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  • A new Assassin’s Creed could be one of the first major releases on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, according to a new rumor. So far, Ubisoft has officially divulged three of these games: Gods and Monsters, Watch Dogs: Legion and Rainbow Six Quarantine. But we may finally know what they could be, thanks to Kotaku’s Jason Schreier, who claims that the two mystery games will be a new Assassin’s Creed and a new Far Cry. We know that Ubisoft’s five AAA games (likely including Far Cry and Assassin’s
    A new Assassin's Creed could be one of the first major PS5 and Xbox Series X games

  • Warcraft III: Reforged has experienced a controversial launch for a number of reasons which we recently discussed in detail, and Blizzard has been listening to its dissatisfied customers – and is now offering a refund on the game as a result. You can request a refund, as Eurogamer spotted, by heading over here, and presumably there’s no danger of that request being turned down. Normally we set limits for refund availability on a game, based on time since purchase and whether it has been used. “H
    Warcraft III: Reforged isn't good enough, you say? You can now request a refund

  • Why should gamers care about 3D audio? When you play the movie back using Dolby Atmos-enabled audio devices, you’ll be able to hear the effects move around you, just like the audio engineers intended. There’s one problem with that though – Cerny said that no external equipment would be required for the PS5’s 3D audio chip to take effect. This clever tech can take a non-Dolby Atmos source and turn it into an approximation of Dolby Atmos sound. Called Dolby Atmos Height Virtualization, this audio
    How the PS5's 3D audio chip could transform your gaming experience

  • The Moto G8 Plus, which was announced in 2019Leaks have suggested the Moto G8 series is set to substantially grow in the coming months, and the latest leak has provided us with a clear look at three of the upcoming devices in the family. According to trusted Twitter leaker Evan Blass, the below image is of the Moto G8, Moto G8 Power and Moto G8 Stylus. The leaked renders of the Moto G8 (left), Moto G8 Power and Moto G8 Stylus (right) (Image credit: Evan Blass)Seeing them together here may mean a
    Moto G8, G8 Power and G8 Stylus group render leaks showing off each new phone

  • The feature, which was first announced in September last year, allows Google Assistant to support Tile’s voice-enabled ‘direct ring’ technology. Battle of the trackersIn the past, you would need to say “OK Google, ask Tile to find my keys”, to bring Google Assistant in on your search. Thanks to this new update, you should be able to say simpler things like “Hey Google, find my keys”, and the Tile tracker attached to your keys will ring, allowing you to find them quickly. You can also ask Google
    Lost your keys? Google Assistant can now help you find them

  • The Galaxy S20 Ultra could have a much better camera than the S10, aboveOne of the most exciting features of the Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra could be its rumored 108MP camera, and a new Samsung trademark application all but confirms that it will take 12MP photos. But ‘nona’ means nine in Latin, so logically this would combine nine pixels into one, which with a 108MP lens would mean taking 12MP shots, because 12 x 9 is 108. Back in December, @UniverseIce (a reliable leaker) tweeted that Samsung woul
    Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra's 108MP camera will likely take great 12MP photos

  • Google is getting tough on annoying ads, and its next plan for cleaning up the web involves cracking down on obtrusive video advertisements that disrupt your browsing experience. Find out how to enable Chrome dark modeYou can also activate Facebook dark modeWhatsApp dark mode: everything you need to knowAs 9to5Google explains, the new standards will apply to three of the most frustrating types of animated advertising. If that sounds a little hypocritical considering the state of advertising on Y
    Google Chrome will soon block the web's most annoying video ads

  • Birds of Prey has a reason to stick around after the credits. Birds of Prey, then, is the latest to give us something after the movie ends. Yes, Birds of Prey has something in its post-credits(Image credit: Claudette Barius/© 2020 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved.) We’ll talk more about it when the movie has been released, but yes, there is a reason to stick around after the credits when you’re watching Birds of Prey. Birds of Prey is released on February 7.
    Does Birds of Prey have a post-credits scene?

  • This information comes from XDA Developers, which has published a report examining the details of the new Motorola flagship phone. The pictures supposedly come from a trusted source, but the information is from the site’s own intel and research. Motorola flagship phone imagesThere are three hands-on images of the Motorola phone here, and they show a large device with a curved screen and a punch-hole cut-out in the top left corner, which houses the selfie camera. One is, supposedly, the Motorola
    Leaked pictures of flagship 5G Motorola phone surface, but we're not sold

  • That’s according to statistics on processor unit sales (as opposed to revenue) crunched by analytics firm Mercury Research, as shared by AMD (and highlighted by Tom’s Hardware). At any rate, let’s look at desktop first (note that all these figures from Mercury Research exclude IoT, or Internet of Things, sales). Ryzen desktop chips hit a market share of 18.3% in the final quarter of 2019, which was up an impressive 2.4% year-on-year. It would seem that those big-core-count Ryzen 3000 processors
    AMD Ryzen CPU sales are on fire – but it still has a long way to go to topple Intel

  • The coronavirus outbreak in China is having an unfortunate ripple effect across the tech world, with Sony Alpha cameras rumored to be the latest launches to be affected by the virus. An unnamed source has told Sony Alpha Rumors that “we can expect product launches to be very delayed along with much lower capacity in production volumes for many of their current imaging products”. (Image credit: Sony)Of course, Sony is far from the only tech company likely to be affected by the coronavirus. Still,
    Sony Alpha camera launches could be delayed by the coronavirus

  • Original Spider-Man trilogy director Sam Raimi is in talks to direct Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, after Scott Derrickson left the movie last month. Raimi is a choice that’ll no doubt delight a lot of superhero movie fans. It feels like Raimi could direct any MCU movie and be the perfect fit. These movies were then mothballed for the two disappointing Amazing Spider-Man movies (themselves replaced by the MCU Spidey movies starring Tom Holland). Whatever you think of Spider-Man 3,
    Doctor Strange 2 may be directed by Spider-Man's Sam Raimi, says report

  • Google has filed a trademark for the name ‘Pigweed’, which appears to be a new operating system. The document was filed on January 31, and states that Google intends to use the new name for ‘computer operating software’. Following the botanical theme, Pigweed could simply be a less elegant name for Google Fuchsia. The name ‘Pigweed’ did appear in a proposed code change from November, before being switched back to ‘Fuchsia’. A reference to a ‘Pigweed project’ has also been spotted in Google’s Chr
    Google seems to be working on a new operating system called 'Pigweed'

  • It seems like Microsoft is looking to bring some of the success its Surface devices have enjoyed to Windows 10, with the news that it is making Panos Panay the head of the new Devices + Windows group, which will combine his work on overseeing Microsoft’s Surface devices with Windows 10 (and other Windows products). Meanwhile, Microsoft’s Surface devices, including the Surface Pro 7 and Surface Laptop 3, have been steadily building up a committed fanbase with a string of releases that have seen p
    Microsoft bets on the man behind Surface to fix Windows 10 debacle

  • Following on from its Batman Day celebration in September last year, DC and Epic Games are teaming up once again to bring the ‘fantabulous’ Harley Quinn to Fortnite for a special Birds of Prey crossover event. Teased by Warner Bros. and Epic on Twitter last month, Harley Quinn’s Fortnite skin has been uncovered ahead of its release by leaker Lucas7yoshi who revealed that players will be able to purchase the beloved character from the Item Shop as part of the game’s new 11.5 update. While Epic Ga
    Harley Quinn smashes her way into Fortnite in time for Birds of Prey

  • The PS5 vs Xbox Series X showdown is just the latest in a 20-year console battle between Microsoft and Sony, but Microsoft may be worried about bigger rivals. In an interview with Protocol, Xbox boss Phil Spencer said that while he respects Sony and Nintendo, Microsoft’s true rivals in gaming are the likes of Google and Amazon. After all, Project xCloud was revealed way back in October 2018 before we’d even heard of Google Stadia in the first place. One thing is clear though, Microsoft wants to
    PS5 who? Google and Amazon are apparently the Xbox Series X rivals

  • It’s all change at Rockstar Games, the home of Red Dead Redemption and Grand Theft Auto, as co-founder Dan Houser is said to be leaving the company. Revealed in a statement by Rockstar Games parent company Take-Two Interactive, Houser (who was has been on an extended leave period since spring 2019) will be officially leaving the company on 11 March. Grand Theft Auto 5 still regularly features in monthly best-selling lists – this despite it now being almost seven years old. Though later clarified
    GTA 6 loses long-time Rockstar leader Dan Houser

  • To give us an idea of what Sony has planned for its next-gen hardware, and when the official unveiling might take place, we’re looking back at every core PlayStation console launch. PlayStation 2PlayStation 2 (Image credit: Deni Williams / Shutterstock.com)Release date: March 4, 2000Sales: 155 millionAfter the 100 million plus sales of the PlayStation, Sony was in good shape leading up to its successor. PlayStation 3PlayStation 3 (Image credit: pisaphotography / Shutterstock.com)Release date: No
    Ahead of the PS5 reveal, we look back at every PlayStation console launch

  • Milioni di persone usano ogni giorno Google Maps, sia come navigatore che come strumento per capire quale sia il percorso migliore per raggiungere, nel più breve tempo possibile, un determinato punto. L’artista Simon Weckert è riuscito, tramite le capacità di crowdsourcing di Google Maps, a creare ingorghi virtuali usando un gran numero di smartphone (99 in tutto) portati in giro su un carrello. Per compiere questa missione, l’artista, che lavora a Berlino, ha avviato contemporaneamente su tutti
    Google Maps, come creare falsi ingorghi virtuali con 99 smartphone e un carrello

  • Nvidia GeForce Now launched today after one of the longest beta tests of all time, taking the fight directly to Google Stadia’s doorstep. Either way, even if Nvidia GeForce Now is missing all of these games, the fact that you can use your existing Steam, Origin or Epic Games Store accounts means that there are thousands more titles than Google Stadia offers – a service that’s currently stuck at 27 available games. Back when we tested ray tracing in Control with a bunch of Nvidia RTX cards, we we
    Nvidia GeForce Now is missing some RTX games - but still has more than Stadia

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