Razer Has Just Announced the World's Thinnest Glass Mouse Pad and It Looks Gorgeous
Razer unveiled the Atlas Pro, billed as the world’s thinnest glass gaming mouse pad at just 1.9 mm thick. The ultra‑slim design trims the wrist‑fatiguing bulk of typical glass pads, which average 3.9‑4 mm. Razer says the tempered glass is rigorously tested for long‑term durability while delivering consistent glide. The pad’s minimalist black or white finish and rounded edges aim to blend seamlessly into high‑end gaming setups.
Tim Cook Hands over Apple's $4 Trillion Reins to 'the Perfect Person for the Job', Hardware Engineering SVP John Ternus
Apple announced that senior vice president of hardware engineering John Ternus will succeed Tim Cook as chief executive in September, with Cook moving to the role of executive chairman. Ternus, who joined Apple in 2001 and oversaw the transition to...
The Makers of Playdate, the Console-with-a-Crank, Will No Longer Accept Games Created with Generative AI
Panic Inc., the maker of the Playdate handheld console, announced that any new games using generative AI for art, audio, music, text, or dialogue will be rejected from its Catalog store. The ban excludes custom‑written functions such as enemy AI,...
Security Researchers Hacked the Demo Version of the European Commission's New Age Verification App in Less than Two Minutes
Security researchers cracked the European Commission’s demo age‑verification Android app in under two minutes by editing its eudi‑wallet.xml file to reset the six‑digit PIN and access stored credentials. The Commission insists the flaw exists only in the demo and will...
How to Fish in Runescape: Dragonwilds
RuneScape: Dragonwilds introduces fishing as a low‑barrier activity that requires players to craft a coarse net before they can cast a line. After crafting the net, players complete the Shrimp Catcher quest with the Wise Old Man, which unlocks the...
I Never Want to Play a Cleric in D&D, but 2026's Best RPG Stars One for a Simple Reason: 'I'm...
Esoteric Ebb, hailed as 2026’s best RPG, puts a Cleric at the story’s core, leveraging a modified D&D 5e system. Developer Christoffer Bodegård says the class is "overpowered" because it blends healing, spellcasting, and melee, making it the most versatile...
The Coolest In-Game Art Is in Arthur Morgan's Journal in Red Dead Redemption 2, and No You Can't Convince Me...
Red Dead Redemption 2’s Arthur Morgan journal doubles as an in‑game sketchbook, automatically recording doodles tied to the player’s encounters. Each playthrough generates a unique collection of drawings, making the journal a personal artifact rather than static concept art. The feature...
'I've Read Your Reviews': AOC Says Its Software Is 'One of the Most Highlighted' Problems and It's 'Finally, Finally' Updating...
AOC has admitted that its on‑screen display (OSD) software is a frequent source of criticism among gamers. At a press event in Croatia, the company announced a refreshed OSD that consolidates a unified, color‑coded interface across its Gaming, Agon, and...
After 23 Years, CCP Is About to Do the Unthinkable: Add a Non-PvP Zone to EVE Online
After 23 years, CCP announced Exordium, a new non‑PvP zone in EVE Online designed to ease new players into the sandbox. The region will sit at the galaxy’s core, with a hub system called Manifest surrounded by twelve neutral starter...
I've Already Raced Through Pragmata 3 Times, and It's Cemented Capcom's Mastery of the Modern Action Game Speedrun
Capcom’s new sci‑fi action title Pragmata showcases a polished, ray‑traced world that also doubles as a speedrunner’s playground. The game’s UI, clear status cues, and optional cut‑scene skips let players shave hours off a 6‑hour run, with the author dropping...
Here's that Free Fan Remake of 1999's PlayStation-Exclusive Medal of Honor You Were Looking For
A fan developer, Elber88, has released a free PC remake of the 1999 PlayStation‑exclusive Medal of Honor. The project, titled Medal of Honor: Retro Remake, rebuilds the original game logic from scratch while borrowing enemy models and animations from the...
Cybersecurity Experts Raise the Alarm over Windows Recall Again: 'The Vault Door Is Titanium. The Wall Next to It Is...
Microsoft’s AI‑driven Windows Recall feature, which records a visual timeline of user activity, has been redesigned after multiple recalls, but security researcher Alexander Hagenah has released a tool called TotalRecall Reloaded that can siphon the vault’s decrypted data. Hagenah argues...
'In 10 Years of Tracking Retail CPU Sales, I Have Never Seen Such a Steep Decline,' Says One Tech Channel...
TechEpiphany’s tracking of German retailer Mindfactory shows CPU sales dropping faster than any year in the past decade. The decline spans both AMD and Intel desktop processors from week 3 to week 15 of this year. Rising prices for DDR5 memory and...
As a Dual Gaming Monitor Connoisseur, This Acer 1080p Pick Would Be My Choice for a Second Panel Now that...
The Acer Nitro KG241Y P3bip 24‑inch 1080p gaming monitor has dropped to $89.99 on Newegg, a $40 discount from its original $129.99 price. It packs a 180 Hz refresh rate and a 0.5 ms response time, positioning it as a high‑refresh, low‑latency...
MediaTek Is 'Cautiously Optimistic' That Discrete Memory Pricing Will Look Less Gloomy During 2026
MediaTek reported record $19.1 billion revenue in 2025, a 15% year‑on‑year rise, despite a global memory‑supply crunch driven by AI‑fuelled demand. The company says it has secured sufficient fab capacity for the near term, but pricing for discrete‑memory chips remains volatile....
Nvidia RTX 5060 Ti 8 GB Review (Palit Dual)
The Palit GeForce RTX 5060 Ti Dual 8 GB launches at a $379 MSRP but typically sells near $400, positioning it as a budget‑friendly option in the mid‑range market. In 1080p and 1440p gaming it matches the performance of the pricier 16 GB variant...
After His City Builder Flopped in Early Access, Firewatch's Nels Anderson Didn't Give Up: 'Smarter People than Me … Probably...
After seven years of development, indie studio Sonderlust released Generation Exile, a solarpunk city‑builder, in early access last fall. Despite 35,000 wishlists, the game sold fewer than 300 copies, prompting designer Nels Anderson to question early‑access fatigue and market visibility....
Five New Steam Games You Probably Missed (April 13, 2026)
PC Gamer’s Shaun Prescott spotlights five under‑the‑radar Steam releases from early April 2026, ranging from horror point‑and‑click adventures to experimental shooters. The picks include Cult Vacui’s two‑hour Scottish island mystery, Subversive Memories’ Brazil‑inspired survival horror, KuloNiku: Bowl Up!’s anime‑styled cooking sim, ChainStaff’s psychedelic platforming, and...
Life Is Strange's Soundtrack Is Full of Licensed Bangers, and Still Hits Even 11 Years Later
Life is Strange (2015) stands out for its meticulously curated licensed soundtrack, which the article argues functions like a TV‑show score rather than mere background music. Tracks such as Foals’ “Spanish Sahara” and Girl in Red’s “I’ll Die Anyway” punctuate emotional beats...
Marvel Rivals Creative Director Says It's Going to Become 'a Comprehensive Marvel "Moving Anime" Experience' And No, I Don't Know...
Marvel Rivals, NetEase's free‑to‑play Marvel fighting game, announced its next evolution as a "comprehensive Marvel moving anime experience" during the Season 6 reveal. The update introduces Elsa Bloodstone as a new playable hero and promises anime‑style visuals, cinematic storytelling, and tighter...
1000xResist Developer Added a Video Sequence 'Out of Desperation' But Now They're Bringing FMV Back for Their Next Game
Sunset Visitor, the indie studio behind 1000xResist, inserted a full‑motion video (FMV) sequence into the game using archival documentary footage, a move the creative director described as “out of desperation.” The experience convinced the team to make FMV a core...
All About Clint: Stardew Valley Gift Guide, Schedule, and Events
Clint, the Pelican Town blacksmith, will become a marriage candidate in Stardew Valley’s upcoming 1.7 update, slated for the game’s 10th anniversary. He can be interacted with from day one, working at the smithy 9 am‑6:50 pm and moving to the Saloon...
Roblox Unveils New Roblox Plus Monthly Subscription that Pays Creators Who Get Players to Sign up for the New Roblox...
Roblox announced Roblox Plus, a new subscription that replaces the existing Premium plan on April 30. The service offers a tiered discount on Robux purchases—10% initially, rising to 20% after three consecutive months—and grants unlimited private server access and fee‑free Robux transfers...
Pete Hines Says He Left Bethesda because He Didn't Want to Watch It Being 'Damaged' And 'Abused'
Pete Hines, Bethesda’s longtime vice‑president of marketing and public relations, departed the studio in 2023 after Microsoft’s 2020 acquisition. He said he stayed because the company needed him, but grew powerless to protect its efficient development culture as Microsoft restructured...
Esoteric Ebb Creator Reckons Most Players only Saw Half the Game, and That's Fine by Him: 'You've Got to Miss...
Esoteric Ebb’s creator Ted Litchfield says the game is deliberately crafted so most players only experience about half of its content in a single playthrough. He has written roughly 700,000 words of narrative, expecting a large portion to remain unseen....
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse Developers Are Trying Really, Really Hard to Make Sure You Know It's a Metroidvania without Using the...
Konami’s upcoming Castlevania: Belmont’s Curse is being marketed as a “2D exploration action game” while deliberately sidestepping the term “metroidvania.” The developers, including Evil Empire—known for Dead Cells—highlighted world‑building, verticality, and direct inspiration from Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. In...
Before Imagine Dragons, Brothers Dan and Mac Reynolds Always Wanted to Make Videogames—Now Their First, Last Flag, Is About to...
Brothers Dan and Mac Reynolds, known for fronting Imagine Dragons, are debuting their first video game, *Last Flag*, a capture‑the‑flag hero shooter. The title, developed under Night Street Games, introduces a unique flag‑hiding mechanic that adds strategic depth to classic CTF gameplay....
Corsair Announces New Frame Cases, and One Comes with a Classy Wood Finish
Corsair has refreshed its Frame 4000 series with two new mid‑tower cases: the 4000X RS, which adds a built‑in RGB front panel, and the 4000D Wood RS, featuring a walnut or oak wood front. Both models retain the series’ tempered‑glass side panel and...
Intel Updates Arc Graphics Driver with 'Gaming Support' For the GPU Gamers Aren't Getting
Intel released a new driver update that adds explicit gaming support for its Arc Pro B70 and B65 GPUs, which are built on the G31 silicon originally intended for gaming. The driver leverages optimisations from the Arc B580’s Xe2 architecture, but the G31’s...
Supermicro 'Committed to Protecting America’s Advanced Technologies and Intellectual Property' As Investigation Into Former Employees over Alleged AI Tech Shipments...
Supermicro, a leading U.S. server maker, is under investigation after three former employees were charged with conspiring to ship AI servers to China in violation of export laws. The DOJ alleges that between 2024 and 2025 the employees facilitated about...
Logitech Superstrike vs Razer Viper V4 Pro: The Battle for the Competitive Crown
Logitech’s G Pro X2 Superstrike introduces true analogue switches, aiming to shave milliseconds off click registration for low‑time‑to‑kill shooters. Razer counters with the Viper V4 Pro, a lighter 49‑g mouse featuring a 50,000‑dpi Focus Pro sensor, up to 180 hours of battery life and a more premium...
How to Unlock Pocahontas in Disney Dreamlight Valley
The Whispers of the Wind update adds Pocahontas to Disney Dreamlight Valley, but she isn’t unlocked with Dreamlight currency. Players receive a letter from Moana, collect glowing algae on Dazzle Beach, and follow a multi‑step quest involving petal winds, buried...
Apple's MacBook Neo Is Reportedly Close to Selling Out Which Has Got Me Thinking About Why We Can't Have More...
Apple’s newly launched MacBook Neo is selling far beyond its five‑to‑six million unit target, prompting concerns that the company could run out of A18 Pro chips before the planned A19‑based refresh arrives. The Neo’s chips are binned down to five GPU cores,...
Italian Television Channel Does DLSS 5 Haters a Favor by Broadcasting Footage From Reveal Trailer, Then Copyright Striking Nvidia's Own...
Italian broadcaster La7 filed a copyright claim on Nvidia’s DLSS 5 reveal trailer, causing the official YouTube video to be blocked in Italy for over 24 hours. The claim stemmed from La7’s own talk‑show segment that reused the trailer footage. The...
Gray Zone Warfare's Player Count Jumps by over 1000% Following Its Most Recent Update: 'Players Are Coming Back'
Madfinger Games' extraction shooter Gray Zone Warfare saw a dramatic resurgence after the March‑released Spearhead update, with daily active players climbing to 126,600 and monthly peaks up 1,076%. The update introduced over 100 new tasks, 25 fresh locations, eight weapons,...
A Japanese Indie Developer Is Seeking Legal Action over Alleged Missing Funds From a Crowdfunding Campaign, Says the Funding Platform...
Japanese indie studio Skeleton Crew Studio, the creator of Shibuya Scramble Stories, raised 55 million yen on the Ubgoe platform. The platform transferred only 27.75 million yen, saying the rest was mistakenly wired to another client. After Ubgoe missed the September 1 deadline and provided...
In 2007, Two Game Music GOATs Collaborated on the Criminally Underrated Soundtrack to a Similarly Underrated D&D RPG
In 2007, composers Alexander Brandon and Rik Schaffer (Womb Music) teamed up to create the soundtrack for Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer, an expansion often overlooked in the D&D‑based CRPG market. Their collaboration merged Brandon’s techno‑oriented style from Deus Ex...
Tarn Adams, Co-Creator of Dwarf Fortress, Has over 1,400 Hours in Factorio and Is Currently Obsessed with Terraforming Games: 'Dwarf...
Tarn Adams, co‑creator of Dwarf Fortress, revealed he has logged roughly 1,454.5 hours in Factorio, making it his most‑played title. He is currently immersed in the terraforming game The Planet Crafter while continuing to support Dwarf Fortress updates and new...
Thank Goodness Magic: The Gathering Isn't Doing a Harry Potter Crossover Set
Magic: The Gathering is steering clear of a Harry Potter crossover, opting instead to expand its own wizard‑school setting with the Secrets of Strixhaven set. The sequel revisits the Strixhaven university several years after the original, introducing new storylines and...
Datamined Elden Ring Cutscene Gives More Clues About DLC Villain Miquella's Original Story
FromSoftware dataminer Lance McDonald uncovered a deleted base‑game cutscene featuring DLC antagonist Miquella the Kind. The footage shows Miquella planting and blood‑watering a Haligtree sapling inside a reworked version of Malenia’s boss arena, accompanied by cryptic dialogue. The scene appears...
Final Fantasy 14's Latest Variant Dungeon Is so Good, It Deserves Better—The MMO Needs to Figure Out Its Rewards so...
Final Fantasy 14’s new variant dungeon, The Merchant’s Tale, has been hailed for its striking visuals and inventive boss encounters, while the added advanced difficulty delivers a satisfying mid‑core challenge. However, the reward structure falls short, re‑using legacy items and offering...
This AI Startup Envisions '100 Million New People' Making Videogames
Tesana, an AI startup, lets users generate video games by typing natural‑language prompts that its proprietary engine translates into structured code, leveraging third‑party models such as Claude. Within weeks of its public debut at GDC, the service attracted roughly 10,000...
Slay the Spire 2 Adds End-of-Run Badges 'to Let You Know What Was Unique About Each Adventure' In Latest Beta...
Mega Crit’s latest beta for Slay the Spire 2 introduces end‑of‑run badges that highlight unique player actions such as boss‑free HP loss or speed runs. The update also brings a suite of balance revisions—including reworked cards for Silent and Necrobinder, enemy...
'There Are Times when You Want to Put GTA Down and Pick up Something Else,' Samson Studio Founder Says: 'I...
Liquid Swords' open‑world crime brawler Samson is positioned as a smaller‑scale alternative to Rockstar's upcoming GTA 6. Co‑founder Christofer Sundberg acknowledges similarities but stresses the game will serve as a complementary experience for players seeking a shorter, more focused diversion. After...
Rust Is Getting Hydro Power Through Water Wheels that Can Also Be Powered by Humans: 'Before You Ask, Yes, You...
Facepunch Studios’ Spring Clean update for Rust introduces water wheels, a new hydro‑power generator that can be placed in rivers or oceans and even pedaled by players. The wheels can also be used to force handcuffed opponents into a giant...
After 36 Years at the Legendary FPS Studio, Raven Software Co-Founder Brian Raffel Is Retiring
Brian Raffel, co‑founder and longtime studio head of Raven Software, announced his retirement after 36 years. He guided Raven from its 1990 inception through its 1997 acquisition by Activision and oversaw its evolution from early RPG shooters like Heretic to...
Take-Two Has Seemingly Laid Off an Unspecified Portion of Its AI Team, Including Its Head of AI
Take‑Two Interactive has dismissed its head of artificial intelligence, Luke Dicken, and an unspecified portion of the AI team, just two months after CEO Strauss Zelnick said the company is actively embracing generative AI. Dicken, who joined in January 2023 after a...
A Contributor to GameStop's Long-Forgotten Steam Competitor Explains Why He Thinks Valve Came Out on Top: 'What Steam Did Better...
Valve’s Steam platform outlasted early rivals like Impulse, GamersGate and console‑centric services by turning a simple matchmaking client into a full‑featured digital storefront. Larry Kuperman, former Impulse lead, credits Steam’s community tools—friends lists, messaging, play‑time stats—and its unrestricted redownload policy...