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The original Ninja Creami became a viral hit a few years ago when it took the tech from $5,000 commercial ice cream makers and distilled it into something you could buy for less than $200. As good as the Creami is at whipping up sorbets, gelatos and smoothie bowls, there’s still one classic frozen treat it can’t do: soft serve. But now there’s a new addition to the family, the Swirl by Creami, and with it Ninja may have just created the ultimate all-in-one home ice cream machine.Design and featuresInstead of engineering a brand-new, multi-purpose device, Ninja basically took the…

Highlights AMD has officially unveiled the expansion of their x86 embedded processor with the introduction of the 5th Gen AMD EPYC Embedded processors. The EPYC Embedded 9005 Series processors utilize the new “Zen 5c” core architecture, offering higher throughput and greater efficiency. Currently being sampled by early-access customers, the processors are expected to begin shipment in the second quarter of 2025. AMD officially announced the 5th Generation of AMD EPYC Embedded Processors on March 11, 2025. Expanding its x86 embedded processor portfolio, the AMD EPYC Embedded 9005 Series CPUs are highly optimized for the embedded market. The company claims to…

 Blacknut is on a roll, solidifying its position as a leading cloud gaming provider with yet another major partnership. In a move that highlights the surging demand for accessible gaming experiences, the company has teamed up with MobiBox to launch its cloud gaming service on Ooredoo Group’s Go Play Market platform. This marks Blacknut’s third significant partnership in just a few weeks. Demonstrating its aggressive growth strategy as Blacknut expands into MENA. Expanding Reach in the MENA Region This collaboration will bring Blacknut’s extensive library of over 500 premium cloud-based games to Ooredoo customers in Qatar, Kuwait, and Oman. Players in these…

I’ve played a lot of survival horror games over the years, and while most follow the same general formula, limited resources, eerie locations, and some sort of terrifying presence hunting you, Confronted brings something fresh to the table. Developed by Grumpy Rock Studios, this game takes the traditional hide-and-survive formula and adds a twist that completely changes how you approach encounters: you have to build your own hiding spots. That one mechanic alone makes Confronted feel different from anything else I’ve played in the genre. In most horror games, you eventually memorize where the safe spots are. You know there’s always a locker, a…

Today Microsoft opened the official marketplace for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 and released World Update 19 both for MSFS 2024 and its predecessor, MSFS 2020. This applies to both the PC version and the Xbox Series X|S version of both simulators. The official marketplace isn’t fully functional yet, but allows you to enable all the content you have purchased for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020. Said content may have different tags depending on its status. Not Creator Approved – this tag indicates that either 1) the Creator tested the content and the item is currently incompatible or 2) the creator has…

Story Highlight New concept art for the canceled Arkham Knight sequel emerges. The first look for Damian Wayne appears to be a gritty and menacing young Batman. The game would’ve also featured Huntress, Bruce, and Selina’s daughter. The Arkham series could’ve been so much more, according to leaks, which suggest a canceled Arkham Knight sequel focusing on Damian Wayne’s Batman. While the title was ultimately canceled in favor of Gotham Knights, it’s only now that the game’s details have emerged. New concept art for the game has now emerged, giving us our best look at Damian Wayne and a much…

Key TakeawaysSome Xbox users have been banned by Microsoft for purchasing games from foreign stores using VPNs to take advantage of lower prices.The message received from Microsoft described the ban as ‘exploiting the differences in pricing between regions or countries that are not the region or country of the account.’While there’s no explicit rule banning VPN use for foreign store purchases, the practice is not fully legitimate and carries risks. According to reports shared online, it seems that some Xbox users have been banned by Microsoft for purchasing games from foreign stores using VPNs. This practice was seen as a…

Dead by Daylight has a roster of murderers stacked with both creepy original concepts and licensed legends from other franchises. Developer Behaviour Interactive has brought characters like Pyramid Head, Freddy Kreuger, and even Dracula to the asymmetrical horror game. On Tuesday, Behaviour shared the next licensed Killer coming to the game: Ken Kaneki from Tokyo Ghoul, who is living a terrible alternative timeline.In Dead by Daylight, a team of four Survivors works together to escape a battlefield haunted by a single Killer. These Killers have been primed and prepared for their duty by an extraplanar evil god known as the…

Nacon has announced that Season 3 of Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown will begin on March 19th, and will include new cars, new difficulty modes, and other quality of life adjustments.In addition to the new content, the much requested feature of “solo race mode” is being added to the game as well, which includes the ability to pause races and quickly restart them if things are going south. Previously all events were “multiplayer” only, despite starting events against the AI. This has been one of the biggest complaints about TDUSC, along with the AI difficulty which has also been adjusted.Please…

Breaking: A Big Tech company is ramping up its AI development. (Whaaat??) In this case, the protagonist of this now-familiar tale is Meta, which Reuters reports is testing its first in-house chip for AI training. The idea is to lower its gargantuan infrastructure costs and reduce its dependence on NVIDIA (a company that apparently brings out Mark Zuckerberg’s “adult language” side). If all goes well, Meta hopes to use it for training by 2026.Meta has reportedly kicked off a small-scale deployment of the dedicated accelerator chip, which is designed to specialize in AI tasks (and is, therefore, more power-efficient than…