Month: May 2024

Assassin’s Creed Shadows’ open-world will feature seasons that impact combat and traversal

Assassin’s Creed Shadows will feature changing seasons that will impact gameplay. Speaking in a recent interview with IGN about Ubisoft’s upcoming Assassin’s Creed title, producer Karl Onnée revealed that the Shadows will feature a dynamic weather system that will change according to the season. Specifically, as players spend time exploring…

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The Morning After: In a bid to stop ban, TikTok creators are suing the US government

Eight TikTok creators are suing the US government in an effort to block a law requiring TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the service or face a US-wide ban. The lawsuit claims the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act is unconstitutional because it violates the First Amendment rights…

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I touched a prototype Asus ROG Ally X, and it felt better

On June 2nd, Asus will formally announce the ROG Ally X, a semi-sequel to its handheld gaming PC with a way bigger battery. We exclusively revealed the broad strokes last Thursday, but I’ve now touched an early engineering sample, too — and I’m pleased to say it’s far more comfortable…

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Your Chromecast and LG TV might soon get a major Google Home upgrade

As part of Google I/O 2024, Google has announced a slew of upgrades coming to its digital services. These include some pretty big upgrades for all smart home and Google TV users, with the latter in particular potentially getting an upgrade to their TV that makes it double-up as a…

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Netflix’s Terminator anime series gets some gorgeous first-look images – and they confirm Sarah Connor won’t be back

Netflix has shared four new images from the forthcoming Terminator anime, Terminator Zero, which it’ll be streaming from Judgement Day, aka August 29. And it’s a very different Terminator show from the TV series and movies, not least because this time it’s set in Japan. Moving the show to Japan…

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Fujifilm’s X-T50 has a special dial for film simulations

Fujifilm has unveiled the X-T50 APS-C mirrorless camera, a long-awaited follow-up to the consumer-friendly X-T30 and X-T30 II. The new model retains key features from the past model, including the light weight and generous manual controls. At the same time, it adds a higher-resolution 40.2-megapixel sensor, 6.2K 30p video and…

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