Square Enix has revealed that its long-running MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV will be coming to Nintendo Switch 2 this August yay! But, there's a catch: to play it on Switch 2, you will need to buy a separ… [+745 chars]

Not the way I envisioned my Warrior of Light on the go...

Gameinformer.com

Final Fantasy XIV Is Coming To Nintendo Switch 2, But There's A Terrible And Expensive Catch - Game Informer

Space startup Astrobotic put its rotating detonation rocket engine (RDRE) to the test for the first time, demonstrating a potentially groundbreaking technology that generates thrust by supersonic com… [+3389 chars]

The cutting-edge propulsion system could be used to power rockets to the Moon and beyond.

Gizmodo.com

Astrobotic’s Detonation Engine Fires 4,000 Pounds of Thrust in Wild Test - Gizmodo

During the keynote, Yoshida also announced an unprecedented battle system overhaul with Reborn and Evolved modes coming to the game with the launch of Evercold. Reborn Mode will be based on the curre… [+6588 chars]

EVANGELION Crossover Alliance Raid and Nintendo Switch 2 Version Revealed;
Shadowbringers Expansion Added to Free Trial and More

Square-enix.com

SQUARE ENIX ANNOUNCES EVERCOLD— LATEST FINAL FANTASY XIV EXPANSION SET FOR JANUARY 2027 - Square Enix press site

At this point, were not sure Haven Studios can ever turn around the negative sentiment thats stuck to Fairgames ever since it was revealed in 2023.
The title got a worse reception than Concord, whic… [+2091 chars]

Push Square

PS5 Live Service Fairgames Reportedly Roasted in Recent Pre-Alpha - Push Square

The newly launched flagship CPU has already entered the top 10 best-selling CPUs on Amazon and could eventually move up on the chart. 
The Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 didn't impress much and brought even small… [+2360 chars]

AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 is a top 10 selling CPU on Amazon at $899, outpacing Intel's offerings, but lacks significant performance improvements.

Wccftech

AMD’s Flagship Ryzen 9 9950X3D2 Outsells Every Intel CPU On Amazon As X3D Chips Dominate Top 10 - Wccftech

Mina the Hollower has now gone gold, Yacht Club Games just announced.
Typically we don’t post about games going gold. If a title hasn’t been announced and wasn’t cancelled, it’s eventually going to … [+620 chars]

Mina the Hollower has now gone gold, Yacht Club Games just announced. Typically we don’t post about games going gold. If a title hasn’t been announced and wasn’t cancelled, it’s eventually going to release. However, this is a bit of a special case. For one th…

Nintendoeverything.com

Mina the Hollower has gone gold - Nintendo Everything

A retired PlayStation boss makes the case for PS5 games on PC. Atari expands its retro game emulation capabilities. And the “efficiency” purge at Meta continues. It’s your Morning Checkpoint for Apri… [+6588 chars]

Also Resident Evil Requiem is still killing it

Kotaku

Alice: Madness Returns Dev Put Dildos On A Snail To Shut EA Up - Kotaku

Apple's first foldable iPhone, dubbed the "iPhone Ultra," could be missing at least five key features present on the iPhone 18 Pro models despite its $2,000 price point.
Recent images of dummy model… [+5010 chars]

Apple's first foldable iPhone, dubbed the "iPhone Ultra," could be missing at least five key features present on the iPhone 18 Pro models...

MacRumors

Foldable 'iPhone Ultra' Could Be Missing These 5 Key Features Despite $2,000 Price Tag - MacRumors

While the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro were just updated with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips last month, bigger changes are reportedly around the corner.
According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the higher… [+3860 chars]

While the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro were just updated with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips last month, bigger changes are reportedly around the corner....

Apple to Launch 'MacBook Ultra' With These Six New Features - MacRumors

In addition to the Sleep Score redesign, Fitbit this week is rolling out version 4.68 of the Android and iOS apps as a sizable update.
On Android, you can once again edit Sleep logs. Select last nig… [+1441 chars]

In addition to the Sleep Score redesign, Fitbit this week is rolling out version 4.68 of the Android and iOS apps as a sizable update.

9to5google.com

Fitbit 4.68 rolling out sleep editing, motivational Coach messages, more personalization - 9to5Google

The upcoming Fable reboot from Forza Horizon developer Playground features a morality scale, but the game does away with the morality-based "morphing" system from previous games. In older Fable playe… [+1994 chars]

Peter Molyneux weighs in on the new Fable game doing away with one of Fable's most memorable features.

GameSpot

Fable Reboot Ditching Trademark Morality Feature Is A "Real Shame," Creator Says - GameSpot

Overpriced Mac minis are flooding eBay amid shortages of the sold-out machines, which have become a favored tool for running on-device AI models like OpenClaw.
This week, reports indicated that the … [+2962 chars]

Apple’s sold-out Mac mini is spawning marked-up eBay listings as demand surges for the compact desktop, now favored for running local AI models and tools.

TechCrunch

Marked-up Mac minis flood eBay amid shortages driven by AI - TechCrunch

In case you missed the big news, Xbox Game Pass got price cuts this week for the Ultimate and PC Game Pass tiers, with Microsoft walking back much of the damage done by the unpopular price hike intro… [+4130 chars]

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's latest price cut couldn't have arrived at a better time, as the subscription service is about to add a lot of brand-new games.

TrueAchievements

Xbox Game Pass Ultimate's price cut has gone live at the perfect time - TrueAchievements

During an early firefight in The Expanse: Osiris Reborn beta, I paused time, highlighted an enemy, and told my combat partner to blast them with a fire grenade. That’s when it became clear to me that… [+3096 chars]

The Expanse: Osiris Reborn could be the game that fills that Mass Effect-shaped hole in my heart when it arrives in 2027

Expanse Beta Review: A Good Attempt At A New Mass Effect - Kotaku

All signs indicate that Apples base iPhone 18 will be missing from this falls flagship lineup, launching in early 2027 instead. But when it does arrive, it will reportedly come with at least one new … [+1365 chars]

Apple’s base model iPhone 18 will reportedly come with at least one new Pro-tier upgrade when it launches: 12GB of RAM.

9to5Mac

iPhone 18 rumored to get at least one new Pro-tier upgrade - 9to5Mac

Total sales for Resident Evil Requiem have surpassed seven million units, game director Koshi Nakanishi revealed in an Instagram story.

Gematsu

Resident Evil Requiem sales top seven million - Gematsu

Atari has acquired emulation studio Implicit Conversions for an undisclosed amount.
Implicit Conversions specialises in porting classic games to modern consoles using proprietary emulation technolog… [+1817 chars]

Firm has been working with Atari over the past year on Mortal Kombat: Legacy Collection, Rayman, and other unannounced titles

GamesIndustry.biz

Atari acquires emulation studio Implicit Conversions - GamesIndustry.biz

If, like me, you tossed Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 aside in disgust because protagonist Gustave's hair wasn't swirly enough, it may be time to return, thanks to a new update released to celebrate th… [+1814 chars]

As Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 celebrates its first anniversary and 8m sales, Sandfall Interactive has released a brand-new update for the acclaimed RPG.

Eurogamer.net

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 celebrates its one-year anniversary with... new haircuts? - Eurogamer.net

In recent decades, neuroscientists have come to a slow realization that dendritic activity is super important for plasticity and for neuronal computations in general, said Antoine Madar, a postdoc at… [+9211 chars]

“Neurons that fire together, wire together” is not the full story. A novel mechanism explains how the brain can learn across longer timescales.

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