Starfield patch note leaks confirm Steam Deck compatibility but there’s a catch As the countdown to Bethesda’sStarfieldrelease continues, a leak has answered a question that has been on the minds of many gamers: Will Starfield be compatible with Valve’s Steam Deck? According toleaked day-one patch notesfromInsider Gaming, the answer is yes, Starfield is Steam Deck compatible, but there’s a catch. While the game will run on Valve’s handheld device, performance may suffer if the hardware is below the recommended minimum specs....

Summary Summer Game Fest is right around the corner and the latest reports regarding the showcase suggest thatthe highly-anticipatedBorderlands 4may be the star of the presentation. Despite some turmoil over the ownership of developer Gearbox, the beloved shooter is still regarded as a high-value property and given the success of the third game and the spinoffTiny Tina’s Wonderlands, it stands to reason that publisher Take-Two would want a new entry. With Gearbox confirming its work on a fourth mainline game, an announcement could drop sooner rather than later....

A school in Japan is turning to robots to tackle rising truancy rates. The school in Kumamoto, southwest Japan, will allow absent students to control telepresence robots in the classroom. Officials behind the initiative hope the setup will eventually encourage the students to return to school,the Mainichi newspaperreported. In the next couple of months, two robots will be used for the pilot program, each sporting microphones, speakers, cameras, and a tablet to enable two-way communication....

The horror video game genre exploded in popularity during the original PlayStation era, around the time the first Resident Evil game debuted in 1996. Since then, we’ve gotten a tremendous amount of support in the horror realm, with memorable experiences that blur the lines between genres but always focus on keeping you on the edge of your seat. There are horror games that are action-oriented, some that are more narrative-focused, and others that lean into survival....

Instant Insight Samsung’s biannual updates to the Classic lineup are usually among my favorites, thanks to the rotating bezel, which is also present this year and remains my preferred method of controlling a smartwatch. The display is vibrant, the watch is thinner than before, and the battery lasts for two days on a single charge. The Galaxy Watch 8 Classic is a sizeable upgrade, but while many are positive, some of these changes aren’t....

Summary The Golden Bachelorstars Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist recently announced their divorce, and Gerry has been trying to heal after the heartbreak. Gerry is a 72-year-old widower and retired restaurateur from Indiana. During the show’s inaugural season, he met and dated 22 eligible women in their 60s and 70s. He hit it off with multiple women during a series of dates, group outings, rose ceremonies, and dramatic interludes, but he gave his final rose to Theresa, a 69-year-old financier from New Jersey....

Honor has launched its very firstfoldableclamshell phone in China in the form of the Honor Magic V Flip. Though Honor has already been an established player in the foldable market with the Magic V series, this is the brand’s first flip phone, which joins the likes ofMotorola Razr Plus,Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 5, Oppo Find N3, and more. The Honor Magic V Flip is quite an impressive flip phone. It appears to be ahead of the competition with the large 4-inch cover display, which is the largest we’ve seen yet, and it provides a unique dual-screen experience....

It has been five years since Nikon launched theD750, and now it has finally come up with a successor. Announced at CES 2020, the D780 carries on the tradition of being a lightweight but rugged DSLR, while inheriting some mirrorless technology from the Nikon Z series. New autofocus, 4K video, improved ISO sensitivity, and a number of smaller tweaks have made their way into the camera. The D750 is Nikon’s most popular full-frame DSLR ever made, giving the D780 some big shoes to fill....

A security researcher was recently able to change the top results in Microsoft’sBing search engineand access any user’s private files, potentially putting millions of users at risk — and all it took was logging into an unsecured web page. The exploit was discovered by researcher Hillai Ben-Sasson at their team at Wiz, a cloud security firm.According to Ben-Sasson, it would not only allow an attacker to change Bing search results but would also grant them access to millions of users’ private files and data....

Summary Shojois understandably renowned for cute romances that are tailored specifically for teenage girls, but a dark and bloodyanimecalledLove of Killproves that the demographic can also be just like their shonen counterparts and possiblyeven like seinen. In fact, it would be very difficult forLove of Killto not have at least a little bit of violence, just taking the specific trades of both protagonists into account. Song Ryang-ha is a hit man and Chateau Dankworth is a bounty hunter, and, of course, both of themmeet in the bloody aftermath of a successful mission(i....

July has a not-so-great reputation in the video game industry. It’s not often a time developers choose to release games as it’s nestled between spring’s release and reveal season and the holiday shopping rush. At a glance, July 2023 might seem like it fits that underwhelming description, withPikmin 4being the one big release following thedelay ofImmortals of Aveum. That said, those who look a bit deeper will find a month poised to be home to a ton of promising games of all shapes in sizes....

TikTok viral ‘Pretty Little Baby’ singer Connie Francis dead at 87 Connie Francis, the iconic pop singer best known for hits like ‘Who’s Sorry Now’ and the TikTok viral song ‘Pretty Little Baby,’ has died at the age of 87. The singer found a wave of popularity onTikTokearlier this year, where “Pretty Little Baby” became the soundtrack forover 1.8 million videos. One viral video with over 100M views shows a two-year-old baby reacting to “his favorite TikTok sound....

Valorant pros have seen the new Agent and were stunned by their “insane” kit Riot treated a group of Valorant pros to a sneak peek of Clove’s new abilities. The group was clearly impressed with what they saw, describing her moves as “crazy” and “very cool”. There’s a lot to be excited about right now forValorantfans. The VCT Masters Madrid Grand Finals are almost upon us. And on top of that, there’s anew controller Agent dropping soon....