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Nintendo confirms some Switch 2 consoles are dying before low battery warning
One of the biggest hurdles portable console makers attempt to overcome when designing a handheld device is balancing battery with performance, as it's all well and good if the device is super powerful, but it would be useless if you can only game on it for 30 minutes.
So, a balancing act is required between how much of the hardware capabilities are used, and how much in-game performance they can achieve for a specific amount of electricity. The end result is the average amount of battery life for the handheld console.
Nintendo states Switch 2 owners should get anywhere between 2 and 6 hours of playtime from the 5,220mAh battery, but, unfortunately, some owners of the new console are reporting their playtimes are more often than not landing on the lower end of that scale.
Silent Hill 1 remake announced by Konami, Silent Hill 2 dev Bloober Team is making it
The first Silent Hill game from 1999 is getting an official remake, Konami today announced.
After many years of static, Konami is now going all-in on the Silent Hill franchise. Following the huge success of 2024's Silent Hill 2 remake, which sold over 2 million copies worldwide, the series is returning with yet another modern upgrade.
This time around the first Silent Hill will get the reboot treatment, and the Polish horror mavens at Bloober Team are returning to craft the experience.
Gamers slam $80 price for Outer Worlds 2, developer shifts blame to Xbox
The Outer Worlds 2 is the first Xbox game to receive the new $80 price tag, sparking backlash from many gamers upset about the decision to increase Xbox game prices. The director of the game has now responded to those complaints.
In a recent interview with GamesRadar, Brandon Adler, the director of The Outer Worlds 2 development studio, Obsidian, explained that it isn't up to Obsidian Entertainment to determine how much they sell their game for, as they are just the development studio. That decision is made by the publisher, which in this case is Xbox Game Studios. Adler said that any complaints about the price of The Outer Worlds 2 should be aimed at Xbox, not Obsidian.
Microsoft previously announced it would begin charging $80 for games in 2025, citing the current economic climate, rising development costs, inflation, and the value their games offer. Notably, Nintendo was the first to begin charging $80 for its games, with Mario Kart World being the first title with the new price tag. Shortly after Nintendo's announcement of the new price, Xbox announced its price hike, which was accompanied by a price increase for Xbox consoles.
Xbox business enjoying 'really good success,' Microsoft gaming CEO Phil Spencer says
Microsoft's gaming business is apparently doing very well behind the scenes as Xbox CEO Phil Spencer gives a quick update on the state of the cross-platform media segment.
All signs point to Xbox gaming being on the rise. Xbox earnings hit a record-breaking $5.72 billion last quarter, Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella recognized that Xbox games took over the PS Store once again, and reports suggest Xbox Game Pass subscribers have broken 35 million.
While we don't know what Xbox's bottom line actually is--we don't get operating profit info for Microsoft's games segment--it sounds like the $68.7 billion Activision merger has done well for the company.
MindsEye developer responds to performance and stability issues, outlines remedy
The developer behind MindsEye, the recently released title from former Rockstar veteran Leslie Benzies, has responded to the performance and stability complaints with a remediation plan.
Benzies' new studio, Build a Rocket Boy, has issued a statement regarding MindsEye's performance problems. These problems have gotten so bad that PlayStation has decided to issue refunds for the title to those who request them. Sony famously removed Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store in 2020 due to performance problems, staining the game's brand even to this day.
It was quite some time and many optimization updates before CD Projekt Red earned back its good graces with gamers. One may argue that the reputation was reestablished after the release of Cyberpunk 2077's DLC Phantom Liberty.
PlayStation support refunding MindsEye due to performance issues and bugs
PlayStation support has started to refund purchases of MindsEye due to performance issues.
MindsEye, the newest game from former Grand Theft Auto lead developer Leslie Benzies, is making the headlines for the wrong reasons. The game is so plagued with various issues like visual bugs and general instability on PS5 that Sony is offering refunds to gamers.
For its part, PlayStation Support says that it Sony is "aware of this game's optimization and are investigating the situation," and it's possible we could see MindsEye delisted from the PlayStation Store for a period of time. Back in 2020, Sony removed Cyberpunk 2077 from the PlayStation Store due to performance issues, a move that dealt a significant blow to CD Projekt RED's goodwill with fans and overall sales revenue.
Don't update your iPhone before knowing the big downside
Apple unveiled iOS 26 at the WWDC 2025 keynote earlier this year week and now the new operating system update has been pushed out in a beta form, meaning you can download it right now if you so choose.
However, there are a few things you should first consider before downloading the update, and the first is whether you like the newly announced Liquid Glass design. Apple unveiled Liquid Glass at WWDC 2025, and in a nutshell, it's a complete overhaul of the user interface of iOS, particularly on the visual side.
Liquid Glass implements translucency to almost every UI element on the device, and while the aesthetics at first glance are quite nice, there is a downside that many users who have downloaded the update have pointed out.
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The Witcher 3 to get brand-new story DLC, earliest release slated for 2026
After showcasing The Witcher 4 in a recent tech demo that shook the internet, a new report has surfaced claiming developer CD Projekt Red is working on a new story for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, a decade after the game released.
The report comes from Polish YouTuber Remigiusz Maciaszek, who shared information in a new episode of his podcast where he said he has heard from multiple sources that CD Projekt Red is working on a new story-based DLC for The Witcher 3, and that it's in active development.
This DLC is reportedly being handled by Fool's Theory, a studio that consists of former senior developers who worked on The Witcher 3. It was only at the end of last month that CD Projekt Red confirmed that 60 million copies of The Witcher 3 have been sold, and that Cyberpunk 2 has entered into the pre-production phase.
Midjourney accused of 'Bottomless Plagiarism' in landmark AI lawsuit by Disney and Universal
A lawsuit filed in a California district court by Disney and NBCUniversal has claimed that the popular generative artificial intelligence program and service, Midjourney, has claimed the company behind the tool has continuously violated both companies' intellectual rights>
The lawsuit accuses Midjourney of ignoring its previous requests to stop violating its intellectual property rights, which Disney and NBCUniversal have traced back to its generative AI tools, such as image generation, More specifically, the lawsuit provided an example of how it believes Midjourney is violating intellectual property rights, such as the AI tool enabling users to generate an image of Disney-owned "Star Wars" character Darth Vadar in a variety of different settings and performing particular actions. The AI "obliges by generating and displaying a high-quality, downloadable image."
Disney and NBCUniversal are framing the lawsuit against Midjourney as a stance on protecting the "hard work of all the artists whose work entertains and inspires us," with Disney's chief legal compliance officer, Horacio Gutierrez saying in a statement, "Our world-class IP is built on decades of financial investment, creativity and innovation-investments only made possible by the incentives embodied in copyright law that give creators the exclusive right to profit from their works."
Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered's first big post-launch update is here
The recent surprise announcement and release of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered, which recreates the iconic 2006 Bethesda RPG in Unreal Engine 5, has been one of the year's biggest releases. With new and returning players diving back into the game, although the response has been positive, the release still contained several bugs, performance issues, and missing quality of life features.
The good news is that the game is set to receive two major patches and updates in the coming weeks. The first will focus on major bugs, quest blockers, and quality-of-life fixes, and the second will focus on performance. Developed by Virtuos in partnership with Bethesda Game Studios, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Update 1.1 is now available in Steam Beta.
The patch notes can be found below. Some of the highlights are that the Local Map is now standard inside interior spaces and that the first-person camera is no longer set above the player's head. Here are the full Update 1.1 release notes.