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If Leon in Resident Evil Requiem has you swooning, you have female Capcom devs to thank
By Brendan Lowry published
Gaming Resident Evil Requiem's director says Leon's "hot uncle" design stemmed from female devs at Capcom refining "the finest details like the wrinkles on his neck."

Microsoft might have unlawfully tracked an Austrian child via cookies
By Kevin Okemwa last updated
Microsoft The Austrian data protection authority has ruled that Microsoft illegally used tracking cookies on a minor's device without consent, using its Microsoft 365 Education platform.

A controller with a heart rate monitor was not my 2026 bingo card
By Alexander Cope published
Gaming Recently, Anbernic unveiled a new upcoming controller for PC, mobile, and Nintendo Switch with 1000Hz polling rates and a heart monitor of all things. Here are the details on its specs.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake looks better on Xbox Series S than Nintendo Switch 2
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox New Digital Foundry analysis shows that Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade looks better on the Xbox Series S than it does on the Nintendo Switch 2.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake's Rebirth and Part 3 releases will come to Xbox, says director
By Brendan Lowry published
Xbox The director of Final Fantasy 7 Remake has confirmed Rebirth and Part 3 are coming to Xbox following the first part's successful launch on the console.

Intel’s XeSS 3 update finally adds multi‑frame generation to Arc GPUs
By Cale Hunt published
Hardware XeSS 3 MFG delivers up to three additional frames for every "real" frame rendered by the GPU, significantly improving framerates.

Microsoft secures more AI memory as demand explodes
By Jez Corden last updated
Microsoft Microsoft's platforms may avoid DRAM supply issues, if this report is to be believed.

My favorite new Windows utility just got better
By Sean Endicott published
Apps PowerToys v0.97.1 is here, bringing granular "Wrap mode" toggles to CursorWrap and improved support for multi-monitor setups.

AMD could extend RDNA 3.5 until 2029, living alongside RDNA 5
By Cale Hunt published
Hardware AMD’s long RDNA 3.5 stretch could leave future handhelds behind as Intel’s Xe roadmap rapidly advances.

Video playback on YouTube isn't broken in Windows; it's just Google's new strategy
By Kevin Okemwa published
APPS YouTube doubles down on its war against ad-blockers with an error prompt, preventing video playback unless you disable the ad blocker or subscribe to YouTube's 14/month Premium plan.
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