Many of us were rocked by the Animal Crossing: New Horizons 2.0 update dropping a whole two days early. There’s a lot to do on your island, from taking photos with the new Pro Camera to seeing old friends. But one of the update features requires nothing of you except opening your heart, being a […]
PlayStation Patent Shows Eye-Tracking And Foveated Rendering
A recently-published patent filing from Sony Interactive Entertainment (the PlayStation division of the company) details eye-tracking technology that we could see in PSVR 2. The document, which was filed in June of this year and published towards the end of September (as spotted on Reddit) details ‘Eye Tracking To Adjust Region-Of-Interest (ROI) For Compressing Images […]
Netflix rolls out mobile games for Android, iOS is coming soon
A little more than two months after taking baby steps into gaming, Netflix has unveiled five mobile games for Android users. As promised, the games will be free for Netflix subscribers, with no ads or in-app purchases, and they’ll be available for Android devices worldwide. In a tweet, Netflix said that games for iOS users […]
Morels: Homestead VR Adventure Coming To Oculus Quest
Relaxing VR adventure, Morels: Homestead, is coming to the Oculus Quest soon. The game recently popped up in the Coming Soon section of the Oculus Store and is set to arrive on December 7th for $19.99. Developer Abrams Studios describes the game as a “sandbox VR adventure” in which you build your own countryside home. […]
Smart home services company Plume blooms with $300M boost from SoftBank
Plume — an AI-powered cloud platform that manages more than 1 billion unique devices globally — recently revealed a $300 million new capital injection from a new round of minority equity investment led by SoftBank Vision Fund 2. SoftBank, which estimates that 1 trillion connected devices will create $11 trillion in value by 2025, is […]
Top 10 Puzzle Games To Play Right Now
A good puzzle is one of the best things in life. Some are relaxing time-killers, while others test our skills in critical problem solving or quick mental gymnastics; both can be incredibly satisfying. Video games can elevate these head-scratching problems to new heights and complexities by immersing you in a setting, messing with concepts like […]
Introducing Game Informer Gold, An Ultra-Rare Gaming Collectible
Gold-foil covers. Uniquely numbered issues. High-gloss pages. This is Game Informer Gold: The same video game magazine you know and love printed on ridiculously high-quality paper. We’ve been working on making this high-end variant for over a year and are finally ready to reveal it. Each edition of Game Informer Gold is limited with a […]
When does Call of Duty: Vanguard go live?
Call of Duty: Vanguard officially launches Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. Unlike the old days of midnight events in game stores and shopping malls, many fans will be getting their copies from an online storefront. Here’s everything you need to know to jump into Sledgehammer Games’ WWII shooter day one, minute one. Call of Duty: Vanguard […]
Amazon to punish New World dupers, add fixes to endgame content
New World is a lush fantasy MMO, but many players are ignoring the game’s actual objectives in lieu of chasing down (or being badly affected by) exploits, bugs, and gold duping. On Wednesday, developer Amazon Games posted an in-depth explanation on the game’s official forums going over many of the main problems and explaining the […]
Application SpaceWarp Will Give Quest 2 Apps 70% More Power
Quest headsets will get a new feature called Application SpaceWarp next week, letting apps run at half framerate by generating every other frame synthetically. Application SpaceWarp uses the depth buffer and motion vectors – both provided by the game engine – to extrapolate a plausible next frame for every real frame. The depth buffer is […]