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AppWizard

June 17, 2025

Stellar Blade sold a million units in 3 days on PC and you can mostly thank Chinese players

Stellar Blade has sold over 1 million copies on PC within its first three days and reached the 81st position in Steam's top 100 all-time most-played games with a peak of 192,078 concurrent players. The game's success is largely attributed to its reception in China, where a Chinese dub and regional pricing have boosted sales. The PC version is priced lower than the console version. Reviewer Mollie Taylor rated the game 68%, noting it as a well-optimized PC port but criticized its story and tutorial level. Despite the critiques, she described it as a "decently solid soulslite."

AppWizard

June 17, 2025

Marathon is delayed, new release date will be announced in the fall: ‘We need more time to craft Marathon into the game that truly reflects your passion’

Bungie announced that the release of the game Marathon has been delayed due to varied feedback from playtesters. The initial release date of September 23rd has been postponed, with a new timeline to be communicated in the fall. Concerns about the game's development progress have arisen, and a document suggests that Marathon could be released in Sony's fiscal year 2025, which ends on March 31, 2026.

Winsage

June 17, 2025

How Discord Was Ported To Windows 95 And NT 3.1

Discord has developed a new client called Discord Messenger, which allows users on legacy systems such as Windows XP, Windows 95, and NT 3.1 to access the platform. This project utilizes the Discord API as a web application, enabling third-party client development without repercussions from Discord. The developers overcame challenges related to TLS encryption compatibility and crafted shims for API calls absent in older systems. They also addressed runtime issues on Windows NT 3.1 by backporting features from the original operating system.

Tech Optimizer

June 17, 2025

EnterpriseDB targets AI development with latest update

EnterpriseDB has introduced new features for its EDB Postgres AI platform, including a low-code/no-code environment for application development and enhanced data observability across various databases. The platform, launched in May 2024, integrates relational and non-relational data, automates data pipelines, and supports multiple workloads. The new capabilities aim to improve the success rate of AI projects, which face an estimated 80% failure rate in transitioning from development to production. The updates include tools for managing PostgreSQL databases in hybrid cloud and on-premises environments, Transparent Data Encryption for security, and an analytics engine optimized for AI workloads. EnterpriseDB's enhancements were influenced by customer feedback, focusing on maximizing the value of existing data and supporting GenAI workflows. The company plans to expand its AI ecosystem and enhance its competitive position within the PostgreSQL community.

AppWizard

June 17, 2025

Minecraft – Official Vibrant Visuals and Chase the Skies Launch Trailer

The Vibrant Visuals and Chase the Skies update for Minecraft introduces enhanced visual features such as improved lighting, dynamic shadows, and reflective surfaces, as well as new gameplay elements including the cheerful happy ghast and flyable mounts.

AppWizard

June 17, 2025

Minecraft receives separate trailer for the Switch as doesn’t support Vibrant Visuals

The Chase the Skies update has been released in Minecraft, but Nintendo Switch players will not have access to the Vibrant Visuals update. Switch users can still enjoy the Chase the Skies content, which includes new features such as flying with a ghast companion, creating a caravan of camels, and using the Player Locator bar. There is speculation that Microsoft and Mojang may develop a version for the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2, potentially offering enhanced graphics.

AppWizard

June 17, 2025

Prince of Persia social media botch forces Ubisoft to promise once again that it’s still working on The Sands of Time

Ubisoft has confirmed that it is still working on the remake of The Sands of Time, but there are no new updates available at this time. The game's release was initially scheduled for January 2021 but has faced multiple delays and a complete reboot announced in mid-2023, pushing the release to 2026. The development team is actively working on the project, and fans are currently awaiting further updates.

Tech Optimizer

June 17, 2025

EDB Postgres AI Accelerates New Era of Sovereign Data and AI for Enterprises, Industries, and Nations

EnterpriseDB has introduced significant advancements to its EDB Postgres AI (EDB PG AI) platform, enabling secure and compliant deployment of AI solutions across Postgres environments. The platform integrates transactional, analytical, and AI workloads into a unified system, featuring automatic pipelines and built-in development tools for data automation. Key capabilities include low-code/no-code simplicity for rapid AI pipeline creation and comprehensive hybrid management for real-time insights across databases. Recent research indicates that only 13% of enterprises have successfully implemented agentic AI applications at scale, with early adopters achieving up to 227% higher ROI. Collaborations with Red Hat aim to provide organizations with solutions for successful AI outcomes. New features include enhanced data security, a purpose-built PG AI Analytics Engine for high-performance queries, and a universal data store for various data models. Performance advantages include six times better total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to SQL Server and up to 150 times faster NoSQL performance than MongoDB. A comparative analysis showed that EDB PG AI reduced overall complexity by 67% and maintenance costs by 38%.

AppWizard

June 17, 2025

‘There is no way a Borderlands game is that demanding’ — Borderlands 4 users furious as PC requirements reveal RTX 3070 minimum GPU, 3080 recommended

Borderlands 4 has been announced with minimum and recommended PC specifications that include an octa-core CPU, an RTX 3080 or RX 6800 XT graphics card, and 32GB of RAM, requiring up to 100GB of SSD storage. The game will utilize Unreal Engine 5 and include performance-impacting DRM, specifically Denuvo and Symbiote. The Standard Edition is priced at .99, the Deluxe Edition at .99, and the Super Deluxe Edition at .99, with the latter two editions offering additional content that has drawn criticism for being perceived as a paywall. The game is set to launch on September 12 on Steam, the Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, while Switch 2 users will have to wait longer.

AppWizard

June 17, 2025

That Prince of Persia remake is “deep” in development

Ubisoft has confirmed that the remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time is currently "deep" in development. The project was initially announced at E3 2020 with a planned release date of January 2021, but it has faced several delays. The game was originally developed by Ubisoft's Pune and Mumbai studios in India, with the release pushed to March and then to the 2022/23 financial year. In May 2022, Ubisoft's Montreal studio took over development, and the release is now slated for 2026. Additionally, Ubisoft is developing a spinoff titled The Rogue Prince of Persia by Evil Empire, the studio behind Dead Cells.