Author: Zach_Wilson

The PS5 won’t be getting any big first-party sequels for at least a year

Sony said Wednesday it won’t launch any new blockbuster first-party PlayStation exclusives until at least early 2025. “While major projects are currently under development, we do not plan to release any new major existing franchise titles next fiscal year like God of War Ragnarök and Marvelʼs Spider-Man,” Sony President Hiroki…

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Dragon’s Dogma 2 confirmed to have an uncapped frame rate

Capcom has confirmed that Dragon’s Dogma 2 will have an uncapped frame rate at launch. In a new post shared to X (formerly Twitter) today (February 14), Dragon’s Dogma 2 director Hideaki Itsuno announced that the game will be released with an uncapped framerate (via IGN). This means that the…

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A new Windows Defender zero-day is already being exploited to drop dangerous malware

Hackers are exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Windows Defender SmartScreen to infect crypto traders with malware. Researchers from Trend Micro revealed a threat actor going by Water Hydra (AKA DarkCasino) abused the zero-day, now tracked as CVE-2024-21412, in attacks conducted on New Year’s Eve 2023. Microsoft has since released a…

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Mario vs. Donkey Kong is an odd, eye-catching ode to simpler times

I never played the original Mario vs. Donkey Kong, which came out in 2004 for the Game Boy Advance.  So I brought no nostalgia or past experience to the new version coming out this week, which feels thoroughly modern in all ways except the gameplay. Mario is limited — he…

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Hurry! The best iPhone 15 deal ends today – get a device for free without a trade-in

Heads up people – you’ve only got one day to bag yourself the best iPhone 15 deal we’ve ever seen at Verizon. For an extremely limited time only, you can currently get this brand-new flagship for free alongside a new line on an unlimited data plan. Previously you needed to…

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Apple’s latest prototype AI tool can animate images using text descriptions

Researchers at Apple have unveiled Keyframer, a prototype generative AI animation tool that enables users to add motion to 2D images by describing how they should be animated. In a research paper published on February 8th, Apple said that large language models (LLMs) are “underexplored” in animation despite the potential…

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