The developers also accompanied the video with a lengthy blog post detailing every noteworthy gameplay improvement coming with this year’s installment. Everything will be enabled by HyperMotion 2, an updated version of the machine learning technique that first debuted in FIFA 22. HyperMotion 2 is powered by millions of animation frames (twice as much data as last year’s installment) captured from two full high-intensity football matches with professional teams. The result is over 6K animations transferred from the real world to the virtual pitch....

In a new video shared by the official PlayStation profile on Twitter promoting some of the PlayStation 5 unique features like 3D audio and the DualSense’s haptic feedback and adaptive triggers, it has been confirmed that the next entry in the Final Fantasy series will be a PlayStation 5 exclusive for six months. This is in line with what Sony and Square Enix worked out for Final Fantasy VII Remake Integrade, which was also a PlayStation 5 exclusive for six months....

Revealed during the September 2022 Nintendo Direct, the next entry in the series will see the return of characters from previous entries in the series. The game will release on Nintendo Switch on January 20th, 2023 worldwide. You can check out the game in action in the announcement trailer below. Become the Divine Dragon and save the continent of Elyos! Use hero-summoning strategies to defeat an ancient threat in a brand-new Fire Emblem game ....

As its subtitle implies, Fire Emblem Warriors will take place in the same universe as Fire Emblem: Three Houses and looks to features a fairly in-depth new storyline featuring all your favorite characters. Of course, the action looks as over-the-top as ever, with mobs of grunts to smash and some big boss monsters to contend with. You can check out the first trailer for Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, below....

At least, that’s what sources have reportedly told XboxEra owner Nick Baker, aka Shpeshal Ed. As revealed by Baker in his latest XboxEra podcast, a source reached out to him to talk about the possibility that Forspoken might get delayed once more, although this delay is said to be related to the development of the new upcoming Final Fantasy entry for PlayStation 5. “So my source reached out to me and mentioned something”, Shpeshal Ed said....

As for what form Miyazaki’s next game might take, he isn’t providing many details right now, although he’d like to continue to focus on fantasy with a “higher degree of abstraction than past works.” Considering how strange and mysterious games like Dark Souls and Elden Ring already are, a “higher degree of abstraction” could result in something pretty out-there! Per Miyazaki, there are a lot of discarded fantasy ideas and images rattling around his head that wouldn’t necessarily fit with the action-RPG genre he’s most known for, hinting his next project may be a somewhat different type of game....

So, let’s start with the games. This week, 3 Electronic Arts Star Wars games are going to join GeForce NOW today: Star Wars Battlefront II (Steam) Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order (Steam) Star Wars: Squadrons (Steam) On top of these games, we’ll also have a grand seven more titles joining the service this week, making 10 games in total. The other seven games joining the service this week are:...

Gigabyte UD1000GM PG5 is the first PCIe Gen5 compatible power supply designed by the company. PCIe 5.0 is the next-gen power supply standard and is in line with the previous generation’s PCIe 4.0 standard. The bandwidth and transfer rates are twice as fast as the PCIe 4.0, permitting data to transmit at remarkably speedier speeds. PCIe 5.0 offers 32 GT/s and transfer rates of up to 3.94 GB/s. The specification is officially named the “12VHPWR” specification....

M1 iPad Air Available from Just $569 in Multiple Color Options The 2022 iPad Air is a massive leap forward as it packs Apple’s powerful M1 processor, the same one found in the iPad Pro. This means the new iPad can do ‘pro’ stuff without having the ‘pro price tag.’ Today, things are even better as you can save $30 on the M1 model without making any sort of effort at all....

AD Massicuro recently shared a new 8K resolution video showing the game running with ray tracing global illumination, increased FOV, and camera mod. The start of the video also features a very nice comparison that highlights how the ray tracing shader improves the game’s already excellent visuals. It’s not just modders that are working hard to improve the PC version of God of War. Last week, the developer confirmed that they are working on a variety of improvements that will be implemented in the future....

Google Pixel 6a Camera to Ditch The Flagship Motion Mode From the Pixel 6 Series An Android developer has discovered the evidence from the Pixel Tips app which suggests that the Pixel 6a will not get Google’s Motion Mode feature (via XDA-Developers). The Tips app describes Motion Mode code to show up on “PIXEL_2021_EXPERIENCE” devices. This includes the Pixel 6a but excludes the codename “bluejay”. The codename referenced “bluejay” has been mentioned several times over the past and its exclusion must suggest that the Pixel 6a will not get the Motion Mode camera feature....

The Gotham Knights devs at WB Games Montreal have really put a lot of thought into their version of Gotham’s history and architecture, dividing the city up into five neighborhoods each dominated by a founding family – the Waynes, Elliots, Kanes, Arkhams, and Cobblepots. Not only is this Gotham much roomier than in the past, but WB Games Montreal have built both up and down. They’ve created large buildings to climb and explore, but also a large underground of hidden tunnels beneath the city....

Should you buy a GPU right now? We wouldn’t recommend it The most common question we get from new gamers that want to get into the DIY business is whether they should buy a GPU right now or wait further. Unfortunately, even though the prices have already fallen by up to 30% in some cases, this is still not a good time to buy a GPU as we expect prices to keep falling as the cryptocurrency market corrects....

LEVITATION begins right after Half-Life: Alyx. Alyx returns to City-17 after meeting the G-MAN and teams up with Russell once again. During her absence, a mysterious levitating building appeared in the Sector X region of City-17. Two key members of the resistance named Barry and Maya decided to infiltrate and investigate Sector X – until their signal went quiet… Now, Alyx must save her friends and possibly the whole resistance....

New Features Cross-Core Visors All visors are now compatible with all Armor Cores. This change applies to all previously released visors and all visors that will be released moving forward. Improved Mark VII Helmet Attachment Compatibility Several Mark VII helmet attachments are now compatible with more Mark VII helmets. If you have already unlocked an updated helmet attachment, no action is needed for it to be available with additional helmets....

The new videos, shared on YouTube by Ray Tracing Revolution and MxBenchmarkPC, not only confirm how the improvements are somewhat subtle, mostly due to the game already having great screen space reflections but also highlight how the game’s ray tracing features are extremely demanding, as the impact on performance is huge, even on high-end systems and with NVIDIA DLSS. Hitman 3 is the latest entry in the series by IO Interactive, and an extremely solid stealth game, as highlighted by Nathan in his review....

Now, we don’t know if The Art and Making of Hogwarts Legacy has the same release date as the game, but due to spoilers, it would be extremely unlikely for a behind-the-scenes book like this to be released first. It should also be pointed out that Warner Bros. Interactive’s other big 2022 release, Gotham Knights, also has a companion art book and it does release on the same day as the game....

Chinese DRAM Manufacturer, Innosilicon, Achieves 10,000 Mbps Transfer Rates on LPDDR5X Memory JEDEC officially sets the LPDDR5X standard at 8533 Mbps while the LPDDR5 standard is set at 6400 Mbps. Innosilicon went a step ahead and achieved a major breakthrough in their own development for the LPDDR5X DRAM. The Chinese chip manufacturer hit 10,000 Mbps (10 Gbps) on its LPDDR5X/LPDDR5/DDR5 IP. This is a 56% increase over the LPDDR5-6400 and a 17% increase over the LPDDR5X-8533 standards....

U.S. chip manufacturer Intel Corporation has announced new plans to expand its semiconductor fabrication globally. Intel is currently heavily investing in manufacturing capacity to bring up its production at a level with industry peers and expand its operating model to also include chip manufacturing for other companies. Today’s announcement includes details about a new facility in Germany, and new centers in Italy and Ireland. The plant in Germany will manufacture semiconductors on Intel’s latest chipmaking processes at the time it commences operations, and the one in Italy will employ the company’s Intel 4 manufacturing process which according to Intel’s roadmap provided last year will enter production later this year....

Intel To Replace Current Entry-Level DG1 GPUs With DG2 Powered Arc A310 4 GB Graphics Card Although Intel never launched DG1 officially in the desktop space, the GPU still ended up in the OEM segment with options from a range of AIBs, including ASUS. The DG1 graphics card, being an entry-level design, did find some popularity given its low price and feature set. Based on the new rumor, Intel is expected to release a successor to the DG1 graphics card in the form of the Arc A310 graphics card....