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Even though most of the world’s semiconductor foundries are ramping up production of their 3nm processes, the battle for next-generation 2nm contracts has already begun. Samsung has announced a new deal with an undisclosed company to create an AI chip on its upcoming 2nm node, notching an early win. Details on the agreement are sparse,

Image: Nintendo Update [Thu 8th Feb, 2024 04:55 GMT]: Following yesterday’s update to Super Mario Maker 2 on the Switch, dataminer ‘OatmealDome’ has shared a post on social media platform X, noting how there was “no new content” added behind the scenes. The sole adjustment has been to the game’s code, although it’s not clear

Nintendo president Shuntaro Furukawa has been fielding questions from investors and one of those is about migrating users from the Nintendo Switch over to a new platform. Mr. Furukawa says that Nintendo Accounts will play a vital role in this, presumably allowing purchases to transfer over to a newer system. He also says it provides

During today’s PlayStation State of Play, Square Enix gave us new details for what to expect when Final Fantasy VII Rebirth arrives later this month. The game continues to impress with each passing look, earning its spot as the “Most Anticipated Game” at The Game Awards 2023. The world of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is

Steam Next Fest: February 2024 Edition has kicked off, and for its duration, we’re highlighting a small taste of the thousands of demos you can try out. Because it can be a bit overwhelming, each day, we’ll help you wade through the sea of demos with a list focusing on everything from the cutting-edge to

Chinese technology firms have been hamstrung over the past several years as the US has increasingly blocked access to the latest microchips. The country’s largest chipmaker, SMIC, surprised everyone with the release of a 7nm processor last year, and now rumors point to a 5nm release. This improvement could advance China’s AI ambitions, making the

Image: Netflix Valiant Hearts: Coming Home, the direct sequel to Ubisoft’s World War I puzzle-adventure Valiant Hearts: The Great War, is reportedly heading to the Nintendo Switch following a posting by the Brazil ratings board. As spotted by VGC, the game has been rated for the Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. Originally published

If you’ve been online today, which undoubtedly the majority of you will have been, you will have seen numerous headlines and forum threads about Xbox bringing key games to other platforms such as the Nintendo Switch and the PlayStation 5. Today, the heads of Xbox Phil Spencer has sent out a message on social media

Microsoft had a strong start to 2024 thanks to their Developer Direct Showcase, but it sounds like we’ll get even more information on what the gaming giant is up to very soon. Head of Xbox Phil Spencer gathered the attention of gamers everywhere this afternoon with a post announcing an upcoming “business update event.” You can

Xbox doesn’t have the legacy of Nintendo or PlayStation. Despite Microsoft’s video game platform turning 23 this year, there’s no denying that for most people the Xbox’s legacy is little more than Halo. That’s clearly not true, but Xbox plays third fiddle to almost everyone who doesn’t like to shout a lot on social media

There are many practical reasons to set up an OS like Microsoft Windows in a VM rather than using it as a native installation. If you have to deal with files you can’t trust, need to test multiple OS installations on the same system, or need access to the operating system without wanting to use

Image: Nintendo Life Welcome to February 2024, and to the first (proper) eShop Selects of 2024. We’ve changed things up a bit for 2024 — alongside our picks for the best eShop game, we asked you lovely readers to choose your favourite eShop-only game of the month, but with a twist. Staff and contributors at

Epic Game’s Fortnite has had some excellent collaborations in recent times and that will continue with the next rumoured media collaborations which is seemingly the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. The news comes from the Xbox Era show during which the leak was discussed as they have been rumoured for some time. The Mighty Morphin Power

Sonic Generations, which mixed the series’ old-school 2D and modern 3D platforming into a single game, is returning in a remaster later this year – and Sonic’s edgy cousin Shadow the Hedgehog is along for the ride.

Destiny 2 game director Joe Blackburn will leave Bungie next month. He announced this news on X (formerly Twitter) in a thread about a studio ritual called the “End-to-End playtest.” In this same thread, Blackburn revealed that longtime Bungie developer Tyson Green will become the new Destiny 2 game director.  [embedded content] “This ritual will

Blizzard has made three of its classic games available on Battle.net: Diablo, Warcraft: Orcs and Humans, and Warcraft 2: Tides of Darkness. Diablo was released in 1997 and made a big splash with PC players. The action RPG went on to spawn three additional main entries, the latest of which is Diablo 4. It features

[embedded content]Subscribe to Nintendo Life on YouTube The King of the Monsters is making its way to Minecraft in some brand new DLC, available on the Minecraft Marketplace. The Godzilla DLC is out right now, and what a perfect fit for Minecraft, if we say so ourselves. The idea of the dinosaur-like kaiju stomping around

A notable Atlus insider has informed fans that SEGA is containing to dig deep on mobile platforms for a variety of their key franchises including the Sonic the Hedgehog series. The insider says that SEGA is readying a brand new Sonic sports game for Apple Arcade and a Sonic party game. That’s not all on

Stumble Guys keyart It’s only been out a matter of days, but Stumble Guys players on Xbox have already been treated to a smattering of new content packs. Today, no less than 3 new bundles land – and Mr Beast is front and centre.  Stumble Guys is all about having fun and looking good as

Hey Xbox Insiders! We have a new Xbox Update Preview releasing to the Alpha ring today. It’s important we note that some updates made in these preview OS builds include background improvements that ensure a quality and stable build for Xbox consoles. We will continue to post these release notes, even when the noticeable changes

A new report claims that Firewalk Studios’ PS5 and PC multiplayer shooter Concord will be showcased soon, possibly at the upcoming PlayStation State of Play. First revealed during the May 2023 State of Play showcase, the game is billed as a sci-fi PvP first-person shooter. Concord PS5 gameplay reveal reportedly coming soon According to reliable

I think fighting skeletons might be one of the most fundamental joys of video games. The more implausible its ambulation seems, the better, but I’m happy as long it clatters to the floor as a collection of distinct physics objects once I’m done. Dungeonborne seems likely to satisfy. It’s a “PvPvE extraction dungeon crawler” about

Blizzard Entertainment’s survival game, which it informally announced in 2022, was reportedly canceled over engine issues during its six years of development, according to a new Bloomberg report. This report follows yesterday’s news that Microsoft is laying off 1,900 employees across its Xbox, Activision Blizzard, and ZeniMax divisions. Alongside this news, Blizzard president Mike Ybarra also announced

Eric ‘ConcernedApe’ Barone has shared information on the 1.6 update coming to Stardew Valley. According to the developer, the 1.6 update has taken so long to release, is due to it being a bit larger in scope than originally planned. Barone said all content has been added, and the update is now in the bug-fixing

Image: Nintendo Life Update: We’ve given this list a sneaky tidy-up to ensure we’re recommending only the very best stealth games on Nintendo Switch. We’ve also added two brand-new entries — Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, and the newly released Hitman: Blood Money — Reprisal. For all the gun-blazing, whip-cracking, all-out action, and mayhem

It seems as though Stardew Valley players are in for a treat with the upcoming Version 1.6 update as the game’s creator says that it “ended up being a little larger in scope than originally planned,” which is always good news. ConcernedApe says that Stardew Valley Version 1.6 is currently in the bug fixing and

Forza Horizon 5 Series 29 Spring Photo It is the final week of Festival Playlist Weekly Challenges for Series 29 over in Forza Horizon 5, and as always we can hope that the Series goes out with a bang, rather than a whimper.  What is for damn sure is that there are going to be

“Amid the sound of firecrackers, a year has come to an end,” and what better way to welcome the good fortune that the new year brings than with a nice drive through the Horizon Festival’s new features. This celebration will not last two weeks, though; the Horizon Festival has four weeks of content to celebrate

Blizzard Entertainment’s survival game, which was codenamed Odyssey, has been canceled following a large number of layoffs at Microsoft. While the Xbox and Zenimax teams have been impacted by the layoffs, the majority of the 1,900 roles lost fall within the Activision Blizzard teams. Odyssey spent six years in development Odyssey was to be a

Happy new year, PlayStation Stars members! We’ve got a fresh array of challenges, campaigns, and collectibles to kickstart your 2024 gaming journey. Let’s dive straight into what’s new this month. PlayStation & You: Access controllerAvailable January 2 Available only to active Access controller owners. Create new ways to play with this highly customizable controller kit