Image: Sucker Punch To close out Sony’s State of Play presentation, Sucker Punch debuted a first look at the next game in its award-winning Ghosts series. Dubbed Ghost of Yotei, players will inhabit a new female protagonist named Atsu, who wields a shamisen in addition to a samurai’s traditional sword. According to the trailer description, Atsu will travel the wilds around Mount Yotei accompanied by a mysterious wolf companion.Sucker Punch Studios, the developers behind the Sly Cooper and Infamous series, released Ghosts of Tsushima back in 2020. The game was praised for its quiet, contemplative moments as much as it’s Akira Kurosawa-style samurai action. Earlier this year, Sucker Punch released a PC port of Tsushima and confirmed that a movie based on the... Continue reading…

Palworld | Screenshot: PlayStation (YouTube) Sony included the PS5 launch of Palworld as one of its news items during Tuesday evening’s State of Play presentation, but it left out a detail. While the game has launched on PlayStation platforms in 68 countries and regions worldwide, Japan is not one of them.The official Japanese account for the game said on X, according to machine translation, that the release date in Japan “has not yet been decided,” without going into detail about the reason. It certainly seems like a reason could be the patent infringement lawsuit Nintendo and The Pokémon Company filed against Palworld developer Pocketpair last week, but the tweet didn’t confirm things either way.The most recent statement about the issue from Pocketpair is still this one from... Continue reading…

Photo by Sean Hollister / The Verge Sony has just revealed seven additional games that’ll get enhanced by its PS5 Pro, coming November 7th, on top of the games it previously revealed. New titles include Stellar Blade, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, F1 24, Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater, both Resident Evil Village and Resident Evil 4, and Dragon Age: The Veilguard. That means the whole confirmed lineup so far has 20 Enhanced games, including:Alan Wake 2Assassin’s Creed ShadowsDemon’s SoulsDragon Age: The VeilguardDragon’s Dogma IIF1 24Final Fantasy VII RebirthGran Turismo 7Hogwarts LegacyHorizon Forbidden WestMarvel’s Spider-Man 2Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake EaterRatchet & Clank: Rift ApartResident Evil 4Resident Evil VillageStar Wars Jedi: SurvivorS... Continue reading…

Image: Sony Sony is launching shiny new “Chroma” console covers for the PlayStation 5 Slim that come in pearl, indigo, and teal. And if having an iridescent console isn’t eye-catching enough, you can also get new DualSense controllers to match.The Chroma console covers will cost $64.99 USD, while the DualSense controllers will cost $79.99. Sony is launching the Chroma pearl and indigo accessories on November 7th, followed by teal on January 23, 2025. The new colors look neat, but they’re quite intense — I’m not sure I’d want to swap out the sleek blue, red, or gray of the PS5 Slim for these.You’ll be able to preorder covers and controllers from the collection on October 3rd, with availability in the US, UK, France, Germany, Austria, Spain,... Continue reading…

While Excel boasts over 450+ functions, sometimes they just dont cut it. These built-in functions fall short when you want to automate specific tasks or perform unique calculations in your databases. Here is where the magic of VBA (Virtual Basic for Applications) comes in. It's an undiscovered Excel feature for creating custom functions, which has entirely changed how I handle my spreadsheets.

ECOVACS is once again revolutionizing home cleaning with the launch of its new DEEBOT N30 family, which includes the DEEBOT N30 OMNI and the DEEBOT N30 PRO OMNI. Set to hit the market in late September to early October, these two models bring a host of innovative features designed to make your cleaning routine smoother and more efficient than ever before.

There are quite a few more single-board computer (SBC) options than there were in 2012 when Raspberry Pi launched its first model. Even though Raspberry Pi wasnt the first in the field, it did fan the flames in that marketplace in a huge way. Exposing so many folks to the world of DIY projects with SBCs drew in dozens of competitors, if not more.

Microsoft doesn't release Windows Insider builds every week, nor do we get new features with every build. However, in the case of Microsoft 365 apps, the company appears more committed to adding and highlighting new features every month. And now that we're approaching the end of September, the software giant has come up with all the changes it added to one of its widely popular Microsoft 365 apps: Microsoft Excel.

Image: PlayStation Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver is one of those series of games that has always felt unjustly left behind to me, and at Sony’s State of Play today, it’s finally getting its due, at least a little. The two classic Crystal Dynamics games, which I enjoyed in their penultimate form on the Dreamcast, are getting a remaster for PlayStation consoles, courtesy of Aspyr Media. The remasters come out on December 10th.The two Soul Reaver games were supernatural action puzzlers with a heavy Lovecraftian bent released first for the original PlayStation and Windows PCs in 1999, then for the Sega Dreamcast in 2000. In them, you play Raziel, a jawless vampire who was brought back to life by an elder god. He’s equipped with an ethereal sword (the titular... Continue reading…

Logitech has been in the computer accessories business for quite some time. And as you might expect, it does make some of the best keyboards and mice that you can find on the market today. Of course, with excellence comes a steep price, and Logitech is no exception. The brand's G915 keyboard is one of the more expensive offerings, with a price that sits north of $200.

AMDs Ryzen 7 7800X3D is the best gaming CPU for high-FPS gaming, especially in competitive titles like Counter-Strike: Global Offensive 2, where every frame counts. It will also need one of the best AM5 motherboards for gaming to work at its optimal level, coupled with a quality CPU cooler for peak performance and longevity. It's still the best gaming CPU, even with the release of the Ryzen 9000-series, as the X3D chips in that range haven't been announced yet. While the 7800X3D has a 120W TDP, our testing found it used closer to 90W under full load, closer to the 65W Ryzen 7000 chips. That means you can cool it with a wider range of CPU coolers, and these are some of the best.

Image: Guerrilla Games Sony is releasing a remastered version of Horizon Zero Dawn. The company announced the news during its State of Play event on Tuesday and says the game will be available on PlayStation 5 and PC starting October 31st with “stunning new visuals and enhanced features.”Rumors about a potential Horizon Zero Dawn remaster first emerged in 2022, but several news outlets spotted an ESRB rating for the remaster on the PS5 and PC just last week.Launched in 2017, Horizon Zero Dawn puts you in control of Aloy, a hunter who lives in a postapocalyptic world overrun by mechanical creatures. It tasks you with taking down enemies using your bow, spear, and a little bit of stealth.Sony brought Horizon Zero Dawn to PC in 2020 and later released an... Continue reading…