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Prytania Media has closed down another studio.

OnePlus has made another move in the Indian market by reducing the price of its premium smartphone, the OnePlus 11. This follows an earlier price cut this month, making it even more accessible to consumers. The latest adjustment affects the 8GB RAM and 128GB internal storage variant, making it even more enticing for potential buyers. This model boasts a Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and is powered by a hefty 5000mAh battery with 100W fast charging capability.

Motorola has been teasing its new G-series smartphone since last week. Now, the company has finally confirmed which model will be launching soon along with a scheduled launch date. The rumours about the Moto G64 have been circulating for some time, and now it will finally make its debut on April 16, 2024. Earlier, the smartphone was spotted on the Geekbench website which revealed some of the performance specifications. Check out what coming with the new Moto G64 smartphone.

We have the solution to Wordle on April 14, 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.

Jeff Strain has a pretty impressive resume, co-founding both Guild Wars developer ArenaNet and State of Decay creators Undead Labs, but things don’t seem to be going as well for him lately. Today it emerged that Possibility Space, one of the new studios Strain has founded with his wife under the larger Prytania Media umbrella, is closing for a rather unusual reason.

Just Cause developer Avalanche Studios Group has pledged to sign a collective bargaining agreement (CBA) with its unionized workers…though the signing itself won’t happen for another year.

Skybound's Transformers starts a new arc this week with #7. It's another strong issue from one of our favorite ongoing comics, but it also marks a shake-up both in the status quo of the ongoing story and behind the scenes.

Apple’s iPhone 16 range is rumored to arrive with multiple hardware upgrades to boost its AI capabilities. However, analysts are still skeptical of the launch, predicting that a limited artificial intelligence features set is expected to arrive later this year. However, for those who have intended to skip a purchase in 2024, 2025 has some notable internal changes arriving with the iPhone 17 lineup, likely boosting its AI-related functionality. Let us take a look at more details here.

The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) has published a call to action warning about the damage layoffs have on the industry.

Blizzard has announced class tuning coming on April 16 for Season of Discovery, including moving many Runes to different slots — like Light's Grace from Helms to Bracers! Senior Game Producer Josh Greenfield commented on these hotfixes on X, formerly known as Twitter, stating that Blizzard plans to be «a lot more deliberate with changes in this phase to avoid whiplash, where possible».

The International Game Developers Association today released a "call to action" for studio leaders to avoid unneeded layoffs.

Blizzard has announced The Great Push and AWC Season 4 sign ups are now open!

New movie Civil War may be an action-packed war film, but its star Kirsten Dunst thinks it shares a surprising similarity with a much quieter flick: Paris, Texas. 

The iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro models will launch with a handful of improvements in terms of design, and as per the latest leak, Apple is tweaking the internal design as well to fit a bigger battery. While all iPhone 16 models are expected to house bigger batteries, the iPhone 16 Plus battery capacity will be slightly smaller than the current iPhone 15 Plus model.

A Duolingo user discovered a hidden reference to the massively popular Witcher series while using the language-learning app. Since its first story in 1986, The Witcher has garnered international acclaim from its legions of fans scattered all over the globe, with comics, video games, and a live-action TV series providing several portals into author Andrzej Sapkowski's fantastical world of magic and monsters.

Japanese history and anime overlap in the popular anime and mobile game series Touken Ranbu, which has continued to gain popularity in Japan over the past several years. Interest in the series, and to some extent, the history connected to it, is at an all-time high. That makes now the perfect time for less-visited areas of Japan to use anime to try to draw in tourists, which is exactly what Fukuyama City in Hiroshima Prefecture is doing.

NASA astronaut Loral O'Hara, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy and Belarus spaceflight participant Marina Vasilevskaya, have safely returned to Earth following a productive six-month research stint aboard the International Space Station.

Windows Central's Jez Corden has reported on a recent internal email sent out to all the staff by Xbox executive Sarah Bond. Corden says Microsoft has since confirmed the veracity of the message, making it a very interesting read.

A recent patent infringement case has resulted in a ban on the sale of Apple's latest Apple Watch models, the Series 9 and Ultra 2. The dispute revolves around the alleged infringement of patents related to pulse oximetry technology, which measures blood oxygen levels.

Xbox president Sarah Bond has established a new team dedicated to game preservation and backwards compatibility in future hardware.

Telltale Games has given a very brief update on The Wolf Among Us 2 and confirmed that it's still in active development at the studio, although fans are still hesitant to get their hopes up too high.

The latest generation of consoles has been one of the hottest yet when it comes to performance, games, price, and even looks, with some getting the side-eye when they first came out. Even so, there are a lot of folks who might want to upgrade, and there are some great Xbox Series S and X deals, PlayStation 5 deals, and Nintendo Switch deals you can take advantage of below. We’ve done our best to go out and find the best deals we can, although you should be aware that there’s currently a bit of a Nintendo drought going on, and most deals on the Switch and its versions that are worth grabbing are refurbished.

A report about the internal struggles at Life is Strange: True Colors' developer Deck Nine has revealed that Square Enix didn't want the series to be viewed as "the gay game".

Pokémon EUIC 2024 is taking place in London this weekend, with a Pokémon Center pop-up shop being one of the main attractions.

Early last year, while working on the next entry in the Life Is Strange franchise, a few developers at Deck Nine stumbled upon something that didn’t belong in their game: Nazi symbols.

The Elder Scrolls Online's Matt Firor considers Skyrim, which launched before ESO while the MMO was still in development, "very much a virtual world game just centered around one player." I know this because he told me as much during our interview at Game Developers Conference (GDC) back in March. He also says that the launch of Skyrim had an absolutely massive effect on ESO and ultimately led to radical changes.

Stellar Blade's developer is already hiring for its next game, a "cross-platform next-gen project."

Microsoft is reportedly working on an AI-powered Xbox chatbot to help automate game refunds and support queries.

In response to the high volume of requests for its inclusion, Tekken 8 director Katsuhiro Harada has made perhaps the inadvisable decision to ask fans why they want a Waffle House level added to the game. For the uninitiated or the international, Waffle House is an American restaurant chain, with most of the company's 1,900 US stores located in the midwest and south of the country.

Young Horses, the studio behind the PS5 launch title Bugsnax, has announced it's turning the indie hit into a card game. The developer requires $15,000 of funding on Kickstarter to make it a reality, with orders currently being accepted from the USA. The team plans to begin shipping the card game in October 2024 for those supporting the campaign, and then international orders will be accepted roughly one month later.

Renee Gittins started mixing the ingredients together for Potions: A Curious Tale nearly 10 years ago, documenting the highs and lows of game development in vlogs on her YouTube channel, which she produced throughout the making of Potions. She did this as a means to inspire other girls interested in game development, which she also did through her former work as an executive director of the International Game Developers Association (IGDA). She told Polygon in a recent interview that she “wanted to share the experience with others so they could see what the journey would be like if they pursued it themselves.”

SanDisk continues to push the storage envelope with the 1.5TB Ultra, a microSD card that shares absolutely zero differences between other microSD cards sizewise but can somehow cram in tons of storage for you to use as you see fit. On top of that, the 1.5TB Ultra has impressive data transfer speeds, all the while being listed for $99.99 on Amazon. Now this is a terrific deal for those looking to expand their existing onboard memory to the next level and not have to worry about creating extra space by deleting existing files.s

In the last few months, asteroid flybys have become a common occurrence. These space rocks, also known as minor planets, are rocky, airless remnants of the early formation of our solar system about 4.6 billion years ago. According to NASA, the current asteroid count is 1,351,400, with most of them revolving around the Sun in the main asteroid belt located between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Now, the US space agency has shed light on three asteroids which have been observed moving towards Earth in their orbit and are expected to pass by the planet today, April 2.

On April 8, a solar eclipse will be visible across most of North America, varying in degree depending on location, according to NASA. Residents within the path of totality, extending from Texas to Maine, will observe a total eclipse, while those outside this band will witness a partial eclipse. To engage the public, NASA is organizing in-person events, providing opportunities to experience NASA science, and offering online streaming options.

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire shattered expectations with a staggering $80 million domestic opening, the second-biggest opening of the year behind Dune: Part Two’s $82.5M. Notably, it also marked the biggest opening for a MonsterVerse sequel and falls within the ballpark of the $93M earned by 2014’s Godzilla.

Apple launched the M3 MacBook Air a few weeks ago with a handful of nifty upgrades that enhanced the performance of the machine compared to its predecessor. The highlight of the upgrade is the new M3 chip, which is significantly faster than the M2 chip on last year's models. This is because the M3 chip is fabricated on TSMC's 3nm architecture and delivers improved performance while consuming less power. Externally, the design of the M3 MacBook Air is identical to the M2 version, and an Apple executive has discussed the benefits of the form factor and durability in a new interview.

Rumors of a Nintendo Switch 2 (or Switch Pro) have been circulating for years. Whispers of the next-gen Nintendo console first started when The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomwas first teased in 2019, gained steam when the Switch OLED launched in 2021, and are increasing now that the standard Switch has been out for six years.

We have the solution to Wordle on March 30, 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.

After failing to close a $2 billion deal with Saudia Arabia’s Savvy Games Group, in June of last year, Embracer Group announced that it would be shuttering studios, cutting jobs, and cancelling games as part of a significant internal restructuring program in order to get its finances back into shape. That restructuring program is now finally over, with Gearbox Entertainment’s sale to Take-Two Interactive for $460 million seemingly being the final major step of that process.

Following the sales of Saber Interactive (to a new company founded by Saber CEO Matthew Karch) and Gearbox Software (to Take-Two), the Embracer Group held an investors call to confirm the end of its dreaded restructuring program.

This week, it’s all about cars and Lucy Liu in VR. Devindra chats with Senior Writer Sam Rutherford about his visit to the New York International Auto Show, where he saw the Polestar 4, a unique new EV without a rear window. Also, Cherlynn pops in to chat with Lucy Liu about her new VR game, The Pirate Queen. We also explore the issues around Florida’s bill banning young kids from social media sites, and Sam tells us why he likes Netflix’s Avatar: The Last Airbender adaptation.

Samsung has discreetly unveiled its latest Android tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite (2024), as listed on the Romania website of the company. While specific details regarding its price, availability, and global launch remain undisclosed, the device presents an array of features that could pique consumer interest.

Sega has announced another 240 job cuts for its UK-based studios, and is selling off Company of Heroes developer Relic Entertainment, with the studio now going independent.

Don't Nod has announced a new studio organisation structured around its three genres of predilection: RPG, narrative adventure, and action adventure.

Images showing a white, all-digital Xbox Series X console have seemingly leaked.

Don't Nod currently has seven games in the works, four of which are unannounced, the studio behind Tell Me Why, Vampyr, and the original Life is Strange announced today.

There’s still no word as to when we can expect Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, the indefinitely delayed follow-up to 2023’s Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse. There’s still good news for Spidey fans, though: A new short film set in the Spider-Verse starring Miles Morales hit the web on Wednesday.

Rumors of an Xbox handheld console have been a thing for over a decade. There was, after all, the so-called Xboy, a project pushed internally by several groups within Microsoft's Xbox Leadership Team (XLT). However, it never panned out under the leadership of former Microsoft Xbox lead Robbie Bach.

Storage is one of the major concerns when it comes to owning a portable PC. So, if you're soon to be a new owner of a Steam Deck, ROG Ally, or Nintendo Switch, you should absolutely consider getting a microSD card alongside and boosting the available storage that they have up considerably. Below, you can find a selection of excellent SD card deals.

The executive team of Bidstack have bought back the in-game advertising platform from investors and shareholders.

A few weeks ago, Toys for Bob unexpectedly split from Activision and Microsoft to become an independent developer once again. However, even in that announcement, the studio based in Novato, California mentioned that they were exploring a partnership with Microsoft for their next game.

Apple is gearing up for a significant upgrade in the realm of artificial intelligence (AI) with its upcoming iPhone 16 Pro. According to insights shared by analyst Jeff Pu from Haitong International Tech Research, Apple is set to introduce substantial modifications to its A18 Pro chip, specifically aimed at enhancing on-device AI capabilities. This revelation has sparked anticipation among tech enthusiasts as Apple accelerates production of the A18 Pro chip well ahead of its usual schedule.

Larian Studios is officially finished with Baldur's Gate. Director Swen Vincke revealed the news at GDC, confirming that the studio has scrapped its DLC plans and won't be making Baldur's Gate 4. In a statement sent to IGN, a Hasbro spokesperson responded by calling Larian "an incredible partner," but offered little insight into what's coming next.

GTA 6 could be delayed to 2026, per Kotaku.

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The upcoming Assassin’s Creed mobile game Assassin’s Creed Jade could now be set to be released in 2025 according to a new report.

The Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA), Bengaluru, announced on Friday that the International Astronomical Union (IAU) has honored renowned Indian astrophysicist Prof Jayant Murthy by naming an asteroid after him. The asteroid, previously designated as "2005 EX296," has now been officially named "(215884) Jayantmurthy" by the IAU's Working Group on Small Bodies Nomenclature. Positioned between Mars and Jupiter, the asteroid completes one orbit around the Sun every 3.3 years.

NASA's diminutive BurstCube satellite is now making its way to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX's Dragon resupply spacecraft. It lifted off at 4:55 p.m. EDT on Thursday, March 21, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, BurstCube is poised to embark on a significant mission.

Looking to upgrade the internal storage of your ASUS ROG Ally or Steam Deck? Amazon currently has the Corsair MP600 Mini 1TB M.2 2230 NVMe PCIe x4 Gen4 Solid State Drive (SSD) for only $69.99. That's the best price we've seen for a 1TB 2230 SSD from a brand we've actually heard of. The installation isn't as simple as an SSD upgrade in your PS5 console - but just as worth it - so read on to see if you're willing to take on the (modest) challenge.

New Game Plus is a strange thing when you think about it: You can rewatch a movie or reread a book, but only a video game can internalize that you’re replaying it. A good NG+ system can be a victory lap, and it can let you recontextualize your experience.

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.

The Amazon Big Spring sale has one of the best PlayStation deals we’ve seen in a little while. Hit the button below and you can buy a PlayStation 5 with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 for just $449 thereby saving $111 off the regular price of $560. This is the latest slim model so there’s nothing to lose here. If you haven’t yet enjoyed the fun that a PlayStation 5 brings, check it out now with this awesome deal. Bear in mind that the deal will be ending pretty soon.

Hasbro, the now longtime owner of Dungeons & Dragons maker Wizards of the Coast, is cooking up some big plans in the video game space, and the stunning success of Baldur's Gate 3 has proved to the company that the world wants more digital D&D adaptations.

Sony's own upscaling tech for the rumored PlayStation 5 Pro - PS5 Pro PSSR (PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution) - is said to offer vastly improved image quality for current PS5 titles.

Sony is reportedly undertaking an internal investigation to determine how exactly the specs for Trinity, the codename by which the colloquially-named PS5 Pro is internally known, leaked so entirely over the weekend. The incident occurred during a third-party developer rollout, and while we may never learn the culprit's identity, there will undoubtedly be additional security ramifications for other third-party devs moving forward.

Amid ongoing anxiety within Bungie following layoffs last year, the studio is now preparing for another shakeup, this time on Marathon — its upcoming service game intended as its next step beyond Destiny.

Sony is said to have launched an internal investigation into the leaked documents about the rumored PS5 Pro model.

Sony is reportedly investigating the PlayStation 5 Pro leak.

Realme is all set to launch its new generation of Narzo model, unveiling today, March 19, 2024, in India. The Realme Narzo 70 Pro 5G is expected to be announced in the mid-range segment and may give some serious competition to recent-launched smartphones such as Nothing Phone 2a, iQOO Z9, Samsung Galaxy A35, and others. Rumours about the device have recently started surfacing with speculated specifications and features. However, Realme has already confirmed some of the features ahead of launch. Check what is expected from the new Realme Narzo 70 Pro.

The makers of the anti-piracy software Denuvo have recently revealed a new technology called TraceMark for Games, which will help devs track down leaks. Denuvo is mostly known for its DRM software, which is used in several recent and upcoming PC games, such as Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance, Dead Island 2, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, and Visions of Mana, for example.

Alleged PlayStation 5 Pro specs have been leaked online, and are indicating a significant jump up in power offered by Sony's as-yet-unconfirmed mid-generation console. 

The main internal goal of the PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution upscaler is to deliver 4K, 120 frames per second and 8K, 60 frames per second gameplay, although it won't be achieved on PlayStation 5 Pro due to hardware limitations.

Today is International Women's Day and to mark the occasion, we have decided to highlight some of the incredible women working in the games industry

When McDonald's first opened for business in the 1940s, its workers stood at physical counters, its burgers and fries were listed on paper menus, and its customers paid cash to its human cashiers.

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The Among Us TV show now has a voice cast — though only time will tell which of them are imposters.

You can now register a time to go spend money at the hugely-popular Pokémon Center pop-up store, which returns to ExCeL London in April.

Valve is currently in the middle of an ongoing antitrust lawsuit against small indie developer Wolfire, which was originally filed way back in 2021 due to Steam's control over game prices and attempts to such out rivals. Despite Valve's best efforts to have the lawsuit dismissed, it actually went ahead in 2022, and the whole situation is now getting spicy as internal documents and previously private email exchanges are making their way to the public eye.

While it can be nice to have some feedback when doing things with your PlayStation 5, one little sound can be irritating to some folks: the beep that plays every time you turn your console off and on. Luckily, if you'd like to reduce the volume of this beep, or even turn it off altogether, Sony has added the ability for you to do that. Below, we'll tell you how to access the settings to make it happen.

Old emails uncovered in a lawsuit against Valve have revealed that Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney was previously very disgruntled with the changes to Steam revenue splits announced in late 2018, and went as far as to call Valve "assholes" in a message to president Gabe Newell.