Monthly Archives: February 2023

Everything Announced at the February 2023 Nintendo Direct

The Nintendo Direct on February 8, 2023 was full of sneak peeks, trailers, and reveals. Here is every announcement in one convenient place. Pikmin 4 [embedded content] Nintendo finally showed more of Pikmin 4, which included a release date of July 21, 2023. Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Expansion Pass Volume 3 and Volume 4 [embedded content]… Read More: Everything Announced at the February 2023 Nintendo Direct »

Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe Is Familiar 4-Player Fun

Kirby’s Return To Dream Land originally came out in 2011, right at the tail end of the Wii’s incandescent lifespan. It aimed to be Kirby in its purest, SNES-aping form; a bright, side-scrolling beat-em-up laden with digestible power-ups, airy platforming, and a flat difficulty curve. (In other words, it wasn’t a kart racer, or a… Read More: Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe Is Familiar 4-Player Fun »

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Trailer Drops Alongside Collector’s Edition & Amiibo Reveal

After a few small teases, Nintendo has finally revealed more about The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. This Breath of the Wild sequel got a new trailer during the February 2023 Nintendo Direct. It is still slated for May 12 and will be $69.99, a $10 bump up from Nintendo’s typical price. This… Read More: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Trailer Drops… »

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ 2003 Series Remains Underrated 20 Years Later

Like many, I grew up watching the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon and was forever changed by its awesomeness, made into a lifelong fan. For most in this position, however, it became tough to look past that version of the characters, no matter how silly or different it became as the seasons stacked up.… Read More: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ 2003 Series Remains Underrated 20 Years… »

Nintendo Adds Game Boy & Game Boy Advance Games to Switch Online

Nintendo added to its virtual console catalog today, announcing during its latest Nintendo Direct that both Game Boy and Game Boy Advance titles would be available later today. For subscribers to Nintendo Switch Online, the Game Boy catalog will come with nine games at launch, with more games to be added in the future. Three… Read More: Nintendo Adds Game Boy & Game Boy Advance Games to… »

Microsoft Teams Free data won’t transfer over to Microsoft Teams (free)

Enlarge / Having a great meeting in Microsoft Teams. reader comments 65 with 0 posters participating Share this story There is a free Microsoft Teams tier now, and there will continue to be a free Microsoft Teams tier after April 12, 2023. But in a bureaucratic twist, neither product will have anything to do with… Read More: Microsoft Teams Free data won’t transfer over to Microsoft Teams… »

In Paris demo, Google scrambles to counter ChatGPT but ends up embarrassing itself

reader comments 98 with 0 posters participating Share this story On Wednesday, Google held a highly anticipated press conference from Paris that did not deliver the decisive move against ChatGPT and the Microsoft-OpenAI partnership that many pundits expected. Instead, Google ran through a collection of previously announced technologies in a low-key presentation that included losing… Read More: In Paris demo, Google scrambles to counter ChatGPT but ends… »

Hackers are selling a service that bypasses ChatGPT restrictions on malware

Getty Images | Carol Yepes reader comments 32 with 0 posters participating Share this story Hackers have devised a way to bypass ChatGPT’s restrictions and are using it to sell services that allow people to create malware and phishing emails, researchers said on Wednesday. ChatGPT is a chatbot that uses artificial intelligence to answer questions… Read More: Hackers are selling a service that bypasses ChatGPT restrictions on… »

Grim Reaper starts coming for fax machines, pagers, landlines

reader comments 99 with 0 posters participating Share this story The end is near for a bunch of old telecommunications tech in China. On Monday, the country’s Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) announced that as of March 1, it would no longer issue permits for fax machines, pagers, or integrated services digital network… Read More: Grim Reaper starts coming for fax machines, pagers, landlines »