The patch will re-enable automatic Windows updates on its laptops A few days back, Samsung was caught using a small executable (installed as part of its Software Update tool) to sneakily block Windows updates from being automatically downloaded and installed on some of its PCs. The discovery, as was to be expected, caused quite a…
N 7 Day, the annual celebration of all things Mass Effect, is one again upon us, and BioWare is once again teasing the next Mass Effect with codes, encryption, and video clips—but whether or not we’ll get any insight into what’s actually coming in the next game remains to be seen. The whole thing started…
If you buy some Mario games. US retailer Best Buy has a Super Mario Bros. game card case offer live that’s tied into the plumber’s 40th anniversary year, and we’re actually a little jealous of our pals across the pond. As highlighted by the redoubtable Wario 64, you’ll need to buy any two Mario games…
Last week it was revealed that some RTX 50-series cards were shipping with missing ROPs, dampening the performance some got from their $2,000 upgrade. Now, even PC builders are making assurances to potential buyers that their prebuilt rigs are unaffected by this new problem. As spotted by VideoCardz, PC builder, CyberPowerPC had a small disclaimer…
It took a few matches of Splitgate 2 before I understood what 1047 Games was going for in the sequel. A preview session held a few weeks ago took us through every mode on offer in the alpha running today through March 2, and while I couldn’t stay for the whole thing, I stuck around…
When Creative Assembly announced it was ending support for Total War: Three Kingdoms it did so by saying “we are now looking at the future of Three Kingdoms”, so when it announced that Warhammer 3’s next DLC will be released on the same day as a 25th anniversary celebration where “the future of the franchise…
Metroid Prime gets an honourable mention. Nintendo has got a lot of mileage out of the Switch and graphically speaking it has also pushed the hybrid system to its absolute limits. It’s not gone unnoticed this year, either. The tech experts at Digital Foundry have featured Super Mario Bros. Wonder in their “best game graphics…
PC gaming entered the digital domain long before any other platform, but my heart has always lied firmly with physical media. Before I joined this team and became a full-fledged PC GamerTM, I was a console gamer—a label I have long blamed on being a child of divorce and finding it far easier to ferry…
Today we’re introducing new ways to amplify your connections with friends and the games you love to play even when you’re away from your console. We’re pleased to unveil the updated PlayStation App, reimagined to enhance your gaming experiences on both PS4 and PS5. Starting later today, the PS App will begin to roll out…
Double the backup Why choose between offline and cloud storage schemes when you can have both? That’s essentially what Seagate proposes with its Backup Plus line of external USB 3.0 drive solutions, which now include 200GB of Microsoft OneDrive cloud storage for free. Seagate also announced a new 4TB option housed in a 20.5mm chassis,…