• Console Games

    FBI recommends coming up with a ‘secret word or phrase’ to make sure your family know you’re you and not some hellish AI copycat

    December 9, 2024 - By 

    Imagine a situation where someone phones an elderly relative and it appears to be a favourite grandchild on the call, begging for money to help out in an emergency. It sounds exactly like the child and the problem really sounds urgent; what should they do? The FBI suggests they might want to say something like “What does the donkey say to the aardvark?” Despite rapid advances, the accuracy of generative AI in making images and videos is still far off the mark at times, but voice reproduction is already remarkably good. With the use of vocal cloning on the rise,…

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    Don’t sleep on Infinity Nikki’s stylist battles like I did—they’re secretly one of the coolest parts of the game

    December 9, 2024 - By 

    Okay, listen, in my Infinity Nikki review I said that styling battles—where you take the clothes you’ve accumulated and use their attached scores and tags to duke it out with an NPC—sort of took a backseat in this game, especially compared to previous non-adventure entries in the series. That’s still mostly true, until I realised that I wanted to craft the Wishful Aurosa outfit. Turns out, I gotta do a lot of stylist battles across various in-game factions in order to obtain every piece. After initially brushing them off as a tedious grind, I’ve come to absolutely adore them. They’re…

  • Online Gaming

    Save up to $18 on Dbrand’s great Killswitch case for Steam Deck

    December 9, 2024 - By 

    Dbrand surprised us with a Cyber Monday deal on its excellent Project Killswitch case, then it just kept the deal running through December. You can still save on one of its Project Killswitch Essentials Kits, which are discounted to just $49.95 (was $67.90). The Killswitch case is a semi-flexible cover that fits snugly over your handheld PC, giving it a modest amount of protection from impacts, with handles that have a delightfully grippy texture. It’s a must-own accessory that we recommend for any Steam Deck or ROG Ally owner who wants some extra protection for their device. Each Essentials Kit…

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    Lego Fortnite Expands With New Social Sim Brick Life

    December 9, 2024 - By 

    Lego Fortnite is expanding in a big way this week. Not only are we getting a new Lego Pass with piles of new content for the existing Lego Fortnite survival/crafting game, but we’re getting an entirely new Lego game, dubbed Brick Life. Lego Fortnite Brick Life, which launches on December 12, is an open-world social sim in which you and 31 of your closest friends can hang out in Brick Bay, a lively Lego City that’s full of activities, jobs, and empty lots you can build on, and Brick Bay will be expanding all the time. For example, December 18…

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    Indiana Jones And The Great Circle’s First Update Adds Path Tracing, Better Whip Behavior

    December 9, 2024 - By 

    Hold on to your potatoes, because developer MachineGames has released the first patch for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. The update adds path tracing for select Nvidia cards, improved whip behavior, and a host of gameplay fixes, as detailed in the full patch notes below. On Bethesda’s website, MachineGames provided a laundry list of improvements for the action-adventure game, headlined by path tracing for PC players. Think of this feature–which is also in the works for AMD cards, according to the developer–as a souped-up version of ray tracing. That means, for example, offering even more realistic lighting sources and…

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    How to get units in Marvel Rivals

    December 9, 2024 - By 

    Winning matches and grinding competitive ranks might be the main goal of Marvel Rivals, but the true draw is playing dress-up with your favourite comic book superheroes. While you can earn some cosmetics by completing in-game challenges, events, or via the battle pass, many of the most sought-after skins require units. Units are one of the three main currencies in Marvel Rivals and arguably the hardest to get your hands on—if you’re not pulling out your wallet, at least. While our Marvel Rivals tier list will have you playing your best, earning units to put towards new cosmetics will have…

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    Much to Todd Howard’s chagrin, testing audiences for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle loved Troy Baker as the leading man: ‘They picked you every time’

    December 9, 2024 - By 

    Indiana Jones and the Great Circle seems to’ve been whipped into good shape by Bethesda, a much-needed win for the studio—capturing for fans (including our own Ted Litchfield, who gave it an 86 in his review) the pure distilled essence of the action adventure classic, like a modern Chronicles of Riddick: Escape from Butcher Bay for the beloved franchise. Part of that’s due to the dulcet tones of Troy Baker, who played the leading man. While poor ol’ Baker gets thrown in the Nolan North bag of instantly recognisable voice actors who get cast in everything, I think it’s easy…

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    Save on Laptops, GPUs, and More in the UK

    December 9, 2024 - By 

    Black Friday and the following holiday sales are a rare chance to upgrade your setup without feeling like your wallet’s been raided. If your current laptop is lagging or struggling with the latest games, now’s the ideal time to level up. This year’s Nvidia holiday gaming deals deliver impressive discounts across laptops, desktops, and GPUs from top brands like ASUS, Razer, MSI, and Acer. Whether you’re after a budget-friendly option that can run the latest AAA releases, or a high-performance rig capable of adding raytracing and 4K gameplay. There’s something here to suit every player’s needs and budget. Here’s a…

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    Path of Exile 2 Dev Already Hitting Skills With Big Nerfs: ‘It Is Better to Do This Early Before It Feels Obligatory to Use the Skill’

    December 9, 2024 - By 

    Path of Exile 2 developer Grinding Gear Games has already identified a number of skills it plans to nerf following the action RPG’s explosive Early Access launch. Just a day after Path of Exile 2 launched to huge concurrent player numbers on Steam, GGG tweeted to say it had “finally hit that point where a skill with unacceptable balance has been discovered.” The skill in question is Supercharged Slam, which GGG said is dealing “far too much damage than was intended given the short channel window required to hit maximum stages.” The developer reduced its damage via a hotfix soon…

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    The 10 best anime of 2024, and the rest worth watching

    December 9, 2024 - By 

    2024 has been a solid year for anime releases. From new seasons of returning favorites like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba to standout premieres like Delicious in Dungeon and Dan Da Dan, the year has had something for anime fans of all stripes and tastes. If you’re looking for a handy list of the latest and greatest anime to come out this year, you’ve come to the right place. Below is Polygon’s list of the best anime of the year and where you can watch them. From our top 10 ranking of the best anime of the year to our…