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Apple today seeded the third public betas of upcoming iOS 18.4, iPadOS 18.4, and macOS Sequoia 15.4 updates, allowing public beta testers to try out the new features in the software ahead of its public launch. The public betas come a day after Apple provided the beta updates to developers. Public beta testers can download the updates from the Settings app on each device after opting into the beta through Apple's public beta testing website. The new software for iPhone and iPad includes Priority ...

BlizzCon, the once-annual gathering of Blizzard Entertainment fans, will return to Anaheim in 2026. Blizzard announced the convention’s return on Tuesday, stating the event will take place Sept. 12-13, 2026. “For 2026, alongside BlizzCon staples like Opening Ceremony, in-depth panels, the Darkmoon Faire, friendly competition, hands-on gameplay, and more, we aim to meaningfully elevate this...

Some stories are small and humble, easily contained in a family home or familiar neighborhood. Others are vast, stretching out to space itself. The Signal, an eight-part audio drama from Audible and Fresh Produce Media that debuted on Amazon in December, is somewhere in between.  Audio plays are making a comeback, succeeding off the back...

TikTok — at least according to the bevy of civil and federal lawsuits against it — is not known for being a safe place for children. In part it has has leaned on parents to do the policing through its Family Pairing tool, which allows guardians to limit teens' screen time and block certain content. Now, TikTok is introducing additional features that allow a paired adult to see their teen's connections and choose when the app is even accessible. The first new feature, Time Away, lets parents set ...

Probably shouldn't have put his name on it, mind.

It's not supported by every game, but it does increase your options.

Well-done steak is a hunting item that you get by grilling meat in Monster Hunter Wilds. Well-done steak is a consumable that will keep your health and stamina maxed out during a hunt without the need to cook a full meal. Our Monster Hunter Wilds guide will tell you all about well-done steaks including where...

I confess, I'm writing up the 1.0 release date for grubby open world game Vivat Slovakia less because I'm tantalised by the carboot sale GTA 6 aesthetic, than because the latest trailer ends with main character Trotter squatting weirdly on a coffee table. He perches there with track-suited elbows akimbo, smiling faintly. Mockingly.

Hello again, PlayStation fans! From the start, the enthusiasm of the PlayStation VR2 community has been a source of inspiration for us. At Flat2VR Studios, we’re all VR gamers, just like you. Our journey started with a shared interest in playing the very best games in VR, and that passion continues to fuel everything we...

Now it's really blossoming. Adglobe and Live Wire's critically acclaimed Metroidvania Ender Magnolia: Bloom in the Mist has received a free update, and its adds a few brand new features to the already fantastic game. In version 1.1.0, which is now live on Steam and is coming to consoles soon, you'll be able to take part in Boss Rush Mode. You unlock this once you've defeated every single boss in the game, and it can be accessed from the Memories menu at any rest point.

That's some cheeky marketing.

Surely there are other ways of marketing videogames.

For the first time in its history of making gaming GPUs, Nvidia hasn’t just dropped the ball, but embarrassingly fumbled it, watched it roll into a drain, and then trodden on a rake for an encore. If there’s one word you could use to describe Nvidia’s approach to gaming GPUs over the last 25 years, it’s “relentless,” but in 2025 you could replace that with “complacent.” Until this year, Nvidia rarely rested on its laurels, and even when it made mistakes (I’m looking at you, GeForce FX and Fermi)...

After taking two years off, Blizzard will bring back Blizzcon in 2026. The publisher's fan convention will take place on September 12 and 13 next year at its usual venue, the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, California. That means Blizzcon is going ahead a little earlier in the year than usual. For over a decade (save for recent canceled events and an online-only edition), Blizzcon has taken place in November. The first several installments were held in August or October. The 2026 edition w...

Artian weapons are new to Monster Hunter Wilds, offering an endgame grind to keep players chipping away at drops with their desired bonus rolls. For a game packed with weapon types and crafting trees for each, Artian weapons arguably sit at the top of the pile. That’s partially down to their high base stats, but...

Mickey 17 is a dark comedy, not a murder mystery — despite one serial killer flashback. But it made me think fondly about one of the best sci-fi novels of the past decade: Mur Lafferty’s Six Wakes.  Based on Edward Ashton’s novel Mickey7, Bong Joon Ho’s new film Mickey 17 (which tosses in some extra...

Death Stranding 2: On the Beach finally has a release date — June 26 — and as he is wont to do, writer and director Hideo Kojima revealed this information in a lengthy trailer of a bunch of the game’s cinematics. As the world’s foremost Death Stranding obsessive, I’ve watched through this footage dozens of...

Blizzard has announced the return of BlizzCon, but it's not coming back until September 2026, meaning it will have skipped two years in a row.

My character turned into a dice, DM. Funniest thing I've ever seen.

In recent years, Apple has often released new iPhone color options as a mid-product cycle refresh, but the chances of a similar announcement in 2025 are looking increasingly unlikely. Apple has added new ‌iPhone‌ colors on six occasions in the past, consistently in either the March or April following an ‌iPhone‌'s launch: iPhone 7 and 7 Plus: (PRODUCT)RED (Tuesday, March 21, 2017) iPhone 8 and 8 Plus: (PRODUCT)RED (Monday, April 9, 2018) iPhone 12 and 12 mini: Purple (Tuesday, April 20, 2021) iP...

Chrono Trigger launched on the Super Nintendo on March 11, 1995, making it 30 years old. It’s still a revolutionary role-playing game now for many of the same reasons it was back then: Its time-jumping plot had you forging alliances with robots from the future and people from prehistory (yet it actually made sense), and...

Bandai Namco and Apple have announced that the first new Katamari Damacy game in almost eight years is coming to Apple Arcade next month.

Outlaw Keycards are your way into Fortnite’s Black Market backrooms. In the Black Market backrooms, you’ll gain access to extra chests, items, weapons, and more rewards depending on the level of your keycard, which changes depending on how many Outlaw Keycard quests you complete. Here’s everything you need to know about Outlaw Keycards in Fortnite...

It's been two long years for Hyungjun Kim.

Time for a bit of modernisation. With the upcoming Mesa 25.1 release, Collabora developer Faith Ekstrand announced a big change for NVIDIA GPU users. If you're not using the proprietary NVIDIA driver, that is.

San Diego Studio and MLB The Show add the G.O.A.T.s of baseball history to this year’s roster, totaling over 200 legends* in MLB The Show 25. Hall of Famer Ted Williams highlights a class of unrivaled ballplayers alongside Roger Clemens and Manny Ramirez, and introduces Negro Leagues legends James “Cool Papa” Bell and Wilber “Bullet...

I wish I could say that I’m the type of person who has tried-and-true routines to carry me through all the things that need to be done in a day, but the reality is far from that. As someone with overlapping chronic illnesses trying to juggle a full-time job and a life outside of that, just getting out of bed often feels like a major feat. I’m caught in the tug of war between perpetual exhaustion and lack of motivation, and whether I’m able to cross anything off my to-do list is generally a gambl...

Of all the many events I've attended for PCGamesN, BlizzCon is still the most special. Having played Blizzard games since I was a kid, I'd always wanted to venture out to Anaheim to immerse myself in the worlds I hold so dear. Azeroth, Sanctuary, Overwatch 2's futuristic Earth - my childhood playgrounds brought to vibrant life. But BlizzCon was canceled following the Xbox merger, with its future somewhat uncertain. Today, Blizzard has confirmed that the iconic convention is coming back, but we'l...

Comcast boosts its Xfinity internet speeds at no extra cost for many users each year, and the company is now rolling out the 2025 upgrades. Many subscribers will have double the upload speeds they previously had, and others will see a 50 percent jump. While it's nice to see Comcast upgrading the upload speeds, fiber internet typically allows for matching downloads and uploads. Google Fiber and Verizon Fios, for instance, offer symmetrical (or near-symmetrical) speeds. Comcast's download speeds a...

Desert Island Dekus. As we approach the end of the 'Switch 1' generation (at least, we hope we're approaching the end), we're starting to get all whimsical about the last eight years. In truth, the Switch has brought us some of our favourite games of all time, and the list of certified 10/10 bangers to have landed on the console is enough to keep us occupied for years — something our ever-growing backlogs can attest to. But rather than focus on the sheer mass of brilliance that now lays out befo...

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Since its inception, campaigns of Dungeons & Dragons have leveraged the hex-crawl play style. That’s where groups of players venture out into an unforgiving wilderness in search of adventure, only to stumble upon things like camps of brigands, monster lairs, and mysterious ruined keeps filled with magical treasure. Hex crawl is also at the core...

The Clover Craze event is Black Ops 6’s take on a St. Patrick’s Day event. It starts on Thursday, March 13. In Clover Craze, you eliminate enemies in Multiplayer and Zombies or open caches in Warzone to collect clovers and earn rewards like the “Cloverleaf” AMES Assault Rifle blueprint. The event follows a milestone system...

Blizzard's big convention BlizzCon is skipping 2025, but will return in full strength next year.

I'm not all that big on ranking games, truth be told - why would I want to catalogue a piece of art that way? But seeing as you have me at gunpoint (just pretend for me), I'll admit I'd probably put Celeste in my top five. The platforming is tighter than any Mario entry, the art and soundtrack are stellar, and the story really hits home for me too. You can imagine how excited I was when Earthblade, the follow-up from developer Extremely OK Games, was announced, and how upset I was when it was ca...