EA developer Respawn has released Patch 9 for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, its single-player romp in the galaxy far, far away.The patch notes, below, outline significant performance upgrades to the 2023 game, but only on PC. First and foremost, some fans will be pleased to hear EA has removed Denuvo DRM, meaning digital rights management some believe affects performance.Other performance improvements include framerate upgrades, ray tracing optimization, and improvements to keyboard and mouse gameplay. Several bug fixes have been made too.…

Razer has a penchant for flashy products, but rarely has it embraced physical customization in the way it has with its upcoming mechanical gaming keyboard.Recently, Razer announced the BlackWidow V4 Pro 75%, a new version of its flagship tenkeyless keyboard designed to cater to both tinkerers and competitive-minded players; those who don’t just swap out keycaps, but also replace their mechanical switches and even the innards. However, at a price point of $300 – $70 more expensive than the full-sized BlackWidow V4 Pro – it’s certainly reserved for the enthusiast crowd.I got my hands on several custom designs of the BlackWidow V4 Pro 75% at a Razer showcase, and even as someone who’s built custom keyboards in the past, I was impressed with its mix of Razer’s premium design qualit…

As Neil Gaiman continues to be embroiled in controversy over sexual assault allegations made against him, the author has reportedly offered to step down from Prime Video’s Good Omens.The news comes via a Deadline report on Wednesday, which follows another report from the same outlet that Prime Video paused production on the third and final season of Good Omens in the wake of the allegations. Per Deadline, Gaiman has offered to “take a back seat on the latest season so that it can continue amid crisis talks over the Terry Pratchett adaptation’s future.” Gaiman created the fantasy series based on his and Pratchett’s 1990 novel of the same name, and serves as executive producer. Deadline adds that it “understands Gaiman’s offer is not an admission of wrongdoing” and that Prime…

Space Marine 2 is off to a great start. Yesterday, Saber Interactive announced that its Warhammer 40K action game reached 2 million players, and it has retained consistently high concurrents on Steam. Now Saber Interactive CEO Tim Willits, who served as studio director at id Software until 2019, is claiming that Space Marine 2 is selling many of the games in id's famed franchises. He's backed up by former CEO Todd Hollenshead, who departed id Software in 2013 and currently works with Willits at Saber.Todd Hollenshead (former CEO of id Software) and I believe that Space Marine 2 is the fastest selling game we’ve ever worked on, including all the Quake, DOOM, Wolfenstein, and RAGE games over the years. #SpaceMarine2— Tim Willits (@TimWillits) September 11, 2024 "Todd Holle…

Peter Renaday, a longtime voice actor best known for originating the voice of Master Splinter in the first animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series, has died at the age of 89.The news comes via a TMZ report today, which IGN has also confirmed with Renaday's agent. According to TMZ, Renaday was found by law enforcement at his Burbank, Calif., home on Sunday, and his death appears to be natural. Renaday was first cast as Hamato Yoshi/Splinter, the wise mutant rat who serves as a mentor and father figure to the titular Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, in 1987. He would continue to voice the character all the way until the show's finale in 1996, and reprised the role for the TMNT: Coming Out of Their Shells concert that was recorded in 1990.Peter Renaday, who originated the voice of…

A founding member of British synth-pop band Heaven 17 has alleged Rockstar offered the three writers of hit song Temptation $7,500 each for its use in Grand Theft Auto 6 — a figure he has flat out rejected.Martyn Ware, founding member of Heaven 17 and, before than, synth-pop pioneers The Human League, tweeted to tell Rockstar to “go f*** yourself” after allegedly receiving what he called a “extremely low” offer to use 80s classic Temptation in GTA 6.“I was recently contacted by my publishers on behalf of Rockstar Games re the possibility of using Temptation on the new Grand Theft Auto 6,” Ware said.“Naturally excited about the immense wealth that was about to head my way, I scrolled to the bottom of the email re the offer…“IT WAS $7500 – for a buyout of any future royal…

Following up from iOS 18 at WWDC 2024, Apple has announced a wealth of new hardware to go with that new software. This is led by the new iPhone 16 Pro, which is packed with a powerful A18 Pro chip, which will power complex AI workloads on a gorgeous new screen. But the iPhone 16 wasn't alone. Apple also announced the Apple Watch Series 10, which has new health and fitness features that can help you hit your health goals, including the ability to detect Sleep Apnea without having to go through an exhausting sleep study. It's also been redesigned with a new, thinner look and a bigger display.The AirPods 4 also finally made an appeearance, with a more comfortable design and a much improved charging case that'll charge quicker and be easier to find if you misplace it. Plus, Appl…

2024's Roblox Developer's Conference has arrived and has given fans a glimpse into the future of the platform that is setting its sights on 1 billion daily active users. Roblox founder and CEO David Baszucki shared that the team hopes to achieve that goal by focusing on helping creators build their businesses, scaling creation and access, and bringing people together.Roblox still has a ways to go to reach that one billion daily active user goal, as the game saw a still impressive 79.5 million daily active users as of June 2024, but Baszucki believes this mindset and the plans they have in place will transform the gaming landscape to a place where "10% of all gaming revenue will flow through the Roblox ecosystem and be distributed with our community of creators."Some of …

Orlando Bloom says he would happily return to Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. There's just one problem: elves don't age."I don’t know how they’d do it," Bloom admitted in an interview with Variety. "I guess with AI you can do anything these days."Even if he has to resort to AI to hide signs of aging, though, Bloom is still game to return to Hunt for Gollum, saying that if producer Peter Jackson told him to jump he would say "how high?""I mean, he started my whole career," Bloom said.Orlando Bloom is open to returning as Legolas but he might need some help AI to reprise his role as the famous elf. Photo by Michelle Quance/Variety via Getty Images. Bloom isn't the only Lord of the Rings alum open to returning to Tolkien'…

It feels like every few months or so, we’re writing about another price hike. Often, we’re talking about subscription services such as Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, PlayStation Plus, or Xbox Game Pass. But we’ve also written about multiple price increases on gaming hardware in recent years. The PS5 pricing jumped everywhere except the United States in 2022, and the Xbox Series X followed suit one year later. Now, we’re watching hardware prices rise yet again – this time on the PS5 in Japan.Common as it has become to see costs tick up and up this console generation, Sony’s Japanese price hike comes at a surprising time. Rumors have been swirling for months that the company is on the cusp of announcing and releasing an even more expensive console in a PS5 Pro. Assuming those rumors are…