Games

The final season of ‘Stranger Things’ ranks only behind ‘Squid Game’. Netflix announced that the fifth season of ‘Stranger Things’ has set a record for viewership among English-language series. According to the platform’s internal data, the show drew 59.6 million views in its first week after release. That figure surpasses the previous leader — ‘Wednesday’,...

Gamers who were hoping for a December update for Cyberpunk 2077 are in for disappointment. Marcin Momot of CD Projekt RED addressed the recent wave of community rumors. The studio published a cryptic post that many interpreted as a hint of new content. Fans immediately began speculating about a substantial update and a return to...

Avowed fans who were expecting the autumn patch will have to exercise some patience. The scheduled patch won’t arrive this year — though that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Avowed was meant to receive ongoing support from Obsidian Entertainment, but the last major update landed months ago and the features promised for autumn never appeared....

While OLED panels are outstanding for gaming and films, they handle static elements less effectively. Over a 21-month period, the Monitors Unboxed team evaluated whether modern OLED monitors and TVs are suitable for office work. An editor deliberately tried to induce burn-in on the MSI MPG 321URX with its QD-OLED panel by using it exclusively...

Sony has found itself at the center of a new dispute over generative AI after players noticed artwork in the PlayStation advent calendar that appears to resemble AI-created images. The promotion is currently active in Canada, Germany, France, and the Netherlands. It has not yet been posted on PlayStation’s primary social channels or the PS...

Inquisitorial agents do more than just force confessions from heretics. Owlcat Games has outlined the investigative mechanics in Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy. In the game you play as an acolyte performing routine Inquisition duties: you receive a lead (a rumor, an odd report, a recurring name) and launch an inquiry. Each case is distinct, and...

Both parties have agreed to postpone the case proceedings. Sony Interactive Entertainment and Tencent have agreed to delay the court proceedings in a lawsuit in which Sony alleges the Chinese conglomerate copied elements of the Horizon series for its upcoming title, Light of Motiram. According to a recent court order, the parties “have been negotiating...

The developers previously boasted that they even created a bespoke algorithm to ensure AC Shadows runs smoothly on Nintendo’s console. Assassin’s Creed Shadows has launched on the hybrid Nintendo Switch 2. According to Ubisoft, the development team had to make significant compromises and even implement a dedicated algorithm to keep the game stable on Nintendo’s...