Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree became the best DLC of all time and broke the record of The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
The newly released Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is already breaking records. Not only did the expansion become the highest-rated game release of the year, but also the highest-rated DLC of all time. The previous record belonged to The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine. CD Projekt Red congratulated the achievement with a special illustration of Geralt…
Alternative «Dune» — second presentation of Dune: Awakening Direct reveals new gameplay details
At the second presentation of Dune: Awakening Direct, Funcom presented a new look at Dune: Awakening, an open-world survival game «Dune» for many users. The video offers 30 minutes of interviews with the developers, game footage, and some gameplay details.
We installed Windows XP on a 2011 Apple MacBook touchscreen — it was difficult, but it works perfectly
YouTuber Michael MJD installed Windows XP on a not-so-new modified 2011 Apple MacBook with a touchscreen, which he previously made a separate video about. The idea was to install a tablet version of Windows XP and make the touchscreen interface work.
The creators of «M3GAN» / M3GAN will shoot the erotic thriller SOULM8TE in the same cinematic universe
James Wan’s Atomic Monster and Jason Blum’s Blumhouse will produce SOULM8TE, creating a separate «M3GAN» / M3GAN universe. The film is progressing quite quickly: SOULM8TE is already scheduled for release on January 2, 2026. The aim of the project is to return to the thrillers of the 1990s, but with a modern, technological touch.
Firefighters rescued a child from a Tesla — the battery was dead and the doors would not open
Firefighters in Scottsdale, Arizona, USA, rescued a toddler from a locked Tesla after the car’s battery died. Renee Sanchez said Arizona’s On Your Sidewho was planning to take her 20-month-old granddaughter to the Phoenix Zoo when the incident occurred. The electric car’s battery ran out after she closed the door behind her…
US bans Kaspersky Lab software and business — some operations will be available until September 29
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce announced to prohibit Kaspersky Lab, Inc. a US subsidiary of the Russian software manufacturer, from directly or indirectly providing anti-virus software and cybersecurity products or services in the United States or to US persons. The prohibition applies to branches,…
Interplay's Fallout 3 could have been released in 2004-2005, but the lack of money prevented it — developer
The Fallout 3 game, known as the Van Buren project, from the original developer Interplay, was ready for release in about a year or so, but the financial situation prevented its release. This was told by developer Timothy Kane, who was invited to assess the readiness of Fallout 3.
DRAM and NAND memory will become cheaper, video cards and processors will rise in price by 5-20% — TrendForce
The latest report TrendForce shows that spot prices for memory DRAM and NAND are unlikely to rise in price — on the contrary, conditions may develop for a price reduction. First, there is a large stock on the market. Second, as it turned out, the Chinese government’s actions to combat smuggling of refurbished memory have a significant…
The Earth's inner core is slowing down — the length of the day may change
A new study confirms that the Earth’s inner core has been rotating more slowly than usual since 2010. The mysterious «reverse motion» may also lead to a change in the overall rotation of the planet, which could result in an increase in the length of the day.
In the new trailer for «Penguin» Colin Farrell terrorizes Gotham — premiering this fall
Warner Bros. Discovery has released a new trailer for the series «Penguin», centered on the figure of gangster Oswald Cobblepot. Events blockbuster «Batman» 2022where Colin Farrell has already played the villain, takes place immediately after the eight-episode series that shows Cobblepot’s rise to power in the Gotham underworld.…
Season 2 of Silo from Apple TV+ «crazy exciting» — Rebecca Ferguson knows how many seasons there will be and how it will end
Rebecca Ferguson, the star of the Apple TV+ series Silo, has shared her impressions of the upcoming second season. The actress also revealed that four seasons are planned and that she knows how it will end.
Elon Musk explained why «sent» to the advertisers last year and tried to soften his position
Elon Musk on Wednesday tried to justify and soften his words «Go. F—. Yourself» to advertisers who left X Twitter after it was acquired by a billionaire and changed its policies. It turns out that he did not «send» everyone, but only those who wanted «censorship».
Banana's developers say that their clicker — is not a scam, but «a legitimate glitch for money». We believe them, we believe them
AestheticSpartan, one of the developers and co-owners of the recently popular Steam clicker Banana, saidthat the game’s team said goodbye to one of its members due to his possible involvement in Steam fraud. The developer of Banana assures that the team is not involved in fraud, and that the earnings are completely legal.
The sequel to the 1987 cult parody of «Star Wars» — «Spaceballs» is in the works
Amazon MGM Studios is developing a sequel to the movie «Space eggs» (Spaceballs) 1987 — a parody of «Star Wars» that became a cult favorite. Good news for those who watched the videotapes in the 1980s and 1990s. The movie is produced by Mel Brooks — the director, writer, producer and actor of the original film.
The European Union wants to scan all messages on the Internet, even encrypted ones — the law will be considered on June 20
The European Union is moving closer to adopting new rules that would require mass scanning of digital communications, including encrypted ones. On Thursday, EU governments will adopt a common position on a proposed draft law aimed at identifying child sexual abuse content. The vote will determine whether the proposal will have enough support to…
Amazon executives booked Foo Fighters concert amid layoffs and cost-cutting to «keep spirits up»
According to Amazon’s internal Slack messages, referenced by Business Insider, employees criticize the company for holding a private Foo Fighters concert for senior executives after difficult years of layoffs and cost cuts. Since the end of 2022, Amazon has laid off more than 27 thousand employees and allegedly cut its budget to boost team…
Netflix series «The Witcher» — first photos of Laurence Fishburne as Regis
Two out of eight episodes of the fourth season of Netflix’s «Witcher» have already been filmed, and photos and videos of the next ones have been posted online. In addition to Geralt’s replacementThe series will also introduce several new characters. Perhaps the most important new actor, after Liam Hemsworth’s Wilmac, is Laurence…
To the sauna instead of a gamedev: the director of a studio that hasn't released a single game obliged the employees to steam naked with him
The scandal in the gamemakerJacek Piurkowski, the creative director of the Polish Spectrum Studio, demanded that his employees go to the sauna naked, allegedly to better prepare for the creation of the game — about it reports GameDev.DOU. Studio is currently works on a sauna management simulator (yes, this also seems strange), and before that,…
200 Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones will broadcast the opening of the 2024 Olympics in Paris
Samsung is going to play a significant role in the opening ceremony of the 2024 Olympics. For this purpose, the company has placed more than 200 Galaxy S24 Ultra smartphones The 2024 Summer Olympics will begin in Paris on July 26. During the opening ceremony, 85 boats with 10,500 athletes will sail along the Seine, and Samsung will be broadcasting…
NVIDIA becomes the most valuable company in the world with a capitalization of $3.34 trillion
NVIDIA market capitalization reached NVIDIA’s market capitalization reached $3.34 trillion, allowing the company to overtake Microsoft ($3.32 trillion) and become the most expensive in the world. Despite the recent growth of Microsoft and Apple shares, NVIDIA shares have risen even more. Only earlier this month, the company became the second…
First tests of Copilot+ PC ASUS Vivobook S 15 with Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite — «3D performance disappoints»
Sales of Copilot+ PC notebooks started on June 18. Some specialized sites have already conducted detailed tests ASUS Vivobook S 15 laptop with Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite «processor on board». On VideoCardz have summarized the results of these tests — the result is disappointing for game lovers.
The first Mario & Luigi game in 9 years, Zelda where you can play as Zelda, Metroid Prime 4 and other Nintendo Direct announcements
The Nintendo Direct 2024 event kicked off with a trailer for Mario & Luigi Brothership, the first new game in the franchise in almost nine years. The trailer shows gameplay and cinematics. Nintendo CEO Shinya Takahashi described the game as a maritime adventure on mysterious islands where players develop the brotherhood of Mario and Luigi. The…
The second season «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» focuses on villains, not all heroes will survive — showrunners
The second season of «The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power» will be released on August 29 and will be much darker than other movie versions of Middle-earth. As you can see in the trailer of the second seasonThe events focus on Sauron at the peak of his new powers with a new face.
A melted terminal of the French predecessor of the Internet is sold for €430 — as a work of art
An Alcatel Minitel 2 terminal of the Internet’s predecessor network, salvaged during a fire, exhibited for an eBay auction in France. The melted computer case leaves no chance for its practical use. Nevertheless, it is sold at auction for €430 as an inexpensive working smartphone or a very budget laptop.
Lawsuit against Apple for 5 million pounds — wife left businessman because of messages to prostitutes that he thought were deleted
An English businessman sued Apple: his wife found «deleted» messages on the family iMac and filed for divorce. This is not surprising — the messages were addressed to sex workers.
Apple supplier TDK creates high energy density batteries for small devices — 100 times larger than existing ones
The Japanese company TDK announces a breakthrough in materials for small solid-state batteries. The Apple supplier predicts a significant increase in the performance of devices ranging from wireless headphones to smartwatches.
Window in the skull: scientists investigated the human brain with ultrasound during a video game
For the first time, scientists used ultrasound waves to look into the brain of a living person. The man’s brain activity was recorded while he was performing tasks outside a medical facility, including playing a video game.
Todd Howard: there will be no remakes of Fallout and Fallout 2 from Bethesda, they decided to take their time with the new part «»
Bethesda CEO Todd Howard has bad news for fans who want remakes of Fallout and Fallout 2. According to his interview, bringing old games back to life is not what the company is going to do.
Rheinmetall presents SkyRanger 35 air defense systems on Leopard 2 chassis — Ukraine will receive them on a different tank platform
German defense concern Rheinmetall presented the SkyRanger 35 anti-aircraft system on a tank chassis at the Parisian arms exhibition Eurosatory 2024 Leopard 2as reported by «Military». In previous versions, the air defense system’s combat unit was mounted on the original Boxer armored chassis.
DJI drones will be banned in the US — The House of Representatives passed a law
The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a ban on the sale of DJI drones in the United States. «The Countering CCP Drones Act is part of the annual NDAA legislation that allocates defense spending for the coming year.
Steven Spielberg threw the Apple Watch to the ground when it falsely alerted him to a fall during a conversation — and for nothing
Steven Spielberg was wearing an Apple Watch when he spoke at the «Tribeca» festival and celebrated the 50th anniversary of his debut feature film, The Sugarland Express. The smartwatch mistakenly began to notify him of a fall and suggested he press the SOS button, which prevented the event from happening. Spielberg simply threw Apple Watch to the…
This is not a video card: MSI reveals M.2 Xpander-Aero Slide expander for two hot-swappable PCIe 5.0 SSDs
The MSI M.2 Xpander-Aero Slider looks like a graphics card, but it’s not a graphics card at all. The M.2 PCIe 5.0 SSD slider even uses a cooler like the entry-level MSI Aero graphics cards. The device accommodates two SSDs in the M.2 22100 form factor. It is hot-swappable — users can remove either SSD at any time if needed.
The 1969 computer game Lunar Lander with text output received a patch from a retired programmer
Retired programmer Martin C. Martin discovered a bug in the original physics code of the 1969 computer game Lunar Lander. Created by then 17-year-old high school student Jim Storer, this «prototype» game only displayed textual status updates on a teletype. In fact, the game is a space simulator.
Windows 11 «eats up» CPU power again — Microsoft knows, but hasn't done anything yet
The June builds of Windows 11 Insider suffer from increased CPU usage, and there is no solution to this problem yet. Insider program members suspect Microsoft Cross Device Service, a program that interacts between smartphones and PCs, of being responsible. Microsoft is aware of the problem, but hasn’t fixed it in over a week.
Stalker 5.0 presented in Odesa — it's not a game, it's a new marine drone
The Stalker 5.0 unmanned boat was presented at the Black Sea Security Forum 2024 in Odesa, Ukraine. The marine drone was demonstrated in the event’s assembly hall.
Collins Aerospace HMDS Gen 3 helmet for $400,000 makes F-35 fighter «transparent» for pilot
For the effective use of the F-35 fighter, Collins Aerospace has developed a $400,000 HMDS Gen 3 pilot helmet. The high-tech device literally makes the aircraft invisible to the pilot — it provides a 360° view.
Pixel Camera 9.4 — manual lens selection on Pixel 6 Pro and 7 Pro and Fold, improved HDR+ released
The June Android Feature Drop brings updates to Google’s proprietary camera. Among other things, the Pixel Camera 9.4 app for Pixel 6/7 Pro and Fold now has a lens section with manual settings.
Dragon Age: The Veilguard is similar to Mass Effect and Final Fantasy, but is more of an RPG — game creators
When asked if Dragon Age: The Veilguard will be an open-world game, game director Corinne Boucher replied: «We’ve gone back to what we believe delivers the best, most controllable and rich storytelling». Boucher characterizes the new Dragon Age as mission-based — but players can go back and revisit areas. «You can go back to solve…
Cyberpunk 2077 DLC on the Moon — «space» files from the 2021 CD Projekt hack leaked online
User 4chan shared Cyberpunk 2077 resources that originated from the CD Projekt hack in 2021. The files may indicate cut content or canceled DLC set on the Moon.
The documentary about the first S.T.A.L.K.E.R. «EPISodes: Shadow of Chernobyl» is already available on Kyivstar TV
On Kyivstar TV the documentary «EPISodes: Shadow of Chernobyl» about the creation of the first game in the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. series. The film about STALKER and GSC Game World is part of the documentary series «EPISODES» by KNIFE! about various stories that took place in independent Ukraine.
Intel Core i9 13 and 14 instability not resolved — new microcode patch only mitigates impact
Website Igor’s Lab reported that Intel has discovered the root of the stability problems with 13th and 14th generation Core i9 processors (Raptor Lake) with unlocked overclocking. Intel has prepared a corresponding microcode patch, but reported Tom’s Hardwarethat the update improves the consequences but does not solve the problem.
350 Nintendo Switch cartridges in a bra — Chinese customs officers detain woman for having too big a bust
Chinese customs officers at the port of Liantang got more than they bargained for when they noticed a busty woman among the passengers. She was visibly nervous, so the customs officers decided to inspect her. They found 350 Nintendo Switch game cartridges in her bra, which were headed to mainland China.
Wells Fargo Bank fired employees for simulating work — they used mouse and keyboard activity simulators
Last month, Wells Fargo Bank fired more than ten employees for simulating work. According to a report sent to the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, employees of the wealth management and investment division were «fired after considering allegations related to keyboard simulations that give the impression of active work».
German HIMARS — Rheinmetall to present GMARS MLRS at Eurosatory 2024
German concern Rheinmetall and Pentagon supplier Lockheed Martin are preparing to present the German equivalent of HIMARS — GMARS, a global mobile artillery missile system, at Eurosatory 2024. GMARS offers accurate and cost-effective fire support over hundreds of kilometers.
Destroyed 180 servers with scripts from Google — fired employee caused $600,000 in losses
Kandula Nagaraju, a 39-year-old Indian citizen who worked for NCS (National Computer Systems) in Singapore, was sentenced to two years and eight months in prison after a court found him guilty of unauthorized access to computers. As reported by CNAKandula accessed his former employer’s systems for several months after he was fired. He…
Adreno X1 video card in Snapdragon X Elite — Qualcomm reveals details
A few days before the official launch of Qualcomm Snapdragon X laptops, the company has revealed more details about the Adreno X1 graphics architecture. This is the first generation of integrated graphics for the X series processors for Windows. The number «1» indicates the generation, the successors of which will be called Adreno X2 and so on.…
X (formerly Twitter) is demanding $1500-$70,000 from fired employees — they say they were overpaid
Elon Musk’s X Corp (formerly Twitter) is demanding money from at least six Australians who were previously fired. The company claims that it accidentally overpaid them. Sydney Morning Herald newspaper saidX is threatening to sue some former Australian employees after they incorrectly converted currency from US dollars to Australian dollars.
«Adventure Time»: Cartoon Network is developing a movie and two series
Warner Bros. has announced the feature film «Adventure Time» at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival. The film is being created by three «Adventure Time» veterans: Adam Muto, creator of the original animated series, Patrick McHale (also co-writer of «Beyond the Garden Fence») and Rebecca Sugar (creator of «Steven Universe»). The…
The Leopard 2A-RC 3.0 — tank with unmanned turret from KNDS is presented
To the network got a brochure by the German-French concern KNDS, which demonstrates the company’s latest development: the new Leopard 2A-RC 3.0 main battle tank. The tank is based on the Leopard 2 chassis and has a revolutionary unmanned turret.
Russell Crowe is jealous of «Gladiator 2» — «I'm dead and can't influence»
Russell Crowe played the main character, Maximus Decimus Meridius, in Ridley Scott’s 2000 film «Gladiator». He won a «Oscar» for Best Actor and gained worldwide fame. In «Gladiator 2», all possible glory will go to Paul Mescal as Lucius, grandson of Emperor Marcus Aurelius and nephew of Commodus (Joaquin Phoenix).
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