Stanley Parable’s co-designer perfectly explains why people play 1,600 hours of Dota 2 and still hate it
I have 1,284 hours logged in Dota 2 on Steam. Do I regret most of them? Absolutely. Stanley Parable Co-designer William Pugh recently explained the precise reasons for this. He spoke to PC gamer about its conflicted relationship with online multiplayer…
Humans read the co-pilot prompts – and they are horrified
This piece contains references to eating disorders. If you or someone you know needs help, support is available. Human contractors hired to improve Microsoft’s Copilot AI chatbot are constantly bombarded with obscene or sexually explicit photo…
World of Warcraft Forever beta player dies due to near-perfect grieving tactic that I’m sure Blizzard will implement
The World of Warcraft Forever beta continues, and everything indicates that it will be a huge success before the official release date next month. But it’s worth remembering that this is a beta, and a beta is for players testing the limits of the…
Honor’s Magic 9 Pro Max has a big camera and a bigger battery
Honor is launching its new Magic 9 flagship phones in China today, and the 9 Pro Max features a design overhaul, a capable camera, and a colossal battery. This is Honor’s first flagship launch – Robot Phone aside – since announcing its…
The Apple Next Vision Pro would be in “Life Support” mode
Apple could apparently still produce another VR headset in the coming years, but according to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, the project is on life support internally, largely because a much less obtrusive product from Meta, capable of doing much of what…
Xbox Series X can now play PlayStation 5 games
lilgraphe/Shutterstock Some PlayStation 5 games now work on Xbox Series X hardware thanks to a new emulator developed by the modding community. Although the latest PS5 games, like “Marvel’s Wolverine,” won’t be coming to Xbox…
This is my top feature request for the upcoming iPad mini A20 Pro
For the past year, we’ve been eagerly awaiting another refresh of the iPad mini, and it seems like it’s just around the corner. A new leak from Aaron Perris last week revealed that the product is expected to feature an A20 Pro chip and…
PSA: The Witcher 3 Remastered File Size and Release Time Confirmed, Separate Purchase Required
Image: CD Projekt Red The Witcher III: Wild Hunt – Remastered is just around the corner and will launch on Switch 2. September 29, 2026 (yes, it is tomorrow at the time of writing). Many of you already own the original Switch version, so the good…
Cloudflare fixes container tenant breach exposing customer data
Cloudflare fixed a vulnerability in containers and sandboxes that allowed customers with a Workers Paid account to retrieve residual data from other customers’ containers on the same physical host. Cloudflare Containers is a service available as…
First Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra cases reveal new details about revamped camera design
In early 2027, Samsung will surprise us with at least two completely revamped Galaxy S27 flagships, although many more details will likely be leaked between now and then. It’s already relatively certain that there will be two new high-end models…