This is not investment advice. The author has no position in any of the stocks mentioned. Wccftech.com has a disclosure and ethics policy.Chip designer NVIDIA Corporation is losing its GPU pricing power, according to a fresh note from investment bank HSBC. The note cuts NVIDIA's share price target to $120 from $175 and downgrades the shares to Hold from Buy. NVIDIA's GPU prices, driven by the firm's considerable technological advantages, short supply and high manufacturing costs, have set the narrative around its products and share price. They were at the heart of January's DeepSeek selloff, which wiped off close to $600 billion from the firm's market value as investors wondered whether the GPUs would be in high demand after purported efficiency demonstrations by the Chinese AI startup DeepSeek.HSBC Doesn't See Significant Pricing Boost Between NVIDIA's B200 & B300 Blackwell AI GPUsNVIDIA's shares are among the worst performers in 2025 due to investor skepticism about the firm's AI GPU demand. Year-to-date, the stock has 24% and is down 4.9% at market open today after the Trump administration's latest set of tariffs roiled US and global stock markets.Amidst the chaos, HSBC believes that NVIDIA is losing the pricing power with its AI GPUs. In a fresh analyst note, the firm's analyst Frank Lee analyzes the pricing trend between NVIDIA's B200 and B300 Blackwell AI GPUs and GB200 and GB300 NVL72 server racks. The B300 GPUs are among the latest AI products from NVIDIA and is build on TSMC's N4P manufacturing process node.According to HSBC, there has been no significant average selling price (ASP) bump between the B200 and B300 GPUs. "[W]e have seen no significant ASP boost between B200 and B300 GPU or the GB200 and GB300 NVL72 rack architecture," notes Lee and adds that there appear to be limited upgrades in GPU specifications as well apart from the next-generation Vera Rubin GPUs relying on HBM4 memory.HSBC adds that NVIDIA's systems will support 72 GPUs per rack until 2027, when the firm launches its Rubin Ultra products. As a result, the bank has downgraded NVIDIA's shares to Hold from Buy, a downgrade that appears to have come just in time as the firm's shares extended their losses to 5.34% as trading commenced today.HSBC's latest remarks about NVIDIA follow NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang's remarks last month where he justified his firm's GPU prices. In an interview after NVIDIA's GTC conference, Huang shared that not only do his firm's GPUs allow users to generate money and save money by being more efficient, by added that they are pricey due to manufacturing complexities.Huang also added that his company is working with TSMC and Foxconn to manufacture GPUs onshore in the US. Trump's latest round of tariffs left NVIDIA out of the loop, and the firm is also reportedly pressuring the US government to scrap the latest set of rules that prevent unlimited sales of its AI GPUs to most countries except for 18 that are determined to be key US allies and partners.Deal of the Day

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim is the game that made modding a regular gaming experience, and plenty of players have formed an opinion on the best Skyrim mods over the years. Released in 2011, Skyrim was an immediate commercial and critical success, surpassing all expectations and redefining what an open-world game could be. Over the years, it has kept a thriving player base as well as a fantastic modding community, with players able to download thousands of unique mods.However, not all mods are created equal, and there are some that you should prioritize downloading first. Below, we highlight the 50 best Skyrim mods you can download right now, which range from gameplay tweaks to massive DLC-sized mods. There are also quality-of-life mods and others that allow you to bypass the slower parts of Skyrim.As a note, this list includes mods for both the base version of Skyrim and the Special Edition version, as the mods are slightly different for both editions. These mods will work with all installation methods unless otherwise specifically outlined by the mod's creator. You can click the link for each mod to see what edition it's specified for and what the creator recommends for installation. SkyUICreated by: SkyUI TeamUp first, we have arguably the most recognizable mod for Skyrim of all time. SkyUI is available for both the base version and the Special Edition and it's largely meant for PC players. It completely changes the interface and adds a plethora of features users can take advantage of when they're browsing all of the in-game menus. Skyrim 202XCreated by: PfuscherNext up is Skyrim 202X, which is by far the most downloaded mod for the Special Edition of Skyrim. This mod adds high-resolution textures to a number of different objects in the game, including full-scale cities, dungeons, weapons and armor, and much more. You won't even recognize Skyrim after downloading this mod, even with the Special Edition's new coat of paint. Unofficial Skyrim Special Edition PatchCreated by: The Unofficial Patch Project TeamWe're sticking to the top overall mods for the Special Edition for now, as the Unofficial Patch is the second-most downloaded mod on Nexus Mods. As you can likely tell from the mod's title, the Unofficial Patch does its best to get rid of every major bug left behind by the developers. While there are still some nagging bugs left behind, your copy of the Special Edition won't feature nearly as many issues when you have the mod installed. Immersive ArmorsCreated by: Hothtrooper44Immersive Armors is the first mod for the base version of Skyrim on this list, aside from SkyUI. The mod completely overhauls the armor system in Skyrim, adding dozens of new armor sets that are flawlessly added to the world so your immersion isn't broken. In addition to new armor sets, you can also find new types of armor and clothing, such as capes, earrings, eye patches, and more. All of the new armor can be crafted, but you can also find all of it through various means in Skyrim. A Quality World Map and Solstheim MapCreated by: User_3142012If you're a longtime Skyrim player, you likely know how confusing the default map can be. It's difficult to pinpoint where you are and where certain cities and points of interest are located. With the Quality World Map mod, you can customize how you see your map in Skyrim. The main selling point of the mod is the hand-drawn roads, allowing you to see how to get to places much easier. The mod also features different types of mods, including a paper map and one with higher textures. RaceMenuCreated by: ExpiredThe default character creator in Skyrim is quite substantial, letting you customize your character down to their facial features. However, if you want to go even more in-depth, you need the RaceMenu mod, which opens up a world of new possibilities for the character creator. You can customize your character even further, adding body paints, revamped facial features, and better-looking character models in general. You can download RaceMenu for any version of Skyrim. ImmersiveWeaponsCreated by: Hothtrooper44, Ironman5000, and EckssWe couldn't add the ImmersiveArmor mod without also including the ImmersiveWeapons mod. Designed for the base version of Skyrim, this mod does the exact same thing as the ImmersiveArmor mod, only this time with weapons. You can find all new weapons, either through crafting or in the world, and fresh variants of the weapons you know and love. Both of these weapons are 100% lore-friendly and only add to your Skyrim experience. Ordinator - Perks of SkyrimCreated by: Enai SiaionThe perk system in Skyrim is widely considered to be one of the weaker points of the game, featuring a convoluted system and some unnecessary clunkiness to the character-building. With the Ordinator- Perks of Skyrim mod, you can actually enjoy unlocking new perks. The mod overhauls the perk system, revamping every single perk tree and allowing for a larger variety of character builds. There are 469 new perks with the mod, so this can completely alter any previous experience you have with Skyrim. JK's SkyrimCreated by: Jkrojmal and Teabag86Are you tired of the same old cities and towns in Skyrim? In addition to downloading a texture pack mod like Skyrim 202X, you can also install JK's Skyrim, which enhances Skyrim's cities to a new level. Locations like Whiterun, Solitude, Markarth, and others are overhauled visually, making them look much more distinguished. There are over a dozen locations enhanced with the mod. Relationship Dialogue OverhaulCreated by: cloudedtruthIf you're fed up with hearing the same old lines of dialogue from Skyrim's NPCs, then you need to download the Relationship Dialogue Overhaul mod. This single mod adds over 5,000 lines of unique dialogue for dozens of NPCs and uses the characters' same voices. In addition to completely new dialogue, there's also cut dialogue added that's in the game files, but has never been heard in the base game. Apocalypse - Magic of SkyrimCreated by: Enai SiaionAfter a while, the magicka system in Skyrim can grow boring if you've played through the game a few times. Luckily, the Apocalypse - Magic of Skyrim mod exists, adding 155 new spells into the game, as well as new visuals and animations. All of these new spells are lore-friendly and can be accessed in a few different ways, including through scrolls, staves, vendors, and more. The new spells are added across the different magicka branches (Restoration, Destruction, etc.). Alternate Start - Live Another LifeCreated by: ArthmoorOne easy way to experience Skyrim differently is to change up the opening sequence. While several mods offer an altered version to the start of the game, the Alternate Start - Live Another Life mod is my personal favorite. It sees your character thrown into a dungeon and clinging to life when something magical happens. The mod still allows you to pick your character and you'll be able to select certain choices that have an impact on the rest of the game. Beyond Skyrim - BrumaCreated by: The Beyond Skyrim - Cyrodiil Development TeamBeyond Skyrim - Bruma is a DLC-sized mod that allows you to travel to the very northern part of Cyrodiil and explore the county of Bruma. There are Ayleid ruins to go through, NPCs to speak to, and enemies to defeat throughout the newly explorable area. This mod is larger than the Dragonborn DLC in terms of size and scope, so it's one you don't want to miss out on as a hardcore Skyrim fan. The Dance of Death - A Killmove ModCreated by: DaedalusAIAn underrated aspect of the combat system in Skyrim is the killmoves, which allow you to eliminate an enemy in a unique way. With The Dance of Death mod, you gain access to several different killmoves previously inaccessible in Skyrim. You also have more control of what killmove you perform, which doesn't sound like a big deal but it can really change up your combat experience. Convenient HorsesCreated by: AlekConvenient Horses is the best horse mod for Skyrim, allowing you to customize your mount to a completely new degree. You can now equip horse armor, whistle for your horse to come to you, store items on your horse, and gather materials while on horseback. Your followers now also have access to a horse as well as all of the other features I just mentioned. Your horse even has access to a charge attack and faster dismounts, making them viable for combat in Skyrim. Skyrim Immersive CreaturesCreated by: lifestorock and jackstarrAnother way you can change up your Skyrim experience is through a new onslaught of enemy creatures. The Immersive Creatures mod adds dozens of new enemies to see and fight in Skyrim, as well as adding fresh variations to existing enemies. There are all sorts of creatures to find, including some in dungeons, in and around the water, and on land. Deadly DragonsCreated by: 3JIou and RedshiftLet's face it, dragon fights can get really old, really quickly in Skyrim. After your first couple of dragon encounters, they all start to mix together. Fortunately, you can download the Deadly Dragons mod to turn any dragon encounter into one to remember. This mod gives different dragons varying health, damage rates, types, and abilities. No one dragon fight will feel the same after downloading the mod and you'll actually be presented with a challenge during each encounter. FalskaarCreated by: AlexanderJVelickyFalskaar is one of the most successful large-scale mods in Skyrim's history. It adds a totally new explorable area to the map and over 20 hours of gameplay, including newly voiced NPCs, fresh quests, and several dungeons to explore. The quests are not considered canon, but they are well-done and keep your attention while exploring the new locations. If you're looking for some new DLC to consume in Skyrim, Falskaar should be one of your first stops. Lucien - Immersive Fully Voiced Male FollowerCreated by: Joseph RussellWhile you can always pick up a follower along your journey in Skyrim, why not save yourself the trouble and add a premade one? Lucien is a male follower who comes with several perks, such as a level-up system, 5,000 lines of dialogue, and more. As you progress in Skyrim, so will Lucien, giving you a true companion to grow with. Cutting Room FloorCreated by: ArthmoorOne easy way to add more content to Skyrim is to experience what the developers have already added to the game. However, there are several pieces of content in the game files that never made it to the final build. The Cutting Room Floor mod restores all of this cut content into the full game, allowing you to experience everything the developers designed. This cut content includes new locations for the most part, but there are also new NPCs quests, locations, and items. Apothecary - An Alchemy OverhaulCreated by: Simon Magus, DeltaRider, and OreoWe've already included mods to overhaul the perks, magicka, weapons, armor, and followers in Skyrim, so why not Alchemy as well? The Apothecary mod gives you a completely new Alchemy system to master, featuring new effects, recipes, and XP rates, along with a plethora of more features. Whether you're an Alchemy master or someone who never partakes in the system, this mod alters how you'll play the game. Legacy of the DragonbornCreated by: icecreamassassinIf you're looking for a complete tectonic shift in how you play Skyrim, you need to download the Legacy of the Dragonborn mod. This mod adds over 100 hours of gameplay, complete with new quests, locations, NPCs, items, and more. It essentially acts as dozens of mods in one, so I don't recommend mixing this mod with others on this list. This mod is best served as a standalone mod that you play through an entire save with. Better JumpingCreated by: meh321 and z65536The jumping mechanic is one that truly shows Skyrim's age, as it's totally outdated and almost unusable in today's age. However, with the Better Jumping mod, you can now jump while sprinting, double jump, and adjust how high you jump. It's a small gameplay change, but one that can make a huge difference during any playthrough. Achievements Mods EnablerCreated by: xSHADOWMANxOne of the major downsides to downloading mods in Skyrim is the inability to earn achievements in-game. If you download the Achievements Mods Enabler mod, though, you can bypass that restriction. This is especially useful for newer players who have yet to earn many of the achievements in Skyrim but still want to use mods. Campfire - Complete Camping SystemCreated by: CheskoNot every mod has to be about constant action, improving visuals, or upgrading your character in Skyrim. Some mods aim to simply increase your immersion, and few do it better than the Campfire mod. This allows you to construct campfires for you and your followers to sit around. The fires can be built brighter and higher with resources you collect around the map and you can use the fire to cook food or interact with your followers with unique dialogue. Realistic Needs and DiseasesCreated by: perseid9Skyrim can be too easy for many veterans of the game. If you fall into this class, or simply crave a more difficult experience, then you'll want to download the Realistic Needs and Diseases mod. This essentially turns Skyrim into a hardcore survival experience, making it so your character needs to eat, sleep, rest, drink, and do everything else a human requires. You can also be infected with diseases that need to be cured, otherwise you'll perish. Frostfall - Hypothermia Camping SurvivalCreated by: CheskoBuilding off the Realistic Needs and Diseases mod comes the Frostall mod. This adds a cold-weather system to Skyrim that cannot be taken lightly. From frigid temperatures to cold water, you need to be mindful of every surrounding on the map if you want to stay alive. This mod requires the Campfire mod to work, as that's going to be your primary way of staying warm with this mod installed. I don't recommend mixing Frostfall with Realistic Needs and Diseases, though, as the mods might not mix well and are two entirely different experiences. Breezehome FullyUpgradableCreated by: Sku11M0nkeyThere are too many house mods in Skyrim to name, but arguably one of the best overall ones is Breezehome. This installs a wonderfully designed home right inside of Whiterun and features plenty of amenities, including a weapons rack, crafting stations, a follower's room, and more. This version of the mod also allows you to fully upgrade the home to feature even more amenities.I recommend also looking through Nexus Mods for more home mods, as there are plenty to choose from across every location in Skyrim. You can also download the base Breezehome mod, which doesn't come fully upgraded. Opulent Thieves GuildCreated by: SokkvabekkThe Thieves Guild is an immensely popular faction in Skyrim, and the Opulent Thieves Guild mod only enhances your experience with it. The mod overhauls the guild's headquarters as well as the Ragged Flaggon, but only in stages. The locations become better-looking, new NPCs are added, and other fixes are made as you progress through Skryim and the Thieves Guild questline. TrueHUD - HUD AdditionsCreated by: ErshWhile some players might not like anything on their HUD in Skyrim, others could lean in the opposite direction. If you're someone who wants more information on their screen, then TrueHUD is a perfect mod for you. The mod adds HUD details such as a boss HP bar, follower bars, and additional widgets that you can freely customize and move around. Ars Metallica - Smithing EnhancementCreated by: ArthmoorThe smithing system in Skyrim leaves plenty to be desired, and the Ars Metallica mod fixes most of the issues players have with the system. It adds the ability to gain XP while mining and smelting, craft arrows and lockpicks, smelt down weapons and armor for resources, and more. You can also craft specific armor depending on what faction you belong to, so you can equip the appropriate gear for a certain quest. Unread Books GlowCreated by: duggelzIf you're a history buff in Skyrim, then reading all of the available literature spread throughout the game is going to be extra important to you. To simplify the task of reading through every book in the game, you can use the Unread Books Glow mod, which makes books you haven't read before glow a bright color. This allows you to know whether you've read a book or not before interacting with it. Moonpath to ElsweyrCreated by: MuppetPuppet and An_Old_SockTrue modding veterans of Skyrim might know the Moonpath mod already, but it deserves a place on this list. Moonpath to Elsweyr was one of the first DLC-sized quest mods for Skyrim and still enjoys regular updates to this day. The mod allows you to explore several different environments you can't experience in the base game, including deserts, jungles, and more. There are also new quests to complete, NPCs to meet, and enemies to defeat. The Forgotten CityCreated by: Nick PearceThe Forgotten City is one of the most expansive and immersive quest mods you can download in Skyrim. It's a roughly eight-hour experience that features an award-winning script based on a murder mystery set in an underground city. You'd be hard-pressed to find a mod more worth your time than The Forgotten City. Helgen RebornCreated by: Mike HanchoHelgen is the first location you visit in Skyrim, unless you install the Alternate Start mod, but you never really have to visit it again after the dragon destroys it in the opening minutes of the game. The Helgen Reborn mod aims to rectify that by offering a full voiced-acted experience that sees you restore the town to its former glory and uncover some of its secrets. There's a battle arena, interesting characters, an expansive storyline, and plenty of other sights to see in Helgen Reborn. Wintersun - Faiths of SkyrimCreated by: Enai SiaionWintersun - Faiths of Skyrim is a lore-friendly religion mod that allows you to worship different dieties in Skyrim. You can pray at shrines and complete objectives for your chosen diety to build a stronger relationship with it that can eventually reward you with new strengths. There are several different dieties you can choose to worship, some of which you'll recognize from previous Elder Scrolls titles. Stones of Barenziah Quest MarkersCreated by: toaDimeThe Stones of Barenziah are one of Skyrim's most expansive collectible item. There are 24 total stones on the map that you need to find to complete the "No Stone Unturned" quest. All the Stones of Barenziah Quest Markers mod does is add a small marker above each of the stone's location, making it much easier to spot them. However, one major caveat with the mod is you won't get to see the individual locations of the stones, so this quest still relies on your ability to know their general location. Immersive College of WinterholdCreated by: Grantyboy050The College of Winterhold is one of the most stunning locations in Skyrim, but the Immersive mod for the location takes it up a notch. The mod increases visuals across the board, brightening up the entire area and adding improvements to all of its buildings. The characters in and around the college are also overhauled, increasing your immersion when walking throughout the location. Rich Skyrim MerchantsCreated by: Eddie The EagleThis is about as simple as a mod can be in Skyrim, but Rich Skyrim Merchants makes your life ten times easier. All it does is give the various vendors around the map more gold in their inventory, allowing you to sell a greater number of items to them. This completely eliminates the time spent waiting for a vendor's inventory to restock. The mod allows you to customize how much gold the vendors have, ranging from two, five, or ten times the normal amount. WyrmstoothCreated by: Jonx0rWyrmstooth is another DLC-sized quest mod that centers around dragons. As Dragonborn, you're contracted by a company to kill a dragon that's wreaking havoc throughout Skyrim. However, as you progress through the various quests in the mod, you discover the dragon might have some ulterior motives with its destruction. The mod features an entire new area to explore, the ability to buy a castle, new weapons, spells, and other gear, and over 10 hours of gameplay. At Your Own PaceCreated by: agd25At some points during Skyrim's story, you're presented with several different questlines that can be difficult to keep track of. The At Your Own Pace mod tries to fix this by completely revamping all of the questlines in Skyrim. The revamp adds breaks, new ways to role-play, and a general slowdown of the game so you can enjoy everything it has to offer at whatever pace you'd like. You can read more about exactly how the mod achieves this on its Nexus Mods page. DarkendCreated by: JKrojmalDarkend is another DLC-sized mod, but this one doesn't feature any sort of questline. Instead, you travel to a new island, fight never-before-seen enemies, and explore several different areas in the pursuit of a set of ancient weapons. The Soulsborne genre inspires this mod, so don't expect any quest markers or help when you arrive on the mysterious island. You'll have to figure things out for yourself in this punishing, yet rewarding mod. Thunderchild - Epic Shouts and ImmersionCreated by: Enai SiaionShouts are an incredibly unique and useful combat mechanic in Skyrim, and the Thunderchild mod enhances your experience with them. The mod adds 29 new shouts that all have different effects as well as several other features to the game. There are even bug fixes for the existing shouts in Skyrim, so this mod is truly an all-encompassing way to experience the mechanic. Marriage Mod - To Have And To HoldCreated by: joeThinkStudiosLet's face it, the marriage system can be a little bumpy in Skyrim. With the To Have And To Hold mod, you're able to remarry as much as you would like and even marry multiple spouses. If you want to stay with a partner, though, this mod allows you to get closer to your spouse by adding new side quests and events specifically focused on marriage. The mod also improves the marriage system overall by addressing bugs related to it that Bethesda has not fixed. Potion of Ultimate LevelingCreated by: Avatar1971While some mods on this list are focused on fixing issues or smoothing out Skyrim's shortcomings, others are just about fun, and the Potion of Ultimate Leveling mod is one such example. If you can manage to find a Daedra Heart and a Human Heart, you can combine them to create the Potion of Ultimate Leveling, which when consumed immediately increases all of your skills by 85. This maxes out all of your skills, but you can even go a step beyond that and achieve legendary status in every skill to earn more perks for your character. To unlock all perks in Skyrim, you need to be level 252, which requires a total of 10 Potions of Ultimate Leveling to achieve. Throwing WeaponsCreated by: BoubouleHave you ever just wanted to chuck a weapon at an enemy in Skyrim? Maybe you're out of arrows or have no Magicka to use and the best way to damage an enemy would be to throw a weapon at them. The Throwing Weapons mod adds an entire skill tree around this, introducing new weapons into the game and giving you the ability to throw any weapon at enemies with some decent voracity. NPCs can also get in on the action, as higher-level characters will also start throwing weapons around. Chocobos Mounts and FollowersCreated by: gg77If you're a big fan of Final Fantasy or just want to see some colorful new mounts scatter the world of Skyrim, try out the Chocobos mod. This adds the famous multi-colored birds from the world of Final Fantasy, allowing you to use them as mounts or followers. As a mount, the Chocobo does everything you'd expect it to and is often more stable than horses, which tend to knock you off their backs at any given time. The Chocobo followers feature several normal commands, such as Wait, Trade, etc., that make them useful to have out in the world. You can find these Chocobos at stables in major towns across Skyrim. Build Your Own City - Becoming a lordCreated by: hertzncaWe have plenty of mods on this list that add fully developed cities to Skyrim, but what if you could design your own? The Build Your Own City mod gives you that chance, allowing you to become a lord of Tamriel. You can start the city-construction process as soon as you visit an NPC in Riften. Blueprints for everything you can build in a city are available for purchase and then constructed using resources. You're able to build a Lord's House for yourself, smaller houses for NPCs, and merchant stalls, while also placing NPCs/guards around the city. Skyrim FishingCreated by: B1gBadDaddyFishing has been a part of Skyrim since the release of the Anniversary Edition. The Skyrim Fishing mod upgrades the experience, adding some extra functionality to fishing. You can use special types of bait to catch specific types of fish and increase your chances of hooking something on your rod. You can still only fish at designated spots in the water, but this mod makes it far easier to reel in a fish than the base Skyrim fishing mechanic. Faction - Pit FighterCreated by: ThirteenOrangesIf you're looking for a new faction to join to spice up your Skyrim playthrough, look no further than the Pit Fighter Faction mod. It allows you to engage in duels all over Skyrim and increase your standing rank within the faction as you win more combat encounters. Special rewards await at certain ranks, and you'll encounter fleshed-out NPCs, side quests, and gambling mechanics.

Ever since it first debuted on PS2 in 2001, Devil May Cry at its best has been a mix of over-the-top action, coolness, and surprisingly hard-hitting moments of raw emotion. Replicating that recipe for TV is a tall order but, thankfully, Netflix's adaptation of the cult-classic Capcom series comes out swinging. By fully embracing the devil-may-care appeal of the video games, amping up the series' irreverent tone, and making meaningful contributions to the lore of the franchise, Dante's latest adventure makes one hell of a first impression.The Netflix anime doesn't waste any time in establishing its foundation, as carefree demon-hunter Dante finds himself in the middle of a conflict between the Alice in Wonderland-inspired White Rabbit, demons, and the US government's own elite team of hellbusters, led by Mary Arkham--better known to fans as Lady, who was introduced in Devil May Cry 3. A sinister plot is unfolding between powerful players on both sides of the Earth and Hell realms, with Dante poised to be the deciding factor in this conflict.Devil May CryGallery Devil May Cry introduces Dante as the cocky demon-slayer looking for an outlet to help him overcome a terminal case of boredom, but this brash incarnation of the hero shares top billing with Lady throughout the eight episodes of this first season. It's an effective approach that allows viewers to see the parallels between these two characters while also ensuring that the series isn't over-saturated by Dante's laissez-faire attitude or Lady's take-no-prisoners approach toward demons. Dante is simultaneously cool and dorky, and it's apparent that his voice actor, Johnny Yong Bosch, is having a ball. Lady's sombre attitude, meanwhile, contrasts well with Dante to create a classic odd couple dynamic whenever they share the screen.Continue Reading at GameSpot

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When Capcom launched its ambitious Resident Evil remake campaign in the late 2010s, few knew what to expect. Luckily, the remake of Resident Evil 2 turned out surprisingly spectacular, showing audiences the iconic 1998 horror game in an entirely new light, with stunning graphics and tight, reworked modern controls. Capcom would chase this game just a year later with the Resident Evil 3 remake, though it wouldn't garner anywhere near the same amount of praise as its predecessor.

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Editors note: This post is part of the AI On blog series, which explores the latest techniques and real-world applications of agentic AI, chatbots and copilots. The series also highlights the NVIDIA software and hardware powering advanced AI agents, which form the foundation of AI query engines that gather insights and perform tasks to transform everyday experiences and reshape industries.Online shopping puts a world of choices at peoples fingertips, making it convenient for them to purchase and receive orders all from the comfort of their homes.But too many choices can turn experiences from exciting to exhausting, leaving shoppers struggling to cut through the noise and find exactly what they need.By tapping into AI agents, retailers can deepen their customer engagement, enhance their offerings and maintain a competitive edge in a rapidly shifting digital marketplace.Every digital interaction results in new data being captured. This valuable customer data can be used to fuel generative AI and agentic AI tools that provide personalized recommendations and boost online sales. According to NVIDIAs latest State of AI in Retail and Consumer-Packaged Goods report, 64% of respondents investing in AI for digital retail are prioritizing hyper-personalized recommendations.https://blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/NVIDIA-AI-Blueprint-for-Retail-Shopping-Assistants-Fashion-Demo-SM-202504.mp4Smart, Seamless and Personalized: The Future of Customer ExperienceAI agents offer a range of benefits that significantly improve the retail customer experience, including:Personalized Experiences: Using customer insights and product information, these digital assistants can deliver the expertise of a companys best sales associate, stylist or designer providing tailored product recommendations, enhancing decision-making, and boosting conversion rates and customer satisfaction.Product Knowledge: AI agents enrich product catalogs with explanatory titles, enhanced descriptions and detailed attributes like size, warranty, sustainability and lifestyle uses. This makes products more discoverable and recommendations more personalized and informative, which increases consumer confidence.Omnichannel Support: AI provides seamless integration of online and offline experiences, facilitating smooth transitions between digital and physical retail environments.Virtual Try-On Capabilities: Customers can easily visualize products on themselves or in their homes in real time, helping improve product expectations and potentially lowering return rates.24/7 Availability: AI agents offer around-the-clock customer support across time zones and languages.Real-World Applications of AI Agents in Retailhttps://blogs.nvidia.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/NVIDIA-AI-Blueprint-for-Retail-Shopping-Assistants-Furniture-Demo-SM-202504.mp4AI is redefining digital commerce, empowering retailers to deliver richer, more intuitive shopping experiences. From enhancing product catalogs with accurate, high-quality data to improving search relevance and offering personalized shopping assistance, AI agents are transforming how customers discover, engage with and purchase products online.AI agents for catalog enrichment automatically enhance product information with consumer-focused attributes. These attributes can range from basic details like size, color and material to technical details such as warranty information and compatibility.They also include contextual attributes, like sustainability, and lifestyle attributes, such as for hiking. AI agents can also integrate service attributes including delivery times and return policies making items more discoverable and relevant to customers while addressing common concerns to improve purchase results.Amazon faced the challenge of ensuring complete and accurate product information for shoppers while reducing the effort and time required for sellers to create product listings. To address this, the company implemented generative AI using the NVIDIA TensorRT-LLM library. This technology allows sellers to input a product description or URL, and the system automatically generates a complete, enriched listing. The work helps sellers reach more customers and expand their businesses effectively while making the catalog more responsive and energy efficient.AI agents for search tap into enriched data to deliver more accurate and contextually relevant search results. By employing semantic understanding and personalization, these agents better match customer queries with the right products, making the overall search experience faster and more intuitive.Amazon Music has optimized its search capabilities using the Amazon SageMaker platform with NVIDIA Triton Inference Server and the NVIDIA TensorRT software development kit. This includes implementing vector search and transformer-based spell-correction models.As a result, when users search for music even with typos or vague terms they can quickly find what theyre looking for. These optimizations, which make the search bar more effective and user friendly, have led to faster search times and 73% lower costs for Amazon Music.AI agents for shopping assistants build on the enriched catalog and improved search functionality. They offer personalized recommendations and answer queries in a detailed, relevant, conversational manner, guiding shoppers through their buying journeys with a comprehensive understanding of products and user intent.SoftServe, a leading IT advisor, has launched the SoftServe Gen AI Shopping Assistant, developed using the NVIDIA AI Blueprint for retail shopping assistants. SoftServes shopping assistant offers seamless and engaging shopping experiences by helping customers discover products and access detailed product information quickly and efficiently. One of its standout features is the virtual try-on capability, which allows customers to visualize how clothing and accessories look on them in real time.Defining the Essential Traits of a Powerful AI Shopping AgentHighly skilled AI shopping assistants are designed to be multimodal, understanding text- and image-based prompts, voice and more through large language models (LLMs) and vision language models. These AI agents can search for multiple items simultaneously, complete complicated tasks such as creating a travel wardrobe and answer contextual questions, like whether a product is waterproof or requires drycleaning.This high level of sophistication offers experiences akin to engaging with a companys best sales associate, delivering information to customers in a natural, intuitive way.With software building blocks, developers can design an AI agent with various features.The building blocks of a powerful retail shopping agent include:Multimodal and Multi-Query Capabilities: These agents can process and respond to queries that combine text and images, making search processes more versatile and user friendly. They can also easily be extended to support other modalities such as voice.Integration With LLMs: Advanced LLMs, such as the NVIDIA Llama Nemotron family, bring reasoning capabilities to AI shopping assistants, enabling them to engage in natural, humanlike interactions. NVIDIA NIM microservices provide industry-standard application programming interfaces for simple integration into AI applications, development frameworks and workflows.Management of Structured and Unstructured Data: NVIDIA NeMo Retriever microservices provide the ability to ingest, embed and understand retailers suites of relevant data sources, such as customer preferences and purchases, product catalog text and image data, and more, helping ensure AI agent responses are relevant, accurate and context-aware.Guardrails for Brand Safe, On-Topic Conversations: NVIDIA NeMo Guardrails are implemented to help ensure that conversations with the shopping assistant remain safe and on topic, ultimately protecting brand values and bolstering customer trust.State-of-the-Art Simulation Tools: The NVIDIA Omniverse platform and partner simulation technologies can help visualize products in physically accurate spaces. For example, customers looking to buy a couch could preview how the furniture would look in their own living room.By using these key technologies, retailers can design AI shopping agents that exceed customer expectations, driving higher satisfaction and improved operational efficiency.Retail organizations that harness AI agents are poised to experience evolving capabilities, such as enhanced predictive analytics for further personalized recommendations.And integrating AI with augmented- and virtual-reality technologies is expected to create even more immersive and engaging shopping environments delivering a future where shopping experiences are more immersive, convenient and customer-focused than ever.Learn more about the AI Blueprint for retail shopping assistants.

Real-time AI is unlocking new possibilities in media and entertainment, improving viewer engagement and advancing intelligent content creation.At NAB Show, a premier conference for media and entertainment running April 5-9 in Las Vegas, NVIDIA will showcase how emerging AI tools and the technologies underpinning them help streamline workflows for streamers, content creators, sports leagues and broadcasters.Attendees can experience the power of the NVIDIA Blackwell platform, which serves as the foundation of NVIDIA Media2 a collection of NVIDIA technologies including NVIDIA NIM microservices and NVIDIA AI Blueprints for live video analysis, accelerated computing platforms and generative AI software.Attendees can also see NVIDIA Holoscan for Media an advanced real-time AI platform designed for live media workflows and applications in action at the Dell and Verizon booths, as well as experience the NVIDIA AI Blueprint for video search and summarization, which makes it easy to build and customize video analytics AI agents.NVIDIA will also present in these sessions:Agentic Conversational AI Transforming Engagement in Media and EntertainmentAsynchronous Sharing of Media Essence Data in Software-Defined WorkflowsAI on Location: Deploying Private Networks and Edge Compute for Next-Gen Production WorkflowsRedefining Entertainment: AI, Advanced Workflows and the Future of Media With Dell Technologies and NVIDIADriving Innovation With Partners Partners across the industry are showcasing innovative solutions using NVIDIA technologies to accelerate live media.Amazon Web Services (booth W1701) will collaborate with NVIDIA to showcase an esport racing challenge through a live cloud production. The professional-grade racing simulator allows users to analyze their performance through cutting-edge AI-powered insights and step into the spotlight for their own post-race interview. Other demos will offer a peek into the future of live cloud production and generative AI in sports broadcasting.Beamr (booth SL1730MR) will demonstrate how its driving AV1 adoption with GPU-accelerated video processing. Beamrs technology, powered by the NVIDIA NVENC encoder, enables cost-efficient, high-quality and scalable AV1 transformation.Dell (booth SL4616) is collaborating with a wide range of partners to highlight their latest innovations in the media industry. Autodesk will feature its Flame visual effects software for AI-driven compositing; Avid will demonstrate real-time editing and AI metadata tagging on Dell Pro Max high-performance PCs; and Boris FX and RE:Vision Effects will showcase their motion-tracking, slow-motion interpolation and object-removal technologies all running on NVIDIA accelerated computing. In addition, Speed Read AI will showcase the use of NVIDIA RTX-powered workstations to analyze scripts in seconds, while Arcitecta and Elements will demonstrate high-speed media collaboration and post-production workflows on Dell PowerScale storage.HP (booth SL3723) will showcase its desktop and mobile workstation portfolio with NVIDIA RTX PRO Blackwell GPUs, delivering cutting-edge AI performance in a variety of use cases. Attendees can also find HPs newly announced AI solutions, the HP ZGX Nano AI Station G1n and HP ZGX Fury AI Station G1n, developed in collaboration with NVIDIA.Qvest (booth W2055) will spotlight two new AI solutions that help clients increase audience engagement, simplify insight gathering and streamline workflows. The Agentic Live Multi-Camera Video Event Extractor identifies, detects and extracts near-real-time events into structured outputs in an easily configurable, natural language, no-code interface, and the No-Code Media-Centric AI Agent Builder extracts meaningful structured data from unstructured media formats including video, images and complex documents. Both use NVIDIA NIM microservices, NVIDIA NeMo, NVIDIA Holoscan for Media, the NVIDIA AI Blueprint for video search and summarization and more.Monks (booth W2530) will announce its complete suite of products and services for the media and entertainment industry, designed to drive innovation, monetization and efficiency. Monks uses tools under NVIDIA Media2, such as NIDIA NIM microservices and Holoscan for Media, to enable real-time audience feedback, AI-powered selective encoding and contextual content analysis for large archives. The company will also launch a new suite of vision language model service offerings with its strategic partner TwelveLabs.Supermicro (booth W3713) will demonstrate the ease of setting up and running a complete AI video pipeline with WAN 2.1 and Adobe Premiere Pro, all running on the new high-performance Supermicro AS -531AW-TC workstation with an NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Blackwell Workstation Edition GPU. With RAVEL Orchestrate handling workstation and AI cluster orchestration, everything can run smoothly from setup and deployment to user access and workload management.Speechmatics (booth W2317) will demonstrate its speech-to-text technology, which taps into NVIDIA accelerated computing to deliver highly accurate, real-time transcription across multiple languages and use cases, from media production to broadcast captioning.Telestream (booth W1501) will showcase its waveform monitoring solution, which seeks to bridge the gap for cloud-native workflows with a microservices architecture that taps into NVIDIA Holoscan for Media. In collaboration with NVIDIA, Telestream will demonstrate the ability to introduce cloud-native waveform monitoring to replicate broadcast center and master control room capabilities for engineering and creative teams.TwelveLabs (booth W3921) will showcase its newest models, which are being trained in part on NVIDIA DGX Cloud, to bring state-of-the-art video understanding to the worlds largest sports teams, clubs and leagues. The company is currently developing models based on NVIDIA NIM microservices to bring media and entertainment customers highly efficient inference and easy integration with leading software frameworks and agentic applications.VAST Data (booth SL9213) will spotlight the VAST InsightEngine a solution that securely ingests, processes, and retrieves all enterprise data in real-time in a demo powered by the NVIDIA AI Enterprise software platform. Developed in collaboration with the National Hockey League, the demo showcases instant access to an archive of over 550,000 hours of hockey game footage. The work is set to redefine sponsorship analytics and empower video producers to instantly search, edit and deliver dynamic broadcast clips fueling hyper-personalized fan experiences.Verizon (booth W2530) will showcase its Private 5G Network with Enterprise AI, which taps into NVIDIA Holoscan for Media for intelligent video prioritization and dynamic bitrate tuning. Directors can now use real-time AI inference to select the best camera angles based on preset criteria and, when the video feeds are selected, use AI for dynamic bitrate optimization to give viewers optimal experiences.Vizrt (booth W3031) will present its solution portfolio, which when matched with NVIDIA accelerated computing and NVIDIA Maxine technology, simplifies complex processes to support the immersive talent reflections, shadow casting and 3D pose tracking of Reality Connect, in addition to Particle Effects, Talent Gesture Control, XR Draw and the AI Gaze Correction feature available in the TriCaster Vizion.V-Nova (booth W1252 and W1454) will spotlight its 6DoF virtual-reality experiences with new immersive content Sharkarma and Weightless in booth W1252 and AI-accelerated optimization in booth W1454, demonstrating how NVIDIA NVENC and NVIDIA GPUs unlock incredible video quality, efficiency and performance for critical video, AI and VR streaming cloud applications.Join NVIDIA at NAB Show 2025.

Early on in my near-12-hour South of Midnight playthrough, I defeated Two-Toed Tom, a gargantuan and legendary alligator thats said to have stalked the swamplands of Florida and Alabama as early as the 1920s. After breathing a sigh of relief upon completing the battle, I was shocked when Two-Toed Tom swallowed my character, Hazel, whole. I was even more surprised upon realizing that I had to escape the gators belly in a platforming section complete with floating planks, ruined houses, and even a lost pig everything that Tom had previously gobbled up.Indeed, South of Midnight is the melding of the weird and the macabre, the magical and the utterly dreadful, a tantalizing offering that delves deeper into its roots in the Deep South. However, it still has some glaring flaws, most notably with its combat system.In South of Midnight, you play as Hazel Flood, a young woman searching for her mother after a hurricane devastates the town of Prospero. After a few twists and turns, you learn that Hazel is a Weaver, someone who wields magic to see through the material plane and into a world thats shrouded in shadow and spiritual essences.What follows is an unforgettable journey where you meet a host of characters and creatures derived from Southern folklore. These include the giant catfish, a staple of old tales in the region; the aforementioned Two-Toed Tom; and even a giant man known as Shakin Bones, whos partly based on Charon, the ferryman of the dead from Greek mythology, and blues legend Robert Johnson, rumored to have sold his soul to the devil to become a master at guitar.There are also terrifying beings whose stories are unique to certain locations, such as Huggin Molly. Molly was believed to be a phantom woman whod find naughty children who were out at night in the quaint town of Abbeville, Alabama. Shed swoop in and squeeze kids tightly before shrieking into their ears. Likewise, theres the Altamaha-ha, a sea monster whose legend is rooted in Muscogee tradition, and with multiple alleged sightings in parts of Georgia.South of Midnight easily pulled me in through its masterful use of engrossing folklore and tall tales, though its the nuanced exploration of dark themes and harsh realities that truly resonated with me. You see, Hazels job as a Weaver is to mend stigmas, wounds caused by heinous acts wounds that fester in the immaterial realm before seeping into reality. The story is filled with emotionally impactful moments, such as with Hazels mother, a social worker whos looking for a way to save impoverished kids who have been failed by the system, and that of the ghosts of plantation slaves finding their way to freedom. Just as well, there are equally disturbing segments of the games story, including fratricide, bullying, animal abuse, and hatefulness against those deemed to be too different.Look, I wont pretend that Im an expert in Southern gothic lore or history I live in the Philippines, which is 9,000 miles away from any state in the Bible Belt. The closest Ive been to the South was when I worked in Virginia for a few months back in 2004, and thats still quite far from Georgia or Alabama.That said, South of Midnight did present stark truths that are relatable all the same. In some ways, my people, too, relied on the power of mysticism, superstition, and folktales to shape our Filipino identity and to become more resilient in the face of adversity. Its not uncommon for people in the provinces to warn you of creatures like tikbalangs, kapres, and duwendes, or to espouse the protective and restorative properties of mystical beliefs (which also clash with traditional Catholic teachings). Moreover, the games narrative draws on the universal themes of hope and determination: that there are people out there who are willing to help, that there are ways to heal the traumatic events of the past, and that children will move heaven and earth for their parents (and vice versa).South of Midnights story is further enhanced by striking visuals and the use of stop-motion animation in cutscenes. While the latter might be hard to get used to at first youll be roaming around the swamps at a blistering pace, then see a stop-motion cutscene at alower frame rate the concept ultimately adds to the gothic-fantasy charm. In the same vein, the soundtrack, made by composer Olivier Derivire (A Plague Tale: Innocence/Requiem and Vampyr), might be one of the best Ive had the joy of listening to in recent memory. Theres a mix of melodic blues and country music, as well as a church hymn at one point. The song lyrics themselves either focus on Hazels plight or pertain to a particular boss, punctuating every significant moment in the campaign, from the somber expressions of grief to the pulse-pounding crescendo of an upcoming battle.The exploration and platforming mechanics, which reminded me somewhat of Ember Labs Kena: Bridge of Spirits, are exceptionally well designed, too. The games 14 levels consisting of (mostly) fetid swamplands and mountainside villages, as well as a short trek to a glitzy New Orleans-esque city, albeit one with landmasses floating over a vast expanse are all fairly linear. That said, exploration is still encouraged, as there are small areas that are off the beaten path. Some of these contain health filaments, which upgrade Hazels HP, or a resource called Floofs, which are used to unlock skills in a very bare-bones skill tree.On top of this, Hazel gains a plethora of powers and abilities in just a few hours, allowing you to make use of various traversal methods, like a magical grapple to cross gaps, wind currents to fly through the air, a spell that solidifies spectral objects, and a Force Pull/Force Push-esque ability reminiscent of a Jedi. Theres even a reanimated doll, Crouton, perhaps a nod to Hoodoo spiritualism, that you control to gain access to small areas and burrows. Additionally, you can make a wispy guiding path appear with the press of a button, showing the way forward complete with disembodied voices calling out to your character.My only complaint with regard to overall level design is that I wish puzzles were trickier and more expansive. There were instances when Hazel would remark about how a contraption might need power or that she had to reach a certain location, yet the solutions to these problems were simple. Sometimes, all I had to do was make Crouton push a switch in a small nook or toss a rock at a breakable object. Having more brain teasers would have enriched the games fantasy and mystery elements.Regrettably, the combat system in South of Midnight is its weakest aspect. As you make your way through each level, you come across larger clusters of stigma that spawn monsters known as haints (a Southern term for ghosts or evil spirits). Enemy variety is fairly limited, as you end up facing shadowy specters that use claws, exploding flies, or gooey spit. To take out these foes, you use Hazels aforementioned traversal abilities, which have their own equivalent effects in combat; you can temporarily stun foes by solidifying them, you can push/pull enemies, and you can make Crouton take control of a hostile to attack its own cohorts.Level progression feels like its structured with combat encounters in mind, and the result is that all the levels feel the same after a while. Essentially, this consists of exploring a section, finding a stigma cluster, defeating a couple of enemy waves to finish the encounter, watching a short cutscene about the past, and then clearing the remaining clusters, before going through a chase sequence where an otherworldly entity is hot on your heels. The last part the chase sequence is exciting, but the rest is mostly just lather, rinse, and repeat until youre done.The battles themselves are very forgiving even on normal difficulty; your dodges cause damaging explosions, and you can heal by unraveling defeated enemies or by interacting with a glowing green orb. However, the structure became too repetitive to a fault that, at the halfway point, I honestly wondered if I should just enable the Skip Combat option so I could get to the good parts faster. Outside of a select few bouts against bosses and mythical creatures, there are no other encounters that offer the same level of excitement. Its a darn shame given how much the game excels when it comes to the adventure aspect, and yet the action part is egregiously boring and uninspired.All in all, even with my qualms about the combat system, South of Midnight still managed to exceed my expectations. It has the 3D platforming goodness that should appeal to fans of the genre, and levels that are a joy to explore from a traversal standpoint. More importantly, its compelling story hooks you with its excellent use of the often underrepresented Deep South as a setting, along with its rich folktales and troubled history. And yes, it comes as no surprise that the game explores dark and unsettling themes, all while reminding us that love, forgiveness, and acceptance help mend old wounds.South of Midnight will have an early access release on April 3 and a wide release on April 8 on Windows PC and Xbox Series X. The game was reviewed on PC using a copy provided by Compulsion Games. Vox Media has affiliate partnerships. These do not influence editorial content, though Vox Media may earn commissions for products purchased via affiliate links. You can find additional information about Polygons ethics policy here.

A custom Nvidia processor is at the heart of the Nintendo Switch 2, giving it power to push up to 120 frames per second in handheld mode, or up to 4K at 60 frames per second while docked.While Nintendo has been cagey to share more details on its partnership with the graphics and AI giant, Nvidia published a short press release confirming the collaboration and diving a little more deeply into the tech found in Nintendos surprisingly capable handheld.It name-dropped a lot of features that are commonly tossed around in the world of PC gaming. For one, the Switch 2s 7.9-inch 1080p LCD display has G-Sync support baked in, and its variable refresh rate (VRR) support will ensure that you wont notice fluctuations in frame rate as easily. Nvidia shared that the Switch 2 has 10x the graphical performance of the Nintendo Switch, and that it uses DLSS to upscale graphics in games. Also, developers will be able to take advantage of ray tracing in the Switch 2.Additionally, Nvidias tech supports other tentpole features of the Switch 2, including GameChat. Nvidias AI Tensor Cores are used to focus on face tracking while removing the background (giving that green screen streamer look).With 1,000 engineer-years of effort across every element from system and chip design to a custom GPU, APIs and world-class development tools the Nintendo Switch 2 brings major upgrades, says Nvidias press release.