Every seven to eight years, we see a change in gaming generations, with the next new hardware arriving on the scene. However, there are generational leaps, and then there are seismic, era-defining shifts that completely flip the status quo on its head. Ones that make us go "Whoa, is this what games can be now?"

Its certainly an aquired taste. | Image: nothing_fan_account While Nothing is gearing up to officially unveil its first over-ear headphones next week, leaked images and videos have given us a good idea of what they look like. The Nothing Headphone 1 sports an unusual design that appears consistently across leaks from multiple sources, featuring a squircle earcup with the company’s signature transparent elements and support for what looks like a 3.5mm audio cable.Nothing announced in a video last month that it would be launching over-ear headphones in “summer 2025,” but remained largely tight-lipped about what to expect. What little was teased — including Nothing’s Tom Ridley saying the company was making “a more interesting looking pair of headphones that say something about you,” and Adam Bates suggesting its buttons would feature distinct designs for each control function — appears to have been realized in these design leaks.View LinkImages shared by Nothing_fan_blog on Instagram show that the earcups for the Nothing Headphone 1 resemble a couple of quirky cassette tapes, and true to Bates’ word, there appear to be multiple buttons to control the music. The images show the headphones in black or silver colorways, and branding for “Nothing Headphone 1” and “Sound by KEF” on either earcup.Videos shared on X by Arsène Lupin also show two people at a private brand event trying out the headphones with what looks like a 3.5mm wired connection. That cable could introduce improved audio performance (compared with Bluetooth) that doesn’t require a battery when connected to compatible sources.View LinkIt won’t be long before we get official confirmation about the Headphone 1 design, specs, and price. According to comments made by Nothing CEO Carl Pei at the London SXSW conference, it’s set to be announced on July 1st alongside the brand’s incoming flagship phone, the Phone 3.

I think it's the dream of every 3D printer enthusiast to gain the ability to 3D print anything they want. Want a new computer? Perhaps a new house? Maybe a steak dinner? Get it 3D printed. Of course, we are decades away from having everything at the end of a 3D printer's nozzle, but we're making some excellent progress.

So, Stellar Blade just released for PC on June 12th, and it blazed past the 1-million mark in sales in just three days. In terms of player count, the game has become the #1 PS-exclusive game ported over to Steam, hitting a peak concurrent-user count of 192,078 players. Those are insane numbers, and so is the game itself — none of the praise is undeserved.

I've been resisting wiring up my home network because, well, I hate wires. But I can't deny the benefits that 10 GbE has brought to my network, so it was definitely time to start wiring things up. This was made easier with a prosumer stack due to one key feature: Power-over-Ethernet (PoE). Or more specifically, for the managed switch I picked up, PoE++.

If you’re a GIMP user but came from Photoshop like me, then it probably felt a bit awkward and clunky to you — this is one of the downsides of open-source creative tools. This didn’t deter me, however, as I knew GIMP is highly customizable, so there had to be some tweaks I could make. I ended up finding the right settings and managed to mold GIMP into the perfect image editor for me, from layout to feature functions and settings. Here’s what I changed…

3D printing projects come in all shapes and sizes, but I have a personal soft spot when they bring something from the world of video games into the real world. For example, there was that one time that someone 3D printed the Doomguy's entire armor set using models supplied by Bethesda itself, so it was as close as we'd get to seeing what the main character would look like if they ever arrived in our world.

It took me a long time to appreciate Death Stranding. I'm not even sure I fully got it after my initial playthrough, which was equal parts mesmerizing and dull. The game, in which you play as a postapocalyptic delivery man in a world ravaged by a breach with the afterlife, demands a lot from players. The gameplay is fiddly and frustrating, and the storyline is often inscrutable, at times seeming to make no sense. While it borrows elements from walking sims and stealth games, there's nothing like Death Stranding, and so it's hard to calibrate your expectations accordingly.It really wasn't until the end of the game that I felt I finally understood what director Hideo Kojima and his team were going for. And with all of that out of the way, playing the sequel was a more rewarding experience.Death Stranding 2: On the Beach is a direct follow-up. You once again control Sam (played by Norman Reedus), who now is living in hiding with his adopted child, Lou, after previously connecting all of America to an internet-like network by walking across the entire country. But it's not long before his life of domestic bliss is interrupted. At the request of Fragile (Léa Seydoux), Sam agrees to …Read the full story at The Verge.

What's the point of having a powerful PC if it doesn't look good? I mean, sure, it can play all the latest and greatest games, but if it doesn't look cool, then you can't show it off. Fortunately, PC designers know this and make some seriously sweet-looking computers for me to ogle at and then never actually purchase.

One of the biggest perks of home labs is that you can put together a couple of experimentation and self-hosting servers using all sorts of hardware, including SBCs, NAS, old PCs, or enterprise-grade rigs. This flexibility also extends to the software side of the equation.

If you're a Windows Insider, every month can be exciting, as you can try out new features and changes almost every week through beta builds. While improvements are welcome, some are more impactful than others and can change the way Windows works.

Most people know OctoPrint as a must-have for 3D printer users. It provides remote access, easy file uploads, and powerful plugin support. But lately, I’ve been using it for something a little different: controlling my diode and IR laser engraver. OctoPrint isn’t officially designed for that task, but with the correct setup and expectations, it works surprisingly well.