| The Morning After: You might be able to upgrade your PS5 SSD this summer Posted: 26 Feb 2021 04:45 AM PST  Sony's big PlayStation State of Play presentation gave me everything I needed: lots of Final Fantasy VII Remake news. Aside from that Mat-specific part of the showcase (a new chunk of DLC alongside a free PS5 upgrade with a terrible name, an FF7 batt... |
| Hasbro is making Transformers and My Little Pony adaptations for Netflix Posted: 26 Feb 2021 04:05 AM PST  Hasbro is known for making action figures for Marvel and Disney films, but after acquiring Peppa Pig producer Entertainment One (eOne), it plans to make movies and TV shows out of its own toys and games. The company has announced a slew of new projec... |
| The 8-quart Instant Pot Duo Evo Plus is just $90 at Amazon Posted: 26 Feb 2021 03:54 AM PST  Many of us have been forced to improve our culinary skills while biding our time indoors. But if you're finding yourself routinely making the same meals, one way to kick things up a notch is to add an Instant Pot to your appliance arsenal. The mu... |
| Toys for Bob details 'Crash Bandicoot 4' upgrades for the PS5 Posted: 26 Feb 2021 03:25 AM PST  The PS5 version of Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time is almost upon us. On March 12th, you'll be able to accompany the genetically enhanced marsupial in his adventures on the new console, and you can do so in native 4K at 60 frames per second. A... |
| TikTok will pay $92 million to settle class-action data harvesting lawsuit Posted: 26 Feb 2021 02:50 AM PST  TikTok has agreed to pay $92 million to settle dozens of lawsuits, many from minors, alleging it amassed users' personal data without consent and sold it to advertisers, reports NPR. The proposed settlement, described as one of the "largest... |
| PlayStation 5 SSD expansion will reportedly be unlocked this summer Posted: 26 Feb 2021 01:53 AM PST  Considering the bloated sizes of recent games like Call of Duty and Cyberpunk 2077 (250GB just for those two), the PlayStation 5's 825GB internal SSD seems pretty miniscule. Now, there's word that you'll finally be able to put another dri... |
| EA's upcoming Dragon Age game won't feature multiplayer after all Posted: 26 Feb 2021 01:25 AM PST  The next Dragon Age game will no longer have any multiplayer components as originally planned, according to a report from Bloomberg. Electronic Arts (EA) and its developer, Bioware, have reportedly made a U-turn and transformed it into a single playe... |
| Oculus Quest 2 and Portal devices now respond to 'Hey Facebook' Posted: 26 Feb 2021 12:55 AM PST  You can now issue voice commands for the Quest 2 and the Portal video chat devices by prefacing them with "Hey Facebook." Oculus launched voice commands for the Quest last year, but you'd still have to press the "Voice Commands&quo... |
| 'Final Fantasy VII Remake' soundtrack comes to streaming services today Posted: 26 Feb 2021 12:09 AM PST  Square Enix's Final Fantasy VII Remake is getting a new-gen PS5 upgrade and an additional episode, as well as two mobile spinoffs. Now fans of the game will be able to easily take the music with them, as the Final Fantasy VII Remake soundtrack pr... |
| 'Animal Crossing: New Leaf' Sanrio collab brings Hello Kitty items to your town Posted: 25 Feb 2021 08:42 PM PST  Those Animal Crossing: New Leaf-Sanrio collaboration amiibo cards, which were only previously available in Japan and the EU, are finally arriving in the US on March 26th. Nintendo first announced their stateside release back in January, but now the c... |
| Two FFVII mobile games are on the way, including a battle royale title Posted: 25 Feb 2021 07:56 PM PST  PS5 upgrades and an extra mission for the Remake aren't the only Final Fantasy VII reveals today, as Square Enix also announced two mobile games that take place in the same setting. Final Fantasy VII Ever Crisis should feel familiar to fans with... |
| Pixar-like PS4, PS5 and PC game 'Kena: Bridge of Spirits' lands in August Posted: 25 Feb 2021 05:02 PM PST  A comment from YouTube user Midoriya on the recent trailer for Kena: Bridge of Spirits sums the whole thing up perfectly: "Bruh this game looks like a whole Pixar movie." Kena: Bridge of Spirits is a narrative-driven action-adventure game f... |
| See 'Solar Ash' in action for the first time in a PS5 gameplay video Posted: 25 Feb 2021 03:58 PM PST  Solar Ash is poised to be a fast-paced, smooth-as-silk action platformer from Hyper Light Drifter studio Heart Machine, and now there's a trailer to prove it. Heart Machine first showed off Solar Ash in June during Sony's big PlayStation 5 g... |
| Sony is shutting down Knack and 'The Last Guardian' developer Japan Studio Posted: 25 Feb 2021 03:48 PM PST  Sony is reportedly shutting down its oldest in-house developer. According to VGC, the company hasn't been renewing the contracts of many of the employees at Japan Studio. The developer is best known for its work on franchises like Gravity Rush, A... |
| 'Sifu' brings stylish kung fu action to PlayStation and PC later this year Posted: 25 Feb 2021 03:04 PM PST  Sloclap, the studio behind the beautiful but flawed Absolver, is taking another crack at making the perfect kung fu game. We got to see a minute-long preview of its latest project, Sifu, during Sony's recent State of Play presentation. In a scene... |
| 'Oddworld: Soulstorm' will really, finally hit PS4, PS5 and PC on April 6th Posted: 25 Feb 2021 02:53 PM PST  Oddworld: Soulstorm is set to come to PlayStation 4, PS5 and the Epic Games Store on April 6th. Yes, really. At least, that's what Lorne Lanning, the creator of the series, said during today's State of Play livestream. Oddworld: Soulstorm is... |
| 'Final Fantasy VII Remake: Intergrade' arrives on PS5 June 10th Posted: 25 Feb 2021 02:48 PM PST  Final Fantasy VII Remake was already one of the prettiest games you could play on any current or previous generation console, and now it's about to look even better. Square Enix is working on an enhanced PlayStation 5 port of the game it plans to... |
| Xbox Live outage cut off players for over six hours Posted: 25 Feb 2021 02:04 PM PST  Just as the folks at Sony preview the future with their latest State of Play event, Xbox players are unable to login at all, as the online service is suffering a major outage. The latest update from 5 PM ET indicates Microsoft is working on the issue... |
| Watch the PS4 and PS5 State of Play stream right here at 5PM ET Posted: 25 Feb 2021 01:34 PM PST  PlayStation's State of Play livestream returns today at 5PM ET with a 30-minute broadcast — "give or take," according to Sony — featuring details on 10 upcoming PS4 and PS5 games. This includes new game announcements, and updates on thi... |
| Twitch won't air any more of Amazon's anti-union ads Posted: 25 Feb 2021 01:27 PM PST  Ahead of March 29th, Amazon warehouse workers in Bessemer, Alabama have an important decision to make. They need to decide whether to unionize. And as you can imagine, the company they work for is doing everything in its power to convince them to vot... |
| Facebook agrees to some policy changes in response to Oversight Board recommendations Posted: 25 Feb 2021 01:08 PM PST  Facebook has agreed to tweak some of its policies in response to recommendations from the Oversight Board. The board issued its first round of decisions of content moderation decisions last month, in a series of rulings that overturned some of Facebo... |
| 'Destiny 2: The Witch Queen' expansion has been delayed until 2022 Posted: 25 Feb 2021 12:15 PM PST  The next Destiny 2 expansion won't be released this year. Bungie says it's delaying The Witch Queen to 2022, partly due to complications arising from the COVID-19 pandemic. "With COVID-19 keeping us away from the office, and the large am... |
| 'System Shock' remake will land this summer after five torturous years Posted: 25 Feb 2021 11:48 AM PST  After the better part of five years in development, System Shock is finally coming out. In an update over on the project's Kickstarter page, developer Nightdive Studios said it plans to release its remake of the 1994 PC classic sometime in "late summ... |
| Twitter is working on a 'Safety mode' that will automatically block mean tweets Posted: 25 Feb 2021 11:24 AM PST  Twitter is working on a new tool that will automatically detect and block abusive accounts for users, the company said during its recent 2021 Analyst Day presentation. Twitter didn't provide a lot of details on the feature. However, two screensho... |
| Amazon Music lands on Google TV and Android TV devices Posted: 25 Feb 2021 10:53 AM PST  Amazon Music is now available on Google TV and Android TV devices. Users in the US, UK, Canada, Brazil, Mexico, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, India, Japan and Australia will be able to stream music from the service through TVs, set-top boxes, game c... |
