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Assassin's Creed Shadows might run on the Steam Deck after all. In a huge u-turn from what was posted during a fan Q&A a few weeks ago, Ubisoft has come out and stated it has submitted the game to Valve for classification, meaning it could be rated Playable or Verified come launch day. In my original story, the technology director of Assassin's Creed Shadows, Pierre F, stated that the game would not support the Steam Deck "at launch." This left the door open for future support, but due to fan de...

Many people using older Chromecast devices experienced a shock in recent days when their units lost the ability to cast content. The company ended the brand last year, which led folks to think that this was a planned obsolescence of some kind. Here’s some good news. It’s just a software issue and Google is working on it. The company sent an email to users to say that its engineers are "working to resolve this as soon as possible, and will keep you updated when there is more to share.” Google was...

If I were ever trying to get my dad hooked on videogames, Ground of Aces is the type of thing I’d show him. His countless hours watching WW2 documentaries, building model Spitfires, and being positively obsessed with the logistics of the conflict make me certain he’d enjoy it. For me, and all you strategy heads reading this, however, it’s got all the management, base building, and minute detail we’ve come to love on PC. Ground of Aces has a little for everyone, then, and a new demo means you can...

7 GHz-plus computing here we come...?

Be warned. Back in April 2024 you may remember a flurry of excitement when Landfall's Content Warning released for PC. A first-person co-op horror game which involves capturing footage of scary events and uploading it to 'SpöökTube' for likes and clout, it was made free to download for 24 hours at launch and its blend of quirky comedy and genuine scares proved to be a hit. Switch has seen its fair share of shocking clones recently, the latest of which appears to rip off Landfall's game. Out tomo...

Wanna read AI’s take on teenage poetry? Eh, not especially…

Gold Veins are a resource you can mine in Fortnite. Gold Veins provide you with Gold Rush and bars. With the Chapter 6 Season 2’s golden theme, there’s an excess amount of bars for the taking in the lawless lands. An easy way to gain bars is by mining Gold Veins that are found around...

Wanderstop director and co-writer Davey Wreden watched two shows when he was making the game: Better Call Saul and BoJack Horseman. The shows, he told Polygon ahead of Wanderstop’s release, “are deeply empathic stories about troubled people in a difficult world just trying to do their best.” Both of them, Wreden said, influenced the characters...

New Crusader Kings 3 DLC Khans of the Steppe is set to kickstart the fourth chapter of Paradox Interactive’s finest creation. The studio’s grand strategy game lineup ranges all the way across history, from Europa Universalis 4 to Hearts of Iron 4, and even stretches across the stars as the likes of Stellaris blends the boundaries into the 4X realm. Yet CK3 feels, to me, the most definitive of its experiences to date - and now the developer unveils its next set of expansions and add-ons, beginnin...

Apple supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo today reiterated his belief that a new HomePod with a screen will enter mass production in the third quarter of 2025. Kuo is likely referring to Apple's rumored smart home hub, which is expected to have a square iPad-like screen that can be attached to a HomePod-like speaker base, or mounted on a wall. If his timeframe is accurate, it means that the device would enter mass production after Apple's annual developers conference WWDC in June. Kuo originally p...

Major majorana disputes, here.

An interesting new gaming laptop concept is hoping to raise funds on Kickstarter, bringing together a laptop-style form factor using top-spec desktop components. The unique project claims to be the world’s first fully built-in water-cooled gaming laptop design, while also claiming support for Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090 gaming GPUs and brand-new AMD Ryzen 9 9950X3D gaming CPUs, although the bulky and untested design means it might be an unappealing option for most gamers. We’ve seen DIY gaming lapto...

Every McCloud has a silver lining. With the Star Fox series skipping the Switch generation, we've seen more than a few imitators step up to fill its space. But none have appeared quite as Star Fox-y as Wild Blue, an upcoming "modern take of the beloved on-rails adventures of the 90s" from Giles Goddard's indie game studio, Chuhai Labs (Cursed to Golf, Halloween Forever). The reveal at today's Humble Games Showcase 2025 didn't showcase all that much gameplay, but reading the description and check...

Apple and Metallica have teamed up to bring a free, immersive experience from one of the band's concerts to Apple Vision Pro. Starting on March 14, owners of the headset will be able to watch live performances of "Whiplash," "One" and, of course, "Enter Sandman" filmed at a stop on Metallica's M72 World Tour last year. An EP recorded at the show, titled M72 World Tour: Mexico City, will hit Apple Music this Friday and be available with spatial audio. To capture the set in 180-degree video and sp...

Just don't tell the Guild Knights I'm bullying frogs for bragging rights.

Blockbusters?

Avowed's game director Carrie Patel has been on the blower to Eurogamer about why Avowed doesn't have any romance in it, which is to say it does, actually, if you're paying attention, and also, affairs of the heart aren't supposed to feel like min-maxing your Wizard, Kevin. To put that another way, she has gently suggested that relationships are more relatable when they aren't some kind of mechanic or system.

Niantic Labs just announced that it has found a buyer for its game division after putting out feelers back in February. The Saudi Arabia-owned company Scopely has agreed to purchase the division for $3.5 billion. Scopely was founded in Los Angeles but was purchased using money from Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund, otherwise called the Saudi Public Investment Fund (PIF). The agreement includes most of Niantic’s portfolio of AR games, including Pokémon Go, Monster Hunter Now and Pikmin Bloom,...

With March now at the mid-way point, Sony has revealed the latest titles joining its PlayStation Plus game catalogue for Premium and Extra subscribers - with the highlight undoubtedly being Ubisoft's superb Price of Persia: The Lost Crown.

Paradox has revealed the next Crusader Kings 3 expansion Khans of the Steppe, and it's coming to PC and consoles in April.

For quite some time, From Software was primarily known for their mech-based action games. The crown jewel of these games is Armored Core, which debuted on the original PlayStation and established a series that garners a devoted fanbase over two decades later.  With the announcement of Armored Core (1997), Armored Core: Project Phantasma, and Armored...

Says Clovers offers a "fresh start". Hideki Kamiya has spoken pretty openly about his decision to leave PlatinumGames in late 2023, but in a new interview with Japanese outlet Game*Spark, he dived even deeper into what prompted his departure from the Bayonetta studio. Kamiya cut his teeth in the games industry at Capcom's Studio 4, where he worked under Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami, "a person who has been absolutely indispensable to my career," Kamiya told Game*Spark (translated by Autom...

Fielding is perhaps the unsung hero of every baseball video game. There probably aren’t many MLB The Show players who ask themselves, upon first firing up the new game each year, What’s new on defense? But of course, it’s just as important a pillar of the sport as pitching, hitting, or baserunning — as my...

I love the series, so it’s no surprise that Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds has already secured a spot as one of my favorite games of this year. Whether I’m planning to craft an armor set to survive battles against a Rathian, or purge the ugliest monster from the earth (Rompopolo, I'm looking at you), Monster Hunter Wilds ends up making me feel genuinely awesome during every session. If you’ve not yet played this excellent RPG, guess what? You can already get it at a discount.

Want to know how seasons work in Assassin's Creed Shadows? The latest AC game includes a new dynamic weather and seasonal system, and though it adds to the overall immersion and feel of the game, it also affects gameplay, too. Each AC Shadows season lasts around two hours of gameplay in the RPG, with different states within the season, so the transition into each season isn't as jarring. You can view which season and how far you are into it by going to the AC Shadows map screen and looking at th...

The trailer's giving late-2000s AMV.

High-stakes drama in UFC 5, mythological adventures in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, exhilarating arcade soccer action in Captain Tsubasa: Rise of New Champions and more, there’s plenty to choose from in March’s PlayStation Plus Game Catalog lineup* with all games available to play from March 18. Meanwhile, PlayStation Plus Premium welcomes PS VR2’s...

There's a sale on some of our favorite Sonos devices happening on Amazon right now. One of the best deals comes thanks to a 36 percent discount on the Sonos Ray compact soundbar. It's currently available for just $179, down from $279 in either black or white. It's our runner up for best midrange soundbar.  The Sonos Ray debuted in 2022 and garnered an 82 in our review thanks to compact, sleek design and easy setup. We also liked its bass performance and overall sound quality for either TV or mus...

Recent history hasn’t produced many movies stranger or more specific than director Peter Strickland’s delightfully odd Flux Gourmet, released in 2022. It’s somewhere between a talky drama about the periphery of the art world, a thriller about creative rivalry, and a messy social horror movie about desperately needing to fart in socially unacceptable situations. This...

Likely 8 GB GPUs with specs yet to be determined.

The next Path of Exile 2 update has a date, and developer Grinding Gear Games teases another class that is seemingly arriving with the long-awaited PoE 2 patch 0.2.0. We’ll be getting a full reveal of everything in the early access overhaul in a couple of weeks, with the full update arriving at the start of April. However, this timing has caused some consternation among ARPG fans due to its proximity to the start of a new season for Last Epoch.

Light, airy, punchy; there's very little to not like about this studio-reference headphone for gaming or work.

Video game performers have been on strike since July 26, 2024, and negotiations remain “far apart,” according to the Screen Actors Guild–American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. SAG-AFTRA chief negotiator Duncan Crabtree-Ireland and Interactive Media Negotiating Committee chair Sarah Elmaleh jointly sent out a letter to members on Tuesday, sharing an update on bargaining....

Mechanism is knocking up to 20% off its clever Steam Deck accessories, just ahead of the Steam Spring Sale that kicks off Thursday at 1 p.m. EDT. The company specializes in crafting attachments that let you use your bulky handheld more comfortably, and in more scenarios. For instance, the Gaming Pillow (now $53.10) gives your...

Since its debut at the end of last year, Gemini 2.0 has gone on to power a handful of Google products, including a new AI Mode chatbot. Now Google DeepMind is using that same technology for something altogether more interesting. On Wednesday, the AI lab announced two new Gemini-based models it says will "lay the foundation for a new generation of helpful robots." The first, Gemini Robotics, was designed by Deepmind to facilitate direct control of robots. According to the company, AI systems for ...