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Robot Jox. We were somewhere around 20 hours into Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition, on the edge of thinking, 'This is all very familiar,' when the really feeling it began to take hold. As fun as Xenoblade Chronicles X is in its opening six chapters — and it's up there with the rest of the series in this regard — things only really begin to truly click into place properly when the gigantic mechs show up to the party. You know, those big amazing transformers that they've put all over the...

For ten years, Xenoblade Chronicles X has lived as the black sheep of Monolith Soft's grand RPG series. Its nameless, blank canvas protagonist, its full tilt into hard military sci-fi, and its recruitable cast of misfit, gung-ho soldier types all stand in direct opposition to the soaring fantasy and authored melodrama of its numbered stablemates. It couldn't look or feel more different on the surface, but playing X again now, a decade on from its original release, I've been surprised by just how...

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It hasn’t happened yet, but if rumors are to be believed, Microsoft may be finally working on an Xbox-branded gaming handheld. In a lot of ways, portable PCs represent a perfect evolution to the company’s consoles. But with Microsoft arriving late to the party, there are a few things this device needs to get right. Between Microsoft’s 20-plus year history making consoles and the Surface division’s expertise in engineering laptops and other mobile devices, you’d think creating a portable PC with ...

The iPhone 17 Air (even the name is a rumor) is reportedly arriving this fall. As that Air suffix suggests, it could be Apple’s thinnest iPhone ever. However, while thin is all good, an arguably more intriguing change didn’t quite make it through the design process. In the latest Power On newsletter (we love a newsletter), Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman said Apple had planned to ditch the USB-C port, making “Apple’s first completely port-free iPhone.” The notion was ditched in the face of more EU regul...

It's no secret that Battlefield 2042 struggled at launch. EA's latest attempt at bringing back its flagship military series wasn't met with the explosion the developer hoped for, and that's why the next entry in the franchise looks to be going back to basics. However you feel about the specialist system, though, EA has at least spent the last few years massively supporting the shooter. Now, the latest update is here, and it introduces an all-new event filled with a rogue AI, robots, and some rev...

Samsung device owners will start getting notifications to install One UI 7 on April 7. The company will roll out its new interface gradually, starting with the Galaxy S24 series, Galaxy Z Fold 6 and Z Flip 6 devices before making it available on its other smartphones and tablets. Samsung says the new interface was built specifically for AI and will help users interact with their devices more naturally. The new Now Bar will provide users with real-time updates on the lock screen, such as what son...

Apple has lost its appeal in Germany's Federal Court of Justice against a regulatory assessment that subjects the company to heightened antitrust scrutiny in the country (via Reuters). The court ruled Tuesday that the Federal Cartel Office (FCO) was correct in its April 2023 decision to classify Apple under the "extended abuse control" regime of Germany's Competition Act. The designation gives German authorities expanded powers to intervene against potential anti-competitive practices by Apple. ...

"Eager to get me on my knees, Raphael?" Baldur's Gate 3 mod lets you romance the silk-tongued cambion devil, although maybe you shouldn't, yeah?

After years of hype, on Thursday December 7, 2023, The Day Before was finally unleashed onto PC. Immediately, it was clear that something was wrong. A lot of players couldn’t get into lobbies. Those who did discovered empty, lifeless maps, and a survival shooter that looked extremely different to what had been shown in trailers. Four days later, developer Fntastic announced it was refunding everybody and shutting down. In January 2024, The Day Before went offline for good. But the story of one o...

It's true that it's not all under AMD's control, but that isn't by accident...

Looks suave, feels great, and has all the right connections, but this lavish lifestyle comes with an extravagant price tag.

After a period of silence, Cities Skylines 2 maker Colossal Order revealed last week a big anniversary celebration for its flagship series, including new material for both Cities games, and a substantial patch for CS2 itself. That big Cities Skylines 2 update is now here - and if you’ve avoided the sequel so far, or put it down after being disappointed, there are a lot of reasons to give it another shot. New difficulty settings, vital fixes for the traffic systems, and tweaks to other key parts ...

InteraXon, the makers of the Muse wearable EEG, believe it’s made a big leap in scanning your brain’s health. It is launching the Muse S Athena, it’s fourth-generation device which adds a Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) sensor. fNIRS is designed to track how much oxygen is in your brain, the levels of which vary depending on its activity. The company claims the sensor offers you the equivalent of a VO2 Max reading, but for your brain, aiding you on your journey to become mentally s...

When Lunar debuted in North America in 1993, it was a standout in the emerging Western market for Japanese RPGs. Lunar featured detailed, animated cinematic cutscenes, plenty of voice acting, high-quality music, and–most importantly–an endearing story packed with engaging and memorable characters. While it wasn’t the first CD-ROM-based JRPG to hit the market, it was...

Sony has apparently formed a new first-party studio for PlayStation called Dark Outlaw Games, and it has already started hiring personnel for it. Jason Blundell, who worked on several Call of Duty titles under Treyarch and who's perhaps best known for co-creating CoD's Zombies mode, has revealed that he's heading up the studio in an interview with Jeff Gerstmann for his podcast. As for why Sony Interactive hasn't announced the new studio yet, Blundell said that they've been "working away in the ...

One of the great things about modern online gaming is how (usually) easy it is to link up with friends. You have your friends list on Steam, GOG, Epic and others but what about Discord? They want a bigger piece of the pie now.

Cat got your tongue?

Which is certainly a look.

You've heard it in your dreams - the soundtrack to Tetris is now available on the Switch Online subscription's Nintendo Music app.

Currently sits at PEGI 18 in the UK. The visual novel The Hungry Lamb: Traveling in the Late Ming Dynasty launched on Steam last April, and it was a hit — like, one million copies sold, 40,000+ 'Overwhelmingly Positive' reviews kind of a hit. Those who had been waiting for the title to come to Switch had their wishes answered last week when it finally launched globally on the eShop, but, after just four days, the game was removed from the Japanese storefront pending an age rating review. As repo...

Even though both of them have anti-cheat that blocks Linux platforms from playing online, Valve have suddenly rated both Grand Theft Auto V Enhanced and Rainbow Six Siege as Steam Deck Playable.

You'll be hard pressed to find a gaming laptop deal as good as this one from Best Buy. For just $649.99, you can pick up this MSI Thin 15 laptop with an Nvidia GeForce RTX gaming GPU, eight-core Intel CPU, and 16GB of RAM, netting you a $250 saving on the usual $899.99 list price. Don’t dismiss this as just another bargain laptop, because you might be surprised by the performance of this MSI machine, which offers the best gaming laptop specs available for a machine at this price. The big win for...

Studio Wildcard and Snail Games have just thrown a big old party for the Ark franchise’s tenth birthday. While Ark 2 is sadly absent, it has fully revealed the new expansion for Ark Survival Evolved and dropped a preview of the next season of Ark: The Animated Series. Oh, and out of the blue, it’s just announced a mysterious new project called Ark Aquatica that sounds like it could be a seafaring survival adventure like Subnautica.

With the Steam Spring Sale 2025 in full swing now, here's some updated recommendations for games to grab for the Steam Deck.

Amazon's God of War series already has a second season ordered, even though the first hasn't even aired. In fact, the last I checked, the first season doesn't even have a release date yet.

Apple has debuted "Someday," a short YouTube film by Spike Jonze that serves as a 5+ minute ad for AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancelation. The film stars actor Pedro Pascal, best known as the character Joel Miller in the HBO post-apocalyptic drama series The Last of Us. Pascal has also appeared in in the Netflix crime series Narcos and Disney's The Mandalorian. AirPods 4 with Active Noise Cancelation launched in September priced at $179. The model also has a Transparency mode, Adaptive Audio, a...

Now that Path of Exile 2 has been in early access for a while, Grinding Gear Games is finally about to bring us heaps of new material. In the lead-up to the ARPG’s full launch, we’re getting new classes, Ascendencies, and even the rest of the game’s story, but this takes time. Still, update 0.2.0 is right around the corner, and from GGG’s ongoing teases, it’s going to be packed. While we wait, we’ve been given another look at one of the patch’s new Ascendancies, and players are already hard at w...

The only issue is the price… of the HD 650.

Remember Ark 2? Announced back at The Game Awards 2020 with a preposterous CGI trailer starring Vin Diesel, the dino-riding sequel has been rarely seen since.

"I think that they seek the uniqueness and fun of Japanese games". Super Smash Bros. creator Masahiro Sakurai was recently awarded the Art Encouragement Prize from the Japanese government’s Agency for Cultural Affairs for his remarkable achievement with the 'Masahiro Sakurai on Creating Games' YouTube channel. As part of that, he conducted an interview with Entax (thanks, Automaton) in which he stressed a need for Japanese developers to focus on creating games with domestic appeal rather than tr...

Capcom's Resident Evil 3 has debuted on Apple devices, making it the fifth Resident Evil title to arrive on Apple's mobile platforms. The survival horror shooter is available as a free download with a limited part of the game being playable, after which players must purchase the full game to continue. The good news is that Capcom is running a promotional discount of 67% off the usual price for a limited time. We're having trouble accessing the US App Store right now. But in the UK App Store, fro...

I'm already worried about how many people want to have sex with the resulting robot.

Not gaming news but big news in the open source world - the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) version 3.0 is finally out now.