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AI-powered digital candle simulates flickering flame on 144 LEDs

  • Kevin Bates’ digital candle simulates a flickering flame with AI.
  • It costs $149 and uses 144 amber LEDs.
  • Open-source software allows other uses, including a clock.

Kevin Bates has released a $149 digital candle that uses an AI model to create a continuously changing flickering flame on a grid of LEDs. It offers a safer alternative to a real candle, though its price and limited ability to reproduce real candlelight may make it a…

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If Kane Parsons does make a Backrooms sequel then it’ll be to ‘poke at’ aspects of the first film that ‘didn’t feel like it accurately spoke to the cultural core of Backrooms’

  • Parsons has not confirmed a Backrooms sequel.
  • A follow-up could expand the universe instead of continuing the same story.
  • New or YouTube-series characters may appear in future projects.

Kane Parsons says that if he makes a sequel to The Backrooms, he would use it to explore parts of the concept he feels the first film did not capture well. A follow-up is not confirmed, and Parsons says he prefers to keep audiences guessing. He describes a…

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The GTA 6: Original Score Has a Release Date and a Brand New Track You Can Listen to Right Now

  • Justice’s 30-track GTA 6 score arrives on 11 December.
  • “Pusher” with Gesaffelstein is available now.
  • “Devil Woman” streams rose by 325% after a gameplay preview.

Rockstar Games has announced that the *Grand Theft Auto VI: Original Score* will be released on 11 December. The music, composed by Grammy Award-winning French electronic duo Justice, will be available on streaming services and in physical formats. The release contains 30 tracks, including “Flower in a Hurricane”…

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Konami Records Strong Profit Having Made Excellent Games Again

  • Konami’s profit rose 75.1% year on year.
  • Sales increased 44.3% from April to September 2026.
  • The company raised its operating profit forecast by 39.3%.

Konami reported a 75.1% rise in profit compared with the previous year, alongside a 44.3% increase in sales from April to September 2026. The results come as the company has released more games based on its established franchises, suggesting its renewed activity in console and PC gaming is…

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Justice Recruit Gesaffelstein for New GTA 6 Song “Pusher”: Stream

  • Justice and Gesaffelstein have released “Pusher” for GTA VI’s score.
  • The seven-minute track shifts from tense bass to disco.
  • The three-hour score is due on 11 December.

Justice have released “Pusher”, a collaboration with Gesaffelstein that will feature on the original score for Grand Theft Auto VI. The track is the latest preview of the score, following “Flower in a Hurricane”, and offers a further glimpse of the music being made for the game. The…

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Can the SideWinder Game Pad, Microsoft’s first game controller, work on modern PCs? I bought three of them to find out

  • A 1990s SideWinder gamepad gets a modern PC trial.
  • Its design foreshadowed features of later Xbox controllers.
  • The writer finds several controls awkward to use.

The writer bought three Microsoft SideWinder Game Pad 1.0 controllers to see whether the 1990s devices could be used with modern PCs. The experiment explores how an early Microsoft gamepad feels today and whether its place in gaming history makes it worth using. The pad has an eight-way…

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Phantom Blade Zero Explodes on Steam Charts on Day One

  • Phantom Blade Zero reached 680,000 active Steam players on launch day.
  • It ranked second among the year’s single-player games on Steam.
  • Critics praised its cinematic action, while some found combat too easy.

Phantom Blade Zero drew about 680,000 active players on Steam within hours of its 29 October release, quickly becoming one of the platform’s most-played single-player games this year. Its strong debut follows positive reviews, with critics praising its cinematic martial-arts action and an average Metacritic score of 88.…

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One of Steam’s Best Games of 2026 Is Now a Perfect Mobile Game

  • Titanium Court is now available on mobile and consoles.
  • It combines match-three puzzles with tactical battles.
  • The game won the IGF’s top prize in March 2026.

Titanium Court, a genre-blending game by AP Thomson, has expanded from Windows PC to Nintendo Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, Android and iOS. Its mobile release may suit the game particularly well, as its match-three puzzles and tactical battles lend themselves to touch controls. Players rearrange battlefields with…

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‘High-Tech’ Atari Hotel With Esports Venue and Creator Studios Breaks Ground in Phoenix

  • Atari’s first hotel is under construction in Phoenix.
  • The venue is planned to hold more than 2,000 people.
  • Completion is expected by early 2029.

Construction has begun on the first Atari Hotel, in Phoenix’s Roosevelt Row, after the project was first announced in 2020. It aims to combine gaming, entertainment and hospitality, and could become a major esports venue in the US. The hotel is expected to include high-tech guest rooms, creator…

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Feature: Song Of Time – Every Zelda: Ocarina Of Time Release, From N64 To Switch 2

  • Ocarina of Time has appeared in many releases since its 1998 debut.
  • GameCube discs included Master Quest and several other Zelda games.
  • The iQue Player version was the first official digital release.

Nintendo is bringing *The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time* to Switch 2, prompting a look back at the many versions released since the original appeared in 1998. The game has been re-released across Nintendo consoles and other systems, reflecting its lasting popularity and status as one of…

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