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29 Feb

Layoffs and weird PR emails | This week’s gaming news

John RoutledgeLatest News

Let's all take a breath. Layoffs are still churning in the video game industry, even as the frigid winter air is beginning to thaw. Amid the turmoil of these past few months, there are still things to be excited about: new games and hardware, the evolution of established franchises, and plenty of small teams building surprises to shake up the…

29 Feb

Saber Interactive may escape Embracer’s death hug and become a private company

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Saber Interactive has reportedly found an exit strategy from the death grip of its parent company, Embracer Group AB. Bloomberg reported Thursday that “a group of private investors” will buy the studio in a deal worth roughly $500 million. Saber would then become a private company with about 3,500 employees.Engadget emailed a spokesperson from Saber for confirmation about the alleged…

29 Feb

Dell XPS 16 review: Beauty and power comes at a cost

John RoutledgeLatest News

Dell's XPS 16 takes the minimalist design of the XPS 13 Plus and scales it up to a 16-inch system that's far more powerful and functional. But just like with that earlier machine, which was Dell's first attempt at implementing an "invisible" trackpad in its palm rest, there are some usability tradeoffs. It's hard not to be impressed by how…

29 Feb

Activision studio Toys for Bob is going independent after sweeping Xbox layoffs

John RoutledgeLatest News

Activision studio Toys for Bob has announced that it's leaving the corporate rat race and is spinning off as an independent developer. This comes just weeks after Activision Blizzard's parent company Microsoft instituted sweeping layoffs at Toys for Bob that impacted 86 employees. That’s more than half of the entire staff.The developer said the choice to go indie will allow…

29 Feb

Microsoft plans to streamline game upscaling across different graphics cards

John RoutledgeLatest News

Microsoft has developed a new API to simplify super-resolution coding in PC gaming. The company’s DirectSR, developed with hardware partners Nvidia, AMD and Intel, will provide a more streamlined tunnel for developers to tap into the companies’ three distinct approaches to graphical upscaling in Windows games.The company describes DirectSR as enabling “seamless integration of Super Resolution (SR)” for Windows games.…

29 Feb

Microsoft’s Surface Laptop Studio 2 is $400 off at Amazon

John RoutledgeLatest News

There's a lot to like about Microsoft's Surface Laptop Studio 2, which is a highly versatile system. However, the normally high price was one of our major complaints about the system when we reviewed it last October. That sticker shock is slightly less of a concern now, as the laptop is on sale at Amazon. The price has dropped by…

29 Feb

Windows 11 gets Microsoft Copilot plugins and more AI upgrades

John RoutledgeLatest News

Following the launch of Copilot Pro in January, Microsoft will start rolling out a slew of upgrades today to make its AI assistant more useful in Windows 11. The biggest addition is support for plugins, something that only worked with Copilot on the web previously. You could, for example, connect Copilot to OpenTable so you can make a reservation from…

29 Feb

Google Chrome’s new slate of features will allow search even with a ‘bad’ network connection

John RoutledgeLatest News

Google just announced a trio of features for its Chrome browser to allow for “more helpful suggestions.” Some of these tools are for the smartphone app, while others work with the standard PC-based browser.First up, desktop Chrome users are getting new search suggestions that pull from what others have been using the browser to look for. The browser will still…

29 Feb

Apple’s self-repair program now covers M3-powered MacBook Pros and iMacs

John RoutledgeLatest News

Apple has been steadily expanding its Self Service Repair program since spinning it up two years ago. Starting today, you can access the tools, parts and repair manuals you need to fix the latest MacBook Pros and iMacs that run on the company's M3 chips. As of sometime next month, folks with M3 systems will be able to use Apple Diagnostics…

29 Feb

Amazon’s Fire Max 11 tablet drops to a record low of $140

John RoutledgeLatest News

Woot is selling Amazon's largest tablet, the Fire Max 11 for $140. That's $89 below the list price and $37 cheaper than it's selling for on Amazon right now. The price applies to the 64GB model with ads on the lockscreen and just the tablet alone — the magnetic case, stylus and keyboard case are all sold separately. The tablet…