Thursday
Mar162023

'Kirby's Dream Land 2' comes to Nintendo Switch Online

Kirby's Dream Land 2 joins BurgerTime Deluxe, Side Pocket, and Xevious as the latest additions to the Nintendo Switch Online collection. They are all coming to the basic tier, so you won't need an Expansion Pack subscription to play. So, if you're feeling nostalgic for some old NES, SNES, and Game Boy titles, here are more to add to your list.

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Thursday
Mar162023

'Redfall' story trailer gives a better glimpse at the upcoming game

The latest trailer for Arkane Austin's co-op vampire shooter has dropped. It shows us what happens in Redfall, where some bloodsucking scientists accidentally (or purposely) summoned ancient vampire gods in their quest to reach immortality. It's now up to the four heroes to slay these gods and save the city. Redfall's release was initially delayed, but we're now just a couple of months short before it comes out. The game is due to launch on May 2 on the Xbox and PC. It gets a same-day release on Xbox Game Pass.

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Thursday
Mar162023

Heinz creates island on Fortnite to spotlight soil health

Heinz, makers of the world’s favourite ketchup, has announced its latest play in gaming, aiming to shine a light on the world's declining soil health.

Soil plays an essential part in the food system. In fact, it’s estimated that 95% of the food we eat is directly or indirectly produced in soils. But according to environmental experts, our soils are at risk and could be gone in as little as a generation if we don’t act.

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Thursday
Mar162023

Microsoft's Bing Chat AI starts rolling out to all users

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After the Bing Chat AI sidebar showed up, it looks like Microsoft is ready to offer its ChatGPT-powered Bing Chat AI to anyone who wants to use it. It's still listed as "join the waiting list" on the signup page, but when you sign up, it looks like you get instant access. I got access to the feature a few weeks back. 

Microsoft hasn't confirmed this change, but it is holding an event today on "Reinventing productivity with AI." The focus might be more on its tools for the Microsoft 365 suite, but there might be new changes to Bing. Microsoft confirmed recently that the new Bing runs on the GPT-4 engine for the last few weeks, well before OpenAI unveiled it. 

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