Silent Hill: Ascension Starting Winter Break Tonight December 18, 2023

At 9PM Eastern Time tonight, the team over at GENVID will air final broadcast of Silent Hill: Ascension for 2023. The game has being going on nearly daily since Halloween, but after the game’s initial launch, the team decided to make accommodations for the weekends and various holidays.

GENVID confirms the game will resume nightly broadcasts in 2024, but has not provided an exact date of their return as of the time this is being published. You can catch up on episodes through GENVID’s Official YouTube Channel, or through various streaming services including Sony Pictures Core.

Silent Hill: Ascension is out now for smartphones, tablets and PC.

Alan Wake 2 – New Game Plus Update Released December 12, 2023

Remedy has confirmed its long anticipated New Game Plus (NG+) mode for Alan Wake 2 has just been released as a free update. To celebrate the release, they’ve released this trailer for the new mode they’ve called “The Final Draft”. Take a look!

Alan Wake 2 is out now for PC, Xbox Series X/S and PS5.

iOS 17.2 Released December 11, 2023

A major update has just been released for Apple devices and computers. The new update, iOS 17.2, includes the highly anticipated Journal application, as well as Spacial Video recording on iPhone 15 Pro/Pro Max. In my opinion, Spacial Video was THE feature iPhone 15 Pro was holding over earlier phones, and its delayed launch was disappointing.

This update also concludes film purchase/rental integration with the iTunes Store. From now on, film purchases and rentals will need to be made through the Apple TV application. This will likely be a hard divorce as the new store interface is not as elegant to navigate as the previous option.

Depending on your device, the update can weigh in around 1.25GB. Updates for the Apple TV, Mac and Apple Watch have also been released.

The Game Awards 2023 Is Live December 7, 2023

Gaming’s biggest night for one of the biggest years in recent memory has just begun its preshow. If you are not aware, The Game Awards highlights not only the best games of the year for each category, but will typically bring reveals for all the new releases coming in the pipeline! If you don’t know how to watch it, we’ve embedded the live 4K stream below. Enjoy!

Good luck to all contestants!

Pokémon Scarlet/Violet Area Zero Part 2 Trailer December 7, 2023

The Pokémon Company has released this incredible four minute trailer for the second DLC expansion of The Hidden Treasure of Area Zero, check it out!

Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet are out now exclusively for the Nintendo Switch.

Steam Link Announced for Meta Quest December 6, 2023

Hold the phone! Valve has released this official trailer during the Steam VR event they’re hosting. Meta Quest headset owners (such as myself) will be happy to watch this, check it out!

This is an enormous announcement for current and future Quest 2, 3 and Pro owners. The PC VR space is enormous, and Valve is currently hosting a ton of exclusive titles (including Half-Life: Alyx) on Steam that I have been wanting to play on Quest for years! According to Valve, you can download the Steam Link application right now to your headset!

Halo: Season 2 Announcement Trailer December 6, 2023

Halo is coming back in live-action! The folks over at Paramount+ have revealed a new season of Halo is coming, and here is the first official trailer for it.

If you’re like most people and haven’t seen the first season of Halo, (Ed Note: since most people do not have Paramount+ and will never purchase a subscription to it), YouTube is currently hosting the entire first season (all nine episodes) for a limited time.

Halo: The Series season 2 is coming to Paramount+ in February 2024. The first season ended up getting released on Blu-Ray, 4K disc and iTunes a few months after the season wrapped, so there’s a good chance we will eventually get to watch it on a medium people actually use eventually.

Sam and Max Season 3 Remaster Coming Next Year November 30, 2023

The guys over at Skunkape have confirmed that the third and final season from Telltale’s Sam & Max is being remastered for multiple platforms. Here’s the official announcement trailer:

We had a blast playing through the first two seasons and our anticipation could not be higher for the third!

Sam and Max: The Devil’s Playhouse is coming for PC and Switch in 2024.

STEAM VR Fest Announced November 30, 2023

Valve has just announced their upcoming STEAM VR Fest, where they will be hosting sales and discounts of VR exclusive titles you can buy through STEAM.

Steam VR Fest will happen between Dec 4th-11th, 2023.

iOS 17.1.2 Released November 30, 2023

Apple has released a minor incremental update for several of their devices earlier today. The new update, version 17.1.2, has been released for supported iPhones and iPads. According to Apple, it contains non specific bug fixes and improvements.

The new update, depending on your device, could weigh in between 150-450MB. There does not appear to be an update for the Apple Watch or Apple TV at this time. We have not tested if a Mac update was also released.