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'I took those files and deleted them': Former Sims 4 developer says he totally rewrote the sims' AI in the middle of development and 'that was a scary thing to do'

The Sims 4's original lead AI programmer says he pitched the entire AI system not long before alpha and rewrote it from scratch.

NVIDIA DLSS 5 has become the source of many memes as the backlash continues

Oh deary me, NVIDIA have a bit of a wildfire on their hands here, with NVIDIA DLSS 5 being compared with AI generated slop "art".Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

The DLSS 5 memes are in full swing, so here are the ones that tickled me the most

Did Resi really need the Face App treatment?

Helldivers 2 update is set to unleash new missions to combat Illuminate alien exostorms and battle some fresh squid enemies this week

Following the battle against the Automatons over Cyberstan, another of Helldivers 2's factions is getting some new additions later this week. The Illuminate - technologically advanced alien squids for the uninitiated - are set to have their ranks bolstered by fresh troops and will start to unleash exostorms you'll be tasked with containing via new missions. Read more

Combine spells to solve puzzles in the wonderful Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times - out now

Rhell: Warped Worlds & Troubled Times from developer SlugGlove is a wonderful adventure about overcoming puzzles with its unique spell system.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

World of Warcraft's Pringles mount promo goes horribly wrong, and Blizzard's response has left players divided

Blizzard’s latest World of Warcraft promotion has hit a snag, as bad actors scoop up all of the limited edition Thunder-Ridged Elekk mounts.

Winnie's Hole gets bigger and easier to play with on the go in a fresh update

Winnie's Hole is one of my current indie favourites from the creators of Ring of Pain, with you infecting the classic Winnie-the-Pooh character.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

A native port of the GameCube Animal Crossing has made its way to PC, which means all other cozy games are cancelled as nothing else matters

Let's revisit the game where all your villagers bully you.

Nvidia DLSS 5’s AI filter turns all your favourite Resident Evil Requiem characters into yassified Instagram models

Oh, it wasn’t a dream. Nvidia really did announce DLSS 5 last night, its central feature not being better upscaling or frame generation but a "real-time neural rendering model that infuses pixels with photoreal lighting and materials." In practice, the primary function of this model appears to be looksmaxxing, transforming Resident Evil Requiem’s traumatised wallflower Grace into a smouldering ScarJo lookalike and, erm, lightening the skin of Starfield’s PoC characters. DLSS 5

Intel launch Core Ultra 200HX Plus series mobile processors and a "Binary Optimization Tool"

More hardware and software releases from Intel today with the launch of the Intel Core Ultra 200HX Plus series and their new "Binary Optimization Tool".Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Nvidia's new Vera CPU has been designed for 'extremely high' single-core performance, but it's not coming to the PC for now

Dare we hope that those Olympus cores turn up in a future PC chip?

EndeavourOS Titan released, devs comment on age verification laws

The Arch-based Linux distribution EndeavourOS Titan is out now, bringing with it plenty of nice sounding upgrades and some comments on age verification.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

MSI plan 15-30% price hikes for their hardware, report claims, as the memory crisis' consequences continue to rumble back to your wallet

RAMnarök, the ongoing memory shortage which keeps fuelling price hikes and has had us watching whether Steam Decks are out of stock like hawks, continues to cause headaches. MSI are reportedly planning to hike up the prices of their hardware by 15 to 30% as a result of the shortages. Read more

Nvidia's DLSS 5 looks like an AI slop filter, but at least it's spawned some extraordinary memes

Nvidia’s DLSS 5 rendering mode boasts impressive features, but its uncanny valley AI look is already being roasted relentlessly online.

Base-building tower defense game Vectorio gets a massive upgrade a year in the making

The 0.3 update for Vectorio is finally here, after a year of work from BN Games to overhaul practically everything and it sounds awesome.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

If you miss GPU-Z on Linux check out the new GPU-T

GPU-Z is a popular Windows app to give you a simple readout of your graphics card, and a new Linux alternative GPU-T was announced recently.Read the full article on GamingOnLinux.

Arc Raiders' new update puts the Il Toro in its place (a grave) at long last: 'This is an adjustment many of you requested'

The cheeky Energy Clip money-making exploit has also been patched up.

Apple - Nach mehr als 5 Jahren kommen die AirPods Max 2 - Was hat sich verbessert?

Mehr als 5 Jahre mussten Nutzer auf die Nachfolger der AirPods Max warten. Wir zeigen euch im Detail, was die neuen Kopfhörer so anders machen.

An experimental Marathon duos mode is set to rock up for just two weeks, with Bungie warning "some things will be a bit jank"

Marathon's set to see how well it can cater to folks who only have one friend, with Bungie having announced plans to add an experimental duos mode to the extraction shooter. It'll stick around for two weeks or so, be "a bit jank", and hopefully give the studio a firm idea of whether they should put resources into developing a fully fleshed-out version of paired play going forwards. Read more

DLSS 5 - Auf diesen Grafikkarten wird es wohl laufen [Anzeige]

NVIDIA hat jetzt DLSS 5 vorgestellt und damit alles gesprengt, was ich erwartet hätte. Die Fachpresse zeigt sich begeistert und verspricht den größten Grafiksprung seit Jahren. Ich zeige euch, auf welchen Grafikkarten DLSS 5 wohl laufen wird.

Overcooked 2 is a divorce-starting and chaotic co-op game, and this party gem is cheaper than ever

Overcooked 2’s food-making chaos makes it an excellent co-op game for family and friends, and this indie is cheaper than ever right now at Fanatical.

Corsair - Ich liebe meine mechanische Tastatur, aber es gibt eine noch bessere Version! [Anzeige]

Ich nutze die Corsair K100 RGB inzwischen seit mehreren Jahren – und bis heute hat es keine andere Gaming-Tastatur geschafft, sie für mich zu übertreffen. Bei Amazon gibt es aktuell die sogar noch bessere, kabellose Air-Version zu einem richtig attraktiven Preis.

NVIDIA DLSS 5 im Trailer: KI macht jetzt Spiele schöner?

Trivia - 1993 hat Microsoft mit Encarta das Wissen digitalisiert – am Ende wurde die Software selbst von der Digitalisierung überholt

In den 1990ern brachte Encarta Wissen auf CD-ROMs in Millionen Haushalte – und bereitete ungewollt den Weg für eine noch radikalere Idee.