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Month: August 2025

Gemini's 'Nano Banana' AI image editor can't crop a picture, but its penchant for deepfakes 'while keeping you, you' makes me want to wear a brown paper bag on my head forever more

Gemini’s ‘Nano Banana’ AI image editor can’t crop a picture, but its penchant for deepfakes ‘while keeping you, you’ makes me want to wear a brown paper bag on my head forever more

Martin Tsolov 2 weeks ago

Ready for another bleak application of generative AI? I'm not sure I am, but here we are with Gemini's 'Nano...

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Elden Ring: Nightreign is getting a new 'high difficulty mode' in September, including an 'endless battle for those seeking even greater thrills'

Elden Ring: Nightreign is getting a new ‘high difficulty mode’ in September, including an ‘endless battle for those seeking even greater thrills’

Martin Tsolov 2 weeks ago

Back in 2024, as the soulslike difficulty discourse once again reared its silly head, Elden Ring director Hidetaka Miyazaki said...

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'No more James Sunderland': After a successful Silent Hill 2 remake, Bloober Team is ready to move on and 'treat ourselves'

‘No more James Sunderland’: After a successful Silent Hill 2 remake, Bloober Team is ready to move on and ‘treat ourselves’

Martin Tsolov 2 weeks ago

It seems like only yesterday that Konami announced Bloober Team would be developing the Silent Hill 2 remake, a decision...

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Borderlands has been too hot, too cold, and will now be just right, says Randy Pitchford: 'We can see those times we've gone too far'

Borderlands has been too hot, too cold, and will now be just right, says Randy Pitchford: ‘We can see those times we’ve gone too far’

Martin Tsolov 2 weeks ago

Turns out, videogame development is a lot like porridge, and it can take a bit of fiddling to get things...

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The radiance of a thousand suns: Overclockers set a new world record of 9.1 GHz with a P-core only 14900K

The radiance of a thousand suns: Overclockers set a new world record of 9.1 GHz with a P-core only 14900K

Martin Tsolov 2 weeks ago

Echoing George Mallory's apparent response of "Because it's there" when asked why he wanted to climb Everest, super-serious overclockers need...

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We're still waiting for the first 2nm chips but TSMC is accelerating its plans for 1.4nm silicon manufacturing, starting in 2027

We’re still waiting for the first 2nm chips but TSMC is accelerating its plans for 1.4nm silicon manufacturing, starting in 2027

Martin Tsolov 2 weeks ago

We've yet to see any 2 nm chips make it into our PCs. Actually, there aren't many 3 nm chips...

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Biblically accurate USB tester just dropped: This neat tool has 12 different connectors 'to test almost any cable'

Biblically accurate USB tester just dropped: This neat tool has 12 different connectors ‘to test almost any cable’

Martin Tsolov 2 weeks ago

If you're anything like me, there's a good chance you have boxes of USB cables, not entirely sure which are...

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Alienware 16 Area-51 review

Alienware 16 Area-51 review

Martin Tsolov 2 weeks ago

If you're over the age of 30, you likely remember the Area 51-M. The progenitor of the gaming laptop I'm...

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Tomb Raider Developer Crystal Dynamics Lays Off An Unknown Number Of Staff

Tomb Raider Developer Crystal Dynamics Lays Off An Unknown Number Of Staff

Martin Tsolov 2 weeks ago

Tomb Raider developer Crystal Dynamics announced an unknown number of layoffs yesterday, vaguely citing “evolving business decisions,” as the reason. ...

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Roblox had more concurrent players than the entirety of Steam over the weekend as it reeled in over 45 million users

Roblox had more concurrent players than the entirety of Steam over the weekend as it reeled in over 45 million users

Martin Tsolov 2 weeks ago

As a millennial with no kids or younger siblings to endlessly pester me with all things internet brainrot, it's all...

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