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Web Release
13-06-2025
- Web Release
NVIDIA Reflex now available in over 150 games, including Fortnite BR Chapter 6 Season 3: Super
NVIDIA Reflex is a game-changer, reducing PC latency on GeForce graphics cards, desktops, and laptops, allowing player actions to occur more quickly and giving them a competitive edge in multiplayer matches, as well as making single-player titles more responsive and enjoyable. NVIDIA Reflex has reached a new milestone, reducing PC latency in over 150 games since its debut, with more than 90% of GeForce gamers enabling Reflex. Some highlights include: · In 2024, GeForce gamers played over 10 billion hours of their favorite titles, thanks to increased responsiveness provided by NVIDIA Reflex. · 9 of the top 10 competitive shooters feature NVIDIA Reflex support, and players can use it in the latest seasons of Fortnite and Marvel Rivals to reduce latency by as much as 43%. · In Counter-Strike 2, gamers compete with as little as 4 milliseconds of PC latency, offering a serious competitive advantage. · In recent months, popular titles including Avowed, DOOM: The Dark Ages, Dune: Awakening, EA SPORTS F1 25, Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered have all also launched with day-one NVIDIA Reflex support. Fortnite BR Chapter 6 Season 3: Super and Fortnite OG Chapter 1 Season 4 are out now, and players can reduce PC latency in all of Fortnite's modes for even more responsive gameplay by simply activating NVIDIA Reflex with a few clicks by heading into Video -> Advanced Graphics -> NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency. On GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, PC latency is reduced by up to 54% in BR, making it easy to react to opponents, precise aiming, and achieving victory. While Mask Maker Daigo siphons energy from beneath the Island's bedrock, the next generation of heroes rise at Supernova Academy. Brimming with unbridled power, brave rookie do-gooders must master their abilities to deny Daigo's drain. It's time for a superhero crash course in Fortnite BR Chapter 6 Season 3: Super! Prepare for a (rocket) blast from the past! Fortnite OG dives headfirst into Chapter 1 Season 4, bringing back Dusty Divot, Risky Reels, and Fortnite's original vehicle: the Shopping Cart. The latest OG Season also brings a new OG Pass, offering 45 tiers of rewards inspired by the classic Chapter 1 Season 4. Thirty-two teams are currently battling in Austin, Texas, for a $500,000 cash grand prize in the Counter-Strike 2 Austin Major 2025. With a massive prize pool of $1,250,000, the competition at the Major is sure to be fierce, but only one of the teams can be crowned Champion and take home that incredible first-place prize in the June 22nd Grand Final. Throughout the tournament, teams battle on GeForce RTX 5080 PCs, allowing organizers to maximize frame rates and enabling NVIDIA Reflex, which reduces PC latency by up to 41% in Counter-Strike 2. Gamers interested in optimizing their system like the pros for the lowest possible PC latency in Counter-Strike 2 can follow this Steam guide. Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 is available now, introducing Ultron as a new playable character, adding a new Convoy map, and refreshing Team-Up abilities, reshaping the meta, along with many other changes. When playing, enable Reflex and DLSS Super Resolution to reduce PC latency by up to 43%, and increase frame rates by as much as 1.9X, for the fastest and most responsive competitive experience in the popular multiplayer game. The post NVIDIA Reflex now available in over 150 games, including Fortnite BR Chapter 6 Season 3: Super appeared first on Web Release.
TECHx
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- TECHx
NVIDIA Reflex Hits Milestone in Gaming Performance
Home » Top stories » NVIDIA Reflex Hits Milestone in Gaming Performance NVIDIA has announced a major milestone for NVIDIA Reflex, its low-latency gaming technology. The company revealed that Reflex now reduces PC latency in over 150 games. Since its debut, more than 90% of GeForce gamers have enabled NVIDIA Reflex. This feature continues to enhance both single-player and competitive multiplayer gaming experiences. In 2024 alone, GeForce gamers reported playing over 10 billion hours with improved responsiveness, thanks to NVIDIA Reflex. According to NVIDIA, 9 of the top 10 competitive shooters now support Reflex. These include current seasons of Fortnite and Marvel Rivals , where latency can be lowered by up to 43%. In Counter-Strike 2 , Reflex allows gamers to play with as little as 4 milliseconds of PC latency. This provides a significant edge in competitive scenarios. NVIDIA also revealed that Reflex launched with day-one support in several recent and upcoming titles: Avowed , DOOM: The Dark Ages , and Dune: Awakening , , and EA SPORTS F1 25 , GTA V Enhanced , Indiana Jones and the Great Circle , and The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered Meanwhile, Fortnite BR Chapter 6 Season 3: Super and Fortnite OG Chapter 1 Season 4 are now available. Players can reduce PC latency across all modes by enabling NVIDIA Reflex through the in-game settings: Video -> Advanced Graphics -> NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency. On GeForce RTX 50 Series GPUs, Reflex cuts latency by up to 54% in Fortnite Battle Royale. This helps players aim more precisely and react faster. The current storyline in Fortnite BR Chapter 6 Season 3: Super introduces Supernova Academy, where heroes rise to stop Mask Maker Daigo's energy drain. The update blends narrative excitement with Reflex-powered performance. In Fortnite OG , players return to familiar locations like Dusty Divot and Risky Reels. The revival of the original Shopping Cart vehicle and a 45-tier OG Pass adds to the nostalgia. Competitive esports also benefit from Reflex. Thirty-two teams are now competing in the Counter-Strike 2 Austin Major 2025 for a $500,000 grand prize. The total prize pool is $1.25 million. Matches are played on GeForce RTX 5080-powered PCs, reducing latency by up to 41%. NVIDIA recommended gamers follow a Steam guide to optimize their systems for Counter-Strike 2 . Meanwhile, Marvel Rivals Season 2.5 has introduced Ultron, a new Convoy map, and updated Team-Up abilities. Players using NVIDIA Reflex and DLSS Super Resolution can reduce latency by up to 43% and boost frame rates by as much as 1.9X. NVIDIA Reflex continues to play a key role in delivering fast, smooth, and competitive gameplay across top titles.
Tokyo Reported
08-06-2025
- Business
- Tokyo Reported
Saitama family sold elephant ivory as ‘mammoth tusks'
SAITAMA (TR) – Tokyo Metropolitan Police have arrested the former president of a sales company in Soka City and three members of his family for selling ivory, the trade of which is regulated by the Washington Convention and other treaties, reports NHK (June 4). According to police, Nobumasa Daigo, the 58-year-old former president of Daigo Ivory Store, falsely labeling the merchandise as 'mammoth tusks,' which are not subject to legal restrictions. Between 2022 and the year before last, the four suspects are alleged to have falsely labeled ivory products and sold them for a total of just over 120,000 yen on an internet auction site. In addition, although the company was a 'registered business' that handled ivory products, it is also suspected of not creating a 'record sheet' that is required when processing ivory. During questioning, all of the suspects admitted to violating the Unfair Competition Prevention Act. Daigo stated, 'I thought it was just like littering a cigarette.' He went on, 'Auction sites are often seen by customers, so they sell well. To avoid having the listings cancelled, we sold them under labels such as 'mammoth.' We made about 100 million yen a year.' Daigo and his accomplices are believed to have manufactured the ivory products in a workshop in Soka. The company made at least 190 million yen on auction sites. Police are continuing the investigation, believing the suspects engaged in repeated illegal transactions. Nobumasa Daigo (X) Japan's ivory market and mammoth tusks According to the Ministry of the Environment, mammoth tusks are similar in quality to ivory. When processed, they are very difficult to distinguish. Elephants are designated as internationally endangered wild animals. As a result, international trade and the import and export of ivory has been prohibited in principle since 1990 under the Washington Convention. However, in Japan, domestic trading is only permitted for businesses that have been registered in advance. Buying and selling is permitted only if the tusks are managed in accordance with legal regulations, such as registering manufacturing and sales businesses with the government and creating management tables. The target is ivory and processed products that were legally imported in the past. According to the Ministry of the Environment, at least 740 tons of legally imported ivory is thought to have been processed into seals, ornaments and other items and sold. In addition, mammoth tusks, which have a similar material to ivory and are not subject to legal restrictions. They are imported as a substitute for ivory, which has resulted in many cases of ivory products being sold as if they are made from mammoth tusks. Masayuki Sakamoto, a lawyer and secretary general of the nonprofit organization Tiger & Elephant Conservation Fund, said, 'Demand for ivory remains high in Asia, especially in China, and the legal market in Japan has ultimately become a breeding ground for illegal exports. It has been pointed out that mammoth tusks and ivory are similar and are serving as a cover for ivory smuggling, so the nature of regulations is being called into question.'
The Star
02-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Star
'Gannibal' review: Brutality that's surprisingly easy to digest
The world has certainly come a long way from the days when entertainment involving cannibalism was made on ultra-low budgets, shot in some "exotic" Asian locale (our own rainforests being a location choice for one notorious example with a certain ex-Bond girl), and drew hordes of the curious to cinemas. All of them looking kind of sheepish or guilty as they lined up for tickets, to be sure. If we lived in cooler climes, most of us would have been queueing in trenchcoats with upturned collars. With Gannibal, things have gone decidedly mainstream. Not only is the series Disney+'s biggest live-action hit in Japan, its country of origin, it also boasts some top-notch production values – noticeably higher than the average J-drama's – and at least one big-scale battle scene (so far). Based on Masaaki Ninomiya's cult favourite manga, which has only just been translated into English, Gannibal is adapted by Oscar-nominated screenwriter Takamase Oe (Drive My Car). It's set in remote Kuge Village where the people, or at least the members of one large and insular clan, have a peculiar custom. 'Weapons? Violence? Oh no, we're just simple farmers. My friend here with the bandaged face had a ... fruit-picking accident. He's just peachy now.' The protagonist is Daigo Agawa (Yuya Yagira, the youngest ever Cannes Best Actor winner for Nobody Knows), a disgraced city cop assigned to be Kuge's constable after the previous one goes missing. While most of the people seem welcoming, Daigo soon runs up against the formidable Goto clan and its leader-in-waiting Keisuke (Show Kasamatsu, Tokyo Vice). Rather than tiptoe around them, he wastes no time showing them that he is not to be trifled with. (At this point, I feel mortified for citing Tatsuya Fujiwara's characters in School Police and AARO as using excessive force on suspects. Compared to Daigo, those guys were pussycats.) Gannibal's first season is just chock-full of intense staredowns, challenges to one another's authority, and plain old in-your-face-ness between Daigo and the Gotos. Adding to the tension is the fact that his young daughter Mashiro (Kokone Shimizu), who has not spoken since her dad did a Very Bad Thing to a suspected paedophile, actually likes it in the village and Daigo's wife Yuki (Riho Yoshioka, the journalist from House Of Ninjas) wants him to get along with everyone so their daughter can recover from her trauma. But does Daigo listen? No. Maybe it's because early on, a mysterious, towering feral being known as "That Man" locally gave him a gash across the head that needed stitches. Or after parts of his predecessor soon turn up in assorted locations. Something is indeed rotten in Kuge, but Daigo's frequent run-ins with the Gotos and the admonishments of the other villagers wear thin pretty fast. This is the one weak aspect of the otherwise fine first season. 'Well, if you knew the twisted s*** that goes on here, holding a gun on the two of you is far from the worst of it.' The second season, which started streaming in March and had a finale on April 23, sees everyone's gloves come off. After the previous season ended on a cliffhanger, the second season hits the ground running, introducing even more unsavoury members of the Goto clan. It does not take long before the situation escalates – and by that, I mean the excrement hits a fan spinning at Ludicrous Speed, as the Gotos prove a far more formidable force than the overconfident city cops imagined. Season Two also explores the post-WWII history of the Goto clan, as flashbacks show just how its sinister (now-deceased) matriarch dramatically shook things up in the village hierarchy. It's a welcome change of pace after the scale of the brutality that precedes it, and puts viewers in a comfortable place – well, as comfortable as the material allows – to take in the remainder of the series. Sure, it's hardly subtle in hammering home its contrasts between rural and urban dwellers, or its themes of how primal impulses lurk in even the most civilised-seeming of individuals, but Gannibal certainly commands the viewer's attention – and not just because most of us here need to read the subtitles. Time to seek out those translated manga is available to stream on Disney+ Hotstar.
