The Day Before kicked off 2023 as one of the most wishlisted games on Steam. Now, after endless controversies, the self-proclaimed open-world survival-horror MMO styled after The Last of Us is finally in Steam Early Access, and it’s getting panned. The first players to lay hands on the much-hyped zombie shooter are sharing footage of […]
Following yesterday’s announcement, Google says that Video Boost is rolling out “beginning December 7” to the Pixel 8 Pro. While it “may not be available immediately,” the company did detail the experience. This feature “boosts” lighting, colors, and details in your videos. You have to enable Video Boost ahead of time from the Video Settings […]
Once again, Naughty Dog is dusting off one of its gems for the current console generation. The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered, launching Jan. 19 for PlayStation 5, is currently available to pre-order and will come packaged with a host of upgrades. While its list of improvements isn’t as extensive as what we got […]
Image: Zion Grassl / Nintendo Life Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is celebrating its 5th anniversary today, 7th December 2023, and we’re publishing a handful of pieces to celebrate. Here, we’ll be discussing the future of the Smash series — what’s next? Is there even a next? And where do we think Sakurai will be involved? […]
Though The Game Awards 2023 is just a handful of hours away from kicking off today, it appears that one of its potential announcements may have been unveiled a bit early. The next DLC character set to join Guilty Gear Strive in Season 3 has been revealed, and apparently, they’re available for download right now. […]
/ It might not be the year of the Linux desktop yet, but Linux distributions will soon have their own Blue Screen of Death message. p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet–article-byline-and]:text-gray-13″> By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012. […]
All the buzz around Grand Theft Auto 6’s official reveal made it the most-viewed non-music video on YouTube in the first 24 hours after publish, according to Guinness World Records. At just 90 seconds long, the Grand Theft Auto 6 debut accrued over 90 million views after a single day. It also holds the record […]
We are now blessed with not one but two annual Day of the Devs indie game showcases, and the latest one lives up to the event’s reputation. A roughly 90-minute stream yesterday highlighted some awesome-looking games from developers around the world, and I want to play all of them right this minute. Advertisement Produced by […]
The 2023 edition of The Game Awards, hosted by Geoff Keighly, airs tonight starting at 4:30 p.m. P.T./7:30 p.m. E.T. The event is expected to run between 2.5-3 hours, including a 30-minute pre-show. You can catch the big event by watching the video below, and it will also be streaming live on Twitch. Be sure […]
Earlier this year, Google announced it would shut down its standalone podcast app in 2024. Since then, the company has started moving podcasts into YouTube and its companion app YouTube Music. As a way to ease the transition, Google will be rolling out a migration tool for its current podcast app users. With the tool, […]
Fairphone has retained top marks for repairability, with the Dutch manufacturer’s fifth iteration scoring high for software longevity, even if some components are starting to get a little more “conventional.” The iFixit team pulled apart the latest in the line of modular phones with little more than tweezers and screwdrivers and found the device just […]
Rolling out now, Meta’s Twitter competitor, Threads, is adding support for “Tags,” a simplified version of hashtags. Here’s what you should know. Announced in a post on Threads today, Meta is adding “Tags” to the social platform as a way to categorize a post and have it show up alongside other posts on the same […]
/ Threads’ tags are rolling out globally, though they work differently than the hashtags you might be used to on other platforms. p>span:first-child]:text-gray-13 [&_.duet–article-byline-and]:text-gray-13″> By Jay Peters, a news editor who writes about technology, video games, and virtual worlds. He’s submitted several accepted emoji proposals to the Unicode Consortium. a:hover]:text-gray-63 [&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-black dark:[&>a:hover]:text-gray-bd dark:[&>a:hover]:shadow-underline-gray [&>a]:shadow-underline-gray-63 dark:[&>a]:text-gray-bd […]
Starting with the upcoming iOS 17.2 software update, there is a new NameDrop-like feature that allows an iPhone user to quickly share boarding passes, movie tickets, and other Wallet app passes with another iPhone user. To use the feature, open the Wallet app and tap on the pass that you want to share. Then, hold […]