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Volkswagen is integrating AirConsole, a gaming platform developed by N-Dream, into infotainment screens on 2027 Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, Tiguan, Golf GTI, Golf R and ID vehicles. The 20-title lineup includes Tetris, Pac-Man Championship Edition and Uno Car Party, with phones serving as wireless controllers and gameplay restricted to when the car is parked.
Pokémon Champions, the battle simulator, launched on Switch in April and got a mobile version in June with nearly identical gameplay. Despite cross-platform parity, mobile devices were excluded from this year's World Championships, and new rules starting September 1st only allow phones at local tournaments, leaving Switch hardware required for regional events and above.
The 2026 US Open Tennis Championships will run from Sunday, August 30 through Sunday, September 13 at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York. The tournament, the year's final Grand Slam, will be broadcast across ESPN, ABC and The Tennis Channel, with the ESPN app offering the most convenient streaming access for fans.
Formula E CEO Jeff Dodds reflects on the racing series' evolution from a fledgling 2014 championship, where cars needed mid-race swaps to finish, into a global motorsport with vehicles exceeding 200 mph. Dodds, a former Volvo and Honda motorsport executive, frames Formula E as both a competitive sport and a real-world laboratory for electric vehicle technology, noting it remains the only sport certified as a B Corporation.
Mattel is transforming its popular card game UNO into a nationwide competitive tournament, offering $50,000 to the eventual winner. The event will feature qualifying rounds held both in person across the United States and through online play.
At the World Humanoid Robot Games in Beijing, the bipedal robot Tiangong Ultra clocked a 9.39-second 100-meter sprint, edging out Honor's Lightning at 9.47 seconds and both beating Usain Bolt's 2009 world record of 9.58 seconds. Neither robot could stop cleanly, with each crashing into padded foam barriers past the finish line.