Elden Ring’supdate patch 1.03 addedmany exciting new features to the game. A few mechanics got well-deserved buffs while others got long-coming nerfs. Along withsome QOL improvements,Elden Ringadded several new NPC quests to the game, including a new NPC and accompanying questline. Difficulty What You Need Alexander’s Innards The new NPC is Jar-Bairn, and he’s got quite the story to tell about his uncle Alexander, some anti-jar poachers, and his aspirations of becoming a brave warrior jar....

How to level up in Lies of P Lies of Putilizes many of the same systems seen in other Souls games. One aspect that Lies of P incorporates is the ability to level up using Ergo. The process may not seem as straightforward as in other Souls games, so our guide should clear things up. Whether it’s Blood Echoes, Sen, Amrita, or any other variant ofSoulslikecurrency, they can ultimately serve one great benefit to your character – level them up....

Desktop PCscome in two flavors. You’ve got prebuilt machines and DIY systems that people build themselves. We review both, whether it’s a fully-configured PC from a company like Dell or HP or the individual components that power the PC you built yourself. But here, we focus on the first case — prebuilt systems that you buy right off the shelf. These range from simple home office computers to maxed-out gaming PCs that glow in all the right places....

After a couple of years during which Chrome OS powered mostly low-priced notebooks and the occasional premium 2-in-1, things are starting to look up for Chromebook buyers. A new wave of laptops is arriving over the next several months that promise to be more well-made, innovative, and powerful. HP has kicked off this new wave with the first Chrome OS tablet that’s not aimed at the education market, and the company obviously designed it to compete with the Chromebook blue blood....

The Nevada-plated Jetta in the left lane keeps trying to race me. It has blasted out of the past two intersections, baiting me. I’m not a proud man, and I certainly don’t need to prove what I’ve got at every set of lights. The Jetta is at least 7 years old and is no threat to me or my masculinity. There is nothing to prove here. So at the third intersection, as the lights go green, I drop the clutch at 4,000 rpms, spin tires through the first two gears, and blow the doors off the aged VW....

This story is part of our continuing coverage of CES 2020, including tech and gadgets from the showroom floor. What is Neon? Shrouded in mystery leading up to CES 2020, all we knew was thatNeonhad something to do with artificial intelligence. Was it a Google Assistant competitor? A robot? Something more? “It’s a preview of a wonderful technology we have, and a wonderful future we can create together,” Neon’s CEO Pranav Mistry said at the start of his keynote presentation....

It finally happened. My streaming services are all gone. I pay forYouTube Premiumstill — who would argue with ad-free videos and music streaming for $14 a month — but every other streaming platform has bit the dust, and that’s because I spent $90 on a lifetime membership to Plex Pass, which is 25% off its normal price of $120 for Cyber Monday. I’ve been on a bit of a journey with Plex....

Intel already announced its 12th-gen mobile processors at CES 2022, but we’re just now hearing about the details of its efficient U- and P-series chips. Unlike the H-series, which is built for high-performance machines like theMSI Raider GE76, these new processors are built for thin and light notebooks and 2-in-1s. We’ve known about these chips, including detailed official specs, for a while. But Intel is just now giving us a taste of performance....

A newIntel developer guidereveals some key details about Alder Lake and how game developers can best optimize titles for it. The hybrid architecture onAlder Lake chipsis going to require developers to tweak their games for the best performance — but the developer guide also revealed that not all Alder Lake chips will sport the hybrid design. That’s the most striking news out of the guide. It reads: “Mobile SKUs will feature up to 6 P-cores and 8 E-cores....

After finally appearing on the Federal Communications Commission’s websitein late December, and showing up at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Lenovo’s stand-alone Mirage Solo virtual reality headset is finally up for pre-order from B&HPhoto. It’s based on Google’s Daydream platform for Android, and provides full-motion VR experiences without the need for external sensors ora tethered PC. Stand-alone finally arrives Lenovo’s Mirage Solo is the first stand-alone VR headset supporting Google’s Daydream platform for Android....

“Why you can trust Digital Trends – We have a 20-year history of testing, reviewing, and rating products, services and apps to help you make a sound buying decision. Find out we test and score products.“ The world isn’t short of smartphone manufacturers, and while a few devices released these days don’t quite come up to scratch, the vast majority of them are perfectly passable. That’s even before you get to the big names like LG, Apple, and Samsung — all of which put out top-notch phones it’s hard not to recommend....

In the 31st century, Earth and the Inner Sphere, the planets that make up most of occupied space, are in decline. Feudal states have ruled the stars for hundreds of years, and endless wars, dominated by massive bipedal war machines called BattleMechs, drive humanity to cultural and technological regression. A new dark age seems inevitable until suddenly, from deep outside the habited periphery, a massive invasion force of unknown origin appears, and begins to systematically conquer the Inner Sphere....

The NYPD has confirmed that missingYouTube gaming creatorandTwitch streamerDesmond “Etika” Amofah has died at 29 years old after previously making suicidal statements. This news comes nearly five days after a video upload from Amofah sparked concern across the internet. He was first reported missing on June 20 following the upload of a video titled “I’m sorry,” which was later taken down from his channel. This video showed Etika walking around New York talking in a manner that was suggestive of an impending suicide attempt....