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How to set up an iPad for a child

Engadget icon 19 days, 21 hours, 8 minutes ago by Rob Webb

How to set up an iPad for a child

Creating a child-friendly iPad takes a few extra steps, but Apple’s tools make the process relatively straightforward. From creating a child’s Apple ID to adjusting Screen Time and privacy settings, you can shape how your child uses the device and protect them from inappropriate content. The process varies slightly depending on whether the iPad is new or already in use, but the principles are the same: set up a managed account, connect it to Family Sharing and fine-tune the controls that keep yo...

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Guide: Best Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 Games Of 2025

Nintendo Life icon 19 days, 21 hours, 8 minutes ago

Guide: Best Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 Games Of 2025

Get your Switch GOTYs here. 2025 was filled with brilliant games, large and small, launching every single month. It's the year that both Switch 2 and Silksong finally came out. Wowzers. The quality has been exceptionally high for both the original Switch and the newer console. Below we present the top 50 best games of the year for Switch 1 and 2 combined.

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Eurogamer's Alternate Game Awards 2025

Eurogamer icon 19 days, 21 hours, 8 minutes ago by Alex Donaldson

Eurogamer's Alternate Game Awards 2025

The year is over! Or near enough. Sound the refrain that has become all too familiar over the last few years: What a: year for videogames/nightmare/suc​cess/disaster. This might be the only time on Eurogamer I can get away with using the old cliche 'mixed bag', hey. As everyone else is putting their minds together to come up with awards in a range of arbitrary categories, we thought it was only right that we did the same in celebration of this strange old year and some of the great, funny, wild, ...

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Front Mission 3: Remake Hits PC and Consoles in January

19 days, 21 hours, 29 minutes ago by Joseph Allen

Forever Entertainment has revealed the release date for Front Mission 3: Remake on other platforms, and a demo is available today as well.

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iPhone Air 2 Could Still Launch Next Year

MacRumors icon 19 days, 21 hours, 43 minutes ago by Hartley Charlton

iPhone Air 2 Could Still Launch Next Year

Apple's next-generation iPhone Air could still launch in the fall of 2026, according to the Weibo leaker known as "Fixed Focus Digital." The leaker claims to have been told by sources that the second-generation ‌iPhone Air‌ will launch in the fall. Meanwhile, the iPhone 17e is said to already be in mass production ahead of unveiling at a spring product launch event. The rumor comes in contrast to an array of corroborated reports that the second-generation ‌iPhone Air‌ has been delayed until Marc...

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Apple Discontinued These 25 Products This Year

MacRumors icon 19 days, 21 hours, 44 minutes ago by Joe Rossignol

Apple Discontinued These 25 Products This Year

With the end of 2025 near, the time has come to look back at the devices and accessories that Apple discontinued throughout the year. Most of the products that were discontinued this year were simply replaced by a new model with an updated chip. However, the iPhone SE line was entirely discontinued when the iPhone 16e launched, and the iPhone Plus line is being phased out. Below, we have listed 25 products that were discontinued by Apple this year. iPhones Apple discontinued the third-generation...

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Minecraft criticized for calling solo players "sad" in promo message for multiplayer subscription service

PCGamesN icon 19 days, 21 hours, 45 minutes ago by Ben Sledge

Minecraft criticized for calling solo players "sad" in promo message for multiplayer subscription service

Minecraft developer Mojang has come under fire for an insensitive notification advertising its premium Realms Plus service to players.

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10 movies leaving Netflix in January 2026 you need to watch ASAP

Polygon icon 19 days, 22 hours, 7 minutes ago by Brian VanHooker

10 movies leaving Netflix in January 2026 you need to watch ASAP

Discover the 10 movies leaving Netflix on January 1st, including classics like Taxi Driver and Mad Max: Fury Road. Don't miss your chance to watch these films before they disappear from the streaming platform.

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How to unlock characters in Mario Kart World

Polygon icon 19 days, 22 hours, 8 minutes ago by Jazz Stewart

How to unlock characters in Mario Kart World

You unlock characters in Mario Kart World via many different methods. Here’s how to unlock all characters in Mario Kart World.

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I plugged 12 game names into Google Translate and kept hitting go—how many can you guess the original title of?

PC Gamer icon 19 days, 22 hours, 8 minutes ago by Joshua Wolens

I plugged 12 game names into Google Translate and kept hitting go—how many can you guess the original title of?

Fancy a game of Terrible Problem?

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2025 saw game developers scrambling to avoid heavy hitters like Grand Theft Auto 6 and Hollow Knight: Silksong

PC Gamer icon 19 days, 22 hours, 8 minutes ago by Rick Lane

2025 saw game developers scrambling to avoid heavy hitters like Grand Theft Auto 6 and Hollow Knight: Silksong

Will 2026 be the same?

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In a year where Obsidian released a pair of RPGs, its best game was an early access survival romp

PC Gamer icon 19 days, 22 hours, 8 minutes ago by Fraser Brown

In a year where Obsidian released a pair of RPGs, its best game was an early access survival romp

It turns out that a small community garden offers more compelling adventures than a magical island or a capitalist nightmare.

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How to get Magearna in Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Polygon icon 19 days, 22 hours, 21 minutes ago by Austin Manchester

How to get Magearna in Pokémon Legends: Z-A

To get Magearna in Pokémon Legends: Z-A, you'll have to complete side mission 195. Unlocking side mission 195, however, is a bit tricky.

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How to respec in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Polygon icon 19 days, 22 hours, 28 minutes ago by Marloes Valentina Stella

How to respec in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

How to reset your characters' skills and attributes in Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 using Recoats, and where to find more recoats.

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Danganronpa Series Sales Reach 10m, Spike Chunsoft Reveals

19 days, 22 hours, 41 minutes ago by Joseph Allen

Spike Chunsoft has revealed that the Danganronpa series has passed a major sales milestone, which will be a relief given the remaster that's on the way.

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Samsung outs world's first 1,040 Hz and 6K 3D gaming monitors ahead of CES

PC Gamer icon 19 days, 22 hours, 55 minutes ago by Jeremy Laird

Samsung outs world's first 1,040 Hz and 6K 3D gaming monitors ahead of CES

If RAM prices are making a PC upgrade impossible, maybe 2026 is the year for a new gaming monitor?

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The best game for Zelda fans in 2025 is Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

Polygon icon 19 days, 23 hours, 8 minutes ago by Matt Patches

The best game for Zelda fans in 2025 is Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo

Anyone who wishes there was a new Breath of the Wild this Christmas should buy Pipistrello, currently on sale, and play it on Switch of Steam Deck.

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Pro-Russian hacker group claims responsibility for DDoS attack on French postal service

Engadget icon 19 days, 23 hours, 8 minutes ago by Andre Revilla

Pro-Russian hacker group claims responsibility for DDoS attack on French postal service

A pro-Russian hacker group has come forward as the perpetrator of a DDoS attack on the French national postal service La Poste that took place on December 22, according to Reuters. The distributed denial-of-service attack took central computer systems at La Poste entirely offline and caused major disruptions in package deliveries just days before Christmas. Reuters reported that the cyberattack on La Poste was still not fully resolved as of Wednesday morning. While regular letters were not affec...

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How I learned to stop worrying and love the anime horse racing game

Eurogamer icon 19 days, 23 hours, 8 minutes ago by Connor Makar

How I learned to stop worrying and love the anime horse racing game

Of all the games released this year, all the triple-A blockbusters and genre-defining smash hits, nothing shook me as much as Umamusume: Pretty Derby. I won't deny that it was once a game I was embarrassed to be playing. But now? I'm all in, dude. I'm an English 27-year-old who is invested in Japanese horse racing. And if you too can push past your misgivings, you'll find one of the better strategy games released this year.

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Uh-oh, I think I'm finally all gacha'd out

PC Gamer icon 19 days, 23 hours, 8 minutes ago by Mollie Taylor

Uh-oh, I think I'm finally all gacha'd out

Maybe you can have too much of a good thing.

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Fantasy Life i's Big Free DLC Is Out Now, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Nintendo Life icon 19 days, 23 hours, 23 minutes ago

Fantasy Life i's Big Free DLC Is Out Now, Here Are The Full Patch Notes

Welcome to Snoozaland. At last, after assuring fan's that Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time's free DLC would be out "around Christmas", Level-5 has delivered the goods right on time. Version 2.0.0 is available to download now on Switch 1 & 2 and it includes The Sinister Broker Bazario’s Schemes, an open-world roguelike DLC expansion that adds a new area to the game, Snoozaland. This is available from Chapter 3 onwards in-game.

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Advanced iPhone 18 Camera Sensor to Be Made in Texas

MacRumors icon 19 days, 23 hours, 31 minutes ago by Hartley Charlton

Advanced iPhone 18 Camera Sensor to Be Made in Texas

Samsung is preparing to supply Apple with advanced image sensors for the iPhone in Austin, Texas, according to The Elec. The sensors will reportedly be made by Samsung at its existing facility in Austin. The company is expected to install production equipment for the project in the near future and has posted job listings for mechanical and electrical technicians, engineers, and managers to work on set up. Samsung is expected to make the ‌iPhone‌'s image sensor with a three-stack design, which en...

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Toyota's Prius Prime saved me gas money but probably not the environment

Engadget icon 19 days, 23 hours, 38 minutes ago by Steve Dent

Toyota's Prius Prime saved me gas money but probably not the environment

I’ve always wondered what it would be like to own a plug-in hybrid, and recently, fate handed me that opportunity. On a recent trip to Vancouver, I rented a 2024 Toyota Prius Prime for nearly two months — the ideal scenario to try out North America’s most popular PHEV. My experience with the Prius Prime Previously, the words "Prius" and "sexy" were rarely used in the same sentence. However, I think the wedge-shaped Prius Prime introduced for 2023 is much sexier than its frumpy predecessors. The ...

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Proton Experimental brings improvements for Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more

GamingOnLinux icon 19 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes ago by Liam Dawe

Proton Experimental brings improvements for Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more

A little holiday update for Proton Experimental from Valve to improve Windows games on Linux, Steam Deck / SteamOS systems.

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Proton Experimental brings improvements for CoD: Black Ops Cold War, Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more

GamingOnLinux icon 19 days, 23 hours, 59 minutes ago by Liam Dawe

Proton Experimental brings improvements for CoD: Black Ops Cold War, Farlight 84, CHRONO TRIGGER and more

A little holiday update for Proton Experimental from Valve to improve Windows games on Linux, Steam Deck / SteamOS systems.

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Terminator 2D: No Fate is the best Terminator since T2

Polygon icon 20 days, 7 minutes ago by Michael McWhertor

Terminator 2D: No Fate is the best Terminator since T2

A new Terminator 2 video game that's a retro throwback to Contra and Final Fight explores new ideas in James Cameron's Terminator universe.

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How to redeem game codes on the Nintendo Switch 2

Engadget icon 20 days, 7 minutes ago by Rob Webb

How to redeem game codes on the Nintendo Switch 2

Digital game codes remain one of the simplest ways to add new titles to a Nintendo library. The Nintendo Switch 2 handles code redemption in a familiar way, building on the same process used on the original Switch. You can redeem a download code directly from the eShop on the console, or through a browser on a phone or desktop. Both routes link the purchase to the same Nintendo Account so the redeemed title appears on any compatible device tied to that account. The process is quick once you know...

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Samsung's latest Odyssey gaming monitor has a 32-inch 6K screen with glasses-free 3D

Engadget icon 20 days, 8 minutes ago by Steve Dent

Samsung's latest Odyssey gaming monitor has a 32-inch 6K screen with glasses-free 3D

Ahead of CES 2026, Samsung has unveiled a number of impressive gaming monitors that flaunt 3D and very high refresh rates. The headliner is the 32-inch Odyssey 3D, "the world's first 6K display with glasses free 3D," according to Samsung. Along with the high resolution, it offers a 165Hz refresh rate (boosted to 330Hz through Dual Mode), along with a 1ms GtG response time. Optimized 3D effects that enhance terrain, distance and object separation "beyond 2D" will work with featured games like Ste...

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Review: The Rogue Prince Of Persia (Switch 2) - A Worthy, Approachable Follow-Up To Dead Cells

Nintendo Life icon 20 days, 8 minutes ago

Review: The Rogue Prince Of Persia (Switch 2) - A Worthy, Approachable Follow-Up To Dead Cells

PoP it like it's hot. It’s hard to believe that it’s already been the better part of a decade since the launch of Dead Cells, though its absurdly long stretch of post-launch DLC expansions and updates certainly helped to keep it in the average player’s consciousness. The original Dead Cells developer, Motion Twin, actually passed the buck in 2019 to a sort-of assist studio (Evil Empire) formed of former Motion Twin devs and new hires, which made the lion’s share of DLC updates, including the exc...

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US bans former EU Commissioner and others over social media rules

Engadget icon 20 days, 50 minutes ago by Mariella Moon

US bans former EU Commissioner and others over social media rules

The Trump administration has issued travel bans that prohibit five European tech researchers, including one former EU Commissioner, from entering the United States. “For far too long, ideologues in Europe have led organized efforts to coerce American platforms to punish American viewpoints they oppose. The Trump Administration will no longer tolerate these egregious acts of extraterritorial censorship,” said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. That official is Thierry Breton, the former European ...

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Ark Survival Ascended's Unreal Engine 5.7 upgrade is a "magic bullet" for performance and opens the door for new platforms

PCGamesN icon 20 days, 57 minutes ago by Jamie Hore

Ark Survival Ascended's Unreal Engine 5.7 upgrade is a "magic bullet" for performance and opens the door for new platforms

An Ark Survival Ascended Switch 2 port could now be a reality thanks to the "night and day" performance improvements Unreal 5.7 brings.

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Star Citizen's stunning single-player spinoff is "over 40 hours" long and now "fully playable from beginning to end"

PCGamesN icon 20 days, 59 minutes ago by Jamie Hore

Star Citizen's stunning single-player spinoff is "over 40 hours" long and now "fully playable from beginning to end"

Squadron 42 looks on course for its targeted 2026 release date as Star Citizen dev Cloud Imperium gives us a promising update.

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20 years ago, The Christmas Invasion changed Doctor Who forever

Polygon icon 20 days, 1 hour, 7 minutes ago by Aimee Hart

20 years ago, The Christmas Invasion changed Doctor Who forever

The Christmas Invasion might not be the best Doctor Who Christmas special, but it is the most important.

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Track Santa's Journey From the North Pole Using Google's Santa Tracker

MacRumors icon 20 days, 1 hour, 8 minutes ago by Tim Hardwick

Track Santa's Journey From the North Pole Using Google's Santa Tracker

Have you been good this year? If so, you may be interested to know that Google has launched its annual Santa tracking feature, allowing Santa to be tracked in real time on his journey to the North Pole as he prepares to deliver presents to children around the world. Google's Santa Tracker continues a two-decade tradition for the company, allowing excited children (and grown-ups!) to keep up with the jolly gift-giver's travels throughout December 24. On this day, Santa's Village transforms into a...

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In 2025, Elden Ring Nightreign was my playground for experimentation

Eurogamer icon 20 days, 1 hour, 8 minutes ago by Kelsey Raynor

In 2025, Elden Ring Nightreign was my playground for experimentation

Back in May, FromSoftware stepped outside of its comfort zone and did something it hasn't done before: it released a multiplayer game. Sure, the Dark Souls series and Elden Ring both feature the ability to summon friends and invade foes, but Nightreign is FromSoftware fully committing to co-op play, and in the process delivering the most playful game in its history.

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