Thursday, May 8

Gaming

Classic Diablo to Be Added to Game Pass

Classic Diablo to Be Added to Game Pass

Gaming
The authoritative Spanish insider eXtas1s continues to share interesting news about the Xbox ecosystem. In the latest episode of his video blog, eXtas1s reported that in January, another cult game will be added to the PC Game Pass catalog - it will be the first part of Diablo, which was released in 1997 and changed the video game industry forever. Also as was promised, on January 7 (that is, today) the road adventure Road 96 returned to the subscription. The project is intended for PC and Xbox consoles, and is available to Game Pass subscribers (PC, Ultimate, Standard). Tomorrow, January 8, the Game Pass Standard library will be replenished with four projects at once: an early (Game Preview) version of the space farming simulator Lightyear Frontier (Xbox Series X and S); life sim...
Razer Showed a Unique Gaming Chair

Razer Showed a Unique Gaming Chair

Gaming
At CES 2025, Razer unveiled a prototype of the new Arielle gaming chair. It has heating and cooling functions for comfortable use in any temperature conditions. Project Arielle is based on the Razer Fujin Pro model, which is already on sale for $1049, but differs in the presence of an advanced climate control system. The chair offers three levels of fan power, which can reduce the temperature by 2-5 degrees Celsius. If the user is freezing, the chair has a built-in heater, providing a temperature of up to 30 degrees. The functions are controlled via a touch panel located next to the seat. And, of course, there is Razer's signature RGB backlight, which changes color depending on the operating mode: green - when the climate control is off, red - when heating, blue - when cooling. ...
Acer to Unveil Nitro Blaze 11 and Blaze 8 Portable Consoles With Large Screens

Acer to Unveil Nitro Blaze 11 and Blaze 8 Portable Consoles With Large Screens

Gaming
Acer intends to announce the Nitro Blaze 11 and Blaze 8 portable gaming consoles in the near future. The numbers in the names are supposed to reflect the screen diagonal size, and the new devices will be a continuation of the line that was opened by the Nitro Blaze 7 model. Judging by the names, Acer is preparing to present portable gaming computers with 8- and 11-inch screens. At the moment, the company's assortment includes only one portable console, the Nitro Blaze 7, which runs on the AMD Ryzen 7 8840U hybrid chip of the Hawk Point generation. The new devices will be based on AMD Ryzen AI 300 APU series processors - upgrading the devices to the new Strix Point series on the Zen 5 microarchitecture definitely makes sense. Given the trends, the key success factor for the Nitro Blaz...
Skyblivion Development Has Advanced Further Than Ever

Skyblivion Development Has Advanced Further Than Ever

Gaming
The authors of the global conversion modification Skyblivion continue their path to release in the coming 2025. In honor of the holidays, the modders published a new video and shared development statistics for the past year. Skyblivion's map is now 93% complete. Seven of Cyrodiil's nine unique regions are already complete, with the Nibenay Basin (45%) and Nibenay Valley (80%) still in the works. The team has also expanded the map in places (to match the cities) and changed the terrain (to achieve a more natural effect) to improve the experience of exploring the game world. In addition, 94% of 3D assets are finished (2354 out of 2508) and 193 out of 199 quests — individual quests from the Thieves Guild and Mages Guild chains, as well as story and side missions, have not yet passed the...