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Apple argues that 8GB of RAM is more than enough in the base variants of the new Macs, as users complain of stagnancy. However, Apple was not always this reluctant, especially under the leadership of Steve Jobs. However, when Tim Cook took over, Apple's regular upgrade cycle for base memory stopped, according to a post on Mastodon. While there are various reasons for Apple's approach, users have been demanding that the company should increase the base RAM on Macs for a long time.

Fallout 5 hasn’t officially been announced yet but, with renewed interest in the postapocalyptic series thanks to the new Amazon-produced Fallout TV show, we’re starting to hear more and more rumors about the new Wasteland adventure.

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Famed game developer Shinji Mikami, known for directing the original Resident Evil and The Evil Within, has revealed why he left his former studio Tango Gameworks despite founding it himself.

The roguelike RPG Loop Hero will launch on mobile devices on April 30th, 2024. Conquer a constantly shifting world and rewrite a shattered reality, all from the comfort of your phone.

Amazon is offering the Jackery Explorer 100 31,000mAh Power Bank for $99.99 after you clip the $30 off coupon on the product page. This is the largest capacity power bank we've seen that's TSA carry-on eligible. It also uses superior LiFePO4 battery cells, can charge up to 3 devices simultaneously, and boasts up to 100W charging output via USB Type-C.

Since our last content update, players unshackled themselves in the Iron Gambit Battle Pass, slew through Survivor’s Bane, and showered themselves in rewards from the new Event Center cycle. This content update introduces the Legions of Horror limited-time event, new Five-Star Legendary Gem, a new Familiar, New Legendary Affixes, and more.

SSD & HDD prices are expected to skyrocket, with two big manufacturers, Western Digital, and Seagate, anticipating increased demand.

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In an interview with Hirumaredx, Lead Visual Development Artist Gabriel Gonzalez and Senior Narrative Designer Abigail Manuel discussed the art, story, world building, and zones coming in The World Within!

During the War Within alpha, we encounter the Earthen of Khaz Algar, and can learn some interesting details about them if we stay awhile and listen.

It's fairly common knowledge that Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth enjoyed a relatively smooth development cycle, owing to the fact that Final Fantasy 7 Remake's team was largely kept intact, and the first game had obviously laid the foundations in terms of visuals and gameplay systems. It took Square Enix around three years to craft Rebirth, and it expects the same kind of timeline when it comes to the third (and final) title in the trilogy.

Blizzard has released all the Evoker class changes alongside developer notes for The War Within Alpha, noting that Devastation Evokers are getting a threat reduction on some spells due to threat issues! These changes include:

Over the months since release, Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian Studios has been very open and honest about what it left on the cutting room floor during development. We've seen all kinds of plot threads, unused locations, and gameplay mechanics that almost made it into the final version, and Larian recently revealed an alternate recruitment scene for Astarion.

Apple currently sells the M2 Ultra versions of the Mac Studio and Mac Pro. With the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max launched in October 2023, it is strange that the company has yet to launch the M3 Ultra. What is even stranger is that a new report states that the M4 Ultra will power Apple’s workstation hardware, with one of the models launching in the middle of 2025. Does that mean that the M3 Ultra models will not see an announcement? Read on ahead to find out.

The PlayStation 5 cycle has now crossed the halfway point if history if anything to go by, so speculation has naturally shifted to the PlayStation 6.

With Patch 10.2.7, Blizzard is revamping the Hunter Pet Stable, increasing its size, adding more information about the pets, among other quality-of-life improvements. Below, you can see the blue post highlighting the changes added in 10.2.7. Note that there are a couple of issues with the implementation, but those should be solved throughout the PTR cycle.

Diablo series boss Rod Fergusson knows the time is coming to move on from the PS4 and Xbox One, but says that time ain't now.

Mid-March, Blizzard revealed 12 new Hero Talent Trees in a sneak peek at the new system coming with the The War Within expansion. Our Affliction Warlock guide writer, Kalamazi, offers an early review of the Hellcaller Warlock Hero Talents that offer a lot of hidden potential and some additional intricacy managing Wither and acute windows, but some baseline talent changes could go a long way to help the spec fit in more naturally with Affliction.

Remember at the end of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones, when the clone army is headed off to battle and Yoda gravely intones, “The shroud of the Dark Side has fallen. Begun, the Clone War has”? That was the first thing that went through my head when I saw Regal Cinemas’ official post on X (née Twitter), revealing the official popcorn bucket for The Garfield Movie.

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Samsung's next big step in the AI race is to add chips, cameras and WiFi connectivity to home appliances like washing machines, microwaves, refrigerators, air conditioners and more. Samsung has introduced its new range of appliances that are powered by AI and is calling this initiative the Bespoke AI platform which is powered by its own Tizen operating system. 

Apple failed to announce any iPad upgrade last year, and the company appears to be taking its time again this year. The OLED iPad Pro has seen various delays in the past, and we experienced another one last week. Originally, the OLED iPad Pro was reported to launch in the last quarter of 2023 alongside the M3 MacBook Pro models. However, the company saw fit to announce the new M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max MacBook Pro models. With so many delays in the past, could Apple launch the OLED iPad Pro models at its WWDC 2024 event?

Earth has been impacted by multiple celestial phenomena in the last few weeks. Along with the vernal equinox, the peak of the solar cycle 25 is approaching which has led to increased solar activity. Additionally, we've also seen numerous asteroid approaches. While these space rocks do not pose a danger like solar storms, they pass Earth very closely, making it imperative to monitor them to predict any potential collision scenarios. With its advanced tech, NASA has shed light on a 150-foot asteroid that is expected to pass Earth by a narrow margin today, March 27.

We have the solution to Wordle on March 22, as well as some helpful hints to help you figure out the answer yourself, right here. We’ve placed the answer at the bottom of the page, so we don’t ruin the surprise before you’ve had a chance to work through the clues. So let’s dive in, starting with a reminder of yesterday’s answer.

Hasbro's head of game studios Dan Ayoub says that Baldur's Gate 3 has proven that there's an appetite for more Dungeons & Dragons games, and that the company, which owns Wizards of the Coast and by extension D&D, is pushing for just that.

Starfield's action-packed ending came together in a last-minute scramble after the developers realized that the RPG was lacking a satisfying finale.

Passing the four rounds of the Alchemy Ascension exam in 4.5’s flagship event, called Alchemical Ascension, can be troublesome if you do not know what type of potion to craft. In the most recent update, the main content attraction revolves around administering a potion shop in Mondstadt, as suggested by Lisa. The general idea is growing ingredients, making potions with different properties, and selling them. You can increase your profits by tailoring the potions that you are selling to the outbreak demands of customers. You can improve your performance in this 4.5 event by passing exams.

MLB The Show 24 is quietly one of Sony’s most successful series, but with developer San Diego Studio forced to iterate on unforgiving annual cycles, it can be difficult for it to make meaningful improvements year-over-year. This short 60-second trailer provides a crash course on what’s new in the latest game, then, which is out today in early access.

The original Dragon's Dogma was Capcom's first crack at creating a grand adventure role-playing game that married elements of its high-octane action games, like Devil May Cry, within a western-style high-fantasy setting. In the years since its debut, Dragon's Dogma went from a cult favorite to an essential RPG thanks to its unique take on exploring a large fantasy world with a squad of adventurers as they engage with the many foes and emergent systems in the game.

Greetings, Adventurers!

Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends.

Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends.

Monday, March 18 has a new collection for fans of the game to solve. Today's answers might cause a bit of trouble for most players as the categories are a bit obscure to just guess. Luckily, the game doesn't actually require you to score every single category. Three out of four is just enough to use the leftover words and get the win for the day.

In today's Patch 10.2.6 announcement, Blizzard confirmed that Dragonflight Season 4 will only launch «several weeks» into the patch cycle. This means that Season 4 will likely be released around late April. Once Patch 10.2.6 goes live on March 19th, we will have a Season 4 PTR cycle, as previewed by Executive Producer and Vice President for WoW Holly Longdale. Dragonflight Season 4 Mythic+ Updates

At the end of February, Blizzard revealed 8 new Hero Talent Trees in a sneak peek at the new system coming with the The War Within expansion. Our Demonology Warlock guide writer, Not, offers an early review of the Diablolist Warlock Hero Talents that riffs on Doom, a spell that has proc'd larger demons in the past. Despite Diabolist taking that concept to the next level, it struggles to amplify the gameplay of Demonology.

At the end of February, Blizzard revealed 8 new Hero Talent Trees in a sneak peek at the new system coming with the The War Within expansion. Our Outlaw Rogue guide writer, JustGuy, offers an early review of the Trickster Rogue Hero Talents continuing to address controversial decision to repurpose the defensive Feint for damage while not landing on a clear class fantasy.

In anticipation of an impending solar storm set to peak by 2025, NASA is intensifying its preparations to mitigate potential impacts on Earth. Recent predictions by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) indicate a revised forecast for Solar Cycle 25, suggesting a stronger-than-expected peak between January and October of 2024.

The past couple decades or so have seen fairy-tale subversion afterfairy-tale subversion where a princess doesn’t want fancy dresses and a handsome prince, and instead decides to pick up a sword or split-kick her attackers. In fact, it’s such a common play in media these days that “Pretty Princess Powerhouse” has become a trope of its own.

Episode Aigis, the paid expansion that's coming to Persona 3 Reload in September, was originally going to be included in the remake itself. This is according to a Famitsu interview with producer Kazuhisa Wada (as translated by Persona Central), who explains that development cycle difficulties forced the team to abandon its ambitions.

An all-new trailer for Unknown 9: Awakening, the first entry in a cross-media franchise from Reflector, has given us our first proper glimpse of protagonist Haroona, portrayed here by The Witcher’s Anya Chalotra. The game’s due out on PS5 and PS4 this summer, which brings to an end a tumultuous development cycle, following the release’s reveal over three years ago.

A number of PS5-bound titles will be hitting the news cycle this week thanks to a freshly announced Xbox showcase. The 'Xbox Partner Preview' takes place on the 6th March (that's this Wednesday!), and across its 30-minute runtime, you can expect to see gameplay from the likes of The First Berserker: Khazan, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, and Tales of Kenzera: ZAU.

Nintendo Switch 2 performance in docked mode will likely be comparable to the performance of the PlayStation 4 Pro.

In late-April 2023, Earth experienced a powerful geomagnetic storm that illuminated the skies with mesmerizing auroras, even in lower latitudes like Ladakh in India. Mostly, these auroras are restricted to the North Pole and northern regions of the world, but this geomagnetic storm was so powerful that it generated auroras that could be seen as far South as in Ladakh. Now, Indian astronomers have traced the origins of this intense storm back to the Sun. Notably, they used data collected from multiple space telescopes operating across different wavelengths.

It’s that time of the patch cycle again, where HoYoverse announces all of the new content coming to Genshin Impact. In case you missed the livestream, here’s everything that was announced for Genshin Impact Version 4.5: Blades Weaving Betwixt Brocade!

Blizzard has clarified how Diabolic Ritual works in War Within for Diabolist Warlocks!

Nikkei has thrown weight around rumors on a Nintendo Switch 2 delay.

Thousands of AT&T customers were without service for several hours across the U.S. carrier as the carrier suffered a massive disruption. The company has stated that it will make things right with its subscribers and has put out a statement mentioning that it will offer a bill credit to the impacted individuals and businesses. Now, that is one way of retaining your subscriber base.

A recent surge of solar activity has captured the attention of astronomers and space weather enthusiasts alike, as a hyperactive sunspot unleashed its third X-class solar flare within a 24-hour period. This remarkable series of events marks the most potent solar eruption in six years, raising concerns about potential impacts on Earth's space environment.

Lately, some PlayStation controllers have been gaining a lot of negative attention for joystick drift. This mainly applies to the PS5’s DualSense controllers, but drift can also appear in PS4 controllers. A controller with a drifting joystick essentially renders your games unplayable, and getting it repaired or replaced can leave you with no way to enjoy your console for days. Before going through any of that, here’s how to fix controller drift on your PlayStation’s joysticks.

Thank your own personal deity—possibly Fortinbras—it's Friday! Well, by now you've heard that Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is quite the sequel. I've been playing it for two weeks and have secretly been trying to tell you all how good it is via a complex system of blinks and winks. That probably didn't translate well into text. Anyway, it's great and worth paying full price for. But why do that when you can do this?

One big detail you need to consider when thinking about playing Last Epoch online or offline is the fact that you can’t swap between online or offline after a character is created. I’ll walk you through the implications of not being able to switch between offline and online in Last Epoch.

The Hollow Knight community is trying something drastically new for the upcoming Nintendo Partner Direct Showcase: expecting nothing for Silksong. 

On the launch of iPhone 15 models, Apple claimed it had provided a vastly improved battery life and life span for users to enjoy. However, iPhone users still had doubts about these claims, especially with the iPhone 15 Pro models. Well, there is good news for all iPhone 15 series owners. In a recent report, Apple has revealed that it has doubled the battery life of iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max to adhere to its commitments. Additionally, with the iOS 17.4 update, users will be able to see their iPhone's battery health. Know about the iPhone 15 battery life upgrade here.

A smartphone’s battery is the least durable component out of the hundreds present inside that compact chassis, and its age will start to show after just a couple of years. Apple’s iPhone 15 series is no stranger to these degrading batteries, but thankfully, the company states that these cells are now more durable than previously estimated, thanks to the latest information provided.

We don’t know about you, but it feels like the PS5 has barely broken a sweat yet. Despite being over three years old, the system’s lifespan has been hugely impacted by the pandemic, which has seen its first-party software cadence slow to a crawl and its early years massively affected by hardware shortages. It’s a little odd to hear Sony talk about the system entering the “latter half” of its lifecycle, then.

Players have praised Stardew Valley for its charming moments, with one fan sharing a hilarious incident of a fairy watering some dead rice crops, reminding the player to take better care of their harvests. The various crops in Stardew Valley have different growth periods and harvest cycles, leading some players to forget to take care of their produce and resulting in funny moments like this player's fairy encounter.

This past week, Blizzard revealed another round of Hero Talent Trees in a Sneak Peek at the upcoming War Within system. Our Discipline & Holy guide writer, AutomaticJak, offers an early review of the Oracle Priest Hero Talents which have received significant criticism due to expanding on Power Infusion and encouraging a support-oriented playstyle.

This week's blue post and developer discussion roundup includes an upcoming fix to the unintended eclipse on North American Dragonflight servers, class tuning and Blood Moon event improvements in Season of Discovery, and Wrath Classic holiday teleports!

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Baldur's Gate 3's Patch 6 is here, and it's huge. As Larian teased, the patch does indeed add a bunch of new kisses, with every romance option getting multiple unique smooching animations to cycle through.

Future consoles like the PlayStation 6 and the next generation Xbox are either going to have smaller performance gains or significantly higher prices over their predecessor due to a few reasons, as highlighted by some recent comments from a well-known AMD leaker.

As part of Sony’s third-quarter earnings report, and as reported by Bloomberg, Sony has described the PlayStation 5 as entering the “latter half” of its life cycle. 

The PS5 has entered the "latter half" of its life cycle, according to Sony, and a price cut looks unlikely.

Sony has confirmed that the PS5 is entering the "latter stage of its life-cycle", which has caused the company to lower its sales expectations for the next fiscal year.

One of the most visually stimulating games of the year, Ultros delivers the most unique and unexpected twist on the Metroidvania genre. Developed by Hadoque and published by Kepler-Interactive, you’ll only experience this psychedelic, vibrant, narrative Metroidvania once, but will want to keep coming back to replay it again.

Not only is February a big month for the AAA titles of the world, but it's also lined up some fascinating indie games for PS5, PS4 owners to digest. Alongside Pacific Drive is Ultros, an incredibly colourful platformer promising just as much brutal action as there is calming gardening. It is out for Sony's two systems on 13th February 2024, and to learn more ahead of release, we caught up with game design director Mårten Brüggemann to ask maybe one too many questions.

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