Finally, Razer launches the fully updated sequel. The BlackShark V3 Pro goes all in on esports with less latency, ANC, and 12 pro-curated EQs for in-game sound

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A good gaming headset has to be one of the most surprisingly significant upgrades to my setup. I still remember the first time I went from gaming on a cheap included headset to getting a decent pair of cans, and was astounded by the difference. I could hear everything, from atmospheric creeks to the doomed … Read more

You can buy a Chinese made programmable humanoid-robot for under $6,000 USD, but it might be the same one that tried to fight civilians

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Unitree Introducing | Unitree R1 Intelligent Companion Price from $5900 – YouTube Watch On Humanoid robots are doing all sorts of things recently, like playing sport, and being sold for under $6,000 USD. Interesting Engineering spotted the R1, a new human-shaped robot developed by Unitree Robots in Hangzhou, with the surprisingly low price tag of … Read more

How to get flower petals in Grounded 2

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While not as important as crafting staples like acorn shells or weed stems, gathering a small supply of flower petals in Grounded 2 can still prove useful later on for armor upgrades and decor. Like most resources in the game’s dense grass and dark caves, petals aren’t hard to gather once you know what to … Read more

Mavrix is a promising sim about riding pushbikes down dangerously steep hills, but it shows the limits of open world design

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Mavrix by Matt Jones is an early access mountain biking game with a 100-square-kilometre open world. It shares a lot in common with Descenders and Riders Republic. The former, because it’s about riding pushbikes at blistering high speeds down ludicrously dangerous hills, and the latter because all this is conducted in a big open world. … Read more

Bungie continues to fire into its feet with both barrels: A new armor set in Destiny 2 has just been disabled because it makes the player who wears it completely invisible

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It’s been years since I played Destiny 2, and the game has changed dramatically since then. But some things never change, which brings us to the new Blackletter armor ornament set for Warlocks, which you currently cannot use. The Blackletter set, which was released today, doesn’t strike me as all that: It basically dresses players … Read more

You can tour the entirety of Silent Hill 2 in Roblox now, but the creator recommends playing the real thing first: ‘This is not the best way to experience Silent Hill 2’

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My sincerest apologies to all the Silent Hill 2 fans out there, but the closest I’ve ever gotten to playing it was today via Roblox. Creator Shapic2 has ported every inch of the classic horror game’s levels into Roblox and you can explore them with other block people for as long as you’d like. There … Read more

YouTube will no longer demonetize videos with ‘strong profanity’ in the first 7 seconds, but you’ll still need to ‘choose your f**ks carefully’

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Back in 2022, YouTube introduced new rules for creators on its platform that demonetized videos containing “strong profanity” profanity in the first seven seconds. The results were not great: Unclear policies and uneven enforcement left more than a few YouTubers up in arms over the potential threat to their livelihoods. Several months later, YouTube eased … Read more

For better or worse, a new single-button way to play World of Warcraft is changing the game: ‘We’ve received overwhelmingly positive feedback’

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Rotation assist, a new single-button way to play World of Warcraft, is literally game-changing. Introduced in the most recent patch 11.1.7, the feature has two flavors: Assisted Highlight, which highlights the toolbar button corresponding to what ability a player “should” use next for optimal gameplay. Single-Button Assistant, which for a small global cooldown penalty will … Read more