Month: June 2025

Handheld game console maker Anbernic has revealed some of the features of the upcoming Anbernic RG Slide. We already knew that this was going to be the company’s first device with a PSP Go-like design featuring a screen that slides upward to reveal a game controller. Now we know more about that screen… and a bit […]

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Eight years ago, just before the release of the Nintendo Switch, we provided an in-depth review of the hardware thanks to early production units provided by Nintendo. This year, Nintendo has opted not to provide such unrestricted early press access to the Switch 2 hardware, citing a "day-one update" to the system software and some launch games that would supposedly make pre-release evaluation more difficult.

As such, we won't be able to provide our full thoughts on the Switch 2 until well after the system is in players' hands. While that's not an ideal situation for readers looking to make an early purchase decision, we'll do our best to give you our hands-on impressions as soon as possible after launch day.

In lieu of review access, though, we were able to get some extended hands-on time with the final Switch 2 hardware at a daylong preview event held by Nintendo last week. This event provided our first look at the console's system-level menu and settings, as well as features like GameChat (which was hard to fully evaluate in an extremely controlled environment).

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One of the “godfathers” of artificial intelligence has attacked a multibillion-dollar race to develop the cutting-edge technology, saying the latest models are displaying dangerous characteristics such as lying to users.

Yoshua Bengio, a Canadian academic whose work has informed techniques used by top AI groups such as OpenAI and Google, said: “There’s unfortunately a very competitive race between the leading labs, which pushes them towards focusing on capability to make the AI more and more intelligent, but not necessarily put enough emphasis and investment on research on safety.”

The Turing Award winner issued his warning in an interview with the Financial Times, while launching a new non-profit called LawZero. He said the group would focus on building safer systems, vowing to “insulate our research from those commercial pressures.”

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Apple hat gegen die Interoperabilitätsentscheidung der EU-Kommission "im Namen der Nutzer" Berufung eingelegt - und seine Sicht der Dinge dargelegt. (DMA, Apple)

Seit fast 20 Jahren steckt James Cameron tief im Entstehungsprozess der Avatar-Filme. Er hat aber auch Zeit für einen Horrorfilm. (Filme & Serien, Film)

Hinter dem Angriff der Ukraine auf Russlands strategische Bomber steckt Open-Source-Software. Wir zeigen, was Ardupilot für Drohnen so attraktiv macht. Eine Analyse von Johannes Hiltscher (Drohne, Open Source)

Bildraten raten, alles über HDR: Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour entpuppt sich beim Anspielen als ebenso lehrreiches wie trockenes Serious Game. Ein Hands-on von Peter Steinlechner (Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo)

Eine kompakte Powerbank von Iniu mit 10.000 mAh, drei schnellen USB-Anschlüssen und Display gibt es bei Amazon zum Schnäppchenpreis. (Technik/Hardware)

When tried out Mario Kart World at April's Switch 2 premiere hands-on event, the short demos focused on more-or-less standard races in the game's Grand Prix and Knockout modes. So when Nintendo invited us back for more time previewing the near-final version of the game before the Switch 2's release, we decided to focus most of our time on the game's mysterious (and previously teased) "Free Roam" mode.

We're glad we did, because the mode feels like the hidden gem of Mario Kart World and maybe of the Switch 2 launch as a whole. Combining elements of games like Diddy Kong Racing, Forza Horizon, and even the Tony Hawk's Pro Skater series, Free Roam provides a unique mixture of racing challenges, exploration, and collectibles that should keep new Switch 2 owners busy for a while.

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Surprisingly, Free Roam mode isn't actually listed as one of the main options when you launch a new game of Mario Kart World. Instead, a tiny note in the corner of the screen tells you to hit the plus button to get dropped into a completely untimed and free-wheeling version of the vast Mario Kart World map.

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Offene Welt, neue Modi und alte Helden: Unser Hands-on zeigt, warum Mario Kart World die aufregendste Schnauzbart-Raserei seit Langem wird. Ein Hands-on von Peter Steinlechner (Mario Kart, Nintendo)