The director of one of this year’s best Xbox and PC games shares thoughts on a possible sequel

On December 25th, 2024, I chanced upon an intriguing interview with Katsura Hashino, the mastermind behind Atlus’ latest JRPG sensation, Metaphor: ReFantazio, as published by Japan’s revered Weekly Famitsu magazine (translated by PersonaCentral). In this conversation, Hashino shared that, at present, there are no definitive plans for a sequel. However, he expresses his heartfelt wish that the captivating Metaphor: ReFantazio will inspire one in the future.

Razer at CES — A history of wild gaming concepts with successful product launches, sample theft, and what to expect in 2025

Yearly, tech industry heavyweights flock to Las Vegas for the Consumer Electronics Show (CES), where they exhibit their forthcoming hardware, software, and a plethora of accessories. Everything vies for notice amidst striking contrasts between advanced automobiles, vehicles, and minute devices, yet some truly shine with avant-garde concept gadgets intended to captivate interest and elicit reactions.

Sam Altman predicts superintelligence will trigger a 10x surge in AI breakthroughs — each year as revolutionary as a decade

As the year 2024 draws to a close, leading AI research facilities such as OpenAI (in association with Microsoft), Google, Anthropic, and others have been consistently pushing boundaries in the competitive AI arena. For example, OpenAI recently wrapped up its “12 days of shipmas,” showcasing an array of innovations and offerings. Among these developments are the introduction of a successor to OpenAI 01 boasting enhanced reasoning abilities, a new subscription plan priced at $200 for its advanced AI model known as ChatGPT Pro, and additional features.

Oops! Acer’s upcoming Predator Orion 7000PCs with NVIDIA RTX 5090 and 5080 GPUs were listed early by a German retailer with price tags that feel reminiscent of pandemic-era shortages.

You may want to start saving up now if you are looking to upgrade your gaming PC with a new GPU from the upcoming NVIDIA RTX 50-series video cards. Two Acer Predator Orion gaming PCs featuring the NVIDIA RTX 5080 and 5090 graphics cards with lofty price tags were previously spotted by Videocardz after they were erroneously posted by a German retailer. The listings have since been removed.