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Switch Online's 'Missions And Rewards' Brings Back Previous 2025 Icons

Nintendo Life icon 16 days, 8 hours, 30 minutes ago

Switch Online's 'Missions And Rewards' Brings Back Previous 2025 Icons

Get them while you can! Nintendo has released all sorts of unique icons for Switch Online subscribers in 2025, and to go out with a bang, it’s once again bringing back select designs that you may have missed.

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Denmark can't decide if it wants to ban VPNs or not

PCGamesN icon 16 days, 10 hours, 59 minutes ago by Adam Randall

Denmark can't decide if it wants to ban VPNs or not

A proposed bill could see the Danish government ban VPNs from July 2026 onward, which is bad news for anyone who values online privacy.

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Action RPG players will exploit anything in the name of efficiency, which is why Path of Exile 2 players are locking themselves in the campaign for profit

PC Gamer icon 16 days, 11 hours, 31 minutes ago by Tyler Colp

Action RPG players will exploit anything in the name of efficiency, which is why Path of Exile 2 players are locking themselves in the campaign for profit

A new limited-time farm strat just dropped.

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New York State will require warning labels on social media platforms

Engadget icon 16 days, 11 hours, 57 minutes ago by Andre Revilla

New York State will require warning labels on social media platforms

The State of New York will now require social media platforms to display warning labels similar to those found on cigarettes. The bill was passed by the New York Legislature in June and signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday. It will apply to any platforms that feature infinite scrolling, auto-play, like counts or algorithmic feeds. The labels will caution those on the platform about potential harm to young users' mental health. Social media companies will be required to display these wa...

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Stranger Things' episode 8 had the entire cast crying, star says

Polygon icon 16 days, 11 hours, 59 minutes ago by Samantha Nelson

Stranger Things' episode 8 had the entire cast crying, star says

Noah Schnapp talks about his emotional reaction to Stranger Things' ending and Will's arc coming full circle

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Peak devs were ready to go 'into vacation mode' after releasing it, but then it sold 1M copies in the first week: 'That quickly became a pipe dream'

PC Gamer icon 16 days, 12 hours, 26 minutes ago by Tyler Colp

Peak devs were ready to go 'into vacation mode' after releasing it, but then it sold 1M copies in the first week: 'That quickly became a pipe dream'

2025 was the year of Peak.

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What we listened to in 2025

Engadget icon 16 days, 12 hours, 47 minutes ago by Engadget

What we listened to in 2025

If streaming services’ year-in-review campaigns have shown us anything, it’s that we’ve spent a staggering amount of time drowning out the hum of everyday life with music, podcasts and audio series. And with some incredible new releases this year, we were really eatin’ good. Here are some of the Engadget team’s favorite things we listened to in 2025.Spiritbox - Tsunami SeaI became aware of Spiritbox in late 2024 shortly before the band dropped its latest album, Tsunami Sea. At the time, I was in...

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Pre-order Monster Hunter Stories 3 at 18% off with this exclusive Fanatical discount

PCGamesN icon 16 days, 12 hours, 59 minutes ago by Vic Hood

Pre-order Monster Hunter Stories 3 at 18% off with this exclusive Fanatical discount

Fanatical is offering Monster Hunter Stories 3 Twisted Reflection at a cheaper price than you'll find it anywhere else, with all versions of the upcoming RPG seeing decent discounts.

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I spent 2025 digging through all the word game roguelikes flooding Steam to see if any could capture Balatro’s magic—here are the highly scientific results

PC Gamer icon 16 days, 13 hours ago by Abbie Stone

I spent 2025 digging through all the word game roguelikes flooding Steam to see if any could capture Balatro’s magic—here are the highly scientific results

Sweet spell of success?

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The Black Company Roleplaying Game Public Playtest Brings Dark Fantasy Grit

16 days, 13 hours, 6 minutes ago by Tyler Chancey

Arc Dream Publishing has announced an official public playtest for their upcoming The Black Company Roleplaying Game.

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Nintendo Suggests Metroid Prime 4's Tortured Development Meant It Was "Divorced From The Changing Of Times"

Nintendo Life icon 16 days, 13 hours, 30 minutes ago

Nintendo Suggests Metroid Prime 4's Tortured Development Meant It Was "Divorced From The Changing Of Times"

"We resolved to move forward with our original vision". As you'll know if you've read our review, we adored Metroid Prime 4: Beyond, and consider it to be one of the highlights of the Switch 2's library. However, with a Metacritic rating of 79 at the time of writing, it's clear that Samus' latest adventure didn't strike the same chord with many players.

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Relax after a holiday feast by joining us for a nostalgic tour of old Japanese game mags that blurred the lines between analogue and digital

PC Gamer icon 16 days, 14 hours ago by Kerry Brunskill

Relax after a holiday feast by joining us for a nostalgic tour of old Japanese game mags that blurred the lines between analogue and digital

Compile's DiscStation series went far beyond the basic demo disc.

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Pluribus' existential art question, answered by Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn

Polygon icon 16 days, 14 hours, 57 minutes ago by Jake Kleinman

Pluribus' existential art question, answered by Vince Gilligan and Rhea Seehorn

Gilligan and his Pluribus team weigh in on a simple question with big implications.

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'It was definitely interesting': Persona 5: The Phantom X developer was surprised that people outside of Japan were 'cheering' for the Subway Slammer

PC Gamer icon 16 days, 15 hours ago by Mollie Taylor

'It was definitely interesting': Persona 5: The Phantom X developer was surprised that people outside of Japan were 'cheering' for the Subway Slammer

The gacha's first villain became a meme earlier this year.

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PC gaming has a pricing problem, and the memory crisis is compounding it in a way that's utterly heartbreaking for our hobby

PC Gamer icon 16 days, 15 hours ago by Andy Edser

PC gaming has a pricing problem, and the memory crisis is compounding it in a way that's utterly heartbreaking for our hobby

Money, money, money.

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Mini Review: Layers Of Fear: Final Masterpiece Edition (Switch 2) - Handsome But Humdrum Horror

Nintendo Life icon 16 days, 15 hours ago

Mini Review: Layers Of Fear: Final Masterpiece Edition (Switch 2) - Handsome But Humdrum Horror

Tormented souls. Switch owners already have access to Layers of Fear: Legacy and its sequel, but Bloober Team is back with a new port for Switch 2. Utilising Unreal Engine 5 to achieve some truly impressive visuals, Layers of Fear: The Final Masterpiece Edition is neither a sequel nor a remake, but rather the definitive vision of the series so far, packaging both titles into one enhanced experience. The result is mixed. Although this is new for Switch 2, it launched elsewhere in 2023, before the...

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Persona 5: The Phantom X had a hard time doing away with the series' iconic calendar system: 'It was very difficult to convince the team'

PC Gamer icon 16 days, 15 hours, 30 minutes ago by Mollie Taylor

Persona 5: The Phantom X had a hard time doing away with the series' iconic calendar system: 'It was very difficult to convince the team'

Take your time. All of it.

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Iconic Scooby-Doo star Matthew Lillard's advice for the next Shaggy

Polygon icon 16 days, 15 hours, 59 minutes ago by Chris Hayner

Iconic Scooby-Doo star Matthew Lillard's advice for the next Shaggy

Five Nights at Freddy's star Matthew Lillard recognizes how special playing a role in Scooby-Doo is.

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'Our fans have been very passionate': How player feedback has been at the core of the first six months of Persona 5: The Phantom X

PC Gamer icon 16 days, 16 hours ago by Mollie Taylor

'Our fans have been very passionate': How player feedback has been at the core of the first six months of Persona 5: The Phantom X

Sega and Atlus sat down with PC Gamer to talk all things P5X.

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GGMods is a kind of gaming mods platform kicking off with a contest

Polygon icon 16 days, 16 hours, 1 minute ago by Valnet Announcement

GGMods is a kind of gaming mods platform kicking off with a contest

Get ready for a game-changing launch of GGMods, the platform that aims to redefine the future of modding.

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You may soon be able to change your Gmail address

Engadget icon 16 days, 16 hours, 3 minutes ago by Will Shanklin

You may soon be able to change your Gmail address

A Google support page in Hindi says the ability to change your Gmail address is on the way. The feature would allow you to replace your current @gmail.com address with another. Your old address would remain active as an alias on the account, and all your data would stick around, unaffected. The support page (translated) says that "the ability to change your Google Account email address is gradually rolling out to all users." The change was first spotted on a Google Pixel forum on Telegram and wa...

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LG announces line of premium gaming monitors that offer 5K visuals

Engadget icon 16 days, 16 hours, 7 minutes ago by Lawrence Bonk

LG announces line of premium gaming monitors that offer 5K visuals

LG has revealed a new lineup of gaming monitors just ahead of CES. The UltraGear evo displays offer 5K visuals. Many incorporate on-device AI upscaling, taking some of the burden away from the GPU.  LG says the tech will let consumers skip out on some card upgrades. This could end up being extremely beneficial because the AI boom has been impacting GPU prices. There are three displays in the lineup so far, with more to come down the line. There's a 39-inch OLED (39GX950B) that includes the afore...

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Nicolas Cage's Madden looks like 2026's best video game movie

Polygon icon 16 days, 16 hours, 11 minutes ago by Michael McWhertor

Nicolas Cage's Madden looks like 2026's best video game movie

Madden stars Nicolas Cage as NFL legend and video game pioneer John Madden in a biopic coming to Amazon's Prime Video in 2026.

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Logan Paul auctioning off rare $5.3 million Pikachu card

Polygon icon 16 days, 16 hours, 16 minutes ago by Ari Notis

Logan Paul auctioning off rare $5.3 million Pikachu card

Paul called the Pokémon card the "rarest and most valuable" in the world, and is putting it up for auction in January 2026.

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Ninja games defined the best gaming trend in 2025

Polygon icon 16 days, 16 hours, 59 minutes ago by Michael McWhertor

Ninja games defined the best gaming trend in 2025

2025 was the year of the ninja, thanks to new Ninja Gaiden and Shinobi games, and the arrival of Assassin's Creed Shadows.

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Our favorite books we read in 2025

Engadget icon 16 days, 17 hours ago by Engadget

Our favorite books we read in 2025

This was the kind of year that felt 100 years long, so who could blame us for leaning into a bit of escapism? Some of us buried our noses in books in 2025, and thankfully, there were plenty of good reads to get lost in. Here are some of the Engadget team’s top picks from the year.Wild Dark Shore by Charlotte McConaghyWild Dark Shore pulls off a magnificent balancing act of telling an intimate, personal story coupled with the backdrop of impending climate disaster. A father and two children are l...

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My fave piece of PC gaming tech to launch this year was the softest kind of hardware there is

PC Gamer icon 16 days, 17 hours ago by Jacob Fox

My fave piece of PC gaming tech to launch this year was the softest kind of hardware there is

Yes, a humble mouse pad.

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2026 may be year of the horse, but 2025 certainly gave it a good go with the amount of horse-related games, expansions, and updates we've had

PC Gamer icon 16 days, 17 hours ago by Kara Phillips

2026 may be year of the horse, but 2025 certainly gave it a good go with the amount of horse-related games, expansions, and updates we've had

Love thy neigh-bour

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Mario Kart World Is Now Japan's Fastest-Selling Mario Kart Game

16 days, 17 hours, 24 minutes ago by Joseph Allen

Mario Kart World has passed 2.5 million sales in Japan, thus making it the fastest-selling game in the series, according to new sales data.

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Clair Obscur, Avowed, and more games grappled with COVID's impact in 2025

Polygon icon 16 days, 17 hours, 29 minutes ago by Giovanni Colantonio

Clair Obscur, Avowed, and more games grappled with COVID's impact in 2025

Some of the year's biggest video games were developed during the height of the pandemic, and it shows

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Baldur's Gate 3's Devora Wilde is okay with being typecast, especially if she gets to be "badass females"

PCGamesN icon 16 days, 17 hours, 59 minutes ago by Lauren Bergin

Baldur's Gate 3's Devora Wilde is okay with being typecast, especially if she gets to be "badass females"

Baldur's Gate 3's Lae'zel is one of gaming's most recognizable characters, so I ask actor Devora Wilde if she's worried about being typecast.

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The 10 best sci-fi and fantasy movies of 2025, ranked

Polygon icon 16 days, 17 hours, 59 minutes ago by Polygon Staff

The 10 best sci-fi and fantasy movies of 2025, ranked

Polygon ranks of the 10 best seasons of science fiction and fantasy television this year.

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Tiny Bookshop gave me the moment every book lover lives for: recommending the perfect book to a friend and them instantly loving it

PC Gamer icon 16 days, 18 hours ago by Lauren Morton

Tiny Bookshop gave me the moment every book lover lives for: recommending the perfect book to a friend and them instantly loving it

I basked in validation as a book-loving gamer getting to recommend my own favorite reads to my fictional customers.

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An innocuous video about how FromSoft protagonists are 5 feet 7 inches tall led to me becoming weirdly fixated about videogame character height this year

PC Gamer icon 16 days, 18 hours ago by Rick Lane

An innocuous video about how FromSoft protagonists are 5 feet 7 inches tall led to me becoming weirdly fixated about videogame character height this year

That's the long and short of it.

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Are you a proper Sims buff? See if you can name all 97 expansion, game, and stuff packs in our quiz!

PC Gamer icon 16 days, 18 hours ago by Mollie Taylor

Are you a proper Sims buff? See if you can name all 97 expansion, game, and stuff packs in our quiz!

With 25 years' worth of paid add-ons, just how many of them do you actually remember?

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