Fewer than I thought, but more than one person could feasibly count by hand.
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Lots of games are immersive, lots of games are simulations, but which ones nail both qualities a la Deus Ex?
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I've always found PowerWash Simulator's Big Brand Collabs slightly odd, if a touch humorous. They don't always make much sense to me, like the SpongeBob one, though I will admit that the Shrek one does feel like a good fit, even if I am loath to look at intellectual property. And now here we are with its sequel, PowerWash Simulator 2, with its first bit of DLC freshly announced, sending prospective powerwashers off to a distant land called Ooo from the seminal Adventure Time.
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Does the hivemind really love Carol, or is something else happening in Pluribus episode 8. We asked Rhea Seehorn and Karolina Wydra.
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7.4 is a sign of good things to come.
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While every site you've ever visited in 2025 seems intent on summarising your year even for things you absolutely don't need to be summarised (the cards I completed in Asana this year? Uh, no thanks), there's one wrapped message you probably won't be getting this year: Xbox.
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The new Ravenswatch DLC adds King Arthur’s wizard pal Merlin to the fairytale roguelike, alongside a free update with new magical objects.
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If you still haven't bought into the Steam Deck craze, it'll cost you a little extra to take the plunge now since Valve is only offering OLED models. Valve announced in a note on its Steam Deck page that it's "no longer producing the Steam Deck LCD 256GB model," adding that "once sold out, it will no longer be available." As of this article's publishing, the $399 Steam Deck with LCD and 256 GB of storage, which we ranked as the best gaming handheld for most, is out of stock. Even Valve's refurbi...
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From Metal Eden to Time Flies, these lesser-known games are some of 2025's most underappreciated gems.
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The best games, movies, TV shows, and anime to make it easier to watch what you love.
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Revisiting the Hall of Tortured Souls.
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I mean, all you can do is laugh, right? You've probably already guessed at what based on the headline, but we'll dig a little deeper into this all the same. Yes, Ark 2 has been delayed, the same Ark 2 that was revealed almost exactly five years ago, that was at one point in time promised to release in 2023, and then 2024, and then sort of half-heartedly slated for 2027, before landing where we are now, with the news that the game is currently planned for release in 2028. Uhuh!
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A disclaimer on the Steam Deck page notes that no more would be made once sold out, and, well, they went pretty fast.
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Fortnite will not be returning to iOS in Japan next year "as promised" because, according to Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney, Apple has allegedly launched "another travesty of obstruction and lawbreaking".
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The Zenless Zone Zero 2.5 update is a great time to return, with a free Zhao, Jane Doe skin, tons of pulls, and the introduction of co-op.
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Featuring Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Hollow Knight: Silksong, Battlefield 6, and more.
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Magic's Final Fantasy set is full of fun references from the RPG series, but few capture the depth of a game like FF7 quite like this one card.
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Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles season 2 fixes most of the issues with season 1 to tell some great TMNT stories
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And there's something off about that snowman…
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The first post-launch update to Guild Wars Reforged brings two new modes, suggesting that more tweaks to the classic MMORPG could arrive.
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Battlefield 6 is changing vehicle availability on its Breakthrough maps to improve pacing and "vehicle availability" for attackers and defenders.
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Apple's AirTag 4-Pack has dropped to $64.98 this weekend on Amazon, down from the original price of $99.00. Prime members can get the accessory delivered today in many locations, but otherwise free shipping options have moved past December 25. 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. Overall, this is a solid second-best price on the AirTag 4-pack that's within $2 of the Am...
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In a move that was always too crazy to work, the ambitious effort to remake World of Warcraft Classic in Unreal Engine 5 has been canned.
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2026 is a stacked year for extraction shooters, but Arc Raiders is likely to remain the best of the bunch.
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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The game's first major patch challenges you to navigate the plump hills and plunging crevasses of Mt. Yurbuttsk.
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You'd think things would be slowing down heading into the holidays, but this week saw a whirlwind of Apple leaks and rumors while Apple started its next cycle of betas following last week's release of iOS 26.2 and related updates. This week also saw the release of a new Apple Music integration with ChatGPT, so read on below for all the details on this week's biggest stories! Top Stories iOS 26.3 Beta 1 Features: What's New So Far With iOS 26.2 and other 26.2 updates now available to the general ...
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Valve released the latest stable update for Steam across Desktop, Steam Deck / SteamOS and we have all the changes here for you to see.
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Valve have done this pretty quietly, but they're discontinuing the last Steam Deck LCD model now with just the Steam Deck OLED remaining.
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Ranking these movies felt like an impossible task, but we did it anyway. Here are Polygon's top 10 horror movies of 2025.
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Google wanted to remove Assistant from most Android phones by the end of 2025 and replace it with Gemini. But now the company has announced that it needs a bit more time to make its AI assistant the new default digital helper for most of its users. Google said that it's adjusting its previously announced timeline to "make sure [it delivers] a seamless transition" and that updates to convert Assistant to Gemini on Android devices will continue into the next year. The company also said that it's s...
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Ouch.
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Back of the net. Editor's note: This game launched in North America on 11th December, but won't hit European eShops until 13th January.For some, football is something to play; for some, it’s something to watch; for others, it’s something to be scared of in the playground. But in 2001, in Ecuador, football meant just about everything to just about everyone. At least, that’s the story told by Despelote, a game that conjures the magic of childhood and football fever and makes it captivatingly relat...
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Formerly known as Legacy Steel and Sorcery, extraction RPG Eldegarde has been expanded into a “mini-MMO,” and it now has a launch date.
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If you love rhythm games, this is a surprisingly beefy month for the genre
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