Modder Renan Maniero extracted a new DLSS 5 Neural Rendering build (310.9.16.0) from NBA 2K27 and enabled it in games that don't officially support DLSS 5. Testing by Gaming Optimized on X found the new model up to 90% faster than the previous build in The Witcher 3, with Nvidia stating the model is 24% smaller, uses 20% less VRAM at 4K, and processes workloads up to 2x faster. The new driver file retains the older model as Preset A alongside the new model as Preset B, making side-by-side comparisons easier.
Representative Ritchie Torres of New York has introduced the Power To The Players Act, which would direct the FTC to create rules ensuring buyers actually own games they pay for rather than merely licensing them. The bill also would require developers to add offline modes before shutting down servers that games depend on. Torres cited NBA 2K25, which 2K is delisting and cutting server support for by December 31st, as an example of the problem.
A report describes an upcoming Apple feature called HomeView, aimed at improving how users control smart home devices. The coverage frames it as a response to long-standing complaints about cluttered apps and intrusive ads in existing smart home software.
Sony has filed a patent for an AI system that predicts a game's next frame using the most recently completed frame, optional motion vectors, and recent controller input, rather than waiting for two finished frames as some frame-generation methods do. The system runs a jointly trained encoder-decoder alongside the graphics pipeline, generating a predicted frame while the GPU renders the next one. The filing includes no performance data on latency or visual quality.
Voicemod has released the Key Pocket, a magnetic clip-on soundboard device priced at $130 that lets users switch voices and sound effects while gaming or streaming on phones, tablets and consoles. The device pairs with Voicemod's app, processing voice changes locally in real time, and offers access to over 200 original voices, 76,000 community-made voices and 800,000 sounds. It works across platforms including PS4/PS5, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch 2 and Meta Quest headsets via USB-C, 3.5mm or Bluetooth.
Consumers looking to offload an old PlayStation console have three main options: trading it in at big-box retailers like Best Buy, Amazon or GameStop; selling to buyback services such as Back Market Trade-in; or listing it on marketplaces like Swappa and eBay. Each option trades off convenience against payout, with retailers often paying only in store credit and marketplaces requiring more effort but yielding higher cash returns.
A hardware enthusiast who goes by Throaty Mumbo has built an experimental system called GCVHS that lets VHS tapes power playable versions of Doom and Super Mario Bros. The project draws inspiration from Worlds of Wonder's 1987 Action Max, a VHS-and-light-gun console, though the games aren't run directly off tape in the simplistic way that implies.
A programmer writes that despite AI tools changing the economics of professional coding, hand-writing code for personal projects like a Breakout clone or exploring type theory in Java remains enjoyable and valuable in its own right. The author distinguishes between work, where AI can now one-shot many tasks, and leisure programming, which they pursue purely for the satisfaction of problem-solving and learning.
MP1st published leaked gameplay and placeholder footage of what it describes as a canceled Assassin's Creed title called Assassin's Creed Destiny, reportedly developed by Ubisoft with Tencent and set in 206 BCE China during the Qin Empire. The footage shows wall-scaling, stealth kills, and combat options including an umbrella weapon, but the game appears to have been scrapped before release.
Director Francis Lawrence is set to adapt Pierce Brown's sci-fi novel 'Red Rising' for film. He will take on the project after completing work on the next 'Hunger Games' movie.
CD Projekt Red has indicated that an upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 movie will not directly adapt the game's plot, but instead add new stories set within its world. The studio wants film and other media tie-ins to broaden the universe rather than lock in a single canonical version of events.
Samsung Galaxy phones running One UI 6.1.1 or later come with Auto Blocker enabled automatically, a feature that filters risky apps, USB commands and messages in the background. It blocks sideloaded apps and installs from outside the Google Play Store or Samsung Galaxy Store unless users manually adjust the setting. Epic Games previously sued Samsung, arguing the feature made installing third-party apps like its own store unnecessarily difficult.
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