Every annual sports release faces the same opening question: what did the developers actually change? On the surface, everything often look similar to last year’s release, with improvements and changes hidden underneath. NBA 2K27 officially came out this September on PS5, Xbox, PC, and Nintendo Switch 2. It’s the first 2K to drop last generation consoles completely, which means plenty of gamers who haven’t upgraded yet are left out. This year, Victor Wembanyama is on the cover of the standard edition, Caitlin Clark fronts the Deluxe, and the Ultra Edition honors Derrick Rose’s iconic career. On the court, this is the most complete basketball simulation Visual Concepts and 2K has ever produced. Everything built around it is still classic 2K, which means it wants your time and your money whenever it can get them. And by now, I think nobody is really surprised about that. So, let’s dig deeper and check out what’s new and what I think abo...
Google Photos is rolling out five new features for finding, editing, and sharing pictures. Gemini Spark, Google’s AI agent, now works with Google Photos. Users can find, edit, and share pictures with a single prompt. It can search by subject, location, date, or event, and create albums. Original photos are never changed. Gemini makes a copy for edits and asks before sharing. Wardrobe scans your photos from the past four years and catalogs the clothes you were wearing. It sorts items into tops, bottoms, outerwear, shoes, and accessories. You can mix and match pieces and try on new outfits. How to turn yourself or any object into an action figure with Google Gemini Moods gives photos a vintage look with styles like 35mm film and 2000s digicam that adapt to each image. Google is also adding 15 Remix templates that turn everyday pictures into red carpet moments, birthday cards, and photo booth shots. The Markup tool now has a Redact pen that blurs sensitive ...