• SEGA has revealed Sonic Rumble on its website. It's set to be an online game for iOS and Android mobile devices.
• Battle Royale servers will accommodate up to 32 players simultaneously. Participants will control different characters from the franchise and compete in various contests.
• The closed beta test for Sonic Rumble is slated for May, exclusively for US residents. The official release is planned for winter, though an exact date hasn't been specified.
• SEGA teased the game with a brief announcement trailer and some screenshots. The timing for the full gameplay reveal remains unknown.

• Google has given the Pixel 8a a slight redesign compared to its predecessor, with more rounded body frames and screen corners. The dimensions are 152.1x72.7x8.9 mm.
• The smartphone boasts a 6.1-inch OLED display with a resolution of 1080x2400 pixels, a refresh rate of 120 Hz, and a maximum brightness of 2000 nits. The pixel density is 430 ppi.
• Powered by a nine-core Tensor G3 processor and 8 GB of LPDDR5X RAM, the device comes with built-in storage options of 128GB or 256GB, depending on the model.

• With a battery capacity of 4492 mAh, the Pixel 8a supports 18W wired charging and 7.5W wireless charging.
• Equipped with two rear cameras, including a main 64-megapixel camera with image stabilization support and a wide-angle 13-megapixel camera with a 120-degree viewing angle. The front camera resolution is 13 MP.
• One of the device's key features is the pre-installed Google Gemini Nano neural network, which can be activated by holding down the power button. Among other functions, the artificial intelligence supports search functions for highlighted objects in photos and sound emojis. The Pixel 8a also includes AI features such as Magic Editor (video editor) and Circle to Search (search for information using a gesture).

• Google stated that the smartphone will receive Android updates for seven years, similar to "older" models released in October 2023.
• Sales of the device will commence on May 14, with prices ranging from $499 to $559 depending on the storage size.

Specialists at Digital Foundry shared details about the capabilities of the PlayStation 5 Pro and the characteristics of the console's graphics chip, which they obtained from Sony documents intended for developers.

• The PS5 Pro will feature 30 workgroup processors (WGP), compared to the original console's 18 WGP. This will give the device a performance of 33.5 teraflops, a significant increase from the PS5's 10.23 teraflops.
• Despite the substantial difference in teraflops, the real-world performance boost in the PS5 Pro will be 45%, not the 227% that Sony noted in its documents. This discrepancy is attributed to the specifics of the RDNA 3 architecture and how instructions are processed.
• The standard clock speed of the PS5 Pro's GPU will be around 2.18GHz, slightly lower than the PS5's 2.23GHz. However, when overclocked, the new console's GPU can reach 2.35 GHz, theoretically providing a maximum performance of 36.1 teraflops. Digital Foundry noted that the GPU rarely reaches peak power, especially in demanding games.
• The PS5 Pro will feature 56 active processing units, an increase from the original console's 36. Digital Foundry believes this will result in a significant performance boost in existing games, despite the slight reduction in base clock speed.
• Additionally, the PS5 Pro GPU's L1 cache will double from 128KB to 256KB, while the L0 cache will increase from 16KB to 32KB. These changes accommodate the increased number of compute blocks and improve performance in ray tracing tasks.
• The PS5 Pro's video chip will include some features of DirectX 12 Ultimate that were not present in the original console. This includes hardware support for shading optimization technology, additional capabilities for hybrid MSAA anti-aliasing, and full compatibility with mesh shaders.
• Sony will also offer developers an easy way to integrate PSSR image scaling technology into existing games, using the same dataset as FSR 2. This allows developers to add PSSR support to their games at no cost, improving performance.

PS5 Pro sales are expected to begin in late 2024, according to journalist Tom Henderson's sources.