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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Will Take Cues From Mass Effect, Souls Games and More

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-08-31 20:31:27

For a certain kind of science fiction fan, the surprise news of a video game set in one of the most beloved TV and book series, The Expanse, hit like a freight train of hype. The Expanse: Osiris Reborn is an action RPG currently in development from Owlcat Games with no release date yet, but that hasn't stopped the studio's creative director, Alexander Mishulin, from giving me some early details about the game. There are many reasons The Expanse has been so successful, the largest of which is it

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Unreal Engine 5.6 outperforms 5.4 with up to 30% faster frame rates and improved lighting

techspot.com Cal Jeffrey 2025-09-01 01:04:00

Bottom line: Epic's latest version of Unreal Engine is making waves with substantial performance improvements and visual enhancements that address long-standing engine issues. Direct comparisons against Unreal Engine 5.4 show at least a 30-percent increase in performance, especially in CPU-limited scenarios. The findings come from tests by the YouTube channel MxBenchmarkPC (above), which put the Paris tech demo by Scans Factory (below) through its paces. Running on a system equipped with an RTX

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Xbox App for PC Now Integrates Your Steam Games

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-01 08:48:00

The Xbox App on PC is now integrating purchased games from people's libraries across various supported storefronts, including Steam, Microsoft announced Monday. This feature is currently limited to those in the Xbox Insider program, which gives early access to software updates. Windows users can access the Xbox Insider Hub here. The update aggregates all titles across supported PC gaming storefronts to turn the Xbox App into a universal launcher. This is especially handy for people who buy game

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Microsoft’s Xbox UI update lets you pin games and customize your homescreen

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-09-01 17:11:50

is a senior editor and author of Notepad , who has been covering all things Microsoft, PC, and tech for over 20 years. Microsoft is rolling out a new update to its Xbox Home UI that allows Xbox owners to pin apps and games on the homescreen. It’s part of a number of customization changes to the Xbox Home UI, including the ability to hide system apps and reduce the number of apps and games listed in the most recently used section. You can pin up to three of your recently launched games or apps

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Netflix Games’ Squid Game: Unleashed announced for Chromebook

venturebeat.com Rachel Kaser 2025-09-02 09:00:00

Google announced today that it is bringing Squid Game: Unleashed, formerly exclusive to Netflix, to Chromebooks as well as large-screen Android devices. The 32-player multiplayer adaptation of the popular show, developed by Netflix Games studio Boss Fight Games, is set to launch on Chromebooks in the coming weeks. According to Google, it’ll launch with updated controls, keyboard and mouse support and graphics that take advantage of the Chromebook display. In an interview with GamesBeat, Marisol

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On starting The Mix and finding diverse funding sources for indies | Justin Woodward

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-02 09:30:00

Justin Woodward started out as one of the small cogs in the big wheel of the game industry. He studied game art and design in college. Then he got a job at a triple-A game company as a 3D background artist. But he decided he would rather be a game designer instead of being one among many 3D artists. He started his own graphic design studio, doing tasks like logo design that could connect him with entrepreneurs. He learned how to fund projects and create businesses. He went on to create an indie

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Watch this person play The Witcher 3 on their Galaxy Watch Ultra

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-02 22:43:35

TL;DR A Redditor has shown off GeForce Now running on the Galaxy Watch Ultra. The user’s uploaded video shows them playing The Witcher 3 on the smartwatch. The smartwatch isn’t actually doing any of the heavy lifting, but it’s still a cool showcase. We’ve already seen people running retro games on their smartwatches thanks to emulators, but it turns out that you can also play full-fledged PC games on your Wear OS watch. Then again, I’m not sure why you’d want to do so in the first place. Red

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The Blood of Dawnwalker developers share a look at gameplay from the upcoming vampire fantasy RPG

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-02 15:57:22

One of the games that really caught my eye during the Xbox Games Showcase at the beginning of June was The Blood of Dawnwalker, a dark fantasy action-RPG from Rebel Wolves, the studio co-founded by Witcher 3 director Konrad Tomaszkiewicz. First teased earlier this year, The Blood of Dawnwalker is a single-player open-world game set in a version of 14th-century Europe that's crawling with vampires. The first two trailers gave us a bit of a glimpse at what the gameplay will be like, but the devel

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‘Duke Nukem’ Show Coming From Game Adaptation Honcho Adi Shankar

gizmodo.com Justin Carter 2025-09-02 11:50:50

After helping get adaptations for Castlevania, Devil May Cry, and Far Cry onto Netflix, Adi Shankar has now set his sights on Duke Nukem. The well-known showrunner-executive producer recently told Esquire Magazine he bought the rights to the shooter franchise. He probably won’t get to it for a while—he’s got a second season of Devil May Cry to work on, plus adaptations for Assassin’s Creed, PUBG, Hyper Light Drifter, and who knows what else—but he’s already got an idea for what the potential se

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The Best Lawn and Outdoor Games (2025): Cornhole, Ladderball, and More

wired.com Parker Hall 2025-09-02 12:03:00

If you’re anything like me, you get pretty bored at barbecues. Sure, standing around drinking beer and grilling is fun. But the best lawn games can improve any outdoor gathering with a little fierce and friendly competition under the sun. From simple classics to creative new obsessions, there’s sure to be something on our list of excellent outdoor games you’ll enjoy during the nicest days of the year. While you’re here, be sure to check out our other summery guides, including the Best Tents, Be

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West End Games’ Classic ‘Star Wars’ RPG Is Still Setting the Blueprint for Its Universe

gizmodo.com James Whitbrook 2025-09-03 05:48:43

In the years since Lucasfilm overhauled Star Wars continuity—reclassifying years of Expanded Universe material as “Legends” before wiping a clean slate of continuity it has developed over the last decade-plus—much of what has been rebuilt has been done so off of the back of re-canonizing elements of that old material. In some ways re-imagined, in others just lifted wholesale, the journey of modern Star Wars is as much about adding new stories as it is weaving the old ones back into them. There

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‘Dosa Divas’ Is a ‘Spicy’ New Game About Fighting Capitalism With Food

wired.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-09-02 20:30:00

As protesters faced off against ICE agents and law enforcement in Los Angeles, game developers gathered just a few miles away for Summer Game Fest. They’d come to the annual show in early June to show off their games and make professional connections. The team at Outerloop Games was no different. But the studio, led and staffed by brown and Black developers, many of whom are immigrants themselves, had extra precautions to consider: “In case of an ICE raid,” says game director Chandana Ekanayake

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Nintendo Switch 2 Review: The Ultimate Handheld and It’s Not Even Close

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-09-04 22:30:16

2025 After the massive flop that was the Wii U, consumers had every reason to believe the original Switch, released in 2017, would be yet another Nintendo gimmick that would push people to buy a PlayStation or Xbox instead. But the original $300 Switch’s handheld/console design, with its detachable Joy-Con controllers, proved to be a major hit with gamers of all ages. The handheld and TV-dockable game system was inventive and could be understood immediately. It felt like another Wii moment for

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The pleasure of transforming sand to water in Sword of the Sea | Matt Nava interview

venturebeat.com Dean Takahashi 2025-09-06 17:30:00

From the first moment I played Sword of the Sea at the Summer Game Fest Play Days, I knew that it was like the game Journey, which led down from that wonderful game created years ago to the moment when I was playing the latest game from Matt Nava’s game studio, Giant Squid. I played the beginning of the game. You start out as a nameless character in the sand. You start surfing through the sand, sort of like a snowboarder in SSX. Except you’re not riding on a snowboard. You ride on a sword, glid

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Summer Game Fest’s best games were small and personal

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2025-09-06 21:00:00

Summer Game Fest 2025 was definitely a weird one, but even with everything going on outside, the games on display were still immaculate. My favorites, the ones that I live for, are small, unique, and made for pure love of expression. Being able to see that love so clearly on display, expressed through such painstaking and often thankless work, and also being able to show them to our audience who might not otherwise encounter them, is the defining privilege of my job. That’s what I love about Sum

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This simple app lets you run your Steam games on Android, no streaming required

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-09-07 03:52:11

Hadlee Simons / Android Authority TL;DR GameNative makes it easy to play your Steam library on Android via Winlator. The Pluvia fork adds support for titles with DRM and more optimizations. It’s open-source, but take care when logging in with your Steam credentials. Windows emulation on Android has made some progress lately, but it’s nowhere near as user-friendly as most retro game emulators. A new app called GameNative attempts to change that by making your Steam library playable with minim

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'Dosa Divas' Is a ‘Spicy’ New Game About Fighting Capitalism With Food

wired.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-09-07 05:30:00

As protestors faced off against ICE agents and law enforcement in Los Angeles, game developers gathered just a few miles away for Summer Game Fest. They’d come to the annual show in early June to show off their games and make professional connections. The team at Outerloop Games was no different. But the studio, led and staffed by brown and Black developers, many of whom are immigrants themselves, had extra precautions to consider: “In case of an ICE raid,” says game director Chandana Ekanayake

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Peter Thiel-Backed ‘Enhanced Olympics’ Is Elaborate Supplement-Selling Scheme: Report

gizmodo.com Aj Dellinger 2025-09-08 05:35:18

Tech billionaires like to paint themselves as contrarian geniuses—guys (pretty much always guys) who see institutions insist that things should be done one way because of silly things like evidence and experience and respond, “I, a person who has zero knowledge or exposure to this thing, know better.” There is perhaps no starker illustration of this mindset than the “Enhanced Games,” an Olympics-like competition with Peter Thiel’s backing that sets aside bans on performance-enhancing drugs and e

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Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is 2D action at its best

venturebeat.com Mike Minotti 2025-09-08 13:30:00

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance has been one of my most anticipated games of the year for a few reasons. First off, I love the old Shinobi games and classic Sega. Shinobi III for the Sega Genesis is one of my favorite games from the 16-bit era. I also adored Art of Vengeance developer Lizardcube’s last game, Streets of Rage 4. Like this new Shinobi, it brought back a dormant Sega series with some modern flair and stunning 2D art. Shinobi: Art of Vengeance releases on August 29, but I had a chance to

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Devil May Cry and the early Mortal Kombat games join GOG’s Preservation Program

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-08 13:26:42

GOG’s Preservation Program launched in late 2024 and the number of included games has doubled since the initial wave, currently sitting at 183. The latest headline-grabbing additions are the first four mainline Devil May Cry games and Mortal Kombat 1+2+3. Devil May Cry: HD Collection was first released in 2012 and includes the first three entries in Capcom’s enduring action series, all playable in 1080p/60fps (a big deal at the time). Devil May Cry 4: Special Edition, which celebrates its 10th

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Beat Saber support is ending on PS VR and PS VR2

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-08 13:41:36

The PlayStation versions won't get any new songs and multiplayer features are going away in January. It's the end of the line for Beat Saber on PS VR and PS VR2. While you'll still be able to buy and play the base game on both platforms, as well as any songs and music packs that were released before today (June 18), Beat Games is winding down support for those versions. They won't get any new songs or music packs. As such, the final song that became available for Beat Saber on PS VR and PS VR2

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Dotemu’s CEO wants to bring back classic games the right way

venturebeat.com Mike Minotti 2025-09-08 17:00:00

I grew up with arcade beat-em-ups like Konami’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time and X-Men. It was a genre I loved, so I was sad to see it diminish in relevance. Thankfully, beat-em-ups have had a revival, thanks in part to publishers like Dotemu and developers like Tribute Games. The two teamed up for 2022’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, a worthy successor to Turtles in Time. Now, they’re working on Marvel Cosmic Invasion. Like Shredder’s Revenge, it’s a classi

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The whiplash of covering Summer Game Fest 2025 in LA

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2025-09-08 21:45:00

I love going to Summer Game Fest. It’s a rare opportunity to connect with my colleagues and friends in person, as well as listen to developers talk about why they make their games. In some ways, this year’s SGF gave me everything I love about the event. But while I was comfortably ensconced in a happy bubble, the escalating conflict between demonstrators protesting against immigration raids and the Los Angeles Police Department cast a dark and soul-shaking pall that could not be ignored. Everyt

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Grab these free retro Sega games for iPhone before it’s too late

9to5mac.com Ben Lovejoy 2025-09-09 01:40:17

If you’re a fan of retro Sega games – or just think you might be – you’ll want to download nine of them to your iPhone before they are discontinued … CNET’s Zachary McAuliffe spotted the warning message when downloading a couple of them. I downloaded Crazy Taxi and Streets of Rage, and after I started these games, I saw a screen that said support for the games will be discontinued soon. The screen also says you can play these games offline even after support ends. All nine are currently free

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Nintendo will take your Switch 2 offline forever if you use a Mig flash cartridge

theverge.com Cameron Faulkner 2025-09-10 01:06:34

Some Switch 2 owners have received the error code 2134-4508, which results in their consoles being permanently banned from accessing any of its online services, as spotted by IGN. It’s not a ban hammer from sucking at Mario Kart World, thankfully for me, but one that’s targeting consoles that have used a Mig – a microSD card-equipped Switch cartridge that can be filled with copies of games. Running games on the Mig requires you to download them from others who have dumped files off of cartridge

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Xbox's AMD partnership sheds light on the future of the division's ecosystem

engadget.com Unknown 2025-09-10 05:09:40

Microsoft has no plans to get out of the console business anytime soon. The company has been reiterating for a while that it's going to make at least one more generation of Xbox consoles. It's now been confirmed that AMD will power the upcoming hardware, as it did with the Xbox Series X/S. Xbox president Sarah Bond made the announcement in a short video. Under the multi-year partnership, Xbox and AMD are "advancing the state of art in gaming silicon to deliver the next generation of graphics in

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I Downloaded Crazy Taxi on My iPhone for Free Before Sega Discontinues It

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-09-10 04:42:19

You can get nine retro Sega games for free right now on iOS and Android mobile devices, but you should hurry and get them now before Sega discontinues support for the titles. Here are the nine Sega games you can get for free now: Crazy Taxi Classic (iOS/Android) Golden Axe Classics (iOS/Android) Shining Force Classics (iOS/Android) Sonic CD Classic (iOS/Android) Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Ep. 2 (iOS/Android) Streets of Rage Classic (iOS/Android) Streets of Rage 2 Classic (iOS/Android) Super M

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This is the last chance to own these Sega classics before they're gone from Android and iOS

techspot.com Shawn Knight 2025-09-10 07:26:00

In a nutshell: Sega has ported several classic console titles to Android and iOS over the years through its Sega Forever program, but the service was formally shut down in 2023. Sega is preparing to sound the final death knell and remove the last remaining games from the web although if you act quick, you should be able to preserve them for your personal collection. The games in question include Crazy Taxi Classic, Golden Axe Classics (Golden Axe I, II, and III), Shining Force Classics (Shining

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Grab these retro classics on Android / iOS for free before Sega takes them down

techspot.com Shawn Knight 2025-09-10 17:26:00

In a nutshell: Sega has ported several classic console titles to Android and iOS over the years through its Sega Forever program, but the service was formally shut down in 2023. Sega is preparing to sound the final death knell and remove the last remaining games from the web although if you act quick, you should be able to preserve them for your personal collection. The games in question include Crazy Taxi Classic, Golden Axe Classics (Golden Axe I, II, and III), Shining Force Classics (Shining

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Microsoft’s next-gen Xbox has an AMD chip inside and is ‘not locked to a single store’

theverge.com Tom Warren 2025-09-10 17:28:41

At Xbox our vision is for you to play the games you want with the people you want, anywhere you want. That’s why we’re investing in our next-generation hardware lineup — across console, handheld, PC, cloud, and accessories. I’m thrilled to share we’ve established a strategic multi-year partnership with AMD to co-engineer silicon across a portfolio of devices — including our next-generation Xbox consoles in your living room and in your hands. Together with AMD we’re advancing the state of art in

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The Expanse: Osiris Reborn Will Take Cues From Mass Effect, Souls Games and More

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The Best Lawn and Outdoor Games (2025): Cornhole, Ladderball, and More

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The pleasure of transforming sand to water in Sword of the Sea | Matt Nava interview

Summer Game Fest’s best games were small and personal

This simple app lets you run your Steam games on Android, no streaming required

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Peter Thiel-Backed ‘Enhanced Olympics’ Is Elaborate Supplement-Selling Scheme: Report

Shinobi: Art of Vengeance is 2D action at its best

Devil May Cry and the early Mortal Kombat games join GOG’s Preservation Program

Beat Saber support is ending on PS VR and PS VR2

Dotemu’s CEO wants to bring back classic games the right way

The whiplash of covering Summer Game Fest 2025 in LA

Grab these free retro Sega games for iPhone before it’s too late

Nintendo will take your Switch 2 offline forever if you use a Mig flash cartridge

Xbox's AMD partnership sheds light on the future of the division's ecosystem

I Downloaded Crazy Taxi on My iPhone for Free Before Sega Discontinues It

This is the last chance to own these Sega classics before they're gone from Android and iOS

Grab these retro classics on Android / iOS for free before Sega takes them down

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