be “close-by” others to use it. Pokémon GO developer Niantic has announced and released Party Play, a brand new multiplayer feature that allows you to team up with your friends — as long as they’re close by. The feature is live now in Pokémon GO and enables you and up to…
A copy of the Xbox 360 game is required to play. Fans have just released an unofficial PC port of the Xbox 360 version of Sonic Team’s Sonic Unleashed, which brings with it a ton of new features and improvements to modding and performance. The project was put together by a large group of individuals…
We’ve reported on the rapid, almost-certainly-ecologically-unsound expansion of AI data centers before, but Meta appears to have taken things to the next level. And that level is camping. According to a SemiAnalysis report, Meta is expanding its AI hardware capabilities so rapidly, it’s putting some of its AI data center hardware in tents. Erecting brick…
Between Baldur’s Gate 3’s reception deservedly snowballing into an award-sweeping phenomenon and Phantom Liberty bringing a fresh dose of sci-fi spying to Cyberpunk 2077, one of the oldest and often the very nerdiest gaming genres has had a truly impressive year. Whether your personal preference leans more towards swords and sorcery or hot hacking action,…
Almost every element of Helldivers 2 is dripping with satire. The voice lines, story, and even individual armor pieces parody patriotism while telling a story of what could happen if corrupt governmental systems ran amuck. Well, everything except the music. “It’s jingoism, but it’s amplified with uplifting modern synth productions, and without suggesting any nuance…
It could actually be good, then! Atari has announced a brand-new Bubsy game – no, really! In collaboration with developer Fabraz, known for the rather excellent Demon Turf, Bubsy 4D will launch on the Switch and Switch 2. And it actually looks pretty good too! There’s no release date at the time of writing, but…
Sometimes I rue my position as the PC Gamer hardware team honorary weirdo. Because while I’m naturally drawn to the unusual, the interesting, and the downright bizarre, it means I sometimes have to write about bits of tech that gross me out—and this VR-ready electronic tongue is doing just that. A team of researchers at…
Update today. Nintendo rolled out multiple free Switch 2 game updates for select Switch games last month and one of them was for Clubhouse Games: 51 Worldwide Classics. Now, this same title has been updated again, this time with a patch to make the overall gameplay experience more enjoyable and resolve some issues. If we…