Meta is rolling out a new frame timing technique for Horizon OS called FrameSync. It’s billed as helping to reduce stale frames and increasing responsiveness in VR, all in the name of a smoother visual experience. There are three main benefits to FrameSync versus the existing method, PhaseSync, according to Meta: More consistent smoothness (and…
Some big-hitters incoming. Nintendo’s released its latest financial data, which means it’s also reconfirmed the release dates/windows for its major upcoming games. After the announcement of Star Fox this week, it’s actually looking okay, with Nintendo maintaining its cadence of one game per month. We’ve got Yoshi and the Mysterious Book coming up this month,…
Riot is making an MMO—that’s not exactly news, given it’s been technically making one since 2020. But its continued survival has been brought into question because, well, it’s been making one since 2020. Plus, in March of last year, the company hit the reset button on it, which isn’t typically a sign things are going…
Special commentary on this classic PC Gamer review provided by: From the archives: The review below appears as originally written, with only minor changes in formatting and screenshots. By Garry Whitta Beneath a Steel Sky review – PC Gamer #1 (UK, December 1993) It’s here at last. After two years in development and more column…
Quarterly productions revised. It’s no secret that the Switch 2 struggled over its first holiday period. The console’s sales numbers were reportedly down 35% in the US compared to what its predecessor managed back in 2017, and 2025 marked the region’s worst November since 1995 in terms of hardware sales. All this is to say,…
As age verification becomes more commonplace across the web, there are some trying to oppose its rollout on security and privacy grounds. An open letter signed by over 400 researchers and scientists arguing the many reasons why age verification (and most especially the current age assurance technology) isn’t all it’s cracked up to be is…
Fallout 4‘s overall rating on Steam is “very positive” but its recent rating is “mixed,” with user reviews languishing well under 50% positive. If you’re wondering why, you can thank the recent Fallout 4 Creations Menu update. Released earlier this month alongside the Creations Bundle (which is struggling under a “mostly negative” rating) to celebrate…
It has been a long time since Bayonetta 3 was teased to eager Nintendo fans and since then we haven’t really heard much about the illusive video game. Speaking on his personal Twitter account Platinum Games boss Hideki Kamiya said that “development’s going really well” when asked by a concerned fan over on Twitter. Let’s…
An engineering marvel When Nvidia told us that it managed to shrink its desktop GTX 980 GPU to fit inside notebooks, we went through two stages of denial. The first stage was disbelief. “The 980 is a huge and powerful card,” we thought to ourselves. The second stage was dismissiveness. “It’s got to throttle tremendously.”…
This week, unfettered nightmares and ethereal entities arrive on PlayStation with the return of two fan-favorite experiences. Bloodborne Complete Edition and Beyond: Two Souls Launch this Tuesday on PS4. Prepare for an emotional rollercoaster. Those looking for a brutal challenge, look no further than Bloodborne Complete Edition, which includes the original action RPG and the…