You can now watch some of Crunchyroll's best anime for free

In case you weren't aware, the majority of retro games on PS Plus Premium are available for individual purchase. This means that, if you buy them, you won't need to remain a Premium member in order to play them. Playing them at no extra cost is great of course, but if you want the extra security, it's nice that most games offer the option to buy them. Unfortunately, there are a few outliers, but a bunch of them have recently made the switch, and can now be bought.

Thanks to the wonders of emulation, you can now play Red Dead Redemption on Android. And, early reports indicate that it works pretty well, provided you have a sufficiently powerful device, that is.

Dungeon Hunter 6 is coming soon to an Android near you, and, if you’re interested, you can pre-register right now on Google Play. Do so, and you stand to gain a ton of rewards at launch.

Google has finally given us more information about its generative AI technology called Search Generative Experience (SGE) and how it can actually generate key points from lengthy articles. This will help the reader engage more with content that is considered long-form. The SGE feature is finally available as an early experiment in the Google app on Android and iOS and can be accessed through Search Labs. The feature is also going to come to Chrome in the coming weeks, so if you are primarily a web user, you will not be left behind.

A wealth of PS1 classics are now finally available to buy for the PS5 in standalone format after previously only being available through PS Plus Premium. 

launched the firstfor its cloud gaming services. The streaming company launched Netflix Games in 2021 and released an official Netflix Game Controller iOS app last week. While the app’s release foreshadowed the next step in Netflix’s cloud gaming ambitions, the beta’s launch is still a big surprise.

I am not throwing away my blox.

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) on Thursday voted 3-1 to allow Waymo and Cruise to offer driverless rides to passengers around-the-clock, as well as collect fares.

If you’ve still got your original PS1 console stored away, chances are its accompanying gamepad has seen better days. I’ve had to restore old DualShock controllers for friends on more than one occasion, but if you’ve not got a weirdo like me who finds cleaning old pads relaxing nearby, it could stop you revisiting your classic PlayStation library, Thankfully, 8bitdo seems to understand this pain, as the controller maker just announced a Retro Receiver that’ll let you hook up modern controllers to the 30 year old system.

The text-based social media scene is undergoing a big revolution. While Twitter, a traditional player and the pioneer of the format has been focused on building revenue opportunities for its users and working on its immersive video experience, newer players like Mastodon, Threads, and Bluesky are building a tech-forward social media experience that is being called ‘fediverse'. It essentially means that users can jump from one social media platform to another without ever having to create a new profile or lose their existing data. Taking a step in that direction, Meta's Threads dropped a major update where among other features, it was announced that Threads users will be able to verify their profile on Mastodon and other supported platforms.

Toying with the idea of buying a Steam Deck? Well, you can now pick one up for less than ever, as Valve is now selling refurbished models. While unboxing brand new tech is nice, the fact you can get a renewed handheld for less than a Nintendo Switch is super impressive. I’d go as far to say that I’d have bought one if I didn’t own the portable already, as the discount is too good to pass up.

The Dead by Daylight Alien update introduces a new killer in the form of the Xenomorph, new survivor in Ellen Ripley, and even a new map, the Nostromo. But the multiplayer horror game from BHVR is also undergoing some changes with regard to disconnects, meaning that players will no longer be able to leave games in order to spectate on DBD bots if they choose to bow out mid-play. It comes as part of the new Dead by Daylight patch, which introduces a variety of changes to both the overall experience and the bots themselves.