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It’s CES time, folks. This year’s iteration of the show has well and truly kicked off with new hardware reveals - many of which you won’t be able to afford, new gimmicks, flashy presentations, and far too many mentions of AI. CES is also a time for new chip reveals, and AMD tends to bring the goods each year. Read more View the full article

Dell's 2025 laptops are now available for order, marking a significant departure from nearly three decades of tradition. The devices feature a new naming convention designed to clearly signal their intended market segments. Read Entire Article View the full article

NetEase Games has released its first look at gameplay for Mister Fantastic in Marvel Rivals. The hero will be using his intellect in the fight against Dracula as the game's story heats up. Mister Fantastic will arrive when Marvel Rivals launches Season 1: Eternal Night Falls on January 10 at 1 AM PST. View the full article

Image: Nvidia Nvidia is officially announcing its RTX 50-series GPUs today. After months of leaks and rumors, the next-generation RTX Blackwell GPUs are now official, and there are four of them on the way. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang revealed the RTX 50-series GPUs during a CES keynote this evening, announcing a $1,999 RTX 5090, a $999 RTX 5080, a $749 RTX 5070 Ti, and a $549 RTX 5070. Nvidia’s new RTX 5090 and RTX 5080 GPUs will both be available on January 30th, with the RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070 to follow in February. Image: Nvidia Nvidia’s RTX 5090 GPU is surprisingly small. The RTX 50-series GPUs include a new design for the Founders Edition, with just two double flow-through fans, a 3D vapor chamber, and GDDR7 memory. All of the RTX 50-series cards are PCIe Gen 5 and include DisplayPort 2.1b connectors to drive displays up to 8K and 165Hz. Surprisingly, the RTX 5090 Founders Edition will be a two-slot GPU and will be capable of fitting inside small form factor PCs — a big departure from the size of the RTX 4090. The RTX 5090 has 32GB of GDDR7, a memory bandwidth of 1,792GB/sec, and a massive 21,760 CUDA cores. This all adds up to a GPU that Nvidia says will be two times faster than the RTX 4090, thanks to DLSS 4 and the Blackwell architecture. But it will come at a cost of power consumption, as Nvidia says the RTX 5090 will have a total graphics power of 575 watts and a recommended PSU requirement of 1000 watts. That’s 125 watts more than the RTX 4090, but hopefully the RTX 5090 will be a lot more power efficient so that you’ll rarely be using the full 575 watts. [Hidden Content] Nvidia demonstrated Cyberpunk 2077 running on an RTX 5090 with DLSS 4 at 238fps compared to 106fps on an RTX 4090 with DLSS 3.5. Both GPUs are running the game with full ray tracing enabled. The RTX 5080 is designed to be twice as fast as the RTX 4080 and will include 16GB of GDDR7 memory, a memory bandwidth of 960GB/sec, and 10,752 CUDA cores. The RTX 5080 will have a total graphics power of 360 watts and Nvidia is recommending a 850-watt power supply. Nvidia is promising big performance gains with the RTX 5080 over the previous RTX 4080 model as a result of these specs. Image: Nvidia RTX 5090 performance. Image: Nvidia Nvidia’s RTX 5080 performance promises. Nvidia is also launching an RTX 5070 Ti and RTX 5070. The RTX 5070 Ti includes 16GB of GDDR7 memory, a memory bandwidth of 896GB/s, and 8,960 CUDA cores. The RTX 5070 has 12GB of GDDR7, a memory bandwidth of 672 GB/sec, and 6,144 CUDA cores. The RTX 5070 Ti will have a total graphics power of 300 watts and require a 750-watt PSU, while the RTX 5070 has a total graphics power of 250 watts and only needs a 650-watt PSU. Nvidia says the RTX 5070 Ti will be 2x faster than the RTX 4070 Ti, and the RTX 5070 should be twice as fast as the RTX 4070. Huang even claimed on stage at CES that the RTX 5070 will deliver “RTX 4090 performance at $549,” but this will undoubtedly be because of DLSS 4 improvements and not pure rasterization performance. Nvidia is also bringing its RTX 50-series to laptops, with the RTX 5090 laptop GPU debuting with 24GB of GDDR7 memory. The RTX 5080 laptop GPU will ship with 16GB of GDDR7 memory, the RTX 5070 Ti with 12GB of GDDR7 memory, and the RTX 5070 with just 8GB of GDDR7 memory. RTX 50-series laptops will be available starting in March from a variety of PC makers. Image: Nvidia RTX 50-series laptops are coming in March. Huang demonstrated Nvidia’s RTX Blackwell GPUs with a real-time rendering demo at the beginning of the company’s CES keynote today. The demo included new RTX Neural Materials, RTX Neural Faces, text to animation, and even DLSS 4. “The new generation of DLSS can generate beyond frames, it can predict the future,” says Huang. “We used GeForce to enable AI, and now AI is revolutionizing GeForce.” Nvidia’s new RTX Neural Shaders can be used to compress textures in games, while RTX Neural Faces aim to improve face quality using generative AI. The next generation of DLSS includes Multi Frame Generation, which generates up to three additional frames per traditional frame and can multiply frame rates by up to 8x over traditional rendering, according to Nvidia. DLSS 4 also includes a real-time application of transformers to improve image quality, reduce ghosting, and add higher detail in motion. The DLSS 4 upgrade will even work on existing RTX GPUs, as features have been upgraded to the new transformer AI models. You can read more about DLSS 4 right here. Nvidia’s RTX 50-series announcement comes more than two years after the RTX 4090 and RTX 4080 were announced, based on Nvidia’s Ada Lovelace architecture. Nvidia’s RTX 40-series of GPUs focused on improving ray tracing with Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) version 3, and the RTX 4090 delivered some truly impressive performance gains over the previous RTX 3090 GPU. View the full article

NetEase Games has released a new developer update detailing balancing changes coming in Season 1 of Marvel Rivals. The upcoming season will feature Dracula as the main villain and add The Fantastic Four to Marvel Rivals' ever-expanding roster. Many fans are excited to jump into the game when Season 1: Eternal Night Falls releases on January 10 at 1 AM PST. View the full article

Following the Nvidia CES keynote, we finally have official information on the latest Nvidia graphics cards. Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, dressed in his signature leather jacket, finally unveiled the RTX Blackwell 5000 series, which includes a total of six different GPUs at varying price points. Included in the RTX 5000 series is the Nvidia GeForce RTX Blackwell 5090, the company’s most powerful and expensive card they’ve ever released. If you’re in the market and are looking to upgrade your computer’s graphics card, here’s everything you need to know about the Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090. View the full article

Decorating can be one of the most entertaining things to do in Stardew Valley. The iconic cozy game has classic farming gameplay and an adorable pixel-art style that makes it highly rewarding to create an aesthetically pleasing farm and farmhouse. Players will need the cutest items to make the perfect farm, and thankfully, one special plush is waiting in Pelican Town for the right time and place. View the full article

Image: Chris Welch / The Verge During its CES 2025 keynote, PlayStation Productions head Asad Qizilbash and Screen Gems president Ashley Brucks explained how Sony plans to keep expanding its IP after adaptations of The Last of Us, Gran Turismo, Twisted Metal, and Uncharted. They announced that Sony Pictures is working on a film adaptation of last year’****** Helldivers 2, while Columbia Pictures and PlayStation Productions are in “early stages” of developing a Horizon Zero Dawn movie. After an attempt at turning it into a Netflix series fell apart, the HZD movie will, like the game, tell the main character Aloy’s origin story in a fallen futuristic world, but that is all of the information we have about them for now. Earlier in the presentation, execs also announced that Crunchyroll and Aniplex are teaming up to create an anime series based on Ghost of Tsushima. Finally, Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann took the stage and presented a clip from The Last of Us season 2, which will arrive on Max in April. [Hidden Content] View the full article

Image: Sony Sony is launching the Xyn (pronounced zin), an “extended reality” headset for creating 3D objects for films, animation, and games. The device, which Sony first teased at CES last year, will come with 4K OLED displays, video passthrough, and support for third-party design, modeling, and production software. Based on the video shared by Sony, it looks like wearers will be able to flip up the headset when they’re not using it. It doesn’t appear to come with the ring and pointer that Sony showed off last year, though. [Hidden Content] Alongside the headset, Sony revealed Xyn Motion Studio, an accompanying Windows app that supports up to 12 Mocopi sensors, its wireless motion-tracking system that V-Tubers and other creators often use to control virtual avatars. The software comes with motion-editing features, allowing creators to trim and merge motions, as well as adjust time and position. There’s also a prototype of a “spatial capture solution,” which is supposed to transform images of real objects and spaces into “photorealistic” 3D computer-generated assets using Sony’s algorithm. One year out from Sony’s initial teaser, and details are still pretty slim on what exactly this headset will be capable of, aside from viewing and interacting with 3D objects. Sony is planning to release its Xyn Motion Studio software in late March 2025, but there still isn’t any word on the availability or pricing of its headset. View the full article

The Last of Us will return to HBO and Max this April. Series creative director, Neil Druckmann, announced the premiere of the show’s second season onstage at CES this evening alongside a short teaser for the new season. A specific premiere date wasn’t given. The show’s first season wrapped up in March 2023, so it’ll be more than two years between seasons by the time the new one debuts. The Last of Us’ first season was very well-received — particularly for a video game adaptation — so expectations are high for the show’s return. This season is supposed to cover a portion of the second game, with the full story being split across two or more seasons, according to an interview last year with the show’s creators. “We don’t think that we’re going to be able to tell the story even within two seasons [2 and 3] because we’re taking our time and go down interesting pathways which we did a little bit in Season 1 too,” showrunner Craig Mazin told Deadline. Alongside the return of The Last of Us, Sony also announced plans to bring several other PlayStation titles to the screen. Ghost of Tsushima is being adapted into an anime series, and both Horizon Zero Dawn and Helldivers 2 are being made into films. View the full article

So you've chosen to play a Monk in Path of Exile 2, and you're rapidly hurtling toward the endgame. You want to make sure your Monk build is as good as it can possibly be - after all, you've heard endgame content is pretty tough, and you'll need to be kitted out with the best skills, gear, and passives you can find. But you're worried that the character you've had since level one isn't going to cut it. You can afford to respec, but you're not sure which path to take this time around. View the full article

Today is all about me shedding light on discounted Shadows (Assassin's Creed, that is). I'm also spotting a number of The Last of Us, Tekken 8, and a buncha good Batman games bargains. Don't take my word for it, though. Get scrolling to get saving and thank me later or not at all. Meanwhile, in retro news, I'm celebrating the 15th bday of Darksiders, progenitor of a series that really should've continued today instead of only being remastered and spun-off. My memories of reviewing it before launch were that of pleasant surprise. This was basically an edgier, post armageddon Ocarina of Time where you hewed through hellspawn and angels alike as the impossibly cool and brooding War, a horseman tricked into starting judgment day too early. Whoops! Darksiders didn't exactly gallop action-adventuring forward, but it was still an intoxicating amalgamation of 2000s-era mechanics and concepts (see: Portal...portals). It's totally worth saddling up for to experience Kardashians-esque deity drama, slick Joe Mad comic visuals, and to finally see what War is in fact good for. And that's stylish mass slaughter with a sword the size of God's own letter opener. This Day in Gaming Aussie birthdays for notable games. - Wizards & Warriors (NES) 1990. eBay - Darksiders (PS3,X360) 2010. Redux - Bayonetta (PS3,X360) 2010. Redux - Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Ann. (PS4,XO) 2015. Get Table of ContentsNintendo SwitchPCXboxPlayStationLEGONice Savings for Nintendo Switch NFS Hot Pursuit (-35%) - A$39Axiom Verge (-85%) - A$4.05Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen (-83%) - A$6.79Phoenix Wright Trilogy (-67%) - A$13.18Batman: Arkham Trilogy (-60%) - A$35.98 Expiring Recent Deals Tunic (-50%) - A$21No More Heroes (-75%) - A$7.48Rayman Legends Def. (-80%) - A$11.99Saints Row The Third Comp. (-85%) - A$4.49Portal Col. (-75%) - A$6.99 Or gift a Nintendo eShop Card. Switch Console Prices How much to Switch it up? [/url] Back to top Purchase Cheap for PC Gungrave G.O.R.E (-95%) - A$3.49Prince of Persia: TLC (-50%) - A$29.97Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Del. (-77%) - A$27.58Far Cry 6 (-75%) - A$22.48LEGO Bricktales (-75%) - A$10.73 Expiring Recent Deals Hell Let Loose (-100%) - FREEJust Cause 2 Complete (-90%) - A$2.99Speedrunner 7 Game Bndl (-93%) - A$18.81Star Wars Collection (-87%) - A$134.99 Or just get a Steam Wallet Card PC Hardware Prices Slay your pile of shame. [/url] Back to top Exciting Bargains for Xbox FC 25 (-65%) - A$39Powerwave Dual Charger (-27%) - A$29Tekken 8 (-61%) - A$47Hogwarts Legacy [XO](-64%) - A$36Batman Arkham Col. (-41%) - A$49.85Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: All Star (-25%) - A$55.73Assassin’s Creed Shadows (-19%) - A$89 Expiring Recent Deals Wolfenstein: Alt History Col. (-80%) - A$19.99X/S cont. White (-28%) - A$64XCOM 2 Del. (-90%) - A$9.27LEGO Skywalker Saga (-80%) - A$17.99Assetto Corsa Ult. (-75%) - A$13.11 Or just invest in an Xbox Card. Xbox Console Prices How many bucks for a 'Box? [/url] Back to top Pure Scores for PlayStation PowerA Twin Charging Station (-27%) - A$29NBA 2K25 (-63%) - A$44Star Wars Outlaws (-46%) - A$59The Last of Us Part 2 Re. (-29%) - A$69CoD: MW3 (-37%) - A$69Assassin’s Creed Shadows (-19%) - A$89DualSense Midnight ****** (-18%) - A$98 Expiring Recent Deals Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (-75%) - A$27.48The Last of Us Part 1 (-46%) - A$67.95Metaphor: ReFantazio (-32%) - A$69.41Persona 5 Royal (-50%) - A$49.75Hogwarts Legacy [PS5] (-75%) - A$27.48Resi 4 Remake (-50%) - A$27.47 PS+ Monthly Freebies Yours to keep from Jan 7 with this subscription Suicide Squad: KTJL [PS5]NFS Hot Pursuit Remastered [PS4]The Stanley Parable: Ultra [PS4/5] Or purchase a PS Store Card. What you'll pay to 'Station. [/url] Back to top Legit LEGO Deals Mario: Rambi The Rhino (-40%) - A$11.39Dune: Ornithopter (-32%) - A$10Star Wars R2-D2 (-30%) - A$139 Expiring Recent Deals City: Space Construction Mech (-33%) - A$10Classic Green Baseplate (-32%) - A$24.50Star Wars: Ambush on Mandalore (-29%) - A$25 Back to top Adam Mathew is our Aussie deals wrangler. He plays practically everything, often on YouTube. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

The first season for Marvel Rivals is about to drop, and it's going to bring the Fantastic Four along for the ride. On January 10, Marvel Rivals' first season titled 'Eternal Night Falls' will begin with new playable heroes, the Fantastic Four. The season will be divided into two halves, with Invisible Woman and Mister Fantastic coming in the first half, and Human Torch and The Thing arriving in the second half. There will also be three new maps, special events, and a new Doom Match game mode. There will also be a new Battle Pass for players that includes "over double the content" of the Season 0 pass, with the Luxury Pass featuring 10 new costumes for the heroes. The three maps that will be added to Marvel Rivals include Sanctum Sanctorum and Empire of Eternal Night: Midtown, which will arrive in the first half of the season, and Central Park which will be added in the second half. The new Doom Match will also put 8 to 12 players in factions on a single map. Players will begin in different parts of the map and will earn points by knocking out enemies, and whichever faction includes the top 50% of players will be the winners. NetEase and Marvel shared the story synopsis of the upcoming season which sees New York reeling from the effects of the Timestream Entanglement that strands Doctor Strange in the Entangled Astral Plane. While The Scarlet Witch rescues him, pages of the Darkhold scatter, leading to Dracula and Doctor Doom taking advantage of the situation to unleach their legions over NYC and setting up a clash with the Fantastic Four. Invisible Woman (Strategist) - Able to create impenetrable force fields and become invisible, Invisible Woman can use stealth to explore locations that are too dangerous, and rescue civilians trapped by the creatures of the night. Mister Fantastic (Duelist) - A genius scientist who can stretch his body, he'll need to use his brains to build the Timestream Reintegration Device to end the cross-dimensional crisis plaguing New York City. Human Torch (Duelist) - The younger brother of the Invisible Woman, the Human Torch is able to burst into flames and has been using his ability to burn Dracula's legions. The Thing (Vanguard) - The Pilot who flew the Fantastic Four on that that fateful space trip that gave them all superhuman powers, Ben Grimm's exposure to cosmic rays gave him a rocky body and super strength that he's using to defend New York City from Dracula and Doctor Doom. Marvel Rivals has proven to be a hit since launching as a free-to-play game late last year. The Marvel Rivals Discord server now includes more than 2.4 million members. You can read our positive Marvel Rivals review right here. Matt Kim is IGN's Senior Features Editor. View the full article

Sony smash hit PlayStation Studios video game Helldivers 2 is being adapted into a film. Announced during Sony's CES 2025 press conference, the Helldivers 2 movie is a collaboration between Sony Productions and Sony Pictures. No other details were offered. Helldivers 2, from developer Arrowhead, is of course heavily inspired by cult classic sci-fi movie Starship Troopers. It sees soldiers of the future struggle to defend a fascist Super Earth regime against alien robots called Automatons and bugs called Terminids all the while preaching "Managed Democracy." Helldivers 2 is the fastest-selling PlayStation Studios game of all time with an incredible 12 million copies sold in just 12 weeks. It's currently enjoying a resurgence after the release of the long-awaited Illuminate update, which adds a third faction for players to fight against. Also announced at Sony's CES 2025 press conference were a movie adaptation of Guerrilla's Horizon Zero Dawn, and an anime adaptation of Sucker Punch's Ghost of Tsushima. Developing... Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article

Sony has announced a movie adaptation of Horizon Zero Dawn. The collaboration between PlayStation Studios and Columbia Pictures was announced during Sony's CES 2025 press conference. Columbia Pictures produced the successful 2022 Uncharted movie starring Tom Holland as Nathan Drake and Mark Wahlberg as Victor Sullivan. Horizon Zero Dawn is Guerrilla Games' hugely popular post-apocalyptic adventure starring machine hunter Aloy. No timeframe for the film's release was announced. During the same press conference, Sony announced a film adaptation of Helldivers 2 and an anime series adaptation of Ghost of Tsushima. Developing... Wesley is the *** News Editor for IGN. Find him on Twitter at @wyp100. You can reach Wesley at [email protected] or confidentially at *****@*****.tld. View the full article

NetEase Games announced new details about Season 1 of Marvel Rivals, including important information about the upcoming battle pass, new maps, and a fresh game mode. As Season 0 comes to a close, many fans are clamoring for more information about Season 1: Eternal Night Falls. Fortunately, Marvel Rivals released a new developer video blog to detail what players can expect when the season launches on January 10 at 1 AM PST. View the full article

We have just shipped an updated Steam Deck Client to the Preview/Beta channel. General Improved the display of the startup animations on 16:9 and ultra-wide monitor resolutions Fixed the display of the Triangle/Cross glyphs for the PlayStation DualShock controller on some Virtual Keyboard skins where they didn't display Fixed turning off external gamepads connected via BT via the controller chord and after the inactivity timeout Steam Input Fixed an issue where the Wireless HORIPAD for Steam could wake up OLED Steam Decks when they suspend while the device is connected via BT Fixed an issue where hitting down in the Keyboard section of the Choose Binding screen could switch to the gamepad tab Fixed some cases where bindings were removed for grip or share buttons on devices View the full article

The Steam Client Beta has been updated with the following changes: General Fixed empty tooltips sometimes showing up as little boxes Big Picture Improved the display of the startup animations on 16:9 and ultra-wide monitor resolutions Fixed the display of the Triangle/Cross glyphs for the PlayStation DualShock controller on some Virtual Keyboard skins where they didn't display Linux Fixed turning off external gamepads connected via BT via the controller chord and after the inactivity timeout Steam Input Fixed an issue where the Wireless HORIPAD for Steam could wake up OLED Steam Decks when they suspend while the device is connected via BT Fixed an issue where hitting down in the Keyboard section of the Choose Binding screen could switch to the gamepad tab Fixed some cases where bindings were removed for grip or share buttons on devices View the full article

A new Zenless Zone Zero leak revealed the potential number of updates for upcoming patch cycles, suggesting that the current cycle would end with Version 1.7 before launching the 2.0 update. It has been less than a year since Zenless Zone Zero was first released, but the RPG has consistently added new features and characters with every patch. View the full article

Photo by Owen Grove / The Verge The show floor of the biggest tech event of the year hasn’t even opened yet, but CES 2025 has already delivered a long list of new gadgets, tech, concepts, and AI-powered devices tempting you to upgrade. It’s a lot to keep up with, so we’ll help you catch up. Below are some of the standout gadgets of the show so far. Of course, there’s still a lot more out there and a lot more to go. You can catch up on all of The Verge’s coverage of the show here. Roborock Saros Z70 Photo by Owen Grove / The Verge The ability for most robovacs to thoroughly clean a floor can be stymied by random objects left lying on the ground. Roborock’s new Saros Z70’s solution to that problem is an articulated five-axis robot arm called the OmniGrip that can pick up after its owners and move obstacles out of its way. It’s limited to smaller items like socks, tissues, or anything weighing less than 300 grams, but the company plans to eventually expand what it can grasp. Pricing isn’t known, but Roborock says the Saros Z70 will be available by June 2025. Samsung The Frame Pro TV Photo by Chris Welch / The Verge Samsung’s The Frame TV appealed to many consumers with an aesthetically pleasing design and the ability to camouflage itself as a piece of art in a home’s decor. The Frame Pro further expands the TV’s appeal to more discerning TV viewers with a variation on Mini LED display technology, the matte finish introduced in 2022, and a wireless connection to its breakout box so all you need to hide is a power cord. Halliday smart glasses Image: Halliday With the success of the Meta Ray-Bans, it’s no surprise that several companies are debuting smart glasses at CES 2025. Halliday’s new enhanced specs, which are expected to ship “by the end of Q1 2025” and cost between $399 and $499, are differentiated with the addition of a small screen on the frame. The “DigiWindow” appears as a 3.5-inch private display in the upper-right corner of your vision and is controlled using voice commands, an interface on the frame, or a smart ring with an integrated trackpad. Dell 32 Plus 4K QD-OLED monitor Photo by Antonio G. Di Benedetto / The Verge Dell’s new 32-inch 4K OLED display uses an infrared sensor and five speakers located below the screen to track your head and beam sound directly to your ears. The feature eliminates the need to keep your head positioned in a sweet spot for optimal sound, and it could be ideal for gamers who are constantly moving around in the heat of battle. The monitor also features a 120Hz refresh rate, a 0.03ms response time, and will launch in the US on May 22nd, 2025, for $799.99. Wonder plant and insect camera Bird Buddy is moving on to smaller flying creatures of the outdoors. The company behind the stylish smart bird feeders is introducing a playfully designed camera for tracking your plants and the insect visitors that stop by them. You’ll be able to view a livestream from your phone, while an optional solar panel can keep the 4K camera running. It’s supposed to launch on Kickstarter this spring. Mirumi Image: Yukai Engineering Mirumi is a robot that you might actually want to own. It’s a furry, bashful companion bot that clings to a bag and looks adorable. It doesn’t have AI tricks and doesn’t even make noise. Like my colleague Owen Grove said in a video: “It’s just a cute fuzzy thing. What more do you want?” It will be available through a crowdfunding campaign that’s set to launch in mid-2025. Acer Nitro Blaze 11 Image: Acer How big is too big for a handheld gaming machine? The answer might be Acer’s new Nitro Blaze 11 featuring a beefy 10.95-inch 144 Hz WQXGA touch display that makes it look like you’re holding a small monitor instead of a portable console. It’s powered by an AMD Ryzen 8040HS processor, 16GB of RAM, and has detachable controllers with Hall effect joysticks. It’s also got a built-in kickstand so you don’t have to strain your arms by always playing it handheld. It will be available starting in Q2 2025 and start at $1,099.99. Belkin Stage PowerGrip Image: Belkin Your smartphone may take great pictures, but it lacks the refined ergonomics of a traditional camera. Belkin’s new Stage PowerGrip addresses that issue and battery anxiety. It’s a MagSafe power bank with a 10,000mAh battery, a retractable USB-C cable, and a design that adds a camera-like grip to the iPhone. It’s even got a physical shutter button that works with the iOS camera app over Bluetooth and a small LCD screen on the front showing the battery’s remaining charge. Pricing and availability haven’t been announced, but the PowerGrip will come in several color options. View the full article For verified travel tips and real support, visit: [Hidden Content]

The leadup to Marvel Rivals season 1 is well underway. We already know that the entire Fantastic 4 squad is coming in a Dracula-themed season called Eternal Night, but in a video published today, NetEase shared something arguably more significant: the details of its very first balancing patch... Read more.View the full article

The idea that games should center "player choice" and react meaningfully to our decisions is repeated so often it's become a cliche, and BioShock creator Ken Levine has been a leading figure in that department—his games are all about moral decisions and meta-commentary on free will and game design. In a recent interview with [Hidden Content] the state of the industry and his upcoming game, Judas, the director revived the topic, but he hasn't given us the stock 'your choices matter' marketing promise here, admitting that choice continues to be a "hard problem" to solve even after 50 years of videogames... Read more.View the full article

The limited-time 6v6 game mode playtest in Overwatch 2 has been extended beyond its planned end date of January 6, with Game Director Aaron Keller confirming that the mode will remain available until the middle of the season before transitioning into an open ****** format. This is thanks to the tremendous popularity that the 6v6 format has seen since returning to Overwatch 2, with many fans holding onto hope that the mode will become a permanent addition to the game later down the line. View the full article

One Stardew Valley player learned the hard way that seven in-game years of friendship can be easily broken after kicking out roommate Krobus to get married. As one of the best role-playing games out there, the diverse characters that can be befriended and romanced make this indie gem as popular as it is. With plenty of relationships to forge, stories to learn, and characters to love, it's easy to grow attached to the NPCs the game holds near and dear. View the full article

Heroes of the Storm is bringing back the Heroes Brawl as Brawl Mode, opening up dozens of discontinued maps for the first time in almost five years. This new version of the classic Heroes Brawl game mode is available to play on the Heroes of the Storm Public Test Realm now and will ostensibly officially return when the patch goes live in about a month. View the full article