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When asked to name the first microprocessor, search engines, and AI models from Google, DuckDuckGo, Bing, and ChatGPT consistently identify Intel’s famous 4004, introduced in early 1971. Yet for more than 25 years it has been publicly known that the title should likely go to the MP944, a chip that…
Gaming is changing. For many traditionalists, it feels like the medium is undergoing a facelift that doesn’t always sit well.
The generation that grew up with the early 2000s console icons is watching as their world evolves into something almost unrecognizable. Cross-platform play has erased the old divides. You no longer have to choose between Xbox and PlayStation. But in its quest for accessibility, some games now feel like parodies of themselves.
Celebrity skins, cartoon crossovers, and over-the-top cosmetic gimmicks compete for attention alongside the gameplay itself. In an average game of Fortnite, you might be shooting Peter Griffin dressed as Homer Simpson, then driving off in Homer’s pink sedan while Travis Scott blares from the radio, all instead of focusing on building.
Then came Battlefield 6‘s reveal trailer, and for a moment, it felt like someone in the industry remembered what we’d lost.
Sheik it off.
Nintendo has officially lifted the lid on the live-action looks for Zelda and Link in the upcoming Zelda movie with a trio of official photos (compared to the leaked ‘on-set’ footage that appeared online days before).
We’ve got our first look at Benjamin Evan Ainsworth’s Link and Bo Bragason’s Princess Zelda in their full Hylian garb, and while it’s far from a detailed look at either, there’s no denying that some video game inspo has gone into the design choices — who would have thought it!
Read the full article on nintendolife.com
iPadOS 26 brought an all-new multitasking experience to the iPad, but it came at the cost of Slide Over, an omission that proved controversial among iPad users. It also removed key Split View features as well.
With iPadOS 26.1, Apple responded to some of that feedback and added a new version of Slide Over back to the iPad.
Now, Apple has released iPadOS 26.2 beta 3 and it gives Slide Over and Split View on iPad another improvement.
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The Game Awards 2025 nominees have officially been announced, and while gamers have been anticipating a huge year for the hugely popular indie release, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, nobody was sure exactly which categories it would be nominated for, or how many nominations the game would get. As it turns out, Clair Obscur is breaking records this year at The Game Awards.
A large-scale screen of tuberculosis proteins has revealed several possible antigens that could be developed as a new vaccine for TB, the world’s deadliest infectious disease.
In the new study, a team of MIT biological engineers was able to identify a handful of immunogenic peptides, out of more than 4,000 bacterial proteins, that appear to stimulate a strong response from a type of T cells responsible for orchestrating immune cells’ response to infection.
There is currently only one vaccine for tuberculosis, known as BCG, which is a weakened version of a bacterium that causes TB in cows. This vaccine is widely administered in some parts of the world, but it poorly protects adults against pulmonary TB. Worldwide, tuberculosis kills more than 1 million people every year.
“There’s still a huge TB burden globally that we’d like to make an impact on,” says Bryan Bryson, an associate professor of biological engineering at MIT and a member of the Ragon Institute of Mass General Brigham,
Good luck playing this on a plane.
I mentioned last week how I’ve spent the past month barely turning on my Xbox Series X at all because of the ROG Xbox Ally X, and therefore all of my time with Black Ops 7 has been spent on the new premium handheld device so far.
It was revealed ahead of launch how Call of Duty: BO7 was being optimised for handheld devices including the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X, and you definitely notice that right away when launching into the game. This is the kind of experience Xbox is aiming for – you boot it up, you jump into a match and everything just works fine.
Read the full article on purexbox.com
DreamHack Stockholm 2025 Indie Zone hosts unique indie games, live in Stockholm, Sweden! This live event runs from November 28th – 30th, 2025 at Älvsjömässan, Stockholm.
In the latest edition of his Power On newsletter, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple has “largely written off the Mac Pro.”
The Mac Pro was last updated in 2023 with the M2 Ultra chip, and there are no plans for a new update anytime soon.
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Embark Studios has rolled out a fresh update for The Finals, which implements a new Limited-Time Mode titled Blast Off Sour Core. This new LTM offers a 3v3 match where you hit up a section of Bernal with a tune-up CL-40, Jump Pad, and Evasive Dash. Airtime is key here as low gravity is turned on and there’s plenty of launch pads everywhere, so movement will be key to victory in this sour-apple flavoured romp where you must keep your entry up and never let your guard down. In addition, The Finals update 8.9.0 brings various bug fixes and quality-of-life improvements.
Elsewhere, Embark Studios confirmed that it will be retiring the PS4 version of The Finals from March 18, 2026, which is when Season 10 is scheduled to roll out. “Our focus now is on delivering the best possible experience across modern platforms where we can take full advantage of the tech that drives THE FINALS forward,” the studio commented.