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WB Games’ best PC titles are in this $12 Humble bundle

theverge.com Brandon Russell 2025-12-05 09:39:51

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. The future of Warner Bros. Games is unclear, as it shut down several studios and canceled anticipated games earlier this year. But there’s no arguing that the company’s back catalog of titles is full of gems, many of which are in Humble’s great $12 bundle. Through August 27th, you can jump on this unbeatable deal that gets you 16 WB Games titles on Steam for just $12, with proceeds going to the Raiden Scienc

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iOS 26 upgrades the App Store with these three new features

9to5mac.com Ryan Christoffel 2025-12-06 14:18:11

iOS 26 will bring big feature updates to apps like Wallet, Music, Messages, and more. But there are also several new features coming to the App Store, here’s what’s new in iOS 26. #1: Top Played Games chart iOS 26 adds a brand new Games app to your iPhone’s Home Screen, and to complement the new gaming features, Apple is adding a ‘Top Played Games’ chart to the App Store. When viewing the Games tab in the App Store, you’ll find a new chart showing the current top 25 played games. This data i

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We Should Reject the Switch 2’s Bogus Game-Key Cards or This Will Be the End of Physical Games

gizmodo.com Kyle Barr 2025-12-08 04:37:02

On Sunday, Nintendo propped up a survey for players to share a few thoughts about how they prefer to play games on the Switch 2. By Tuesday, Nintendo pulled the survey, but not before the poll went viral and offered gamers a new outlet to let loose about the lack of Switch 2 games you can buy that come entirely on physical game cards. There’s a larger issue at play. The Switch 2 is an inflection point showing how the last few strands of actual game ownership are fraying. Nintendo’s most-dedicate

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Watch AI models compete right now in Google's new Game Arena

zdnet.com Webb Wright 2025-12-08 23:17:10

Google ZDNET's key takeaways: Google's new Game Arena will allow models to compete in games head-to-head. You can tune in to the Game Arena at 12:30 p.m. ET Tuesday. The goal is to open the door to potential new business applications. As artificial intelligence evolves, it's becoming increasingly difficult to accurately measure the performance of individual models. To that end, Google unveiled on Tuesday the Game Arena, an open-source platform in which AI models compete in a variety of str

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DeepMind reveals Genie 3 “world model” that creates real-time interactive simulations

arstechnica.com Unknown 2025-12-09 09:00:36

While no one has figured out how to make money from generative artificial intelligence, that hasn't stopped Google DeepMind from pushing the boundaries of what's possible with a big pile of inference. The capabilities (and costs) of these models have been on an impressive upward trajectory, a trend exemplified by the reveal of Genie 3. A mere seven months after showing off the Genie 2 "foundational world model," which was itself a significant improvement over its predecessor, Google now has Geni

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All PS Plus Subscribers Can Play Lies of P and Other Games All August Long

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-09 18:00:09

Lies of P is an award-winning game that reimagines the story of Pinocchio as a soulslike action role-playing game set in a grimy world overrun by killer mechanical puppets. And all PlayStation Plus subscribers can play that award-winning game, and others, at no additional cost now. PlayStation Plus is Sony's version of Xbox Game Pass, and it offers subscribers a large, constantly expanding library of games. Subscribers can choose from the Essential, Extra and Premium tiers, which each have uniq

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Jobs in video games dried up, so we made our own

feeds.bbci.co.uk Unknown 2025-12-10 02:21:03

Jobs in video games dried up, so we made our own 4 hours ago Share Save Share Save Studio Morgan Harvey Hayman and Holly Hudson founded their own studio after graduating from a game design course When Holly Hudson enrolled on a university video game design course, she imagined a job at a studio would be waiting at the end of it. Her dream was to work as a 3D artist, but the reality has been different. "I've applied to so many jobs this year," says the 25-year-old. "But it's just, it's really

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MSI Claw benchmarked using AMD and Intel chips: Ryzen Z2 Extreme trumps Core Ultra 7 258V

techspot.com Kishalaya Kundu 2025-12-10 08:06:00

Why it matters: MSI's new Claw A8 handheld builds on the success of the Claw 8 AI+ with notable performance gains in popular games, especially at typical handheld power levels. As handheld gaming grows more demanding, small but key hardware improvements are making a big difference for players. Following the success of its Claw 8 AI+ console in 2024, MSI unveiled the Claw A8 handheld at Computex 2025. Early benchmarks from China-based reviewer Golden Pig Upgrade show a significant performance bo

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Over a million gamers reclaimed censored titles in GOG's 48-hour push

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-12-10 23:08:00

Recap: GOG recently launched Freedomtobuy.games, a new initiative designed to fight censorship attempts against NSFW-themed games. For 48 hours, the CD Projekt subsidiary game offered users the ability to reclaim 13 games at risk of disappearing – for free. The giveaway has now ended, and downloads were so massive that the company struggled to maintain platform stability. GOG originally launched as "Good Old Games" in 2008, offering DRM-free copies of classic titles updated to run on modern Win

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8 Best Handheld Gaming Consoles (2025), Tested and Reviewed

wired.com Brad Bourque 2025-12-12 04:00:00

Alternatives These aren't our top picks, but are still handheld options we'd recommend over others. MSI Claw 8 AI+ for $1,000: MSI has had a roller-coaster few years with its handheld game consoles, but all the deeply broken and flawed hardware has finally led to the Claw 8 AI+, which is a powerful entry. The hardware is beautiful, the button layout is well-done and ergonomic, despite the large size, and performance has been great. I've enjoyed failing miserably in Sekiro and have collected fa

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7 Red Flags When Choosing Cheap PC Components

techspot.com Amir Shoam 2025-12-12 11:08:00

With rising graphics card prices, you may want to save on other components when building a gaming PC. If you've read our CPU reviews, which compare current processors using high-quality motherboards, memory and PSUs, you may come to the conclusion that only the graphics card matters when playing at appropriate resolutions, and that the best-value PC is one built with the cheapest modern components elsewhere. That couldn't be further from the truth. While the GPU is the most important component

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7 Red Flags When Choosing Cheap PC Components

techspot.com Amir Shoam 2025-12-12 11:08:00

With rising graphics card prices, you may want to save on other components when building a gaming PC. If you've read our CPU reviews, which compare current processors using high-quality motherboards, memory and PSUs, you may come to the conclusion that only the graphics card matters when playing at appropriate resolutions, and that the best-value PC is one built with the cheapest modern components elsewhere. That couldn't be further from the truth. While the GPU is the most important component

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Mastercard denies pressuring game platforms, Valve tells a different story

techcrunch.com Anthony Ha 2025-12-12 20:29:14

The outcry after a recent marketplace crackdown on games with adult content, seemingly due to pressure from payment processors, prompted Mastercard to release a brief statement Friday pushing back against recent headlines. “Mastercard has not evaluated any game or required restrictions of any activity on game creator sites and platforms, contrary to media reports and allegations,” the company said, adding, “At the same time, we require merchants to have appropriate controls to ensure Mastercard

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The Nintendo Switch 2’s Biggest Problem Is Already Storage

wired.com Matt Kamen 2025-12-12 16:00:00

The Nintendo Switch 2 is fantastic—already a contender for the biggest gaming hardware launch of 2025. I'm still playing it daily—monkeying around in Donkey Kong Bananza, enjoying tearing up its destructible game worlds, whether I'm playing on the big screen or tucked up in bed with handheld mode. Unfortunately, just two months on from release, my console’s drive is already full. Since my copy of Bananza is digital, I've had to start juggling game installs to experience the great ape’s latest a

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A webcam that’s almost like a real camera

theverge.com Jay Peters 2025-12-12 15:00:00

is a news editor covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Hi, friends! Welcome to Installer No. 92, your guide to the best and Verge-iest stuff in the world. (If you’re new here, welcome, I’ve kept my phone case on all week, and also you can read all the old editions at the Installer homepage.) I also have for you: a new Elgato webcam, LG’s next

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Darksiders 4 was not on my 2025 bingo card

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-12 14:46:11

Darksiders 4 is officially coming. During the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase on Friday, we got a glimpse at the next game in the hack and slash action-adventure franchise, alongside trailers for roughly a dozen other games that are in the works, including Reanimal and The Eternal Life of Goldman . It's been a while since we've seen a new mainline Darksiders title from developer Gunfire Games, and while the fourth entry follows 2019's prequel, Darksiders Genesis, the announcement says it will "conti

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A terrific 2D Ninja Gaiden, housefly bucket lists and other new indie games worth checking out

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-12 09:00:05

Welcome to our latest recap of what's going on in the indie game space. A bunch of new games dropped this week that are more than worthy of your attention, including a modern take on an old-school Ninja Gaiden side-scroller and a joyful (perhaps even profound) puzzler about the life of a housefly. By far the biggest story in indie games over the last few weeks concerns payment processors pressuring the likes of Steam owner Valve and Itch to remove or de-index games that feature adult, NSFW and

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This 4:3 device made me rethink what I actually want from a gaming handheld

androidauthority.com Unknown 2025-12-12 14:15:04

ANBERNIC RG 477M The RG 477M has the perfect screen with the enough power to take any retro game to the next level. It's pricey, but it's worth it to make classic games really shine. When I first got into modern emulation handhelds, I always went for horizontal models with a widescreen aspect ratio. Maybe it was just what I came to expect after being conditioned by the PSP and Nintendo Switch, but the squat screens found on most ANBERNIC devices just didn’t appeal to me. That was, until I revi

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Unreal Engine ray tracing stuttering in AMD RDNA 4 GPUs linked to Nvidia-optimized game code

techspot.com Alfonso Maruccia 2025-12-13 04:04:00

What just happened? Ray tracing was supposed to be faster and smoother on AMD's latest GPUs, yet some demanding games still struggle. A closer look now points to the real reason behind the disappointing performance. It's not just hardware limitations at play – engine choices and driver quirks are also shaping the experience. Radeon RX 9070, Radeon RX 9070 XT, and other RDNA 4-based cards should perform much better than they have. AMD's latest GPU architecture promises improved ray tracing perfo

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GOG is giving away a selection of adult games to protest censorship

engadget.com Unknown 2025-12-13 04:50:48

In partnership with developers, game marketplace GOG (Good Old Games) has launched a new website called FreedomtoBuy.games that'll let you download select "adult" games for free. GOG believes the website takes a stand "against the quiet erasure of creative works from digital shelves," a response of sorts to recent decisions from Steam and Itch to delist certain violent and sexuality-explicit games from their respective platforms. GOG is currently offering 13 games for free for the next 48 hours

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Rollercoaster Tycoon (Or, MicroProse's Last Hurrah)

news.ycombinator.com Jimmy Maher 2025-12-14 04:10:33

I think it touches on two of the most fundamental aspects of human nature. We all like doing something constructive, where we can see that we are creating something from virtually nothing, and we all have a desire to nurture or look after things. This is what the game is all about. You spend hours painstakingly building your park and roller coasters up piece by piece, and then it becomes your own baby, which you want to look after and keep running smoothly, watching it grow in popularity and del

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Xbox Game Pass Added Grounded 2 and These Other Games In July

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-14 17:00:07

The award-winning, quirky survival game Grounded is like the game version of the classic '80s comedy film, Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. And Xbox Game Pass subscribers can get early access to that game's sequel, Grounded 2, now. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, a CNET Editors' Choice award pick, offers hundreds of games you can play on your Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One and PC or mobile device for $20 a month. A subscription gives you access to a large library of games, with new ones, including Do

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These Are the Switch 2 Launch Games You Should Actually Consider

cnet.com See Full Bio 2025-12-14 22:00:07

The Nintendo Switch 2 hasn't been out long but it's still somewhat disappointing that not many new games are available yet to use the new hardware. Yes, Donkey Kong Bananza is probably the biggest hit for the Switch successor that everyone should pick up but aside from that and Mario Kart World, there's not much else to get. For those who are still looking for something else to play on their Switch 2, here's a list of some of the more interesting launch games to pick in the meantime. Cyberpunk

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The LeapMove is a gamified camera designed to get kids off the couch

theverge.com Andrew Liszewski 2025-12-15 08:01:00

is a senior reporter who’s been covering and reviewing the latest gadgets and tech since 2006, but has loved all things electronic since he was a kid. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. LeapFrog has announced a new electronic learning system that swaps controllers for a camera. In fact, the LeapMove looks like an oversized, kid-friendly webcam, but is designed to connect to TVs like a console and get kids off the couch using educational game

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30 years later, Virtual Boy games are finally playable in color

techspot.com Daniel Sims 2025-12-15 18:01:00

Serving tech enthusiasts for over 25 years.TechSpot means tech analysis and advice you can trust Through the looking glass: Nintendo's ill-fated Virtual Boy tried to bring VR gaming to the masses decades before the tech was ready, resulting in a fabulous flop. Now, as the console turns 30, a portable emulator is out of beta – and it finally fixes one of the device's primary flaws. Nintendo 3DS owners who install custom firmware can now play Virtual Boy games in colors other than black and red.

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A New ‘Katamari’ Game, ‘Octopath Traveler 0,’ and More Are Coming to Switch 2

wired.com Megan Farokhmanesh 2025-12-15 09:55:07

A new game in the Katamari series, Once Upon a Katamari, is coming to Nintendo Switch 2 on October 24. The game was announced today during a Nintendo Direct presentation, along with release dates, reveals, and updates for several others. Today’s Direct was focused on third-party developers, with many games releasing ahead of the holiday season, as Nintendo steadily builds its offerings on the new console. Much like previous games in the series, players in Once Upon a Katamari steadily roll up e

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The Epic Games Store is bringing Fortnite back to Google Play

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2025-12-16 02:31:04

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. Following an appeals court victory on Thursday, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney tweeted that “the Epic Games Store for Android will be coming to the Google Play Store.” This is despite Google’s plan to appeal the Ninth Circuit panel’s decision, which declined to

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The Switch 2 is off to a speedy start for big third-party games

theverge.com Ash Parrish 2025-12-16 09:30:00

is a reporter who covers the business, culture, and communities of video games, with a focus on marginalized gamers and the quirky, horny culture of video game communities. With the Switch 2, Nintendo seems to be closing the release date gap with some of its third-party games. It’s a problem that plagued previous Nintendo consoles, which often received games years after other platforms, if at all. While today’s Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase may have lacked the splash of anticipated third-pa

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Epic’s Game Store is bringing Fortnite back to Google Play

theverge.com Richard Lawler 2025-12-16 14:31:04

is a senior editor following news across tech, culture, policy, and entertainment. He joined The Verge in 2021 after several years covering news at Engadget. Following an appeals court victory on Thursday, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney tweeted that “the Epic Games Store for Android will be coming to the Google Play Store.” This is despite Google’s plan to appeal the Ninth Circuit panel’s decision, which declined to overturn a 2023 jury verdict that Google’s app store and payment system had become illega

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Google loses appeal over app store overhaul in Epic Games case

techcrunch.com Aisha Malik 2025-12-16 18:48:23

In Brief Google lost its appeal of a judge’s court order requiring the tech giant to revamp its app store in an antitrust case filed by Fortnite maker Epic Games, Reuters reported on Thursday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected Google’s argument that the trial judge made legal errors in the antitrust case that unfairly favored Epic Games. Epic Games first filed its lawsuit in 2020 and was able to convince a jury in 2023 that Google illegally stifled competition. The trial judge or

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WB Games’ best PC titles are in this $12 Humble bundle

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