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Konami and Bloober Team are remaking the original Silent Hill
A remake of the original Silent Hill is in development, it was revealed on Thursday. An image announcing that another Silent Hill game from developer Bloober Team was in the works appeared during the stream. It was accompanied by music from the first game in the series. The official Japanese Silent Hill account on X later that Bloober is modernizing…
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YouTube now allows more harmful misinformation on its platform
YouTube is following in the potentially dangerous steps of Meta and X (formerly Twitter) by relaxing its content moderation policies. New internal training materials viewed by The New York Times instruct moderators to leave videos live if up to half its content violates YouTube’s policies, an increase from a quarter of it. The platform introduced the new policy in mid-December,…
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Current in-stock availability on consoles and games
The Nintendo Switch 2 is finally a thing you can buy in the US. The $450 console officially went up for sale at midnight ET on June 5, with several retailers offering the device both online and in-store. Predictably, online stock dried up fairly quickly and remains extremely limited as of Friday afternoon. That goes for Target as well, which…
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What new game announcements to expect, how to watch and schedule
As if early June wasn’t already going to be a wild enough time in the gaming world with the arrival of the Nintendo Switch 2, that’s also when a whole host of showcases takes place as part of Summer Game Fest. Along with three main events — Sony State of Play, Summer Game Fest Live and the Xbox Games Showcase…
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How to watch Day of the Devs at Summer Game Fest 2025
The indie-focused Day of the Devs is nearly here. That’s the portion of Summer Game Fest where smaller publishers step into the spotlight. It tends to be a worthwhile watch, often eclipsing the main show. Get ready to tune in on June 6. What’s on tap this year? Heart Machine’s 2D sidescroller Possessor(s) will make an appearance. If you like…
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Discord launches a virtual currency
Going on a quest to gather orbs sounds like a magical journey. Images of old-school Sierra adventure games come to mind. Well, bad news. In this case, it’s a virtual currency earned by being a captive audience for advertisers on Discord. Welcome to 2025, baby! Currently in beta, Orbs are Discord’s latest addition to its Quests. That’s the company’s system…
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Apple’s 13-inch MacBook Air M4 drops to $850 for Memorial Day
If you’ve been eyeing Apple‘s new MacBook Air with the M4 chip, now’s a good time to scoop one up. The 13-inch model (16GB RAM, 256GB SSD) is over $100 off its usual starting price of $999 in a Memorial Day sale on Amazon — and a coupon available for three of the four colors brings the price down even…
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Anthropic’s Claude Opus 4 model can work autonomously for nearly a full workday
Anthropic kicked off its first-ever Code with Claude conference today with the announcement of a new frontier AI system. The company is calling Claude Opus 4 the best coding model in the world. According to Anthropic, Opus 4 is dramatically better at tasks that require it to complete thousands of separate steps, giving it the ability to work continuously for…
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ASUS unveiled new ROG Zephyrus G14 and G16 laptops at Computex
ASUS has revealed several new laptops at Computex, including the impressive-looking This high-spec computer looks perfect for on-the-go gaming and just about anything else. First of all, this thing is pretty small. The 14-inch screen allows it to fit in just about any to-go bag. The 16:10 panel boasts a 3K display, a refresh rate of 120Hz, 500 nits of…
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Red Dead Redemption 2 could be coming to Switch 2 this year
Third-party support was a big theme of the Switch 2 reveal earlier this year, with many publishers seemingly keen to capitalize on both the popularity of the outgoing Switch and the significantly increased horsepower of its imminent successor. And if you’re looking to get third-party games on your new system, they don’t come much much bigger than Red Dead Redemption…
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