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Jess Weatherbed

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    So we’re all playing Fallout 4 again, huh?

    Sales for the game rose by 7,500 percent week-on-week across Europe, according to Gamesindustry.biz, with Steam charts showing a similar spike in players that suggests a wider, global trend. Not bad for a near-decade-old game.

    The new Prime Video series is likely driving this as we saw a similar phenomenon with The Last of Us following its own TV adaptation.

    A screenshot of Fallout 4 sales on Steam since January 2024.
    Steam charts show that Fallout 4 has roughly five times as many players as it did before Prime Video’s Fallout series was released.
    Image: SteamDB.info
    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Hades 2 is, once again, hotter than hell.

    Artwork of both new and returning characters for Hades 2 has appeared online, with fans grabbing snippets from the recent gameplay teaser streamed by Supergiant Games, or rummaging through files for the technical test.

    Treat your eyes by flicking through the gallery below. Obvious spoilers, and a little speculation, ahead.

    Character artwork of Melinoë taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork of Zeus taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork of Poseidon taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork of Artemis taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork of Demeter taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork of Hypnos taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork of Aphrodite taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork of Hecate taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork of Nemesis taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork of Moros taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork of Apollo taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork of Hephaestus taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork of Odysseus taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork of Selene taken from Hades 2.
    Character artwork of Arachne taken from Hades 2.
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    First up: Melinoë, our new protagonist.
    Image: Supergiant Games
    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Huawei’s newest flagship smartphone is here.

    The Pura 70 lineup has four variants: the 70, 70 Plus, 70 Pro, and the 70 Ultra. Hundreds of fans lined at Huawei stores across China as stock of the top-end models sold out, according to Reuters.

    A resurgent Huawei has reportedly been developing its own advanced chips in spite of US sanctions, but we won’t know what secrets the Pura 70 hides until the first teardown.

    <em>Here’s the front and rear of the Pura 70 Ultra. Each variant of the phone runs HarmonyOS 4.2.</em>
    The Huawei Pura 70 Ultra in brown, against a light blue backdrop.
    The Huawei Pura 70 Ultra camera
    <em>The screen is also made with Huawei’s Kunlun glass, making it scratch and drop-resistant.</em>
    <em>The battery is improved compared to the 4715 mAh rated on the previous Huawei P60 model. The P70 also supports 100W wired charging, 80W wireless charging, and 20W reverse charging.</em>
    <em>It also includes Beidou satellite messaging, allowing users to send text and even picture messages, apparently, when they have no terrestrial connection.</em>
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    Here’s the front and rear of the Pura 70 Ultra. Each variant of the phone runs HarmonyOS 4.2.
    Image: Huawei
    Jess Weatherbed
    Jess Weatherbed
    Snapchat is watermarking its AI-generated images.

    A small, sparkly ghost logo will “soon” feature on saved or exported images created with Snapchat’s generative AI tools.

    More information — including some fairly obvious yet rigorous generative AI dos and don’ts — can be found on Snap’s support page.

    An AI-generated image from Snapchat showing the Snap Ghost watermark.
    Here’s an example of how the sparkly ghost watermark will appear.
    Image: Snapchat