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Sony has revealed the most downloaded PlayStation Store games of 2023.

Hogwarts Legacy continued its impressive run as PlayStation announced it was the platform's most downloaded PS5 game in the United States and Canada during 2023. Hogwarts Legacy outperformed other heavyweights like Call of Duty, Spider-Man, Madden, and more.

It’s an interesting week for controller-users. REDMAGIC dropped the Shadow Blade GamePad 2. Now, I know we all love our mobile gaming, but let’s face it – sometimes, those touch controls just don’t cut it. 

DC: Dark Legion, the highly anticipated strategy game set in the DC universe, has kicked off its beta testing phase. Right now, the beta is exclusive to Android only, and there’s no word yet on whether progress will carry over to the official launch. Keep reading to know If your region qualifies for the beta test!

Apple Inc.'s long-awaited Vision Pro mixed-reality headset finally became available for preorders on Friday, giving the company its first real taste of consumer demand for the $3,499 device. With the launch, the company disclosed two additional configurations: a version with 512 gigabytes of storage for $3,699, and a top-end model with 1 terabyte of space for $3,899. The base model includes 256 gigabytes of storage. The company also said it would sell a carrying case for $199 and additional batteries for $199, while extra bands will cost $99 a piece. 

Update - 19/1/24:Speaking to Stephen Totilo over at Game File, a Remedy rep said that the matter had already been sorted out. 

Dead by Daylight developer Behaviour Interactive has reportedly laid off 45 people, Kotaku has learned. The publication says those with knowledge of the situation at the studio said the layoffs only affected people at Behaviour's Montreal, Canada studio, with those 45 affected let go last week, between January 9 and 11. 

Yes, Paradox Interactive has increased the price of its expansion subscription to Europa Universalis 4 in multiple regions, but not to the extent some players were worried about.

Samsung Galaxy S24 launch: The Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event takes place later today, January 17 and the tech giant will unveil its flagship smartphone, the Samsung Galaxy S24 series. For months now, leaks and rumours have given us more than just a glimpse of what the smartphone could have in store for us, and it is almost time for the official unveiling. As part of the Galaxy S24 series, three smartphones are likely to be unveiled - Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra, Samsung Galaxy S24 Plus and Samsung Galaxy S24. While the first one is the top-end smartphone offering all the bells and whistles, the Galaxy S24 is the vanilla variant. But that doesn't mean it will not get any major new features. From display, and camera to processor, know all the rumours about the Samsung Galaxy S24.

Aaryn Flynn's Inflexion Games is currently polishing its debut game, Nightingale, ahead of the planned February 22 release date on early access via Steam and Epic Games Store. Meanwhile, the Canadian studio is ramping up its marketing, as evidenced by a new 20-minute gameplay video published exclusively by IGN.

Asmodee Canada and Fantasy Flight Games sent over a copy of The Lord of the Rings: The Card Game prior to the holiday break, and my father-in-law and I quickly played through all the scenarios in the box using the pre-established decks suggested in the Learn to Play guide.

The latest iteration of Motorola's ultra-affordable Moto G Play arrives on February 8th. It looks to be an excellent upgrade over its predecessor, and at $150, it's actually $20 cheaper than last year's model.

Finnish games firm Remedy has come into conflict with Take-Two Interactive over its new logo design.

*Warning! This article contains spoilers for True Detective: Night Country episode 1*

Lost Boys Interactive has laid off a “sizable” portion of its team, it’s been confirmed, with the Gearbox-owned studio the latest to be hit by the wide reaching restructuring programme that Embracer Group is enacting across its array of businesses.

Lost Boys Interactive has laid off a “sizable” portion of its team, it’s been confirmed, with the Gearbox-owned studio the latest to be hit by the wide reaching restructuring programme that Embracer Group is enacting across its array of businesses.

8BitLegit has announced that Dead Tomb, a new NES game based on an old lost game, is soon to be released for Switch, Xbox, and the actual NES.

Though the DualSense packs a suite of impressive features, one of the biggest criticisms has been its battery life. This may be remedied by a new version of the controller that has appeared online, as Resetera user ezidro3 noticed.

A DualSense V2 controller has appeared on Best Buy Canada’s website, leaking an improved version of the PS5 controller with up to 12 hours of battery life.

Actress Isabela Merced will play Dina in The Last of Us Season 2.

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Sony’s DualSense controller is a great gamepad for PS5 (and PC, too) that suffers from pretty lousy battery life, ranging anywhere from 5-7 hours per charge, depending on the games you play. However, an improved model may be arriving soon, but with improved battery life, plus a charging dock included in the box (via The Verge).

A retailer listing of a «V2 DualSense» controller for the PlayStation 5 has been spotted online, and it boasts an «exceptional» 12-hour battery life. That's a much longer battery life than the standard version of the DualSense controller, which averages between 6 to 10 hours (and many players would argue less). 

A DualSense V2 controller has appeared on Best Buy Canada’s website, leaking an improved version of the PS5 controller with up to 12 hours of battery life.

A listing for an upgraded DualSense wireless controller for the PlayStation 5 has been spotted over at Best Buy Canada.

While Sony has released various colors for the DualSense and the DualSense Edge, it could be gearing up to refresh the base controller. @NextGenPlayer on Twitter spotted a listing on Best Buy Canada for the DualSense V2, which promises an “Exceptional 12-hour battery life on a full charge.” Of course, the current DualSense touts the same battery life, which can vary heavily.

A new model of the PlayStation 5 DualSense controller with improved battery life has been spotted on a retailer website.

The PS5's DualSense has been one of the biggest leaps forward in controller technology between console generations, setting it apart from its competitors for the last three years. Despite its adaptive triggers and haptic feedback, the DualSense is far from perfect. Its biggest con is the controller's battery life. You'll get six hours out of the DualSense - if you're lucky - but an upgraded version of the controller appears to be on the way.

A new version of the PS5's DualSense controller has been listed by a retailer, and it seems to boast an upgraded battery.

A ‘V2’ version of the PS5’s DualSense controller has been spotted at a retailer.

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Young Mazino has joined the cast for the second season of HBO's The Last of Us adaptation.

HBO's The Last of Us TV adaptation has won eight Emmy awards.

Netflix is exploring introducing in-game ads to its gaming service.

Huawei Technologies Co.'s newest laptop runs on a chip made by Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., a teardown of the device showed, quashing talk of another Chinese technological breakthrough. The Qingyun L540 notebook contains a 5-nanometer chip made by the Taiwanese company in 2020, around the time US sanctions cut off Huawei's access to the chipmaker, research firm TechInsights found after dismantling the device for Bloomberg News. That counters speculation that Huawei's domestic chipmaking partner, Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp., may have achieved a major leap in fabrication technique.

Update: Sony has officially released the PS5 Slim. All the details and links you need have been added below.

If you’re an EA Play subscriber, then you’ll have a new title to test out very soon: Super Mega Baseball 4. It’ll be available for members to download and play from 11th January. EA obviously acquired developer Metalhead Studio a little while ago, and this was its first release under the mega-publisher’s umbrella. The added budget showed in the final product, too: it integrated a ton of former baseball stars into its roster.

Ever heard of Honor of Kings, the MOBA title? The game has been a big deal in China since 2015 and even hit the milestone of being the first mobile game to cross the $10 billion revenue mark. Well, the title’s going global soon! Keep reading to know more.

This month PC Gamer gets world-exclusive access to Homeworld 3, the groundbreaking new space-based, sci-fi RTS from Blackbird Interactive. In our authoritative cover feature, which saw PC Gamer fly to Blackbird's studio in Vancouver, Canada, we hear directly from the game's developers about the mind-bending new experience the game offers, as well as the studio's dramatic journey in bringing back the famous Homeworld series today. For Homeworld, RTS and sci-fi fans in general, this is a must-read.

Hasbro is giving the venerable board game Trivial Pursuit a modern shot in the arm with a new daily, Wordle-inspired version called Trivial Pursuit Infinite. Like Wordle, Trivial Pursuit Infinite will be a daily challenge — in this case, players answer six rapid-fire trivia questions and, in theory, share their results with friends and family.

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India is increasingly and rapidly stepping up its game in space missions and discoveries. With a number of new upcoming missions planned by the space agency, the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), India has also laid out its investment plans for a monetary contribution to the international astronomical collaboration project, which includes over 16 nations. The collaboration between the nations will be developing the world's largest radio telescope called the Square Kilometre Array (SKA), which will be responsible for studying galaxies present in the universe. Additionally, it aims to make available the data as to evolution of our galaxy. Know what the project is about and how and when it will be ready to conduct research.

To help round off the year, PlayStation has put together an interactive map of the world that shows the most played PS5 and PS4 games of 2023 in a bunch of different countries. A nice idea, we're sure you'll agree, but the results are every bit as boring as you'd expect.

GamesReviews.com is giving away a ton of Xbox games this holiday season and you can win! We’ve had a great time here on the Xbox front, with Daniel and Kevin posting a ton of great Xbox content over the past 12 months. We’ve had the privilege of reviewing a ton of great games, a few of which we have highlighted below!

PlayStation 5 has surpassed 50 million units sold through to consumers, manufacturer Sony Interactive Entertainment announced.

Former Mass Effect writer Mac Walters has explained why he left the BioWare after 19 years, with several factors contributing to his deciding to go.

Pathfinder is one of the best alternatives to Dungeons & Dragons, and if you’ve been looking for a way to break into Paizo’s fantasy TTRPG, you can currently pick up a stack of second-edition core rulebooks and supplementary materials from Humble starting at just $5. The second-edition Pathfinder ruleset is an excellent system that we can definitely recommend for a more refined tabletop experience.

Ever since the first Steam Deck came out, I’ve been a fan. I bought the Deck in the first wave of units, getting mine a few weeks after it initially launched in 2022, and it has certainly been put through its paces with me. I’ve traveled the world with my Steam library following me wherever I went, from Iceland, Canada and more. I’ve loved this device, even with its limitations.

Ottawa will keep pushing Meta to comply with a new law requiring large internet companies to pay Canadian news publishers for their content, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday, but the Facebook parent stood by its decision to block news sharing rather than pay. The government on Friday published final regulations for the Online News Act before enforcement starts Dec. 19. The law requires technology companies with 20 million unique monthly users and annual revenues of C$1 billion ($748 million) or more to compensate Canadian news outlets for publishing links to their pages.

Free-to-play 3D action game One Punch Man: World will launch for PC, iOS via App Store, and Android via Google Play on January 31, 2024 in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, and on February 1, 2024 in Europe, Middle East, and North Africa, publishers Crunchyroll Games and A Plus Japan announced with developer T3 Studio.

Valve has revealed the shortlists for this year's Steam Awards.

Services giant Keywords is now providing accessibility quality assurance (AQA) testing.

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Fan-favourite Sonic game, Sonic Mania Plus, is coming to mobile for the first time via Netflix.

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Starting from tomorrow through January 5, 2024, we’re celebrating the holiday season with a month full of activities for our PlayStation community. As part of the PlayStation Plus Season of Play, PlayStation Plus members can redeem free avatars for PS5 and PS4 consoles, join eSports tournaments, earn points on PlayStation Stars and enter a competition for your chance to win amazing prizes. Activities for those who are not PlayStation Plus members are available as well.

At The Game Awards 2023, Digital Extremes confirmed the final release date for Warframe's Whispers in the Walls update. Players will get the free patch on Wednesday, December 13, and it'll also mark the start of the long-awaited cross-save rollout.

DON’T NOD is certainly keeping itself busy. The developer recently released Jusant, and in February, will be coming out with Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden. In addition to that, at The Game Awards, it also unveiled an entirely new game in Lost Records: Bloom and Rage, a new narrative-driven adventure title.

GameStop has acknowledged its decision to oust former president and CEO Matthew Furlong could backfire.

HBO's highly anticipated sophomore season is coming in 2025.

Apple's AirTags have helped countless users locate their belongings since their debut. Last month, Washington. D.C. police advised users to get an AirTag last month to prevent car theft. Now, the police want users to buy the AirTags for their Canada Goose jackets amid rising theft concerns. Canada Goose jackets are expensive and have become a prominent target among thieves as the weather gets colder in Washington, D.C.

New World Interactive has become the latest studio owned by Embracer Group to suffer a round of layoffs.

Sony has announced that, starting on the 5th December, select Crunchyroll shows will be added to Sony Pictures Core — the movie-based service that PS Plus Premium subscribers have access to. For those who might now know, signing up to the most expensive PS Plus tier gets you access to a fairly sizeable catalog of films at no extra cost — and now some Crunchyroll anime is being thrown into the deal.

We’ve got some scoop on the fourth Avatar-based game, Avatar: Reckoning. Developed by Archosaur Games, the game is hitting the scene in 2024. Follow along to get the lowdown.

Starting from tomorrow through January 5, 2024, we’re celebrating the holiday season with a month full of activities for our PlayStation community. As part of the PlayStation Plus Season of Play, PlayStation Plus members can redeem free avatars for PS5 and PS4 consoles, join eSports tournaments, earn points on PlayStation Stars, save on PlayStation Gear merchandise, and enter a competition for your chance to win amazing prizes. Activities for those who are not PlayStation Plus members are available as well.

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Hearst Newspapers has acquired puzzle games hub Puzzmo.

Canada's Phoenix Labs is laying off yet more staff.

Microsoft Paint Cocreator, which allows users to create images with the help of generative AI, has finally been made available to the public. It is a Paint Cocreator feature that enables users to create images by giving text prompts to the AI model. The AI image generator feature is accessible to Windows 11 users. Microsoft's AI image generator is powered by OpenAI's DALL-E, enabling users to bring their visions to life with AI-generated images. Microsoft has been utilizing the capabilities of DALL-E for its various other services such as Bing Chatbot, and now, it has been added Microsoft Paint vis Windows 11. It will provide a tremendous boost to users and here know how the generative AI art feature works.

Iris Lab and MyKeyClub are back again with the JRIS80 custom keyboard kit! The JRIS65 and JRIS75 swept the hobby as some of the best value releases in mechanical keyboards with their great sound, feel, aesthetic design, and especially price. The JRIS80 is back to do it again in a friendly TKL form factor with some improvements of its own. You’d never guess this keyboard kit starts at only $165.  Find out how well it succeeds in this review!

Out of all the careers, life paths, and pursuits available to you in , you will need to live the life of a gambler if you want to earn the High Roller Ribbon. That means spending most of your life, and its earnings, at the casino. So, if you're hoping to add this ribbon to your collection of achievements in, you better be ready to risk it all.

EA has «opened up» its accessibility tools and technology for «wider use to help gamers».

After offering up some of their accessibility inventions for free a couple of years ago - including the context-aware ping system seen in Apex Legends and code for a colourblindness tool - Electronic Arts are opening up even more of their accessibility features for anyone to use.

I’ve been playing Star Wars: Shatterpoint since day one – in fact, we have been reviewing each and every box released since the game’s inception. I’m not a huge fan of tabletop gaming, and even though my father-in-law and kids attend a few big ones each year here in Ontario, I tend to sit on the side and just watch – it’s not my scene. Shatterpoint, however, is something I’ve grown to love, but the experience needs a boost and that boost is coming soon!

Bayerische Motoren Werke AG Chief Executive Officer Oliver Zipse was incredulous when asked this month whether the German premium carmaker would respond to a brutal price war in electric vehicles by cutting production. “Do I understand you right that you try to slow us down? Two years ago, it was the other way around,” he told analysts, triggering wry laughter.  

Fans of the UK-based comedy panel show Taskmaster will have just finished up watching series 16. The program itself just seems to go from strength to strength, so it’s not surprising that it’s being turned into an official video game. Specifically, a VR game.

As we first mentioned back in October, Microsoft has been busy leveraging machine learning into all of its software products and now Paint will let you go all Picasso with its generative AI system, Cocreator. Just a handful of clicks and you'll be gazing at some spectacular landscapes, glorious starfields, and anatomically-inaccurate hands and feet.

is set to release next month, and according to early box office projections, it won’t be making a huge splash in theaters.

 At a whopping $9.8 bn, Black Friday shoppers have created an online spending record, Adobe Analytics reported, offering a positive sign for retailers facing lackluster sales forecasts for the holiday season.

After receiving the prestigious Order of British Columbia, star Ryan Reynolds addressed recent Taylor Swift MCU rumors for the highly-anticipated third installment. Speaking with Vancouver Sun, Reynolds didn’t confirm nor deny Swift’s involvement in Deadpool 3, but expressed how thrilled he is at the level of attention that his first MCU movie has been getting.