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The next live-action Lord of the Rings movie, The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum, is coming to theaters on Dec. 17, 2027, Warner Bros. announced Thursday. The film was previously slated for a 2026 release. The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum will be directed by Andy Serkis, known for...

Razer just started selling a unique speaker called the Clio. It attaches to a gaming chair and doubles as a head cushion. It boasts some nifty tech and is based on a concept design dating back to early 2023. The company promises "headset-like immersive audio without the constraints of wearing one." To that end, the speaker integrates with THX spatial audio and uses two 43mm full-range drivers. These drivers are angled so they hit the ears "for an intimate listening experience." The Clio works on...

Apple is working on versions of the AirPods and Apple Watch that incorporate a camera, and the devices could be ready to launch sometime around 2027, reports Bloomberg. Apple has developed a chip codenamed "Nevis" that will be used for its camera-equipped Apple Watch, while a chip codenamed "Glennie" will be incorporated into the AirPods. Apple is aiming to have the chips ready "by around 2027," and if the chips are available early enough in the year, we could see a launch that same year. Last y...

Goodbye, Pal gliding.

What do people that play Frostpunk call themselves, frostpunks? Feels too obvious, but I'm going to do it anyway. Breaking news frostpunks! There's a new big Frostpunk 2 update that's just arrived in the game, adding some pretty big additions and changes,so let's jump into them. First up, The Pit! No, it's not just some hole to chuck things in, it's a large new map with a "distinctive 'proto-crater' pit counted as mountain terrain," to be found within.

When is the Europa Universalis 5 release date? Over the past decade, developer Paradox Interactive has taken a break from the Europa Universalis series, focusing on launching grand strategy hits like Crusader Kings 3, Stellaris, and Hearts of Iron 4 instead. The long wait is finally over, as Paradox has finally announced Europa Universalis 5. Europa Universalis is one of the most complex and sprawling strategy games ever created, launching Paradox into PC gaming superstardom. Europa Universalis ...

Apple is working on new chips that are destined for smart glasses that would compete with Meta's Ray-Bans, reports Bloomberg. The chip is in development now, with Apple targeting mass production in 2026 or 2027 for a launch in the next two years or so. The Meta Ray-Ban smart glasses do not have augmented reality capabilities, but are equipped with a camera and AI functionality. Apple has been considering a competitor for at least a year, and has apparently decided to move forward with developmen...

Google just announced an upgrade to Chrome’s Enhanced Protection feature. On desktop, the browser now uses Gemini Nano to protect users against remote tech support scams. According to Google, the on-device large language model allows Chrome to protect people against scams the company hasn’t seen before.  “[Gemini Nano] is perfect for this use because of its ability to distill the varied, complex nature of websites, helping us adapt to new scam tactics more quickly,” Google says, adding it hopes ...

Strategy games aren’t defined by polygon counts and ray-traced lighting, the regular markers of spectacle in most other videogame genres. A game like Dwarf Fortress can be spectacular with no graphical depictions of reality, because its spreadsheet simulation is so vast as to feel like a reality of its own. The long-awaited Europa Universalis 5 is spectacular, not because of its visual fidelity (though it has touches of beauty), but because of the sheer size and complexity of its simulation. At ...

Standard and Deluxe Editions available. Lost in Cult has announced an absolutely beautiful new book in the form of Animal Well: Design Works, available for pre-order now in both standard and deluxe variants. Due for release in Summer 2026, the book delves into the creation of Animal Well in collaboration with solo developer Billy Basso, executive producer Dan Adelman, and publisher Bigmode. It'll contain unseen prototypes, behind-the-scenes development insights, and conversations with the creati...

This beast is going to take hundreds of hours to unpack, and I can't wait.

I've just finished watching GTA 6 trailer two for the 50th time, and I still can't comprehend just how incredible Rockstar's latest entry in this iconic franchise is looking. However, it's also got me worried that my gaming PC is going to need a few upgrades, despite my previous confidence that there would be no need to worry. It's been over 18 months since I defiantly stated that the GTA 6 system requirements wouldn't have me panicked and updating my PC gaming hardware just yet. Well, how times...

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A last-ditch effort to resurrect Classic Offensive in March has come to naught.

The big gorilla won over many a fan this past January!

Give this soundtrack all of the awards.

Stardeus is an ambitious space game that came out back in 2022, combining the management design and strategy focus of projects like Rimworld, FTL, Factorio, and Stellaris into something new. It's garnered a 'Very Positive' user rating on Steam in the time since, but, as an Early Access game, there have always been big changes and additions on the horizon that stand to improve the experience even more. The latest of these is Stardeus' Ship Combat update, which provides a huge number of improvemen...

Mafia: The Old Country will release on August 8th, developers Hangar 13 and publishers 2K Games have confirmed, and look, here’s a trailer featuring much headlong bloodshed in the villas, citrus groves and *squints* mysterious firelit dungeons of early 20th century Sicily. With GTA 6 now releasing in 2026, the new Mafia is the criminal enterprise to beat this year. Rather than trying to fill the hole left by the Rockstar colossus, it’s playing things small with “a focused, linear experience that...

Paradox Interactive / Paradox Tinto have today announced Europa Universalis V, the next in the series of their popular historical grand strategy games.

Th-thank you Boss!

Apple today shared a new spatial video that's designed to highlight the Vision Pro headset, demonstrating how the device can be used to make and preserve memories. For the video, two parents, Sam and Khulan, filmed their newborn son using iPhones that are capable of recording spatial video. Sam then edited the footage into a home video for Khulan to watch on the Apple Vision Pro, and the video shows Khulan's reaction to seeing the montage. The video has a Mother's Day theme as Mother's Day is th...

Available via Nintendo Switch Online. Nintendo has shared another compilation of footage from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker for the Switch 2. Available via Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack, The Wind Waker brings back the original 2002 GameCube classic exclusively on Switch 2 on 5th June 2025. The latest video focuses on the game's various combat encounters, including confrontations with basic enemies, a training session with master swordsman Orca, and fights against various boss cha...

Paradox have announced grand strategy game Europa Universalis 5, following some teasers last week. It's the next big entry in the series of complex globe-spanning historical simulations, and having played a little as the hapless ruler of Korea in the 14th century, I can confirm that it is so far as chunky, complicated, and deep as usual. The changes in this sequel won't look wild or revolutionary to a dabbler, but seasoned tyrants might find a lot to pique their interest. Come see a trailer belo...

It seems like rumors pointing to Half-Life 3's existence are reaching a new fever pitch lately, but, as has been the case for more than a decade now, it's probably better to focus your attention on games in the series that actually exist until an actual launch date is announced. For anyone looking for newer versions of those games, there have been projects like the series' VR iteration, Half-Life: Alyx, the first game's remaster as Black Mesa, and, most recently, a demo section of Half-Life 2 re...

Konami has released its financial information for the 2024-25 fiscal year, and profits and revenue are both up thanks (at least in part) to Silent Hill 2.

Downright Gith in determination.

If you’ve ever wanted to raid ancient tombs or explore Croft Manor – but with pinballs flying everywhere – you’re in for something special. Tomb Raider Pinball arrives in Pinball FX on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 on June 19, including two awesome new tables: Adventures of Lara Croft and Secrets of Croft Manor. But...

Artificial intelligence is helping identify and treat diseases faster with better results for humankind. Natural disasters like wildfires are next. Fires in the Los Angeles area have claimed more than 16,000 homes and other structures so far this year. Damages in January were estimated as high as $164 billion, making it potentially the worst natural Read Article

AMD is reportedly working on a way to bring its acclaimed FSR 4 upscaling tech to its older GPUs, such as the Radeon RX 7900 range. FSR 4 is currently exclusive to GPUs based on the RDNA 4 architecture, such as the AMD Radeon RX 9070, and it makes games look massively better than with older versions of FSR, thanks to its use of AI. It isn’t just the new AMD GPUs that contain AI hardware, though. Several of the best graphics card models from its older RDNA 3 lineup also contain matrix cores, whic...

We all know that Palworld developer Pocketpair are currently dealing with a lawsuit from Mario maker Nintendo. Specifically, it's over patent rights, rather than something like copyright infringement which everyone was expecting given the liberties that Palword takes with its Pal designs. In November it was confirmed what those patents are, partially relating to the fact you could throw out your Pals from a ball and they'd appear, similar to Pokemon Legends Arceus. That feature was patched out f...

Recent indie darling Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is more polished on PC than you might expect from the size of its core development team, but it still has some presentation issues that conflict with its narrative focus and some PC-specific problems that make the PC release arguably the least polished version of the game.

Ireland has pitched a law to force tech companies to vet ads before publishing them, according to reporting by Financial Times. This is part of a larger push by the EU Commission to make tech entities responsible for financial fraud that occurs on their platforms. It also comes as President Trump has begun pushing the EU to scale back regulation of big American tech companies. While a proposal by the EU Commission would indeed put companies on the hook for financial fraud, Ireland’s plan hopes t...

Fanatical Bundle Fest is back and one of the sweet new deals is the new Slitherine Strategy Bundle, which includes some great strategy games like Battlestar Galactica Deadlock for cheaps.

With the success of Armored Core 6, the 2018 Battletech strategy game, and 2024’s Mechwarrior 5 Clans, it feels as though we’re in a great spot for mech games. Following up on its successful Smoke Jaguar spinoff, developer Harebrained Schemes is picking up the trail of another clan with new DLC Ghost Bear: Flash Storm. Boasting a fresh 12-mission story campaign and eight additional mechs for the roster, it follows the eponymous crew at its lowest point as they attempt to reclaim lost glory.

Bandai Namco has released its financial statement for the 2024-25 fiscal year, and sales and profits are both up, driven by some big successes.