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PlayStation plans to update the PS5 Pro with FSR 4-like technology in the near future

The PlayStation 5 Pro has always been a machine for hardcore graphical enthusiasts, with a hefty $700 price tag and proprietary upscaling technology called PlayStation Spectral Super Resolution (PSSR). PlayStation is now doubling down on that market by making the PS5 Pro even more of a technological powerhouse by implementing something more like AMD’s recent FSR 4 technology in 2026. The news comes from tech site Digital Foundry’s interview with PlayStation technology guru and lead

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What you need to know about Manus, the new AI agentic system from China hailed as a second ‘DeepSeek moment’

Join our daily and weekly newsletters for the latest updates and exclusive content on industry-leading AI coverage. Learn More Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: A little-known Chinese startup is making waves globally for an impressive new AI product. No, we’re not talking about DeepSeek-R1, the AI reasoning model that made waves among western AI circles earlier this year. Instead, the hot new product du jour is Manus, a new AI multipurpose agent

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Reality Games raises $4.7M for location-based Monopoly World

Reality Games has closed a $4.7 million seed round to accelerate the development of its location-based real-world Monopoly game. The title is powered by big data, AI, and geolocation technology. This funding marks a milestone in bringing the iconic Monopoly brand into the hands of more mobile players worldwide. It aims to transform how they interact with real-world properties and digital assets. The funding comes from a combination of angel investors and strategic backers, including

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Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding 2 debuts June 26 on PlayStation

Hideo Kojima announced at his SXSW keynote talk that Kojima Productions’ Death Stranding 2 will debut on June 26, 2025 on PlayStation. Sony also announced there will be a collector’s edition (at PlayStation.com, and preorders begin on March 17). Norman Reedus (who plays the lead character Sam in Death Stranding and Death Stranding 2) joined Kojima on stage. Kojima also showed a nearly 10-minute trailer of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, with tons of

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Blending the worlds of hardware, games and creators in gaming PCs | Jo Tan interview

The PC has always been everything to everybody. HP is very focused on selling AI PCs, as evidenced by its lineup in January at the CES 2025 tech trade show in Las Vegas. And yet the PC is also the platform of choice for content creators and gamers. Players are crossing lines from just being passively entertained to creating their own custom games with the help of AI. Blending all the necessary tools together to

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The 12 finalists for the World Video Game Hall of Fame

The Strong’s World Video Game Hall of Fame released this week the 12 finalists for induction into the esteemed list of impactful games. The titles include Age of Empires, Angry Birds, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare, Defender, Frogger, Golden Eye, Golden Tee, Harvest Moon, Mattel Football, Quake, NBA 2K, and Tamagotchi. “This year’s finalists span the decades and range from arcade classics to one of the most popular mobile games of all time,” says Jon-Paul C. Dyson,

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