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Satisfactory update 1.1 is on the way, and there’s lots to look forward to. Already beloved during its early access period, the open-world building game solidified its place alongside the likes of Factorio, Terraria, and Minecraft as one of the best sandbox games on PC with its 1.0 launch in September 2024. Now, Coffee Stain Studios community manager Mikael Niazi talks us through what we can expect from its first major free update, which lands on the experimental branch very soon.

Going first in Pokémon TCG Pocket sucks. You can’t equip any energy (unless you happen to have Misty). You can’t evolve. You kind of just put a Pokémon in the active spot and hope that your opponent doesn’t wallop you too hard on the second turn. It’s pretty rough — that is, until Giratina ex showed up...

Woot today has introduced a pair of solid discounts on the Apple Pencil Pro and USB-C Apple Pencil in New (Open Box) condition, providing new all-time low discounts on each model. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Woot. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. You can get the Apple Pencil Pro for $79.99, down from $129.00, and the USB-C Apple Pencil for $49.99, down from $79.00. Both of these beat Amazon's current...

Split Fiction is already a hit with players - having shifted 1m units in 48 hours, developer Hazelight confirmed just three days later that the game had shifted another million copies in its first week - but turns out it is officially record-breaking now, too.

I don’t think we give John Carpenter enough credit. That might sound hyperbolic, given that we’re talking about the creator of one the most enduring cinematic horror franchises of all time, but it’s true. He’s more than just the mastermind behind Halloween; he’s a renaissance man, at once the director of such touchstones as The...

"Solid cover is now temporary, destruction is everything".

The reviews train rolls on at Engadget. We've had another busy couple of weeks, and more new devices are arriving for testing every day. For now, catch up on our in-depth analysis of the new base-model iPad, Nothing Phone 3a duo, some incredible sounding headphones and more.  iPad (2025) with A16 Apple has been busy updating several devices over the past few weeks, including the "regular" iPad. The company's entry-level tablet now has an A16 chip that offers plenty of power for most people. The ...

Now rendering. Rendering Ranger R2's original release is a layered story of mystique and intrigue. Developed by Manfred Trenz of Turrican fame, it was only ever released in Japan after its American and European incarnation, Targa, was cancelled. With only 10,000 copies produced, it’s one of the rarest Super Famicom games and by far the most valuable. An unusual run-and-gun/shoot-em-up hybrid, its graphics were switched in beta from traditional spritework to a pre-rendered flavour in an attempt t...

"A solution evaded us for years."

Apple's big developer event is a little over two months away, and rumors about what we can expect to see in Apple's next major operating system updates are becoming increasingly frequent. A public release of iOS 18.4 is also imminent with a number of updates and improvements, although we won't be getting the major Apple Intelligence Siri upgrades that had reportedly been planned for this update. This week also saw updated rumors about the iPhone 17 Pro models coming later this year and the first...

Forget the number of hours it takes for a game to “get good” — how am I spending the first 15 minutes?  Call me impatient, but a game’s opening seconds, even those introductory moments as a character comes alive or a world opens up, are make-or-break for how far I am willing to soldier on...

The next Total War Warhammer 3 DLC finally answers the call to upgrade the strategy game’s ironically least-loved Chaos God. That’s right; after plenty of attention for Khorne, Nurgle, and Tzeentch, it’s time to finally unleash new Slaanesh forces across the lands of the biggest Warhammer game on Steam. In a new dev chat, CA senior community manager Steve Coleman is joined by game designer William Håkestad, lead DLC designer Vasil Nikolov, and principal technical designer Radoslav Borisov to tal...

NetEase's surreal co-op horror, Once Human, is offering a range of goodies to tempt back lapsed players.

Spring is finally here, and with it, some warmer weather. While many of you will take this as an opportunity to get outside more and see your loved ones, I see this as the prime season for curling up in a sunbeam or sprawling on a picnic blanket with a good book. The real challenge...

"No one is abandoning the game."

With The Bazaar Season 1 closing in, developer Tempo gives us a full look at the first hero to join the deckbuilding card battler’s roster since its open beta launch. Designed by former Magic the Gathering and Hearthstone pro player Andrey ‘Reynad’ Yanyuk and his team, this blend of TFT and Hearthstone Battlegrounds has proven a winner despite some community concerns around its new monetization aspects. With just three characters to choose from so far, the dynamic of matches has been fairly easy...

A storm is coming... We're here, everyone. The last weekend before Nintendo's big Switch 2 Direct. Give yourselves a pat on the back - we made it. As for this week..? Well, it was super quiet, nothing happened, man. Heh, only kidding, we had another Nintendo Direct. It was quite the surprise, but it was certainly packed with interesting announcements, including the intriguing new Virtual Game Card initiative.

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 finally tries Metaphor: ReFantazio and enjoys it, with some reservations; Tom Orry settles into adventuring in Avowed; and Ed finds time to connect with his Unicorn Overlord.

According to a "large US retailer". Following a report from Insider Gaming's Tom Henderson earlier this week suggesting the Switch 2 would launch in June with a "3-phase" software plan, there's now an update. According to "internal emails and documents" provided to the same outlet from a "large US retailer", Switch 2 stock is expected to sell out on the same day as pre-orders open:

A link to the past (gen)? Earlier this week, Nintendo quietly confirmed the Switch 2's mysterious new 'C' button, located on the right Joy-Con controller. We're still waiting for an official update to find out what exactly this button does, but a new rumour doing the rounds suggests it will allow you to link your Switch 2 to the original Switch system and reportedly transform it into Wii U-like GamePad device.

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It's a good day to be a Mii fan. The Switch Direct this week gave Nintendo's popular Mii avatar a new lease on life with not only a cameo in the 'virtual game card' trailer but also the announcement of Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream - the first new entry in the Tomodachi Life series in over ten years.

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If you've been itching for an excuse to get back out on the road again - by which I mean to sit in front of the computer playing American Truck Simulator again - there's some good news. Developer SCS Software has announced it's latest state expansion - this one providing access to the highways and byways of Missouri - launches next Thursday, 3rd April.

The wait for GTA 6, and Rockstar’s agonizing silence, continues, and I can’t help but wonder if that’s got a big part to play in the unexpected rise of Schedule 1, a basic-looking but surprisingly deep life sim where you aim to become a drug-dealing kingpin. After launching earlier this week, it’s been putting up increasingly impressive daily player count figures, but today, March 28, has seen it blow up to new levels. Surging past some of the biggest games on Steam, Schedule 1 has comfortably b...

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The combined X and xAI company is worth $80 billion, according to Musk.

After Netflix's tentative first few years in games - which has seen it grow its mobile library, acquire studios, and dabble in triple-A development before dramatically changing course - the streamer's new gaming boss, Alain Tascan, has laid out the company's latest vision. This, he says, is less about the console model and more about phone-controlled party game.

For soulslike fans, 2025 is proving to be a gem of a year. Elden Ring Nightreign, the co-op spinoff of arguably the best game in the genre, is on the way, as is a new DLC for Lies of P. Some brand new names are entering the arena too, such as Wuchang Fallen Feathers, Ballad of Antara, and one that you can play right now, The First Berserker Khazan. Released this week, Neople’s new action RPG is going down a storm on Steam and seeing some decent player count figures. What’s more impressive though...

We've been hearing rumors about a foldable iPhone for almost a decade now, but it looks like we might finally see the device come to fruition in 2026. We're going to be waiting many more months for the foldable ‌iPhone‌, but so far we're hearing good things. Apple wants to make it creaseless. It's taken Apple multiple years to design a foldable ‌iPhone‌ that it's satisfied with because Apple wants to get away from the pesky crease that impacts most foldable smartphones on the market. Apple is ai...

Hazelight's acclaimed run of co-op hits is apparently smashing records.

Elon Musk's AI company, xAI, has purchased X, according to a post shared by Musk. Besides their similar names and owner, the companies are already connected through xAI's chatbot Grok, which is integrated into X. X was acquired by xAI through an all-stock transaction. "The combination values xAI at $80 billion and X at $33 billion ($45B less $12B debt)," Musk writes. "xAI and X’s futures are intertwined." The companies plan on combining "data, models, compute, distribution and talent," using X's...

Each week on Polygon, we round up the most notable new releases to streaming and VOD, highlighting the biggest and best new movies for you to watch at home. This week, Mufasa: The Lion King, the Barry Jenkins-directed animated prequel to 2019’s The Lion King, comes to streaming on Disney Plus following its theatrical run...

Including a must-play triple-A game, a sensational retro-inspired Metroidvania, and a stellar CRPG, I might have just found one of the best Humble Bundle deals in a long while. Delivering up to seven brilliant games, each dipping into different styles and genres, it’s headlined by Remedy’s reality-bending action game Control - and it could be yours for just $12.

It was fun while it lasted, but Krafton moved quickly to patch out the "unintended bug."