Wal-Mart

Gif: PixelChoice (Getty Images)More people are making video games than ever before, but most games are still designed by teams of professionals. There’s a barrier of technical skills that keeps the average person from making their own game, but in 2024, that’s going to change. AI is going to make game development so easy that you’ll be able to pump one out in half an hour and spend the rest of the afternoon playing it with your friends. There’s a flood coming, and in the next 12 months, an AI-driven indie game renaissance…

Roku is launching a family of new high-end TVs. Image: RokuRoku doesn’t want you to consider it the “budget” TV brand you find at all-you-can-shop brick-and-mortar stores like Wal-Mart or Target. The company wants a piece of that premium TV pie, even as it already reigns as the top TV streaming platform for the U.S. and Canada. The company has announced its plans to expand its TV offerings by adding three new high-end options later this year.Teenage Engineering’s TP-7 Is the Ferrari of Tape RecordersThe Roku Pro Series…

Screenshot: MetaMeta has paused sales of the Meta Quest 3 Elite Strap with Battery at retail, reportedly over a charging defect affecting some customers, according to Road to VR. Meta told the outlet that it’s not recalling the faulty device but is working to send out updated replacements to affected customers and retailers.“Even AI Rappers are Harassed by Police” | AI UnlockedFor around a month, users had been sharing their problems with their Elite Strap with Battery, which provides an additional few hours of battery…

CEI Director of the Center for Energy and Environment Myron Ebell in 2017. Photo: Leon Neal (Getty Images)The climate deniers are at it again.In late December, the Competitive Enterprise Institute, a conservative think tank, released what it’s calling a “Climate Fact Check” report. The report, which was covered breathlessly by Fox News, purports to expose claims made by “climate alarmists and their media allies” in 2022 that “clashed with reality and science.” (Spoiler alert: all the “claims” covered are, in fact, in line…

Image: Funko/Marvel StudiosNeed more than a trio of big-noggined Spider-Men in your life? This Wal-Mart exclusive set contains the three heroes and all five of the villains from No Way Home, including your only chance to snag the film’s version of the Lizard and Sandman (at least for the moment).Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what’s next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about James Cameron’s Avatar: The Way of Water.…

The Chromecast with Google TV HD is the baseline first-party Google TV dongle. Photo: Florence Ion / GizmodoGoogle has two Chromecast with Google TV dongles on the market, which look identical. But the first version, which comes in three colors, is technically the old one with 4K capabilities, while the new version was released a month ago and tops out at 1080p. There’s a $20 price difference between the two.Save your money and buy the newer, cheaper version of the Chromecast with Google TV that just came out. Most folks…