This report comes from Business Insider and, in essence, says that we’re going to get ads inside of F2P titles at some point in the future as Microsoft is developing technologies to do so. This new program will boost Xbox’s limited ad inventory by adding more games that brands can advertise in and allowing more developers to sell ad space. According to BI’s sources, Microsoft could implement this feature as soon as this year’s third quarter....

For those of you not as crazy about robovacs as some of us (ahem…), or if you missed this mega piece of news last month, Roborock S7 MaxV Ultra isn’t your regular smart floor cleaner. The product can empty its dustbin, refill the mop tank, and wash its mop. This means no more hassle-full chore of maintaining, emptying, and cleaning the vacuum or washing its mops. One of the biggest everyday problems with a 2-in-1 vacuum cleaner is carpets… If you have an area covered with a rug or a carpet and no way for the robovac to bypass it, it will just vacuum the area until the carpet boundary, and for the rest of the area to be cleaned, you will need to manually lift the vacuum and place it on the other side of the carpet-island (as we call it)....

According to a tip from Yogesh Brar, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 is going to be as powerful as you would expect. The device is expected to ship with a Snapdragon 8 Plus Gen 1, 12 to 16 gigs of RAM, and a choice between 256 or 512GB of storage. Safe to say, you are going to have an impressive device with powerful specs all around. The Galaxy Z Fold 4 Feels a Lot Similar to the Predecessor Additionally, the Galaxy Z Fold 4 is said to have a 4,400 mAh battery and just 25W fast charging, which might be a disappointment for a lot of people....

Samsung Likely Wants to Maintain Market Share of Exynos Chipsets, Choosing MediaTek’s Solutions May Diminish Samsung’s Capabilities as a Chip Maker Though the Dimensity 9000 is a better solution than the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and Exynos 2200 since it is made on a better architecture, Samsung reportedly has no intentions of using it in the upcoming Galaxy S22 FE according to @chunvn8888 on Twitter. Shortly after, Yogesh Brar replied on the thread that the South Korean giant would not use future MediaTek chipsets in upcoming devices, implying that the Galaxy S23 will ship with either an Exynos or Snapdragon solution....

While most of you will make do with a Wi-Fi iPad, since it is the best choice for the average user, but a cellular iPad takes the experience to a whole new level. Instead of relying on a nearby Wi-Fi hotspot, you can take your iPad anywhere with you and you’ll be forever connected, as long as there’s a cellular signal, of course. If you too want to experience Apple’s cellular iPad, then you can do so while saving nearly $60 or $59....

In 2020, Ninja Theory only talked a bit about the Icelandic setting and the journey of ‘hundreds of miles’ protagonist Senua would have to face. Fast forward another year, and in June 2021, we learned that the game wasn’t even in full production yet. Ninja Theory boss Tameem Antoniades said the studio wanted to make something extra special for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, which meant doing extensive research and even getting actress Melina Juergens to train for two years so that combat would be more real and brutal....

In the latest reveal by Momomo_US, we get to know about two additional SKUs which are in addition to the ones that have already leaked out. The list of processors from the published tweet from 188号 include: Core i9-13900HK Core i7-13700H Core i7-13620H Core i5-13420H — 188号 (@momomo_us) October 22, 2022 The last two (Core i7-13620H & Core i5-13620H) are new to the list of 13th Gen Raptor Lake CPUs from Intel....

With Google halting support and discontinuing their cloud-based gaming platform, Stadia, earlier this month, SHADOW recognizes the demand for gamers looking for an alternative service where they can play their favorite games using a powerful PC remotely. SHADOW’s new Power Upgrade features an AMD EPYC 7543P processor with four cores across eight threads. The graphics card available to users via the cloud at launch will be the NVIDIA RTX A4500, an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070-class GPU designed for professionals and cloud computing....

Shiba Inu (SHIB), a Dogecoin-inspired decentralized cryptocurrency, is in a tailspin right now along with the rest of the crypto sphere. While the SHIB coin’s bulls consider the ongoing carnage as a transitory blip, the project’s developers need to introduce a sizable and systemic supply burn regime to create an endogenous and sustainable upward price ramp. Crypto Malaise: A Story of Confounding Correlations It was not that far back when cryptocurrencies were universally lauded as a near-perfect asset class beyond the control of any centralized authority....

The Monster Hunter Collaboration Pack DLC will release on November 14th, and it will introduce Rathalos and Felyne Rathalos costumes for Sonic and a BBQ Split which grants access to a meat grilling minigame to power Sonic up. Sonic the Hedgehog and Monster Hunter mashing up is not exactly a new thing, as content inspired by the classic SEGA series made its way to Monster Hunter Rise a few months back, and with this DLC coming to Sonic Frontiers, it definitely looks like SEGA and CAPCOM are far from done with their collaborations....

Save 37% on the Great Sony WH-CH510 Wireless Headphones with 35 Hours of Battery Life, USB-C and Swivel Design for Easy Travel If you are looking for a great pair of headphones for yourself or something to gift to someone this Christmas then you are in for a treat with the Sony CH510 headphones. There are no special discount codes or coupons needed to get the discounted price of $38 either....

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation’s (SpaceX) plans to conduct an orbital test flight of its Starship next-generation launch vehicle system were dealt a blow on Monday when the company’s booster prototype sitting on the launch pad in Boca Chica, Texas faced an anomaly resulting in an explosion. SpaceX has rolled out Starship’s first stage booster, dubbed Booster 7 and the upper stage spacecraft to the pad as it aims to conduct a series of tests to verify their systems before launching them to orbit later this year and land both of them to demonstrate reusability with what will be the world’s largest rocket once operational....

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation’s (SpaceX) bid to launch its Starship next generation rocket to orbit as part of a test flight faced a major setback earlier this week after the rocket’s first stage booster saw a massive explosion take place due to a fuel-rich air mixture. The explosion did not damage the booster or the surrounding launch tower, but the company will have to transport the rocket back to its heavy bay from the launch site in Boca Chica, Texas in order to inspect the engine and ensure that they are prepared for pre-launch testing....

The Steam Deck is currently being rolled out throughout the year to those that have pre-ordered it, and various titles have been confirmed as “Steam Deck Verified”. This distinction is given to games that can fully function on the Steam Deck as is (you can just install it and run without any problems). Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered is one such case as of earlier today, thanks to an announcement from Insomniac Games themselves....

On the PC side of things, players have already begun to mod the game and make various changes. One such change actually fully replaces your cat with Spyro the Dragon (in his Reignited Trilogy incarnation), allowing you to explore the game’s world as Spyro (another IP that ultimately has to be put aside thanks to Toys for Bob being assigned to Call of Duty). The mod’s creator is known as MrMarco1003, and he’s also done various character model replacements in other games, such as Crash Bandicoot in Kingdom Hearts II....

However, that tide might change as a new trademark suggests a project related to Parasite Eve might be coming soon. This trademark was filed on October 13 in Japan (Thanks, Gematsu), and it pertains to a term related to the series as a whole. The trademark is filed for the name “SYMBIOGENESIS,” which involves computer game software and merchandise distribution protections. Now, what’s the meaning of Symbiogenesis? Also known as “endosymbiotic theory,” this is the evolutionary theory whereby two separate organisms combine to form a single new organism....

The news of its delay (alongside that of Arkane’s Redfall) out of the symbolic 11-11-2022 release date certainly hit fans hard, but now there might be an indication that Starfield isn’t that far away after all. On the thriving GamingLeaksandRumours subreddit, user ganndalf posted a screengrab showing Starfield’s expected release window to be early 2023. The image was taken on the Game Pass site, though we weren’t able to get the same message when we tried to go there....

Space Exploration Technologies Corporation’s (SpaceX) Starlink satellite internet constellation continues its back and forth with rivals in a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) proceeding. Starlink has currently requested the FCC to allow it to launch second-generation (Gen2) satellites with SpaceX’s Starship next-generation rocket in order to rapidly build out a constellation consisting of tens of thousands of satellites. Its rivals in the satellite internet industry have responded to these plans with a host of concerns, ranging from accusations of improper regulatory procedures to insufficient data....

So, what kind of third-party reveals can we expect? Will we only be seeing smaller indie-type games, or can we expect a major reveal or two? Well, according to wanton leaker Jeff Grubb, the full reveal of Street Fighter 6 is likely something included in the show. Grubb was one of the ones who predicted a State of Play in early June, so that might add a bit of credence to these latest rumors....

Intriguingly, PC users can also enable ray tracing simply by adding -dx12 as a launch parameter on Steam. As you can see in the comparison shots below, this adds ray traced reflections, shadows, and ambient occlusion to Stray. Stray seems a great fit for ray tracing, given that it is set in a cyberpunk-like city populated only by robots and machines. Unfortunately, the game does not support any image reconstruction techniques like NVIDIA’s Deep Learning Super Sampling or AMD’s FidelityFX Super Resolution....