From sconces and curtain lights to glowing geometric shapes and things seemingly named after bread rolls or vegetable form factors, Govee has a gargantuan catalogue of (frequently discounted) smart lighting options. There’s always something you’d like for any product to do better, and it’s nice when someone listens. The result of one such wish is…
Holiday hacking Hyatt is warning customers that it recently discovered malware looming on computers that operate the company’s payment processing systems. It’s not clear how long the malware has been present or when Hyatt first found out about the security breach, though the company did say it launched an investigation and called for help from…
It’s not enough to slay thousands of monsters simply for the fun of it. What if all that bloodshed was to show off how much better you are at it than the rest of them? After years of asking for it, Diablo 4 players are finally getting leaderboards—and a new mode to go with them—in…
1-Up. It was all doom and gloom last week as Nintendo’s share price took a slight tumble immediately after the long-awaited Switch 2 reveal. But, ever ones to hit the rebound hard, the Big N has bounced back in style, temporarily hitting the company’s highest recorded share price since listings began — mamma mia. As…
Those pounding footsteps you hear approaching from the distance? That’s Giants Software, makers of Farming Simulator 25. They’re finally catching up with the rest of us. Ask any virtual farmer what they like to do when they’re not planting seeds or harvesting crops, and the answer is inevitably: “fishing.” From Stardew Valley to Valheim and…
Arc Raiders looked very different in its early stages of development, and even compared to its initial reveal trailer. While the team was flip-flopping between genres, one thing was clear: your goal was to kill a boss as fast as possible. Naturally, there was a lot of mobility in these early prototypes. You’d move fast…
Destiny 2‘s Monuments of Triumph final update is here, giving you tons of challenges to complete, new catalysts to collect, and even a new Exotic mission for the Cull’s Shadow. One such challenge is the very enthusiastically named GOOOAAAALLL!!!, which requires you to kick a ball into the hidden net. You’ll fall into one of…
Last year PAX Australia played host to Cult of the Lamb-themed weddings, a Medusa-shaped gaming PC that doubled as commentary on AI, and memer-shooter sequel 420 Blaze It 2. Who knows what the 2025 edition will bring us? Scheduled to take over the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre from October 10–12, PAX Australia 2025 will…
First reported by GamesRadar, an industrious modder named emoose has finally cracked the 60fps barrier in Dark Souls 2 with their DS2 Frame Unlimiter project, allowing players to enjoy a crispy high-refresh take on Drangleic without breaking the game. For a studio with such precise and intense action gameplay, FromSoftware’s always had a fraught relationship…
The most popular war idiom from gaming may be Fallout’s “War never changes,” but if there’s one thing we’ve learned from Gaijin’s combined arms online war shooter War Thunder, it’s that it’s in fact always changing, no matter what Ron Perlman or anyone else says about it. After 13 years of relentless evolution and growing…