Microsoft's Elite Controller Redesign Signals New Era for Customization

Feb 11, 20263 min readGaming

Kojima and Zampella’s Unrealized Plan: A First-Person *Metal Gear Solid* That Never Was

At the DICE Summit, Hideo Kojima revealed he and Respawn’s Vince Zampella discussed a radical new *Metal Gear Solid...

AR

Feb 11, 20263 min readMobile

AMD’s Ryzen 9000 Series Propels 10-Point Desktop Dominance—Can Intel Keep Up?

AMD’s latest Ryzen 9000 and Ryzen AI 300 chips have reshaped the CPU market, with desktop unit share jumping to 36....

Feb 11, 20263 min readMobile

Starship Troopers: Ultimate Bug War Demo Reveals Brutal, Chaotic Single-Player Bug-Hunting

Auroch Digital’s latest shooter drops a free demo, blending Helldivers 2’s team-based chaos with Boltgun’s visceral...

Feb 11, 20263 min readAI

MacBook Air Owner MacGyvers a SATA SSD Mod—Using Tape—After SSD Prices Skyrocket

A creative (and questionable) workaround has emerged for the M2 MacBook Air’s storage limitations: a SATA SSD taped...

Feb 11, 20263 min readGaming

The AGAT: A Brutal, Proctored Test of Your '80s Adventure Game Puzzle Skills

A new standardized exam challenges players to beat a classic adventure game *without* walkthroughs—using AI proctor...

Feb 11, 20262 min readGaming

Gordon Freeman Joins *Deadlock* as a Modded Surprise—While Valve Stays Silent on Half-Life 3

With no official Half-Life 3 in sight, modders have inserted Valve’s iconic protagonist into Deadlock, turning the...

Feb 11, 20263 min readAI

Final Fantasy XIV Player Recreates Phasmophobia’s Haunted House—Using Only In-Game Props

A Final Fantasy XIV housing build has captured the eerie essence of *Phasmophobia*'s infamous 6 Tanglewood Drive, p...

Feb 11, 20263 min readAI

Behind the Scenes of Clair Obscur: How the Photo Mode Reveals the Game’s Hidden Chaos

A deep dive into Clair Obscur: Expedition 33’s photo mode, where developers embraced creative freedom—and the game’...

MB

Feb 11, 20264 min readAI

MIT’s Breakthrough Lets AI Models Learn New Skills Without Erasing Old Ones

A new fine-tuning method from MIT and collaborators allows large language models to continuously acquire knowledge—...

Feb 11, 20263 min readAI

Mewgenics Expansion: Why the Pause Could Be the Game’s Greatest Strength

The developers behind *Mewgenics* are taking an unconventional approach to expansions—prioritizing depth over speed...