The New Slim PlayStation 5 Is Thinner Where It Counts

Despite whatever pictures or renders you may have seen online, thenewly released PS5 consoleis definitely smaller than before. If thats all you wanted from a PS5, then the new version is certainly an upgrade. Otherwise, the most major change is what ports are available on the consoles shell. The new PS5 is smaller in height and depth but nearly as much in width.Photo: Artem Golub / Gizmodo We all remember how dramatic the switch from the original PlayStation 2 to the PlayStation 2 Slim was....

December 3, 2023 · 1 min · 175 words · Jordan Dorsey

Doctor WhoHas Released an Official Recipe for Its Horrifying Curry

A tuna Madras curry! A canned tuna curry is practically fine dining in comparison. Check it out below! Image: BBC Add the garlic, stir for two minutes. Mix in the spices, stir quickly, add in two tins of tuna. Add the tin of tomatoes and the olives. Bring to a boil until the sauce thickens. Turn down low for ten minutes. Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present....

December 2, 2023 · 1 min · 108 words · Shawn Serrano

Fallout’sFirst Trailer Welcomes You to a Familiar Post-Apocalypse

Interplays (and later Bethesdas)Fallout gameshave always held a special place in the hearts of players. The series also stars Kyle MacLachlan, Dale Dickey, Leslie Uggams, and Michael Emerson. Welcome to the surface! Image: Prime Video News from the future, delivered to your present. Where Do Video Game Adaptations Go From Here? This year brought plenty of video games to the small and big screen. How bright is the future for game adaptations in the years to come?...

December 2, 2023 · 1 min · 77 words · Judy Preston DVM

House of the DragonComes Flying Back with a Vengeance

Unlike its mothership series, House has amore concrete, four-season planto work off of. News from the future, delivered to your present. George R.R. Image: HBO House of the Dragons Showrunner Hopes He and George R.R. House of the DragonTeases Four Major Events to Come In Season 3 Plus, George R.R. Martin looks ahead to a softer tone in the nextGame of Thronesspinoff,A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms.

December 2, 2023 · 1 min · 67 words · Jason Cross

How to Get Started Running Emulators on Windows and macOS

This is still the case even when the original console and games are no longer available. Redreamis a really good pick if youre looking for something to play Sega Dreamcast games on. For emulators that let you play games from multiple consoles,RetroArchis well worth a look. Old games aren’t necessarily lost forever.Photo:Nik/Unsplash Different cores emulate different consoles, but RetroArch will guide you straight to the one you need. You then need to go to Load Content and Load Disc to import your actual games....

December 2, 2023 · 1 min · 182 words · Matthew Brown

Microsoft’s Handheld Version of the Xbox App Is a Good First Step; Now Do Windows

The Xbox app now plays nice with handheld consoles thanks to a new Compact mode. Windows-based handheld console users no longer need to navigate through tiny text and jumbled sidebars on relatively small screens. But Microsoft, you know what would be even better? The Xbox app’s new ‘Compact mode’ retreats the sidebar slightly, but it’s not a pitch-perfect version for handheld consoles.Photo: Kyle Barr / Gizmodo A full version of Windows 11 made for handheld....

December 2, 2023 · 1 min · 213 words · Nicholas Turner

Sam Altman’s Return, the Mysterious Q, and More of the Top AI News of the Week

If youre behind on whats happening with the robot uprising, have no fear. Heres a quick look at some of the weirdest and wildest artificial intelligence news from the past week. Last week, the AI world was thrown into upheaval with theshocking ouster of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman. Photo: Alex Wong (Getty Images) However, this week things were pretty much back to normal. News from the future, delivered to your present....

December 2, 2023 · 1 min · 109 words · Joseph Wong

SpaceX Starship Version 2, Life Extension for Dogs, and More Top Science News of the Week

Well, its 2023 and we still lack even the barest of lunar infrastructure. Version 2 comes next, marking the next phase in the companys iterative development process. you might chose your favorite from among 25 shortlisted photos of the near-50,000 submitted to the competition. Photo: C&J Images / Photo: Serhat Zafer/Anadolu Agency (Getty Images) / Photo: NOAA / Photo: Tuija Laurén / Photo: Red Huber (Getty Images) / Photo: Axel Gomille / Wildlife Photographer of the Year / Image: Thales Alenia Space / Image: Photo: Shutterstock Graphics: Gizmodo / Image: Marie C Fields (Shutterstock) / Image: Katarina Christenson (Shutterstock)...

December 2, 2023 · 1 min · 209 words · Erin Bryan

The Great Gmail Purge, New Samsung Galaxy S24 Leaks, and More Top Product News of the Week

Gizmodos consumer tech team covered that news and more this week. Heres roundup of our most-read stories. As tradition calls, the annualGoogle Play Best of App Awardshave been announced for 2023. Image: Alexey Boldin (Shutterstock) / Image: Ikea / Image: X (Twitter) / DavidMa05368498 / Image: OnePlus / Image: Ayaneo / Image: Google / Image: Voicemod / Photo: Google / Photo: Alex Cranz / Gizmodo And here I thought there was no way it could top last yearsClippy sweater....

December 2, 2023 · 1 min · 188 words · Aaron Wood

The MarvelsDrama,FalloutTV Show Reveals, and More Top Pop Culture News of the Week

Its been a wild week in the world of sci-fi, fantasy, superheroes, and more genre fare. Get a look at the next Doctor Who anniversary special. Robert Eggers Nosferatu teases its Count Orlok. Image: Prime Video / Image: JoJo Whilden/Prime Video / Image: Fox / Image: Super7 / Image: Lucasfilm / Image: BBC / Image: Warner Bros. / Image: Lucasfilm / Photo: Jesse Grant (Getty Images) / Photo: Michael M. Santiago (Getty Images)...

December 2, 2023 · 2 min · 227 words · David Wolfe

Why the Entire AI World Was Talking About ‘Q’ This Week

Welcome to AI This Week, Gizmodos weekly deep dive on whats been happening in artificial intelligence. That breakthrough allegedly happened via a little known program dubbed Q-Star or Q*. Frankly, the story sounded pretty crazy. Photo: David Paul Morris/Bloomberg (Getty Images) Anotherreportfrom The Information largely reiterated many of the points made by the Reuters article. So, yeah, what is Q-learning, and how might it apply to OpenAIs secretive program? In general, there are a couple different ways to teach an AI program to do something....

December 2, 2023 · 2 min · 387 words · David Silva

21 New Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books Arriving in December

This debut novel is set in a world where AI concludes every human must be removed and digitally archived. But is it really the sanctuary it feels like? This is the final book in the trilogy. The Year’s Best African Speculative Fiction 2022Image: CAEZIK SF & Fantasy (December 26) Want more io9 news? News from the future, delivered to your present. Image: Simon & Schuster Image: Tor Books Image: DAW...

December 1, 2023 · 1 min · 139 words · Mark Martinez

Baldur’s Gate 3‘s New Epilogue Is a Wonderful Goodbye, But Not the End

Should we ever know everything about a storys end? What should be left to imagination? One the one hand, the sentimentality feels earned. Screenshot: James Whitbrook/io9, Larian Studios It was nice, great even, but its time to pick ourselves up and bid it farewell. But it doesnt have to be. Its a video game, its not going to poof into the ether the second youre done playing. Screenshot: James Whitbrook/io9, Larian Studios...

December 1, 2023 · 1 min · 140 words · Thomas Lopez