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A Resident Evil 4 VR remake is launching on Oculus Quest 2

Resident Evil 4 will be rereleased in virtual reality on the Oculus Quest 2 headset. Resident Evil 4’s VR remake will be a collaboration between series publisher Capcom, Oculus parent company Facebook, and the independent studio Armature. While Capcom didn’t offer much detail, some early footage shows a first-person adaptation of the classic third-person shooter…. Read more

Core wants to be the YouTube of game development, and now anyone can try it

Core, the platform that hopes to help creators build games and players experience them, is launching for free in early access today. It’s available exclusively on the Epic Games Store and already includes over 20,000 free playable games across a wide variety of genres including team-based multiplayer shooters, RPGs, and side-scrollers. Core’s developer, Manticore Games,… Read more

The Spotify Car Thing in-car music streamer gets limited US release

Home News (Image credit: Spotify) Spotify started installing its Car Thing music player into the cars of some Spotify Premium customers a couple of years ago. The aim? To find out more about their listening habits. And now, Spotify has given the device a limited release in the US. Only Spotify Premium subscribers in the… Read more

Patriot Viper VP4300 M.2 NVMe SSD Review: Killer Looks, Fast Performance

Our Verdict Patriot’s Viper VP4300 is a high-end PCIe 4.0 NVMe M.2 SSD with all the features and performance you could want from an enthusiast-grade SSD, but you’ll pay a premium for the privilege. For + Included heatsink and graphene label + Appealing aesthetics + AES 256-bit hardware encryption + Large hybrid SLC cache +… Read more

Spotify’s overhauled desktop app lets subscribers download albums

Home News (Image credit: Spotify) Spotify has begun rolling out an updated version of its desktop app and web player, according to The Verge. The green streaming giant hopes it will offer users a more cohesive and intuitive experience, equivalent to its mobile apps. In addition to a refreshed design, Premium subscribers will now be… Read more

In an about-face, Xfinity Mobile will offer discounts on additional unlimited plan lines

Comcast’s wireless service, Xfinity Mobile, is changing the pricing structure on its unlimited plans. The company will now discount additional lines on its unlimited plan: a single-line plan will still cost $45 per month, but additional lines become cheaper the more you add. With four lines on a plan, you’ll pay $30 per month per… Read more

Nvidia’s GeForce Experience now optimizes settings for creative apps

Nvidia has released a new feature for its GeForce Experience software that helps users of creative applications make sure they’re getting the best performance out of their GPUs. GeForce Experience can now tell you whether you have the best settings enabled for more than 30 creative apps including DaVinci Resolve, Adobe’s Lightroom and Illustrator, and… Read more

Parallels Desktop 16.5 Enables Windows 10 on Mac M1 at Native Speeds

Home News (Image credit: Parallels) Parallels has released a new version of its Parallels Desktop for Mac virtualization software that features full native support for Mac computers equipped with either Apple M1 or Intel processors. The program allows users to run Windows 10 Arm Insider Preview as well as various Linux distributions on systems running the M1 SoC at… Read more

GeForce RTX 3070 and 3060, Radeon RX 6700 XT, Plus CPUs Featured in the Latest Newegg Shuffle

Home News (Image credit: Newegg) Update: The Shuffle has ended. Did you get selected? If so, let us know in the comments, you lucky dog!Original Story:The Newegg Shuffle continues, with another chance to potentially buy one of the best graphics cards — or one of the best CPUs. Today’s Shuffle has several options for GeForce… Read more

Nvidia Update Adds GPU Overclocking, OBS Noise-Cancelling

Home News (Image credit: Nvidia) Today Nvidia dropped a new GeForce Experience driver update, version 3.22, and a new Game Ready Driver, version 466.11. Both driver updates are so feature-focused that there are more features added than bugs fixed. Making this patch cycle the most exciting update we’ve seen from Nvidia drivers in a while…. Read more

Windows 10’s Timeline feature is going away

Windows 10 is officially losing its once-ambitious Timeline feature, Microsoft announced today. Timeline, first launched in 2017, was designed to make it easier for users to swap between multiple devices — transitioning seamlessly from a Windows 10 PC to an Android or iOS phone and back again. It’s no surprise that Timeline is getting deprecated:… Read more

Nintendo’s latest batch of Switch indie games includes Fez and a sequel to Oxenfree

Nintendo broadcast its latest “Indie World Showcase” today, and the 20-minute event was pretty packed full of announcements for upcoming Switch games. There’s a good amount of variety, too: everything from fantastical skateboarding worlds to procedurally generated road trips to a puzzle classic that’s available later today. If you missed out on the presentation, here… Read more

Ford’s hands-free BlueCruise driving feature coming soon to the F-150 and Mustang Mach-E

Ford has a name for its “hands-free” advanced driver assist system (ADAS): BlueCruise. The company said it would begin pushing the feature via an over-the-air software update to select 2021 Ford F-150 and 2021 Mustang Mach-E owners later this year. According to Ford, BlueCruise will allow hands-free driving on “prequalified sections of divided highways called… Read more

SecretLab Titan SoftWeave Gaming Chair Review: a Minimalist Dream

Our Verdict The Secretlab Titan is a minimalist chair with many customizable adjustments. Unlike many gaming chairs, there’s no lumbar pillow. But it’s still a good throne for taller people. For + Very sturdy + Easy to assemble + Firm and comfortable + Helps maintain good posture Against – No lumbar pillow – Lumbar adjustment… Read more

PS5 gets its first major software update today

Home News (Image credit: Sony) The PS5 is getting its first major software update today. According to PlayStation.blog, the PS5 April Update “lets you store PS5 games on USB extended storage, share gameplay across PS5 and PS4 consoles, and more.” Here’s the scoop… Fed up with freeing up space for new games? Today’s update allows PS5 titles downloaded to… Read more