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Jay Peters

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    A tiny tease about Silksong’s big expansion.

    Team Cherry released a new patch for Hollow Knight: Silksong this week, and in the update notes, the developers say that it is “intended as the last significant update before Silksong’s upcoming major expansion: Sea of Sorrow.” The free expansion is set to launch sometime in 2026.

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    Seems like the new Xbox boss wants to earn some goodwill.

    Microsoft announced some new features in testing for Xbox Insiders today, including settings to manage Quick Resume per game and more groups on the home screen, and newly-appointed Microsoft gaming CEO Asha Sharma says work started on the updates just “two weeks ago.”

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    Saros looks like another showcase game for Sony’s DualSense controller.

    Housemarque’s previous game, Returnal, used the DualSense’s haptic feedback and adaptive triggers to great effect, and Saros will take advantage of those features too, as shown in a new trailer. The game is set to launch on April 30th.

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    Jensen Huang, on the critical reaction to DLSS 5: “Well, first of all, they’re completely wrong.”

    “The reason for that is because, as I have explained very carefully, DLSS 5 fuses controllability of the of geometry and textures and everything about the game with generative AI,” Huang said, according to Tom’s Hardware, and he noted that developers can “fine-tune the generative AI.”

    Still, it’s maybe not the best thing to say about the blowback to DLSS 5 right now.

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    Apple’s home hardware engineering boss is going to Oura.

    The exec, Brian Lynch, will be Oura’s SVP of hardware engineering, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports.

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    iFixit found that you can put the iPhone 17E’s back panel on an iPhone 16E.

    That’s one way to get MagSafe on the iPhone 16E! According to iFixit, however, even if you make the swap, the older iPhone doesn’t have the fancy MagSafe animation.

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    Meta is shutting down its VR metaverse on June 15th.

    Meta announced last month it would be shifting its strategy to go “all-in on mobile” for Horizon Worlds, and today, the company shared exactly when the VR version of the app would be going away.

    Update: Linked to Meta’s website about the changes.

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    Fortnite returns to Google Play globally on March 19th.

    The game’s next big season, which will feature Bugs Bunny, launches the same day.

    5 great indie games from GDC 2026

    I played games about family drama, adorable slimes, and picking noses.

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