Alan Velasco
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The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion remaster, which has been one of the worst kept secrets in gaming, was finally released earlier this week. With this iteration, Bethesda has delivered an incredible experience that adds to the solid run of remasters gamers have gotten as of late. However, many were left wondering what its...
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TikTok is the envy of every social media company. Its success has led to heavyweights in the space to borrow heavily from TikTok’s design and features in hopes of stealing away users. Meta’s latest attempt is a video editing app aimed at creators, which will compete directly with TikTok’s CapCut.
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It seems as if Nintendo is aggressively going after its enemies these days. In the last few months, the company has gone after developers of popular Switch emulators and launched legal proceedings against the studio behind the smash hit Palworld. Now the company has set its sights on finding the party responsible for...
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Pocketpair is currently defending itself versus Nintendo and the Pokémon Company in court battles on both sides of the Pacific, in a legal fight that started last year following the explosive popularity of Palworld. Now, there’s more insight as to how Pocketpair will be defending itself in Japanese court, in a case...
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Marvel Rivals has found success in the competitive online gaming space where many others have failed, often catastrophically. It has managed to carve a place for itself in this crowded segment, raking in big time revenue for its publisher, NetEase. However, its player base hasn’t always been happy with the design...
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The last few weeks have been more chaotic than Nintendo might have liked after fully taking the wraps off the Switch 2. The company was forced to delay the preorder date and there were doubts it would be able to stick to the price point it initially announced thanks to the fluid situation around tariffs. Gamers can...
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Discord users in the United Kingdom and Australia may soon have to navigate through a new age verification process. The company is currently listing the new process as an “experimental” feature, and for now, it's only available in those countries. It’s a response to governments in the UK and Australia passing laws...
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Microsoft is bringing several changes to the myriad of devices that Xbox gamers use to engage with the platform. These changes include often requested features for the Xbox mobile app and opening up the Stream Your Own Game feature to more machines. However, the new ways players can access remote play might feel like...
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Gamers are living in an era of remasters and remakes as studios and publishers look for consisten return on their investments, with projects people are familiar with. The next modern glow up of a gaming classic has long been rumored to be Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. Although, the rumor appears to be confirmed, since...
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Apple has joined most of the tech world in riding the artificial intelligence wave, though the company is struggling mightily to integrate Apple Intelligence into its products. Embarrassingly, its AI has often failed to even get small features, such as summarizing headlines, working the way most expect it to...
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The gaming world might be waiting patiently, or oftentimes impatiently, for the release of Grand Theft Auto VI, but Death Stranding 2: On The Beach managed to retake some of the limelight with a stellar new trailer. Gamers got excited about jumping back into this beautiful world and see all it has to offer, especially...
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Sony has announced that it’s raising the price of the PlayStation 5 again, with some regions seeing a jump as high as 25%. It’s the last thing gamers want after having to accept the increase in pricing to Nintendo’s hardware and software that’s coming with the Switch 2. It seems as if this will be the new normal going...
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Bungie has had rough go since being acquired by Sony back in 2022, which led to the studio making cuts in personnel after delivering Destiny 2’s final DLC. To try and reverse its fortunes, however, Bungie is reviving a long dormant franchise from the company’s storied history -- Marathon. Marathon will be returning as...
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The gaming world is buzzing with the upcoming release of the Nintendo Switch 2, thanks to a big upgrade in graphics performance alongside some solid third-party exclusives. However, the Kyoto-based gaming giant doesn’t plan to stop supporting the original Switch. It’s continuing to add new games to its Switch Online +...
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As Ubisoft continues to struggle to find its footing in the current gaming market, the company also finds itself embroiled in a legal battle with gamers that started late last year. The lawsuit stems from the decision to shut down the servers for its online racing game, The Crew. And the latest argument the company...
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Nintendo’s Switch 2 Direct event last week held some surprises for fans, despite the never-ending stream of leaks in the prior months, such as better than expected hardware performance and a new paradigm for game pricing. Equally as surprising are the third-party exclusives the company was able to secure, which now...
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Nintendo finally delivered all of the finer details of its highly anticipated Switch 2 console, which brings several changes to its handheld gaming experience. From a bigger screen to the surprising performance jump, enhanced by some of NVIDIA’s best technologies, there’s a lot of new features to look forward to...
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Companies in the United States are coming to grips with the bevy of tariffs being implemented by the Trump administration. The most high profile case has been Nintendo, which has placed a delay on taking preorders for its highly anticipated Switch successor. Now, Framework, maker of modular computers, has gone on...
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Microsoft believes generative AI is critical for the future of gaming, for both gamers and developers. Earlier this year the company unveiled a World and Human Action Model (WHAM), dubbed Muse. Now, it’s sharing some of the improvements to the model integrated in the last few months. This extension of the current...
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Nintendo unveiled its upcoming Switch 2 during its Direct event earlier this week. There were a lot of pleasant surprises, with the console being capable of delivering 4K gaming thanks to the inclusion of NVIDIA technologies such as DLSS among them. The Switch 2 and game pricing, however, left a lot to be...
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Capcom is looking to keep the momentum going for Monster Hunter Wilds after its wildly successful launch. The latest update to the game brings time-based quests for players to complete and earn bragging rights or various in-game rewards. However, as with other online games, cheating can be a problem. To try and ward...
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Apple isn’t the only company struggling in its efforts to integrate AI into its various products and services. Amazon’s launch of Alexa+, for example, currently falls somewhat short of what the company promised during its initial announcement. The Washington Post shared insights into this new offering, which is...
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