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Bears in Space offers far more than cosmic ursine adventures.

At the end of Severance season 2, Mark (Adam Scott) is not very happy with himself. Well, actually, let’s put this a little more clearly in Severance terms: Outie-Mark is not very happy with Innie-Mark — and the feeling is mutual.  Having now had a full conversation with each other for the first time, aided...

Keita Takahashi, the creator of Katamari Damacy, has revealed he left Bandai Namco so he wouldn't "be limited to only working with [...] Japanese people".

Apple continues to explore the idea of adding tiny cameras to future AirPods, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Gurman briefly reiterated this possibility in his report this week about Apple executive Mike Rockwell becoming the new head of Siri development:Rockwell's experience with hardware also could help the company more deeply embed AI into its future devices. Already, the company is exploring the idea of AirPods with outward-facing cameras that could feed data to AI.The cameras would te...

The US Federal Communications Commission has launched what it describes as a "sweeping investigation" on Chinese companies already on its "Covered List." Those companies include Huawei, ZTE and China Telecom, which the US government believes are aligned with the Chinese Communist Party. In 2022, the Biden administration banned the sale of communications equipment, video surveillance gear and services from those companies in an effort to protect the country's national security and ensure that "un...

This story was first published in Switchboard, a newsletter from Polygon that delivers all the latest Switch 2 news, reporting, and rumors directly to your inbox. Sign up here to get it weekly. Former Nintendo president Satoru Iwata passed before the Switch launched in 2017, but he left the company with a vision that it’s beginning to...

"Once someone simply repeats a previous argument, it's clear they are no longer functioning from logic or intelligence."

Assassin's Creed Shadows marks a significant technological evolution for Ubisoft's flagship series, with a revitalised Anvil Engine that taps into some of the latest rendering technologies, alongside other innovative systems. We've already seen how transformative the new game's real-time ray-traced global illumination (RTGI) system is, replacing an older, pre-computed or 'baked' GI solution that first debuted over ten years ago in DF favourite, Assassin's Creed Unity. However, the new engine goe...

Forget Starfield, No Man’s Sky, and Elite Dangerous; when I think of satisfying space combat, my mind goes first to Everspace 2. Fast, dynamic, and packed to the brim with a plethora of gear that open up all manner of interesting build options, it combines the loot-driven ARPG elements of games like Diablo with the three-dimensional chaos of big battles among the stars. Upcoming DLC Wrath of the Ancients is set to transform how you play with its most unique new ship yet - a high-risk, high-rewar...

Amazon has a few discounts on Apple's 11th generation iPad this weekend, including all-time low prices on each of the three Wi-Fi configurations of the tablet. Prices start at $328.86 for the 128GB Wi-Fi iPad, down from $349.00. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. This sale is available in Silver and Blue, while Pink and Yellow are just a few cents higher. Although th...

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Harley Quinn closed out its fifth season this week, a frankly incredible achievement for a show (of which there were not few) that premiered on the hyper-niche DC Universe streaming service for DC Comics fans. (Hi, it’s me; I was the target audience.)  As pretty much the only show in the DC Universe stable to...

"There's pride in it for me". Jeff Minter is, perhaps quite rightly, referred to as a legend within the gaming industry. His career following the founding of Llamasoft in 1982 has spawned dozens of the most unique and recognisable titles in existence, including Tempest 4000, Akka Arrh, Polybius, Attack of the Mutant Camels, and Gridrunner. Those unfamiliar with Minter should check out Digital Eclipse's Llamasoft: The Jeff Minter Story, a phenomenal interactive documentary looking at the creator'...

With a bit of a lull in Apple product news following the launches of the latest Mac, iPad, and iPhone updates for early 2025, attention is turning back to rumors about other upcoming products with the all-new "iPhone 17 Air" for later this year and even next year's iPhone 18 Pro seeing some recent rumors. Apple is also still getting attention for its delay announcement around the forthcoming Siri update based on Apple Intelligence, with the company seeking to generate some fresh energy for the p...

Back in 2021, Philip Summers launched a Kickstarter campaign for Hand-Drawn Game Guides, a series of books that resembled traditional strategy guides, apart from the fact that they were all illustrated by Summers. The campaign was a hit, generating over $300,000 in pledges, but like a number of fan projects utilizing game company IPs, it...

What a time to be alive.

Everyone Poops­—Mihail's Shards of Immersion adds droppings for humans, falmer, and giants.

It’s been a long road for Nightingale, but it feels like momentum is finally in its favor. The early access survival game landed to a decidedly frosty reception in February 2024, with its beautiful world design marred by underwhelming combat, a lack of direction, and restrictive building caps. Developer Inflexion Games has made a lot of changes since then, however, with the transformative ‘Realms Rebuilt’ update followed by major crafting, customization, and build mode improvements. Most recentl...

"In Project TH, the AI system is designed to actively utilize environmental structures to apply continuous pressure on the player."

Over the nearly two decades since the first entry, Assassin’s Creed has ballooned into a mixed-media franchise that includes at least seven spinoffs, nine novels, 11 comics, a Michael Fassbender film, an in-development TV show, and enough Pop! toys to fill a jam band. The brand is so ubiquitous, so familiar, that its core ideas...

Baldur’s Gate 3 patch 8 is starting to feel ever more real, as Larian rounds out its deep dive into the new BG3 subclasses coming with the next update. The long-awaited patch 8 brings a wealth of features to the table including crossplay and a photo mode, but I’m most excited to try out the dozen new class variants that are being introduced. From the Swarmkeeper Ranger and its legion of bees to the Drunken Master Monk, they’re some of the most creative options the DnD RPG has seen yet, and we’ve...

Look, March isn’t the scariest month of the year. In fact, it’s probably in the top three least scary months, if we had to rank them. Thankfully, Netflix is here to help, with a selection of great horror movies to keep things creepy. This month, we handpicked a few of the best horror movies on...

Look in the Mira. Well folks, the weekend is here once again! We're getting so close to that Switch 2 Direct, we can almost taste it... Anyway, this week in the land of Nintendo, Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition launched, and crikey-mikey, it's an absolute cracker. Shock, we know. We gave it the ol' review treatment, of course, but we also reported on what looks to be a hidden 60fps mode while also providing some context around that additional 'sex' warning from PEGI. Hmm.

There are, on balance, a couple of things I am always ready to read about. One of these things is to do with anytime some academic type puts an oil painting in an X-ray machine or something like that and discovers all these mysteries in the underpainting. Paths not taken or half taken. Forgotten faces suddenly looming out of the streaked grey murk, black eyes burning.

Wine 10.4 is out now as the latest development release of the Windows compatibility layer, bringing new features and assorted bug fixes.

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we've been playing. This week, Bertie rekindles a career as a travelling salesperson; Tom Orry struggles to get his WiFi working; and Tom Phillips enjoys a refreshingly animal-friendly game.

It's already topping the charts. Monolith Soft has become a huge part of Nintendo's software division and this week it rolled out Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition for Switch. Now that the game is available, it's followed this up with its usual website update, where it's now added this project to its already incredible lineup of games. This same page also features Nintendo projects it's assisted (like the Splatoon series), as well as the company's past games dating back to the GameCube ...

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Pokémon Go is having a Totodile Community Day event on Saturday, March 22 from 2-5 p.m. in your local time. As expected with a Community Day event, Totodile will spawn in huge numbers with a high chance for it to appear shiny. There are also several other bonuses and perks, which we’ve list out below....

Here's a first look. The Pokémon Trading Card Game is currently booming and this trend looks set to continue with the reveal of the new set.

Will GTA 6 actually release in 2025? It's what everyone in the business wants to know.

What happens when you take the hero shooter concept of Overwatch and throw it into a street full of less than amicable residents? Well, you get a completely ludicrous FPS-brawler hybrid like Neighbors Suburban Warfare, that’s what. With a lineup of hyperaggressive characters who will go much further than simply reporting you to your HOA, it’s one of the weirdest and most chaotic PvP multiplayer games I’ve seen in a long while. After unveiling its Steam release date this week, it’s kicked off an ...

Fragpunk is the chill tactical shooter I didn't know I wanted.

Assassin’s Creed Shadows takes place in Japan circa 1579, near the end of what is known as the Sengoku period — 300 years before the advent of the incandescent light bulb. So it stands to reason that once the sun sets, the world that co-protagonists Naoe and Yasuke inhabit is going to get dark.  Now,...

Mortis Trials will see players stack unique buffs over 12 waves of heretic-slaying carnage.