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Generative artificial intelligence has become a major discussion point in 2023, but we generally hear about its consumer-focused or business-focused applications. However, generative AI is not just limited to this space as it has made a strong impact in academics and research fields as well. A new report has highlighted that a group of researchers have developed an AI tool that can potentially predict deadly viruses before they can appear. This model can be crucial in predicting COVID-19-like pandemic situations ahead of time, and enable governments and the healthcare industry to be better prepared.

As some recent activity on Steam suggested, it really seems like Batman Arkham Knight is going to get new content in the future.

A portable power station is a must-have to keep you connected and powered in the great outdoors. But with so many options out there, how do you choose? Surely, you want a powerful outdoor generator that is small in size, big in capacity, great value for your money, and, most importantly, reliable.

Leica's newest camera isn't brand new. Instead the M11-P rangefinder takes the basics from the the M11 and puts it in a discrete body that drops the iconic red dot logo, quadruples internal storage, and encrypts creator and copyright details right into the image metadata, so it can't be later stripped away.

A new set of rumors have come up regarding Nintendo Switch 2.

Forestry 2, the sequel to Forestry, is another expansion to Old School Runescape's woodcutting skill. If you assume that something like chopping down trees is a casual, uncomplicated, nice way to kill a few hours—you would be gravely mistaken. I'm about to try and break this down for you, but even just skimming the surface is giving me conniptions. 

Alan Wake 2 developer Remedy will add a New Game Plus mode to the game after it launches, which will add a harder difficulty mode and a new «alternative narrative».

In a move that may bring new meaning to the term «cloud-computing», HyperScale Nexus Holding Corp, a business centred around providing Nvidia H100 GPUs for AI and HPC markets, entered into an agreement to acquire the Colorado based American Cannabis Company inc last month. The company describes itself as providing industry specific advisory and consulting services, manufacture of cultivation products, and facilities for cannabis startups.

Remedy Entertainment has confirmed that Alan Wake 2 will get a New Game Plus mode post-launch with a «new alternative narrative».

Artisan Studios, the French indie developer behind Astria Ascending and Super Neptunia RPG, has opened a new studio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, and is prepared to accept any criticism that might now come its way.

In a blog post, Steam revealed SteamVR 2.0 is available now for all users. According to the post, the update also allows Steam to add new features in the future on a faster and more frequent basis. The release comes exactly one month after the beta for SteamVR 2.0 started.

The newest Season of content for , introduced as Title Update 2, has plenty of new features to explore that relates to nearly everything the game already had to offer. Ranging from a new Dino Survival Mode to special rewards, there's a lot to explore that could expand your experience in both single-player and PvP. Most of the changes presented are available for everyone despite a noticeable paywall for the rarest items.

Sony has released a new PlayStation 5 system software update.

Considering the online buzz, GTA 6 leaks are all gamers care about these days. They want an update on the trailer, the game's launch date, and more information about the storyline and the gameplay. But a new leak has revealed some information that may be even more exciting to the fans, especially a certain section of gamers who swear by Nintendo consoles. The predecessor of the highly anticipated game, GTA V, was launched on Xbox Series X/S, PS4 and PS5, and sometimes later, it also was released for PC. However, it was not released on Nintendo Switch. But a new leak claims that GTA 6 might launch on the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2 console.

Over the last few weeks, we've covered various aspects of Grand Theft Auto 6 or GTA 6, Rockstar's next big game and the sequel to massively popular GTA 5. Courtesy of the big leak that took place last year, we now know that GTA 6 might have two playable protagonists - Jason and Lucia. The game might also feature a new cover and stealth mechanics, as well as an RDR2-like health and eagle eye system. Today, we take a deep dive into the new gameplay systems of GTA 6.

Sony has rolled out PS5 System Update 23.02-08-20.00 and from the looks of it, this isn't your typical stability update.

Supercell, the Tencent-owned Finnish game studio known for mobile hits like Clash of Clans and Clash Royale, announced the Open Beta launch for their new monster hunting game mo.co.

A year ago, if Red Dead Online announced any kind of new content, people would probably be overjoyed. The game was notoriously lacking in support, especially when compared to GTA Online, and got the rug pulled out from under it earlier this year. But when Rockstar announced a brand-new outfit, comments were flooded with demands for GTA 6 news.

Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake 2 is out on October 27th, and based on the launch trailer, it’s looking like a scary good time. However, there’s more to come after the survival horror title’s launch, including New Game Plus. In a new tweet, the developer confirmed that all unlocked weapons and upgrades would carry over.

Alan Wake 2 will receive a New Game Plus mode in a post-launch update.

Google has been testing a lot of new features for Gmail lately. Just a few days ago, a blog post by @AssembleDebug revealed that Google is reportedly in the process of adding the option to react to emails using emojis directly within the Gmail platform. New emoji replies would appear alongside the traditional reply button. Expanding its emojis, Google has announced the rollout of an updated and more inclusive emoji picker in Gmail. Here's all you need to know about it.

The zombie apocalypse may be inevitable, but you can get good practice for it by playing these titles!

Remedy has revealed that Alan Wake 2 will get a few additions after release.

Publisher Square Enix and developer Gemdrops have released the launch trailer for action RPG remake Star Ocean: The Second Story R, as well as details on the rest of the game’s party, the Ten Wise Men, Assault Actions, and New Game+.

KingsIsle Entertainment recently announced the soft launch of their new mobile game, Pirate101: Plunder Hunt, on both the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. This announcement came via their Discord with an accompanying article on their website, and it will undoubtedly stir up some excitement among the Pirate101 and Wizard101 communities, who have long cherished the characters, stories, and mysteries of the Spiral universe, and are looking to take them with them on their mobile devices.

The iOS 17 update was launched in September for all eligible iPhone users and now, Apple has released the iOS 17.1 update after several weeks of beta testing to improve user experience and fix certain problems. Among the various features available is the iPhone FaceTime app. One of the best features is for sending video messages. Know how you can send video messages through the FaceTime app.

Apple Inc. is planning an end-to-end overhaul of its AirPods lineup, refreshing a product category that's emerged as one of the company's biggest sellers. 

The Diablo 4 Blood Harvest is going well, with the community already having met the first goal, unlocking themed weapon skins for all. 

Studio Wildcard unveiled (and released!) Ark: Survival Ascended today at the Xbox Partner Preview, with a brand new trailer showing off lush lands, dangers brewing, and dinosaurs, among other creatures you’ll have a chance to potentially tame.

has released updated social media guidelines that place new restrictions on the ways in which content creators are allowed to discuss and share footage of the gaming giant’s hardware and software. The move comes a day after the company unveiled controversial changes to its guidelines on how Nintendo games can be used in tournaments, drawing backlash from many in the competitive gaming scene.

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Sega’s Like A Dragon series — formerly known as Yakuza — is well known for its variety. In between street brawls and gangster melodrama, you can sing karaoke, play table tennis, gamble, visit hostess clubs, golf, manage real estate, race go-karts, and much, much more. For Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, the eighth mainline game in the Yakuza series, you can also live a cozy island lifestyle. It’s basically Animal Crossing on a deserted, trash-strewn Hawaiian island.

Yesterday, a big piece of news broke that upset many fans. Specifically, Nintendo released a new set of “community guidelines” for those who wished to run tournaments of a small nature, in this case under 300 people, without needing Nintendo’s permission. For some of the guidelines, it was a pretty standard affair. There were things that people could do and can’t do both on the “organizer level” and those playing it. However, when people dug deeper into the rules, they released that one of the things that would be restricted is the Nintendo Switch controllers that can be used in said tournaments.

Greetings, Adventurers!

Blizzard has released a new blog detailing Blood Elf and Druid customizations coming in Dragonflight Patch 10.2! Elves have four new hair colors, while Druids will be able to choose between several new Bear, Cat, Moonkin, and travel form customizations in the Barber Shop! New Druid Form Customizations in 10.2 Learn more about how to earn and unlock all the new Druid form customizations in our Patch 10.2 guide!

If it wasn’t already clear that Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth is going to be plenty zany in that good ol’ Yakuza way, RGG Studio has now revealed that Ichiban Kasuga’s next adventure will pack in its own Animal Crossing minigame - but done Yakuza-style, naturally.

Whether you’re looking for a new hair style for you blood elf or looking for a new form of expression for your Druid, the Guardians of the Dream update has what you need.

I absolutely love Amnesia: The Bunker⁠—it's gotten lost in the tangle of one of the best years for gaming in a long time, but The Bunker is quietly one of the best horror games I've ever played. Now Frictional Games is augmenting that already mondo-stressful experience with a surprise Halloween update and harder-than-hard «Shell Shock» mode.

Alan Wake 2 is almost here. It hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC this Friday, on October 27, after developer Remedy Entertainment delayed it 10 days earlier this summer. With just two days until launch, Remedy released the Alan Wake 2 launch trailer during today's Xbox Partner Preview, which is where we also saw our first gameplay from Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater and Ikaro: Will Not Die, the new game from the makers of Powerwash Simulator. 

The original 2D Risk of Rain was released on November 8, 2013, and it's still one of the best roguelikes you can play today. 10 years later, an expanded remake appropriately named Risk of Rain Returns is bringing the game up to speed with a fresh coat of paint and a big bag of new content, and it's launching on PC and Switch on the game's big anniversary: November 8, 2023. 

Mortal Kombat 1 will soon receive a Halloween-themed Fatality, but it’ll only be available via purchase in the Premium Store, and fans aren’t happy. 

Embark Studios’ upcoming team-based first-person shooter, The Finals, is getting a crossplay open beta on PC and consoles tomorrow (October 26), which will add an entirely new mode to the game, as well as a new map.

Today's Xbox Partner Preview brought us a new look at Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, the remake announced earlier this year. In the trailer, we get a first look at the game's use of Unreal Engine – it's unclear if it's Unreal Engine 4 or 5, though – alongside some quick snippets of tactical espionage action.

Today’s Xbox Partner Preview brought us a good look at Still Wakes The Deep, the new game from The Chinese Room, a studio known for projects like Dear Esther, Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture.

A new 12-month subscription offer is now available on the World of Warcraft store and includes the Gleaming Moonbeast mount! This 12-month subscription include the and Ginormous Grrloc for Retail.

Paradox Interactive will introduce the regional power and historical importance of Brazil with the upcoming Victoria 3 content pack, Colossus of the South. 

Our sister site Fanbyte maintains a Final Fantasy XIV vertical and with the recent London Fan Festival, they've been covering the major announcements including the Viper, a double-sword dual-welding melee DPS job. If you're interested in FFXIV and missed the recent Fan Fest reveals, check them out for the latest on FFXIV Dawntrail, the new job, new gear, concept art, and much more. Here's a sampling of their recent posts, with more on their site:

Starfield players can now download a free community-created patch on PC that seeks to address a range of minor issues besetting Bethesda’s latest RPG, ranging from fixes for incorrect dialogue to skill tweaks, and numerous other polishing changes.

By Chris Welch, a reviewer specializing in personal audio and home theater. Since 2011, he has published nearly 6,000 articles, from breaking news and reviews to useful how-tos.

Genki is something of a powerhouse when it comes to making gaming accessories. Up there with 8BitDo, my head always snaps quickly in Genki’s direction when it announces new products. This month, the company debuted its “Alpine Collection” of streaming and charging accessories on Kickstarter, clad in lusciously translucent plastic. The collection blew through its goal in less than a day, and you have through Oct. 26 to back one of these products at a discounted rate, if you’d like to. Each of the products below will ship in December.

The Pokémon Company has released a new short animation in which Detective Pikachu investigates who stole a flan from his human sidekick's fridge.

Microsoft is hyping up what’s next for Xbox with a new showcase called the Xbox Partner Preview, which promises “30 minutes of straight-up trailers [and] new footage” from games like Alan Wake 2, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Dungeons of Hinterberg, and Ark: Survival Ascended. (That last one is a current-generation remaster of Ark: Survival Evolved, running on Unreal Engine 5.)

Old Dads has taken over the number one spot on Netflix's Top 10 – but not everyone is feeling it.

Artisan Studios is setting up a development studio in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

A new Cyberpunk 2077 texture pack that is now available for download overhauls the base game and Phantom Liberty expansion main characters with 8K and 4K resolution textures.

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.

Nintendo‘s new Community Tournament Guidelines have led to some backlash, not least from the accessibility community who have pointed out what they believe is a glaring issue.

With today’s update, Lost Ark’s promised Chaos Gate revamp is here. The new format merges Chaos Gates, Ghost Ships, and Treasure Maps, and will test challengers with waves of demons and a few bosses to defeat.

The company has released a strict set of guidelines for small-scale tournaments involving its games.

The whole Arm-versus-x86 thing just got a lot more interesting. Qualcomm has announced its much anticipated new Snapdragon X Elite SoC. Designed specifically for laptop PCs, it's the first significant output of Qualcomm's Apple-influenced Nuvia subsidiary, debuts a brand new CPU core architecture known as Oryon and comes with performance claims that are fairly eye popping.

Earlier this month, Sony revealed new slim models of its PlayStation 5 hardware. Both the disc drive and digital model are getting upgrades, but alongside this news, the company also revealed a new detachable disc drive. This optional drive can be added to a new slim model of the digital PS5, turning it into a console that can use discs. It seems this drive will require an internet connection to use, however. 

New information has come to light about the optional disc drive that will be found in the upcoming smaller PlayStation 5 models.

If you've ever played a racing game, you'll probably know about the difference that a proper steering wheel setup can make. However, you might not know about MOZA, who came storming onto the scene in 2021 after more than a decade of automotive research. Whether you're looking for wheels, bases, pedals, or an entire setup, MOZA's specialism in active suspension and its passion for driving and real-world racing makes it an impressive competitor.

Slayaway Camp 2 has just stalked its way onto the Netflix gaming roster! Netflix continues to expand its empire as both a streaming and casual gaming platform, with the addition of Slayaway Camp 2 coming just in time for Halloween! The game features a fitting 80’s retro murder-horror theme, kitted with puzzle tiles and a squishy chibi-like 3D style.

The recently-revealed new PS5 slimmer hardware revision requires an internet connection to pair the optional detachable disc drive.

Hasbro's The Black Series has been turning characters from Star Wars into high-quality action figures for the past decade. With new Star Wars content coming to Disney Plus all the time, there's not going to be a shortage of more characters that can be added to the collection anytime soon. There are also plenty of characters, and perhaps more importantly variations of characters, from the series' past to be added to The Black Series too, and today a big one will be made available for the first time.

The upcoming optional disc drive for the PlayStation 5 will require an internet connection to pair it to a console for the first time.

Starfield generated the highest single-day add of Game Pass Subscribers in the history of the service, Microsoft has claimed.

YouTube Music has made a massive announcement revealing new features that the platform is either rolling out or will do soon. According to the company, YouTube Music has more than 2 billion monthly users who listen to over 100 million official songs, along with live performances, music videos, remixes, podcasts, and other YouTube exclusive music. These new features have been added keeping their feedback and overall experience in mind. One of the major highlights is a new generative AI feature, through which users can create artwork for their custom playlists.

Fromsoftserve's Dark Souls Remastered graphics overhaul mod improves the game's draw distance so much that one of its bosses can be cheesed from a brand new spot.

Here we are again, friends. Deep in the Wednesday grind, but peering ahead for ways to make the weekend awesome. In interesting cost-of-living times such as these, you and I can always look to games as the greatest (and cheapest) forms of escape. I got a bunch of those today; however, it's also a pretty great time to consider a steering wheel purchase. Especially on Xbox, for all my fellow Forza fans.

American McGee has spent the past several years trying to make Alice: Asylum, a third entry in his series of action-horror games inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. That fight produced a crowdfunded 414-page design bible but came to an end earlier this year when rights-holders EA rejected the pitch, and McGee declared that he had "no other ideas or energy left to apply toward getting a new Alice game made."

Horror sci-fi co-op shooter RIPOUT is out now as an Early Access title on PC. The game puts players in the shoes of a person newly-awoken from cryogenic sleep to find ships once inhabited by humans to have been taken over by strange horrors and mutated monsters. Check out the trailer below.

After having recently released its New Game Plus altering update for Lords of the Fallen on PC, developer Hexworks has now released the update on PS5 and Xbox Series X/S as well. The update brings a major shakeup to the game’s implementation of New Game Plus, removing vestiges until NG+3, at which point the game offers its biggest challenges.

Super Smash Bros. fans are pretty used to getting dirty looks from Nintendo, especially the Super Smash Bros. Melee scene. Nintendo has been consistently made setting up Melee tournaments more and more difficult recently, emposing strict guidelines and rules that many local organizers have had to skirt around for the past few years. However, this new set of guidelines recently released by Nintendo threatens to wipe out local Melee community tournaments for good.

It’s no secret that despite Nintendo being one of the greatest and longest-lasting video game publishers/developers in the world, they aren’t always “with it” regarding their fans. On one hand, they have been trying to publish great content for gamers over the years. Even when their consoles don’t hit well, their software titles often rock, as 2023 easily proves. However, they have been rather restrictive when it comes to what fans DO with their games and how they have fun with others. Today, Nintendo published new “community guidelines” for those wishing to set up tournaments, which are pretty strict.

Ankama Games has opened up a brand new season, Lance Dur, in Waven with Chapter 1: Cire Momore starting today. The update to the Early Access tactical MMO adds a new competitive PvE mode, rewards, an overhauled Battle Pass, and the spooky challenge  coincides with Halloween.

Palia has added regional servers for European players in its new update, which also sees the game arrive on the Epic Games Store.

There have been a lot of junky Aliens games in recent years, but 2021's co-op shooter Aliens: Fireteam Elite is among the better bughunts. A new update released today fixes matchmaking errors, improves companion AI, and comes with news that its developers are working on a new game.

Two dozen experts, AI scientists, and researchers—including two of the three "godfathers of AI"—are calling for AI firms to be held responsible for their actions and for governments to regulate AI more effectively.