Thanks to AI-generated content the internet sure has been showing me some weird stuff lately. That includes the obvious things like images with far too many fingers and teeth, but also uncanny valley horrors like the recurring face of Loab. This time, AI has delivered us a pizza commercial that might just be more terrifying and hilarious than anything Loab could offer.

Tom’s Hardware spotted the video on Pizza Later’s YouTube showcasing this wonderful effort in AI. The video is an absolutel smorgasbord of uncanny treats as it advertises the hippest new pizza place around: Pepperoni Hug Spot. I don’t want to ruin the experience too much, but get ready to see people eat pizza in a totally normal and cool way.

Over on Twitter, Pizza Later explains a little about the process beh…

When I was a kid, I used to boot-up multiplayer maps in games like Counter-Strike and Unreal Tournament and wander around them alone. I loved exploring the design of spaces like Facing Worlds and de_dust2, but was less enthused by the other people trying to kill me in them. I like my FPS enemies to be distinctly non-human, able to blast me into a quivering chunk of meat, but unable to call me “n00b” afterwards.

So it was with considerable joy that I learned about the Remix Jam map pack. It’s the result of a recent level design jam, whereby Quake mappers have taken iconic multiplayer maps, and redesigned them to work as single-player levels. The result is a 30-map Quake episode that takes you on a whistle-stop tour of multiplayer shooter history, with dozens of enemies to …

Wave goodbye to GeForce Experience, the new Nvidia App is set to replace it once it’s out of beta. The new desktop application for GeForce graphics cards features an updated look and feel, new features, and no login requirement, and it’s expected to eventually consume the Nvidia Control Panel, too.

The Nvidia App launches in beta today, February 22, and will replace GeForce Experience. Here’s what’s new:

• Overhauled UI
• No login requirement
• New in-game overlay
• Shadowplay 120fps support
• Per-game profile settings from the Nvidia Control Panel
• RTX HDR support
• RTX Dynamic Vibrance filter

Open the app up and you’ll find five new tabs available to you on the left-hand side of the screen: Home, Drivers, Graphics, Redeem…

You’d be forgiven for not remembering that a new BioShock sequel is still in the works, given it was first announced all the way back in 2019. Since then, both publisher 2K Games and developer Cloud Chamber (a newly formed studio built for this game specifically) have stayed surprisingly quiet about it. 

That doesn’t mean we’ve heard nothing, however. Like Rapture’s ceilings, the project has supposedly sprung a few leaks over the years, with one rumour claiming it’s set in 1960s Antarctica. Now it looks like we may even have an actual screenshot of it.

The image has been revealed by games site MP1ST, who claim it originates with a visual effects artist at 2K. According to them, it’s from “a demo featured in a 2021 reel” (presumably included in their portfolio). It inclu…

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The old TV-as-PC-monitor thing used to come with a whole hill of compromises. These days, any self-respecting TV does 4K at 120Hz, variable refresh, low latency, the works. Which makes it all the harder to ignore some of the best Cyber Monday deals on OLED TVs right now. One thing’s for sure, they make OLED PC monitors seem hideously overpriced.

How so? Well, you can have the 42-inch version of …

Breeze through your daily Wordle with today’s hint, designed to give your guesses a little guidance while still leaving all the fun puzzle-solving business to you. Or take a quick trip straight to the answer to the July 9 (1116) Wordle if you’d prefer—your game, your win.

Tuesday’s Wordle built itself up quite nicely for me, every new line offering just a little bit more of the answer. I wouldn’t exactly call the clues I unearthed generous, but it was always clear I was on the right track and every guess was leading me in the right direction. With a bit of luck, I’ll have an equally easygoing game tomorrow.

Today’s Wordle hint

Wordle today: A hint for Tuesday, July 9

Any unpleasantly harsh sound could be described using this word. Police si…

Congratulations, you’re about to win today’s Wordle. Whether you want to rush straight to the daily answer, get a helpful little nudge from today’s clue, or spend some time reading a guide designed to not only make the February 26 (617) Wordle but every Wordle more successful is entirely up to you.

Well, that was very nearly a disaster. I found the first slot’s green nice and early, but all the yellows I came across along the way just didn’t seem to fit. I ended up winning mostly because I had nothing else left to try rather than because I’d actually figured it out.

Wordle hint

A Wordle hint for Sunday, February 26

Any edible thick, sweet, liquid-like substance could be referred to as today’s answer. Maple, golden, and even cough, variants of thi…

This weekend a tweet from the Super Pod Saga podcast went viral, asking simply: “What is the most useless piece of video game knowledge you know?”

It turns out that people have remembered a lot of bizarre, funny and in some cases amazing pieces of trivia, the kind of knowledge that you’re very unlikely to stumble across outside of a thread like this. We open with this absolute stunner from Jan Bart van Beek, the studio director and art director at Guerrilla Games.

This does need one caveat. Tiger Woods’ last game as the face of EA’s PGA Tour was in 2013, after which the series would take a year’s hiatus before returning with the first entry on the Frostbite Engine: Rory McIlroy’s PGA Tour (in 2015), which doesn’t feature Woods as his ranking had plummeted so badly. Of course…

Warner Bros. CEO David Zaslav has set out the company’s plans for the future, and, surprise surprise, there’s yet more live service stuff on the horizon. 

The company’s latest ambitions were revealed in an earnings call yesterday (thanks, Eurogamer). Zaslav states: “We recognize that we can do a better job of managing and maximizing the value of our blue chip franchises like Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, and Superman.”

He then goes on to say that the company’s “focus is on transforming our biggest franchises from largely console and PC based with three-four year release schedules to [including] more always on gameplay through live services, multiplatform and free-to-play extensions.” The goal? “More players spending more time on more platforms.”

Earlier in the ca…