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Hideo Kojima has criticized DLSS 5, arguing that artificial intelligence cannot grasp an author’s artistic vision and may distort a game’s emotional core. In a new episode of the KOJI10 podcast, the creator of Metal Gear Solid and Death Stranding shared his mixed feelings about NVIDIA’s new technology. While DLSS 5 can transform character 3D...

Developer Ultra Games appears to have abandoned Paradise, a free-to-play title billed as a GTA VI competitor featuring AI-driven NPCs, after going silent following a brief playtest a year and a half ago. Paradise was originally scheduled for an April 2025 release and intended to use artificial intelligence to power NPC interactions. Ultra Games managed...

A PS5 Pro has operated without its factory casing inside a cardboard box for a full year. An owner’s experiment demonstrated that exposed components do not necessarily suffer from dust accumulation. A gamer purchased working PS5 Pro components for $100 after a previous owner removed the electronics from the chassis and returned the empty plastic...

Ronald D. Moore’s reimagining of the 1978 sci-fi series Battlestar Galactica premiered in 2003 and became one of the defining works to tackle the aftermath of the terrorist attacks that occurred on Sept. 11, 2001. The series kicked off with a miniseries where the android Cylons launched a surprise nuclear strike on Earth. Its flawless...

Cyberpunk has always been less interested in predicting the future and more interested in warning us about its frightening potential. The genre thrives when high-tech collides with low life. Think gleaming megacities towering over forgotten neighborhoods, artificial intelligence living alongside human desperation, and governments wielding cutting-edge technology as another instrument of control. Beneath the neon,...

Developers still retain the ability to pull in millions of dollars. Development on the ambitious space simulator Star Citizen has been moving forward slowly for many years. Throughout all these years, fans have continued donating, and Cloud Imperium Games has now collected a total of more than $1 billion. The Nosy Gamer recently looked at...

The streaming platform Roku has unveiled “Scarlett Holmes,” a contemporary reimagining of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic tales. The lead role will be portrayed by “Pretty Little Liars” star Lucy Hale. Rather than tackling traditional crime, the protagonist, Scarlett Holmes, turns her investigative prowess toward the complexities of love. Alongside her associate, Jane Watson, she...

Players have time left to build out their NBA 2K25 collections and earn achievements. Publisher 2K releases new NBA 2K basketball simulators every year. These new entries are sold for several years before being pulled from sale and having their servers shut down, which strips them of their online features. A notice recently appeared in...

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 01: Bruno Mars performs onstage during the 68th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 01, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Los Angeles Lakers forward Ziaire Williams proposed to his longtime girlfriend, model Paris Timan, during Bruno Mars’ Oct. 2 concert...

A lost part of the Borderlands franchise is now playable for gamers. An enthusiast known as EpicNNG has announced the release of an unofficial remaster of Borderlands Online. The MMO shooter was originally developed by the Chinese studio Shanda Games, but it was canceled before receiving a full release. Borderlands Online has now received a...

Changes have also been made to the way smoke mechanics work. Many players know Embark Studios for the buzzy extraction project Arc Raiders, but the studio also operates the free-to-play online session shooter The Finals. The developers recently released a new developer diary showcasing an upgraded environmental destruction system. Gameplay programmer Roman Smirnov and senior...

Katseye at Hammerstein Ballroom on November 21, 2025 in New York, New York. Sacha Lecca/Rolling Stone Record Store Day announced its 2026 Black Friday lineup on Nov. 27, bringing a slate of limited-edition releases to independent record stores. KATSEYE will release The Dance Breaks on 12-inch yellow vinyl. The special edition brings live dance-break arrangements...

Critters will agree that Critical Role Campaign 4 has been a lesson in heartbreak. From the first episode opening with a funeral to recurring themes of the cost of revolution and sacrifice and the premise that any character can die, each episode offers an emotional rollercoaster. The cast has met every challenge from Dungeon Master...

Lanterns recently came to an end, and it more than delivered as both a great comic book series and a great piece of television. The series thrived thanks to the dynamic between Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) and John Stewart (Aaron Pierre), and it managed to revitalize interest in the Green Lantern franchise following the less-than-stellar...

The latest episodes of the series “His Maid’s Story” are now available for streaming on Ivi and START. Set against the backdrop of 19th-century Moscow, the plot follows Count Nikolai Sheremetev, a bachelor who must marry within the year to secure his inheritance. He begins a romance with Anna Averina, a noblewoman who implores him...

Players will soon be able to experience a classic title from an entirely different perspective. An enthusiast known as Fantastic-Author2736 has shared their work on a VR mode for Diablo II: Resurrected that allows players to embark on adventures from a first-person perspective. I made a VR mod for Diablo II: Resurrected: first-person view, true...