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Nvidia confirms Nintendo Switch 2 will support ray tracingFirm has produced a custom processor for the consoleImage credit: Nintendo News by Sophie McEvoy Staff Writer Published on April 4, 2025 Nvidia has confirmed the Nintendo Switch 2 will support ray tracing, with the firm producing a custom processor for the console.In a blog post, Nvidia provided a few details about the Switch 2's hardware including new RT Cores to support ray tracing and Tensor Cores to support Deep Learning Super Sampling (DLSS) to boost resolution.According to Nvidia, the Switch 2 has "ten times the graphics performance of the Nintendo Switch" with "improved game engines, better physics and optimised APIs for faster, more efficient game creation."Nvidia's G-Sync feature, which provides a variable refresh rate to prevent screen tearing, will also be available in handheld mode.So far, Nintendo has confirmed that the Switch 2 will support up to 1080p resolution and 120fps in handheld mode, on a 7.9-inch LCD screen. When docked, the console can reach up to 4K resolution with a new in-built cooling fan to support the system.The Switch 2 launches on June 5, 2025, with pre-orders beginning on April 8 in the UK and Europe followed by the US and Canada on April 9.Nintendo has implemented pre-order restrictions for purchases made on My Nintendo Store to "prioritise the most dedicated players."GamesIndustry.biz also spoke with analysts to get their view on how US President Donald Trump's tariffs could affect the Switch 2, and what it could mean for potential consumer price increases.

How Trump's tariffs could affect the Switch 2 and the rest of the games industryWhat analysts and the ESA are saying about potential consumer price increasesImage credit: Nintendo Feature by Samuel Roberts Editorial Director Published on April 4, 2025 Analysts and other industry figures have weighed in on the potential impact of US President Donald Trump's tariffs, including the upcoming launch of the Nintendo Switch 2.Trump's general 10% tariff rate for certain countries comes into force on April 5, 2025, while nations affected by variously higher 'reciprocal' percentages will be hit from April 9. The full impact is still coming into focus as countries retaliate.In this context, it's an extremely significant week for video games, with the price of the Nintendo Switch 2 revealed shortly before the tariffs were formally unveiled on April 2. As a result, it has ignited speculation around whether the $450 US price tag for the Switch 2 was partially determined by the incoming threat of tariffs or not."It's difficult to say for certain," Mat Piscatella of Circana tells GamesIndustry.biz when asked whether he believed Nintendo factored tariffs into the price. "However at least the potential for tariffs was widely known before the announcement of pricing around Switch 2 products."How much potential tariffs played as part of the determination of that pricing? I don't know. I'd have to believe that it was at least a consideration.""Nintendo most likely ran simulations to get to a price that would make them tariff-proof as much as possible"Dr Serkan Toto, Kantan GamesThe specifics of the tariffs were harder to predict."Now whether or not the scale and scope of the tariffs, as they were announced yesterday, were considered possible is an entirely different question," says Piscatella. "Another open question is what the announced tariffs may mean in terms of potential for further end consumer price increases (not just for Nintendo products, but across all physical video game products), particularly in the US."When asked by GameSpot about the tariffs and whether they could drive the Switch 2 price up in affected countries further, a Nintendo spokesperson said, "If there are any price changes, we will make an announcement."Nintendo moved some manufacturing of its hardware to Vietnam, which was hit with a steep 46% reciprocal tariff. "The reciprocal tariffs on Vietnam and Japan have come in higher than expected, and Nintendo will feel the impact of this if the tariffs go into full effect," said Niko Partners.Still, Niko Partners do not expect a price increase for the Switch 2 based on what was announced this week. "That being said, we think its unlikely that Nintendo will raise the price of the console at this point, but its also unlikely to see a price drop in the next 5 years."Kantan Games' Dr Serkan Toto agrees that a price increase over the announced $450 is unlikely. "I believe it is now too late for Nintendo to drive up the price further, if that ever was an option in the first place," Toto tells GamesIndustry.biz."As far as tariffs go, Nintendo was looking at a black box all the way until April 2 just like everybody else," says Toto. "As a hardware manufacturer, Nintendo most likely ran simulations to get to a price that would make them tariff-proof as much as possible."Ampere Analysis' Piers Harding-Rolls told GameSpot that any price increase as a result of the tariffs would likely come further down the road. "If the tariffs persist, I think a price increase in 2026 might be on the table." Image credit: Nintendo"All anyone can do at this point is speculate," says Piscatella when asked about the potential impact of the tariffs on the Switch 2 before and after launch. "We are certainly in uncharted waters here, and no one really knows what will happen next. The situation is chaotic, to say the least.""When it comes to the impact on Switch 2, even if additional price increases were to come, I'm not too worried about sales of the console in 2025. Given the limited quantities available in a launch year, and potential changes to regional allocation of those units, there should be more than enough super enthusiast fans and higher income households to allow the console to sell out in the US this year."Piscatella adds: "However, year two could be trickier as more supply should become available, and as the market will need to shift more from super enthusiasts to more mass-market buyers. But so many questions exist around what the US market will look like by 2026 that I don't think any one outcome is all that more likely than another at the moment."As for the wider impact on the games industry beyond the Switch 2, that too is an open question at this point but a negative impact is almost certain. The Entertainment Software Association's Senior Vice President Aubrey Quinn told GameFile that tariffs "are going to have a real and detrimental impact on the video game industry."Since components are sourced from multiple countries, the effect could be far-reaching. Any one product that a consumer would buy is likely to be subject to many of the tariffs announced, all compounded on top of one another," Quinn said."We are certainly in uncharted waters here, and no one really knows what will happen next. The situation is chaotic, to say the least"Mat Piscatella, CircanaThe announcement this week is "not the end of the story", Quinn added, either for the US or other countries.It's a challenging backdrop for the reveal of the follow-up to the third best-selling console of all time. The Switch 2 arrives on June 5 and a lot can happen in two months.Still, the console being revealed on the same day as the tariffs has made them part of the same story. "I am aware that Nintendo communicated the April 2 date before Trump announced his 'Liberation Day', but I am still flabbergasted as to why they did not postpone the Direct," says Toto."Why on earth would you let your big news be buried by the tariff news in global mass media? Why would you not wait for the US to fix their tariffs first and then decide on pricing?"This makes no sense."

Disney's CinemaCon presentation was filled with footage showcasing some of the upcoming films from Disney, Marvel, and more. While the studios have yet to release most of the clips, we were in attendance and are here to break down the biggest moments for you from The Fantasic Four: First Steps to Thunderbolts* to Avatar: Fire and Ash and more.New Fantastic Four Footage Reveals a Major Plot Point... and the Female Silver SurferThe Fantastic Four took center stage at CinemaCon and we got a look at brand-new footage of the long-awaited film that will be released in theaters on July 25, 2025.The footage begins with Mark Gatiss' Ted Gilbert hosting his 1960s Ed Sullivan Show-style talk show and recapping the story of the Fantastic Four. We get to see the space trip that transformed them, their popularity amongst the people, and their powers, minus the stretching abilities belonging to Pedro Pascal's Reed Richards. We then cut to a look at the Fantastic Four's home life and see more of our favorite robot, H.E.R.B.I.E., who is cooking with Ebon Moss Bachrach's Ben. The big reveal here is... SPOILER WARNING... Vanessa Kirby's Sue Storm is pregnant. It doesn't end there as we were then treated to the first shots of Julia Garner's Shalla-Bal, the Silver Surfer. She says, "your planet is now marked for death," and that is followed by shots of Galactus' shadow over New York.Lastly, Reed is seen getting ready for a mission and questioning whether or not they are safe. We also saw a large crowd running through the city and a little girl finding a The Thing action figure before being enveloped in Galactus' shadow herself. The final shot is off the SIlver Surfer flying towards the camera on her surfboard.Thunderbolts: New Footage Revealed the Sad Outcome of Buckys Political CareerPlayTo help with the wait until Thunderbolts* is unleashed into theaters on May 2, Marvel has revealed new footage of the upcoming MCU film.It all begins with the team driving to Jefferson Starship's 'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now,' and we hear Bucky (Sebastian Stan) and Red Guardian (David Harbour) talking about the Super Soldier Serum and Hydra. In the back, Yelena (Florence Pugh) is talking about her Widow's Bite bracelets with Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) and John Walker (Wyatt Russell). The vehicle our heroes are in then smashes through glass walls and a fight breaks out where we see some of the unique skills and powers of these Thunderbolts in action. The fight is interrupted by Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus), who tells them to come upstairs in what is revealed as the building once known as Avengers Tower.Valentina talks about purchasing Avengers Tower and then addresses the team one by one, all before mocking Bucky's brief time as a congressman as he couldn't even make it half a term. Bucky lunges at Valentina, but he is stopped by an unseen force that we soon learn is caused by the Sentry. His reign of terror doesn't end there either as the footage ends with him taking out our favorite new team with ease.Avatar: Fire and Ash Footage Introduced New Na'vi Allies and AdversariesAhead of its December 19 release date, Avatar: Fire and Ash was given an introduction by director James Cameron before the first-ever footage was shown to the audience. The Sully family are really put through the ringer on this one as they face not only the human invaders, but new adversaries: the Ash People, Cameron said in his introduction.We got to see about five minutes of the film in 3D, and it featured two new groups of Na'vi - the Tlalim clan, a.k.a. the Windtraders, and the Mangkwan clan, a.k.a. the Ash People. The former are nomads who "sail" the skies and the latter have rejected their diety and the ways of the Na'vi after a volcano destoryed their homeland and left nothing but ash.The next sequence starred Jak Sully, Neytiri, Lo'ak, Tuk, Kiri, and Spider living amongst the Windtraders and sailing high above the sky in their membrane-like sails that look like jellyfish. All is well until they are attacked by the Ash People. First Predator: Badlands Trailer Shown at CinemaConElle Fanning took the stage at CinemaCon to unveil the first trailer for Predator: Badlands, where the Predator is a... good guy?! This new Predator is a younger warrior who has been cast out from his tribe and chooses to work with Fanning's character. "Something unprecedented happens in this movie," Fanning said. "My character is not the one being chased. My character actually teams up with the Predator. And you get to see him in a completley new light. And... I'll stop there!"As for the trailer, it kicks off with Predator relics on a ship and then a Predator standing on the shore of a planet that is not Earth. He also isn't wearing his helmet. Alongside glimpses of the Predator being surrounded by giant deadly monsters and Fanning's character saying, "You're somthing that cannot be killed," the footage ends with a bang as the Predator roars and faces down another massive creature with no fear. Predator: Badlands will be released in theaters on November 7, 2025. Tron: Ares Footage Gives Us a Tease of the Digital and Real Worlds CollidingTron: Ares will be released in theaters on October 10, 2025, and CinemaCon gave us a tease of this new adventure that will see the digital and real worlds collide. The footage begins with a highly sophisticated program, Jared Leto's Area, entering the real world from his digital home. This momentous occasion marks the first time humanity has encountered these AI beings in their world.Ares can be seen speeding through a city on his red-tinged light cycle, leaving police cars in his wake that have no hope of catching him. A Recognizer can also be seen hovering over the city with terrified citizens looking on. Gillian Anderson's character, who appears to be a business executive, makes an appearance alongside Jeff Bridges' Kevin Flynn, who can be heard saying, "Are you ready? Because there's no going back." And yes, the footage was accompanied by music by Nine Inch Nails.Lilo & Stitch Clip Shows Stitch Causing Chaos at Jimmy's LuauPlayThe live-action remake of Lilo & Stitch is set to be released in theaters on May 23, 2025, and CinemaCon presented us with a clip that fans of the original should be familiar with. The footage takes place at Jimmy's Luau, where Nani works, and sees Lilo and Stitch joining her. People still think Stitch is some weird dog, even David, but he doesn't behave like a good boy as he escapes his leash and has a western showdown with Lilo with a soda gun. Zootopia 2 and Elio Steal Our Hearts With New Footage, Adorable Animals, and MoreZootopia 2 and Elio both got new looks at CinemaCon, wit helio getting roughly 10 minutes of showtime with footage we've seen in the trailers ane beyond. PlayFor Zootopia 2, Ke Huy Quan, who plays Gary De'Snake, took the stage to share new details about the much-anticipated sequel, including that Quinta Brunson will be playing an adorable quokka therapist named Dr. Fuzzby. Nick and Judy are seen chasing after Gary De'Snake and are searching for clues as to his wherabouts. Alongside the way, they stop at therapy and meet the wonderful Dr. Fuzzby.Lindsay Lohan Flirts With Chad Michael Murray Even Though She's Really Jamie Lee Curtis in New Freakier Friday Footage After Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis took the stage at CinemaCon, footage was shown of Lindsay's Anna, who is actually housing Curtis' Tess in her body after they swap, flirting with Chad Michael Murray's Jake. Jake then asks if Tess' husband is still alive and she confirms she is and that he's very old.Freakier Friday will be released in theaters on August 8, 2025.

Apr 04, 2025Ravie LakshmananVulnerability / Cloud SecurityA maximum severity security vulnerability has been disclosed in Apache Parquet's Java Library that, if successfully exploited, could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on susceptible instances.Apache Parquet is a free and open-source columnar data file format that's designed for efficient data processing and retrieval, providing support for complex data, high-performance compression, and encoding schemes. It was first launched in 2013.The vulnerability in question is tracked as CVE-2025-30065. It carries a CVSS score of 10.0."Schema parsing in the parquet-avro module of Apache Parquet 1.15.0 and previous versions allows bad actors to execute arbitrary code," the project maintainers said in an advisory.According to Endor Labs, successful exploitation of the flaw requires tricking a vulnerable system into reading a specially crafted Parquet file to obtain code execution."This vulnerability can impact data pipelines and analytics systems that import Parquet files, particularly when those files come from external or untrusted sources," the company said. "If attackers can tamper with the files, the vulnerability may be triggered."The shortcoming impacts all versions of the software up to and including 1.15.0. It has been addressed in version 1.15.1. Keyi Li of Amazon has been credited with discovering and reporting the flaw.While there is no evidence that the flaw has been exploited in the wild, vulnerabilities in Apache projects have become a lightning rod for threat actors looking to opportunistically breach systems and deploy malware.Last month, a critical security flaw in Apache Tomcat (CVE-2025-24813, CVSS score: 9.8) came under active exploitation within 30 hours of public disclosure.Cloud security firm Aqua, in an analysis published this week, said it discovered a new attack campaign that targets Apache Tomcat servers with easy-to-guess credentials to deploy encrypted payloads that are designed to steal SSH credentials for lateral movement and ultimately hijack the system resources for illicit cryptocurrency mining.The payloads are also capable of establishing persistence and acting as a Java-based web shell that "enables the attacker to execute arbitrary Java code on the server," Assaf Morag, director of threat intelligence at Aqua, said."In addition, the script is designed to check if the user has root privileges and if so it executes two functions that optimize CPU consumption for better cryptomining results."The campaign, which affects both Windows and Linux systems, is likely assessed to be the work of a Chinese-speaking threat actor owing to the presence of Chinese language comments in the source code.Found this article interesting? Follow us on Twitter and LinkedIn to read more exclusive content we post.SHARE

Proposals drawn up by the two practices to improve the energy performance of the estate through renovation and the addition of a new tower-like building designed to harvest energy from the River Cam were given the go-ahead by Cambridge City Councils planning committee on Wednesday (2 April).Caruso St John's proposals include upgrades to the existing building fabric of the colleges Hermitage building, Newnham Grange, Stevenson Building, Rayne Building and Dining Hall, a Grade II-listed building designed by Howell, Killick, Partridge & Amis in 1966.The works include new glazing and insulation as well as other upgrades to thermal performance of the estate to facilitate connection to a low-carbon heat network. Caruso St John said the upgrades would be sensitively incorporated into the historic fabric of Darwins estate.AdvertisementThe London and Zurich-based practice has also delivered designs for a new social space, dubbed the Garden Room, beneath the existing Dining Hall, which the college says will deliver a space for meetings with views of the colleges gardens.Caruso St John's Darwin College Cambridge upgrade project (approved 2025) - site plan5th Studio's work includes the erection of a new 11.2m-high pumphouse building for river-source energy generation from the River Cam, proving heating and hot water for the majority of the Colleges central Cambridge estate. It is expected to be the first river-source heat pump at this scale planned for the university and city.ThePumpHouse will house heat pumps, circulationpumps, filtration equipment, thermal stores, expansion equipment and ancillaries to form a fully operational central heating system, 5th Studio says.The practice says the design of the was inspired by surrounding buildings and the industrial heritage of the site, while raising the profile of sustainable solutions.The project also includes biodiversity upgrades through the integration of habitats for swifts and bats within its shingle cladding.AdvertisementNicola Blake, project architect at 5th Studio, said the pumphouse not only enables the reduction of operational carbon, but minimises embodied carbon in its own construction with steel reclaimed from the gas industry and low-carbon concrete, potentially using the locally invented Cambridge Electric Cement.A timeline for completion is not known.

This project is latest in a series of remodelling works on a semi-detached house. It takes the form of a modest extension, which is only 1.4m deep in order to preserve the volume of the garden.Rather than creating a whole new room, the volume of the extension opens up the circulation and connection between the living and dining areas of the house.Structurally it is formed around a cantilevered, T-shaped concrete frame wrapped in a glazed envelope. There is extensive use of timber in the interiors, on which the practice worked closely with the interior design firm Black & Milk. There are exposed timber joists to the ceiling and joinery elements form the kitchen, the dining space and the snug.AdvertisementArchitects viewMore than an extension, the intervention reads as a tectonically autonomous piece, formed by a cantilevered concrete frame on a single support over a diaphanous glazed envelope. This concrete frame is then revealed as extending into the middle of the house, acting as the main support around which the kitchen, dining and family snug revolve.The last key element is the joinery, involving the whole floor and gradually shifting in form and texture to form the kitchen, dining and snug, effectively resulting in one continuous atmosphere. Sliding antes on the central threshold permit temporary isolation of the different areas while acting as a bench when fully open. The new roof is also part of this arrangement, adopting the walnut of the dining table and emphasising its accessory role through its exposed construction.Looking back into the house from the patio, the flat roof is revealed as a vivid garden, changing in texture and colour with the seasons, offsetting the lost open space.Diego Calderon, director, DF_DCClients viewOur goal was to open up a kitchen/dining/family-room floor thathad previously been divided into two rooms. Mainly this was to introduce more light into the room, and also improve the flow and functionality of a floor much-used by the family. We wanted to maintain some functional divisions betweenthe spaces, ie for sitting versus dining, but also be able to see each other from anywhere in the room.Meeting the brief required an extension in the back garden. We specifically wanted this extension to be as minimal as possible, because we did not want to eat in to the footprint of a patio-garden that is also much-used by the family, and is beautifully landscaped. So the project became a balancing act between minimising the footprint of a back-extension, while maximising the functionality of the extension for living space.AdvertisementThe solution presented by DF-DC, working with Black & Milk on the interior design, was ingenious. We now live in a floor that is actually not much bigger than it was before, but with transformed functionality. It is elegantly modern and daring in its design, while also being practical for the day-to-day life of a family with children. Source:DF_DCProject dataLocation Primrose Hill, LondonStart on site October 2023CompletionNovember 2024Gross internal floor area 87m2Gross (internal + external) floor area 226m2Form of contract JCT intermediate contract 2016Construction cost UndisclosedConstruction cost per m2 UndisclosedArchitect DF_DCClient PrivateStructural engineer Blue Structural EngineersInterior designer Black & MilkGlazing Panoramah!Joinery Shape LondonPrincipal designer DF_DCCDM co-ordinatorApproved building inspector London Building ControlMain contractor CMRCAD software used AutoCAD

Bad news: Mario Kart World will cost $80. Good news: These classic games will get free revamped versions for Switch 2.