In a ruling which may be seen as a win for both sides, California’s Judge Gonzalez-Rogers decided that Apple was free to control the payment system of its own platform, as Epic had failed to prove the iPhone maker held a monopoly as defined by antitrust laws. However, Gonzalez-Rogers also decided Apple could not block developers linking out to alternative payment methods from within apps, as that would constitute “anti-competitive conduct” under state law....

These challenges, which are of course Christmas-themed, are only available for a limited time. Thankfully for these tasks, which include the activity to warm yourself at the Yule Log in the Cozy Lodge and collect Toy Biplanes at Condo Canyon, Greasy Grove or Sleep Sound, the rollout happens gradually, which means that you don’t have to worry about all of them at once. Completing this challenge will also reward you with 18k XP, which will help you unlock rewards from the first Chapter 3 Battle Pass....

A lot of people get excited by the DNA of - your CV is hugely impressive, as is the rest of the teams’. How does that British racing scene DNA manifest itself in there? Colin Berry: I mean, it’s obviously there. It’s interesting, you know, this is not just myself - there’s probably about a dozen people at Lucid who I’ve worked with it three or four different times before - there’s a good half of the staff who were either at Bizarre or Sony Liverpool or Evolution, or a mix of all three....

The Age of Conan and Conan Exiles developer - now owned by Tencent - bought Cabinet Group, which held dozens of intellectual properties, including Conan the Barbarian, Mutant Year Zero and Solomon Kane. It plans to merge these intellectual properties into the IP studio Heroic Signatures. Funcom CEO Rui Casais discussed one unannounced project already in development: “We are currently overseeing the development of an unannounced game which will combine many of the characters in the Robert E....

Walther is widely known for their detailed and excellent Bloodborne PSX demake, and has been working on the racing project since March. Their latest update shows off Gehrman, the elderly gentleman who hangs around the workshop inside the Hunter’s Dream, though I suspect he’s been modding his ride a bit. Gehrman races in the wheelchair he uses in-game, still holding onto his cane, but he now has a massive engine strapped to the back of it to propel him around....

There are some semi-permanent active codes in Genshin Impact, whereas others, like livestream codes, will only work for 24 hours (and are limited) before they expire. As there usually isn’t any warning before a working code expires, it’s best to know how to redeem codes in Genshin Impact and use all active January 2023 codes as soon as possible. On this page: Genshin Impact 3.4 livestream codes As with every special program, there were three new codes provided during the 3....

Every nation in Genshin Impact has its own Reputation quests and rewards, and Sumeru is no different. You’ll need to complete Bounties, Requests, explore the land, and complete Sumeru-specific quests to increase your Reputation and earn some unique rewards. However, once you get to Sumeru in Genshin Impact, it’s not immediately obvious how to unlock Sumeru Reputation, so we’ve detailed exactly how below, along with all of the Sumeru Reputation quests and rewards....

With this level of hardware, you can expect great performance at 1080p. You’ll get over 200fps in esports titles like Fortnite and Valorant, while AAA games like Call of Duty Black Ops Cold War run at ~120fps. Even in heavier games like Control and Battlefield 2042, you’ll have the ability to hit 60fps with ease at high settings - pretty impressive stuff for a laptop. Having an RTX card means you can enjoy the enhanced visuals of ray tracing, but more importantly you can use DLSS in supported games to boost frame-rates signficantly....

It’s a murder mystery but in reverse. You, in other words, are the murderer. You are Veronica Villensey, a fading starlet in the 1930s, and you’re sailing from England to New York with your husband in search of a new life. Money has deserted you back home. But the thing is, you don’t particularly like your husband, so you do the only reasonable thing and sling him overboard. Splosh! This is how the game begins....

Glitchhikers: The Spaces Between is a follow up to developer Silverstring Media’s 2014 title Glitchhikers: First Drive, and it captures the experience of the late night solitary journey, where reality seems to shift into the otherworldly. Expanding on the late night car journey from the original game, The Spaces Between takes you to an airport, on a wander through a park and a train. Throughout your travels, you’ll encounter hikers who engage you in conversations covering subjects spanning personal stories to discussions about fate and whether our lives are predetermined....

My ally is nowhere to be seen. Instead I’m in small squirrely rooms, keeping out of the path of patrolling guards, lurking in the dark, moving from one safe spot to the next. I need to get out, which might mean finding the objects needed to call a kind of grain elevator, and may mean busting my swordstick out of a nearby lockup. Gloomwood’s linear but roomy: like I say, immersive-sim territory....

There are currently some major plot spoilers making their way around the internet, following the apparent early release of the game’s artbook. I will not go into details of what they are here, I am sure if you are keen to know more you will be able to find out exactly what it is that has been revealed prematurely, but this leak has caused Gotham Knights’ executive producer to take to Twitter to complain about spoilers in general....

The Basilisk X Hyperspeed - as the name suggests - uses Razer’s HyperSpeed 2.4GHz wireless connectivity, which offers a reliable and indistinguishably low-latency connection compared to a wired mouse. You also have the option of Bluetooth to connect to devices without using a USB-C dongle, which is handy for phones, laptops, and desktop PCs, besides other devices. Elsewhere, the components here are very competitive for the price, including a powerful 16K DPI optical sensor which provides excellent tracking accuracy and efficient power usage, allowing the device to last 285 hours on 2....

It’s our first peek at the racer’s story mode - called Driven to Glory - ahead of its release on 25th February. You can check it out below: As Wes reported a little while back, the story mode was shot using the same tech Disney used to shoot The Mandalorian. It puts live-action actors such as Ncuti Gatwa (Eric Effiong in Sex Education) into their digital surroundings via LED screens....

Although the indie roguelike was only released for current-gen consoles last week, it’s surpassed every single competitor released on the new consoles since they debuted back in 2020, securing a top aggregated Metacritic score of 94 on Xbox Series X and 93 on PS5. Given the hundreds of titles that have been released on PS5 and Xbox Series X thus far it’s an incredible achievement, not least because for the former, Hades has secured an aggregate score higher than games like Demon’s Souls (92) and Borderlands 3 (91)....

It’s Final Fantasy meets Stardew Valley, with gameplay including tending to crops, befriending townspeople, and exploring dungeons. Concept art is by Isamu Kamikokuryo of Final Fantasy 12 fame, and music is by Go Shiina from the Tales series. Harvestella trailer The world contains four giant crystals called “Seaslight” that create a stable change between the four seasons. However, an abnormality has led to a fifth season - the “Quietus” - disrupting the land, causing crops to wither and die and preventing people from venturing outside....

Heardle is a music game inspired by Wordle - where instead of guessing a word, you hear the opening of a song, with each failed guess extending the preview to help you solve the title and artist in question. If you fail to guess once you have heard the complete preview, then you’ll break your streak - which is why discovering today’s Heardle answer is so important for players, especially as some song intros are more elusive than others....

The star of The Witcher and The Man from UNCLE stopped to chat with fans and staff during his recent visit to Games Workshop HQ, with many subsequently sharing their snapshots from the day on social media. Games Workshop citadel miniatures designer Darren Latham said Cavill was a “fantastic guy who REALLY loves Warhammer!” (thanks PC Gamer). While the exact reason for his visit is unclear, it has reignited hope among many for some kind of live action Warhammer adaptation (something Cavill has expressed an interest in in the past)....

No, I’m not talking about the (also horrifying) Rock Bottom episode where SpongeBob gets stuck in Glove World; it turns out that the way animated characters move have inspired the character director of The Callisto Protocol, too. “Some creatures came from the art perspective, though, like, ‘Hey, let’s just do something that is very crazy looking’. And then we put that in the game and find a way of making it work," character director Glauco Longhi told GLHF, via The Sun....

Announced back in 2018, The Super Mario Bros. Movie is a collaboration between Nintendo and Universal Pictures’ Illumination animation division. It sees Pratt heading an all-star cast that includes Jack Black as Bowser and Anya Taylor-Joy as Princess Peach. Since initial casting details broke last year, all has been largely quiet, but the veil of secrecy has finally been lifted today with the first official teaser trailer, which you can see below....