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The Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 expansion has arrived earlier than expected

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 expansion has arrived earlier than expected

For a number of very obvious reasons, we don’t want to roll back the clock to early 2020. No thank you. But if there was a feel-good lockdown story, it was the perfectly timed arrival of Animal Crossing: New Horizons , which allowed friends who could no longer meet up IRL to do so virtually on their carefully pruned islands. The game will almost certainly never be as popular as it was back then again, but Nintendo is hoping a good chunk of lapsed islanders will return for its latest DLC drop, which arrived on January 14, a day earlier than planned. The Switch 2 update went live as expected on January 15. As spotted by , the free Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update is available to download now and, as previously announced , brings a host of new features to the cozy life sim, including a brand new resort hotel on the pier that you can help decorate. There are new items and quality-of-life additions too, as well as the ability to build fresh islands with your friends and family in the “Slumber Island” dream world. All you need to do is go to the New Horizons game icon on your Switch’s home screen and download the software update. Nintendo also announced last year that New Horizons would be coming to Switch 2 on January 15, improving the visuals, unlocking mouse controls and GameChat functionality, and expanding the online multiplayer capacity from eight players to 12. As of now, the Switch 2 edition is live, as well as the 3.0 update. Upgrading costs $5, while first-time players can purchase the Switch 2 version of Animal Crossing: New Horizons for $65. Update, January 15, 2026, 12:20PM ET: Updated to note that the Switch 2 edition is live. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/gaming/nintendo/the-animal-crossing-new-horizons-30-expansion-has-arrived-earlier-than-expected-160739394.html?src=rss

Letter: a top House Republican warns severe DRAM and HBM3E supply shortages may constrain H200 export licenses; Nvidia says it "can serve all approved" orders (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg)

Letter: a top House Republican warns severe DRAM and HBM3E supply shortages may constrain H200 export licenses; Nvidia says it "can serve all approved" orders (Maggie Eastland/Bloomberg)

Maggie Eastland / Bloomberg : Letter: a top House Republican warns severe DRAM and HBM3E supply shortages may constrain H200 export licenses; Nvidia says it “can serve all approved” orders —  Tight memory chip supplies will constrain the number of US export licenses for Nvidia Corp. to sell …

How to claim Verizon's $20 credit for Wednesday's service outage

How to claim Verizon's $20 credit for Wednesday's service outage

Verizon is offering a very small mea culpa after Wednesday's massive outage , which drew more than 1.5 million reports on Downdetector and lasted hours. The carrier posted on X that it will offer a $20 credit, but customers must redeem it in the myVerizon app. "This credit isn’t meant to make up for what happened. No credit really can," the company wrote. "But it’s a way of acknowledging your time and showing that this matters to us." Incensed customers have largely replied with incredulity, both at the miniscule amount, and that it isn't being applied automatically. Engadget has reached out to Verizon seeking clarity on whether this credit can be claimed by contacting the carrier or only through the app. We will update this piece if we hear back. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://www.engadget.com/mobile/how-to-claim-verizons-20-credit-for-wednesdays-service-outage-171909695.html?src=rss

Federal prosecutors unseal sweeping NCAA basketball illegal game-fixing scheme tied to China

Federal prosecutors unseal sweeping NCAA basketball illegal game-fixing scheme tied to China

Federal prosecutors in Philadelphia have unsealed criminal charges in what they say was a years-long, international scheme to rig NCAA… Continue reading Federal prosecutors unseal sweeping NCAA basketball illegal game-fixing scheme tied to China The post Federal prosecutors unseal sweeping NCAA basketball illegal game-fixing scheme tied to China appeared first on ReadWrite .

Asus reportedly cancels the RTX 5070 Ti, as Nvidia scales back on 16GB cards

Asus reportedly cancels the RTX 5070 Ti, as Nvidia scales back on 16GB cards

Do you need 16GB of memory in your graphics card or can you make do with just 8GB? If recent leaks and reports are accurate, you may not have a choice soon. Nvidia is reportedly emphasizing 8GB models over 16GB versions, and Asus may have just straight-up halted the production of the 16GB RTX 5070 Ti. A post on Chinese forum Board Channels, reported by VideoCardz , says that Nvidia is reducing shipments of the 16GB version of the RTX 5060 Ti and the RTX 5070 Ti. The former has been far better received than the 8GB version of the same card, and the 5070 Ti with 16GB of memory has likewise reviewed much better than the 12GB 5070 . In the same vein, YouTube channel Hardware Unboxed reports that supplies for Nvidia cards with 16GB of memory and more are in short supply. “Asus, the largest Nvidia AIB partner, explicitly told us [the RTX 5070 Ti] is currently facing a supply shortage, and as such, they have placed the model into end-of-life status. This means Asus has no plans to produce 5070 Ti models from this point forward — what is currently on store shelves is it from them.” Bleak. We were finally starting to see graphics cards edge towards retail prices again. I was able to buy an RTX 5070 Ti at below retail during Black Friday less than three months ago. That same card is now almost $1,000 , over $200 above retail. Both of these statements are unconfirmed, though I personally trust Hardware Unboxed not to spin the story. The first and most obvious culprit would be the ongoing RAM crunch, which affects consumer graphics cards as much as anything else. Nvidia is also a supplier of GPUs to the “AI” industry, and would naturally shift its most crucial output to business customers buying incredibly expensive chips . The company announced six new data center chips at CES. CES used to stand for “Consumer Electronics Show.” The company’s keynote made zero mention of consumer products, instead relegating new DLSS 4.5 and G-Sync Pulsar to a separate announcement . PC gamers were already feeling constrained by low-memory cards as far back as 2022, when Nvidia cancelled a 12GB variant of the RTX 4080 . There have been similar concerns over whether the upcoming Steam Machine revival can compete with consoles with only an 8GB AMD card. General computers are facing the same crunch: Laptop makers may go back to 8GB of RAM for mid-range laptops , even as more and more users really need 32GB . It looks like anyone who has less than a four-figure budget for their next GPU might need to scale back their expectations of graphical power. Thanks, “AI!”