Blizzard has always been divided when it comes to its old-expansions-revisited Remix mode, and the latest update shows the studio isn’t quite sure exactly what it should be, even when players share their ideas directly. The whole point of the mode, Blizzard says, is wild, frenetic fun: getting super powerful and collecting every transmog armor…
QNAP Systems introduced on Monday the HS-251+, a new addition to the company’s fanless line of network attached storage (NAS) devices. Shown above, the NAS comes in a set-top box form factor, providing two drive bays for 3.5-inch or 2.5-inch SSDs, or NAS SATA hard drives in RAID 1 or RAID 0 mode. The company…
There’s a reason the mention of AI, particularly in creative spaces, gets a bit of an eyeroll. Actually there’s several. It’s trained on stolen content for starters, robbing real artists and writers of credit and income. Furthermore, it’s often just pretty bad, especially when it comes to factual articles. Language models like ChatGPT are known…
According to online publication VGC, a Resident Evil 4 remake is in the works. Their sources indicate that the remake could release in 2022. Oaska-based M-Two, the new studio founded by former PlatinumGames head Tatsuya Minami, is reportedly behind the game with Capcom’s internal and external development teams offering their services too. Source
Timer trouble. Kirby Air Riders arrived on Switch 2 just a few weeks ago and, for the most part, it has proven to be a pretty polished experience. Of course, that isn’t to say the odd bug didn’t slip through the net, but don’t worry, Nintendo knows about ’em. A new post on X from…
If you enjoy solving puzzles, going on adventures, exploring rich landscapes, or piecing together stories, you might just like Xing: The Land Beyond. In this first-person adventure game, you’re already dead. Your main objective in this afterlife is to figure out who you are and what you must ultimately do. Imagine walking up to a…
Refine your daily puzzling with our Wordle tips, happy to help you squeeze the most out of every single letter you’ve uncovered, no matter how your game’s going. We’ve got a great hint for today’s Wordle written up and ready to go too if you’d like a clearer idea of what to do with any…
Nvidia has announced that its Audio2Face animation technology is going open source. On paper, that should make it much easier for a wide range of game developers to create AI characters with convincing facial expressions, including during real-time conversations with gamers. To recap and according to Nvidia’s own words, “by using large language and speech…
Not long after mentioning how much I needed more good spy games in my life, I was given a heads up (via a dead drop, naturally) about the Spy Video Game Rendezvous, a dev-organised Steam festival showcasing spy-themed games, kicking off on May 23. Hosted by There’s Always a Madman solo dev Sunny Demeanor Games,…
Every Wednesday from 4th to 8th grade there was no school period I enjoyed and looked forward to more than the hour we got to spend in my school’s computer lab. Not only was it a welcome change of pace from the often boring classroom lecture we had to sit through the other 97% of…