Baldur’s Gate 3 wins the Best Game award at the BAFTAs, with Hi-Fi Rush taking Best Animation

What you need to know The BAFTA Games Awards are an annual British awards ceremony that honors outstanding achievements in the video game industry. Baldur’s Gate 3 won the biggest award of the evening, while smaller titles like Hi-Fi Rush and Venba received accolades.  Alan Wake 2 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder were also multiple […]

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“It’s like the gold rush. But it’s probably going to come down in a couple of years, and then we’ll just be refining the experience.” AMD Senior Manager talks AI PCs and NPUs

“We were the first ones with the NPU and then we’re the first ones to have kind of our second iteration already out and running.” AI PCs have been getting a lot of attention lately, with Microsoft specifically defining AI PCs as AI-capable computers with a Copilot key and a system that utilizes an NPU […]

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“The commoditization of ‘AI’ and M365 Copilot is a veritable gold rush”: Microsoft MVP warns of ‘bullsh*t’ from inexperienced professionals

What you need to know In the recent Microsoft Ignite 2023 conference, Microsoft focused extensively on integrating Copilot into all aspects of its business model.  Some enterprise customers have been using copilot for nearly a month at this point. Loryan Strant stated that due to a company needing at least 300 licenses costing around $109K […]

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PC manufacturers rush to adopt the new Snapdragon X Elite chip, here’s the list

The ARMs race has begun! With Apple’s third-generation ARM-based Apple M3 silicon just around the corner, Qualcomm announced its competing solution, Snapdragon X Elite for Windows laptops. The SoC promises excellent performance, extreme efficiency and will arrive in the PC market by mid-2024. A number of the largest Windows PC manufacturers have now been confirmed […]

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Hi-Fi Rush is obviously a big success, but it was initially a ‘huge challenge’ for the horror-focused studio

What you need to know In the latest Xbox Wire, Tango Gameworks developers explained the story behind the creation of its surprise hit, Hi-Fi Rush.  The game was kept in secret development for five years and was a major departure from the developer’s usual horror genre. Game Director, John Johanas, had the idea for the […]

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Golden Joystick Awards 2023 voting is now open: Baldur’s Gate 3, Starfield, Hi-Fi Rush, and more

What you need to know Voting for the Golden Joystick Awards 2023 has officially opened as of this morning.  This is the oldest-running video game award event.  You can cast you vote now in various categories such as PC Game of the Year and Xbox Game of the Year.  Nominees in various categories include Baldur’s […]

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Samsung doesn’t need to rush to copy Google’s promise of 7 years of updates

Diehard Pixel fans were pretty happy when a recent rumor claimed that Google’s upcoming Pixel phones could get software updates for seven years. It sounds impressive, even if it’s not clear if the seven years mean the Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro will get seven major Android version updates or if Google is only […]

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How I created my own 808 from Hi-Fi Rush

Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm-based action game from Tango Gameworks and Bethesda that took the Xbox world by storm when it was shadow-dropped in January at the Xbox Developer Direct.  The game features Chai, a boy who dreams of becoming a rockstar, and his quirky sidekick 808, a cat companion that transforms into a portable […]

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I created my own 808 from Xbox’s Hi-Fi Rush

Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm-based action game from Tango Gameworks and Bethesda that took the Xbox world by storm when it was shadow-dropped in January at the Xbox Developer Direct.  The game features Chai, a boy who dreams of becoming a rockstar, and his quirky sidekick 808, a cat companion that transforms into a portable […]

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I created my own 808 from Xbox’s Hi-Fi Rush

Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythm-based action game from Tango Gameworks and Bethesda that took the Xbox world by storm when it was shadow-dropped in January at the Xbox Developer Direct.  The game features Chai, a boy who dreams of becoming a rockstar, and his quirky sidekick 808, a cat companion that transforms into a portable […]

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Hi-Fi Rush Arcade Challenge Update announced at Xbox Games Showcase Extended

What you need to know Hi-Fi Rush from Tango Gameworks was announced and released on the same day back in January 2023. During the Xbox Games Showcase Extended, Tango Gameworks director John Johanas showed up to talk about the Arcade Challenge update for Hi-Fi Rush. The update brings a new Rhythm Tower challenge mode, a […]

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Samsung may rush the Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 to market

Samsung may bring the upcoming Galaxy Z Fold 5 and Z Flip 5 to the public earlier than anticipated. The dates have not been set in stone, but some signs indicate that Samsung might want to release its next flagship foldable phones in mid-summer. According to one rumor, Samsung may start mass producing the hinges […]

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Samsung might be pressuring Apple to rush its VR headset to market

Tim Cook (Apple CEO) and Jeff Williams (Apple COO) are reportedly trying to bring the Apple Reality Pro mixed-reality headset to market much earlier than their engineers want. Rushing a product is not the usual Apple way, but Samsung may have pressured the US-based company into revising its longer-term plans for the VR/AR market. The […]

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Hi-Fi Rush shatters the narrative that Xbox Game Pass hurts game sales

Console war never changes.  Microsoft’s surprise shadow drop Hi-Fi Rush is making waves. The rhythm-brawler is currently sitting at 88/100 on Metacritic (with our review on the way too), giving Microsoft a huge boost after what was a fairly anemic 2022 with regard to exclusive game releases.  Microsoft is gearing up to have a much […]

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Xbox’s Hi-Fi Rush is unbelievably awesome fun

The latter half of video games in 2022 saw continued delays, troubled launches, and quiet periods devoid of major releases. A lot is riding on 2023 to deliver one of the best years for gamers of all time, with a positively stacked roster of launches slated for the next 12 months. Before January is out, […]

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Surprise Xbox hit Hi-Fi Rush breaks into Steam’s top 10 chart

What you need to know Hi-Fi Rush is a rhythmic action game with gameplay synchronized to music developed by Tango Gameworks, known for their previous horror-focused titles, The Evil Within and Ghostwire: Tokyo. Unveiled at the Developer_Direct showcase hosted by Microsoft and Bethesda Softworks, it accompanied an immediate launch after the show. Within the first […]

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The next two weeks of Xbox Game Pass include Hi-Fi Rush, Inkulinati, and more

What you need to know Xbox just wrapped up its Developer_Direct show, which featured a number of upcoming first-party Xbox games. After the show, Xbox shared all the games heading to Xbox Game Pass in the coming weeks. This includes Hi-Fi Rush, a rhythm action brawler that surprise launched today. Other notable additions include Age […]

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Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush rocks its way onto Xbox Game Pass today with surprise release

During the highly anticipated Xbox Developer_Direct event, developer Tango Gameworks officially announced Hi-Fi Rush, a new rhythm action brawler with a high-octane rock soundtrack, colorful stylized visuals, and a whole lot of melee mayhem. While the game was rumored to be at the show ahead of time on social media, something nobody saw coming was […]

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Tango Gameworks’ Hi-Fi Rush could be announced during Xbox Developer_Direct

What you need to know The Xbox Developer_Direct show is expected to reveal new details on three upcoming Xbox first-party games. A new rumor suggests that a new game from Tango Gameworks and Bethesda Softworks may be revealed during the show. Hi-Fi Rush is a mysterious title that may be a sci-fi shooter or rhythm […]

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DaVinci Resolve vs. Adobe Premiere Rush: Which Should You Use on Your iPad?

Earlier in 2022, Blackmagic Design announced that it would introduce DaVinci Resolve to iPad devices. Considering its huge success among video editors on computers, many creators praised this decision – and since then, they’ve eagerly anticipated its release. Related Reading: You’ll find a selection of video editing apps on the iPad already, and one of […]

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