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Samsung is adding two brand new speakers to its audio lineup, along with updated soundbars boosted with AI features. While not as inconspicuous as the Samsung Frame, the new WiFi speakers, called the Music Studio 5 and 7, were designed to blend into your living room's atmosphere with their minimalist design. However, if you're looking for a more convenient option, Samsung also updated its flagship HW-Q990H soundbar, while also introducing the more affordable choice of the HW-QS90H. Samsung built...

OpenAI is looking for a new Head of Preparedness who can help it anticipate the potential harms of its models and how they can be abused, in order to guide the company's safety strategy. It comes at the end of a year that's seen OpenAI hit with numerous accusations about ChatGPT's impacts on users' mental health, including a few wrongful death lawsuits. In a post on X about the position, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman acknowledged that the "potential impact of models on mental health was something we saw...

"I hope creators and audiences alike can recognize AI as a tool". Back in June, Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino acknowledged that, like a great many companies working in the games industry, his firm was exploring the use of Generative AI as "a tool for communication and efficiency improvement." Fast forward to the end of the year, and Hino's view of GenAI appears to have become a little more positive. As noted by Kotaku, he posted a lengthy response to the online “commotion surrounding AI,” pointing ou...

Fanatical is offering huge discounts on the Sniper Elite series, with big savings on DLC and games, including the latest entry, Sniper Elite Resistance.

The Retroid Pocket 6 may have gotten off to a rocky start, but the gaming handheld is officially completed and going to see its first shipments soon. The handheld maker revealed the final product shots of the Retroid Pocket 6 in black and orange on X. Along with in-person product pics, Retroid revealed gameplay videos of its handheld, running emulation of PlayStation 2 games. For those looking to relive some classic Nintendo or PlayStation titles, the Retroid Pocket 6 offers a great entry point ...

A game about racing anime horse girls took the world by storm this past year, converting a slew of people into horse appreciators.

Slay bells jingling.

While his character dies in the original Scream, Matthew Lillard is returning to the franchise 20 years later. The actor is feeling "trepidatious."

There's a veritable CPU Arm-y marching towards the PC.

Stardew Valley is truly the gift that keeps on giving. Fans of the farm life simulator, specifically those who already own it for the Nintendo Switch 2, can download a free upgrade that introduces new features and multiplayer modes. However, fans have reported some bugs following the free release, and Eric Barone, the game's developer that's better known as ConcernedApe, is working on fixes. If you have Stardew Valley on the Switch 2, you can download the Upgrade Pack that introduces mouse contr...

Cassette Beasts may have stiff competition, but it boasts online multiplayer and a unique creature fusion system.

At the end of 2025, it's clear that casual shooters are back in a big way.

Nancy, Jonathan, and Steve all have the heart-to-hearts they need in an episode that avoids cliches

Nancy, Jonathan, and Steve all have the heart-to-hearts they need in an episode that avoids cliches

Lego-Dinosaur kids become Ark adults.

No joke, it's been the best upgrade I've done in years.

Valve's Gabe Newell approached Painkiller's creator to get the game on the first iteration of Steam, but Chmielarz wasn't convinced.

Gunn had access to the MCU playbook and mostly ignored it.

How well do you know the odd intricacies of life Topside?

Apple reportedly tested a version of the first-generation AirPods with bright, iPhone 5c-like colored charging cases. The images, shared by the Apple leaker and prototype collector known as "Kosutami," claim to show first-generation AirPods prototypes with pink and yellow exterior casings. The interior of the charging case and the earbuds themselves remain white. They seem close to some of the color options offered for the ‌iPhone‌ 5c, which came in blue, green, pink, yellow and white. Apple has...

It actually happened to me a dozen years ago, but only recently became a social media phenomenon

Motherboards are the only way that Intel stands any chance of winning an award this year.

The power of the written word can quite literally change nations in this sci-fi masterpiece.

It's hard to say goodbye to Goodnight Universe.

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from MacRumors! News in the Apple world has unsurprisingly been relatively slow over the past week, but Apple's upcoming foldable iPhone managed to make its way back into the news, while we also shared updates on current and future Apple TV news. iOS 26.3 will be bringing some new features, particularly for users in the EU, so we'll look for additional betas and eventually a public release once the new year rolls around, and read on below for all the details on...

From Clair Obscur to Silent Hill f, 2025 had some incredible boss fights. These are our favorites.

Out in space there are objects that orbit one another for so long, and at such a stately pace, that when they both eventually arrive at the same point, they don't collide with some kind of awful explosion. Instead, they just touch. They graze. They fuse. It's all very gentle. And then, over time, the two objects become one.

A guide writer talking about how her favourite gaming related moment of 2025 was uncovering secrets? Who saw that coming… Seriously though, let me tell you about a little downside of my job: if we're covering a game, or considering doing so, I have to spoil everything for myself for planning purposes. End-game boss? Spoiled. Every collectible location and what happens after you've collected every magic hat or whatever? Spoiled. Plot twists, because I might as well go all in at this point? Spoile...

It's another slam dunk for AMD, of course, but that doesn't mean there's an obvious winner.

"In this age of diversity, the manufacturer itself has stubbornly refused". Nintendo may have originated the concept of the cross D-Pad, but the company has practically abandoned this control method on both the Switch and Switch 2 (although thankfully not on the Switch Lite and Pro Controller), leaving some old-school players feeling a little left out. One of those people is legendary game designer Hideki Kamiya, who has been speaking to 4Gamer about his gaming impressions of 2025 (thanks, Steal...

Players are struggling to get hold of LoL TCG Riftbound, so I asked the game's director how Riot's handling scarcity and accessibility.

What did Santa bring? Well folks, that's another Christmas done for the year – we hope you've had a peaceful, relaxing time, whether you celebrate or not. It's been a pretty quiet week, understandably, but Nintendo managed to squeeze in a cheeky update for Donkey Kong Bananza on the Switch 2, so make sure to download that. Nintendo also hit us with yet another banging eShop sale in the US, so we collated all of the games that we think you should check out in one handy guide.

Go on, tell 'em. Fans of the long-running RPG Final Fantasy have a chance to tell Square Enix their thoughts about the series in a new online survey. It’s available until 9th January 2026 and features over 30 questions.

Enter today. If you’re a Metroid fan and happen to be located in the United States or Canada, Nintendo is currently running a Metroid Prime ‘Legacy Sweepstakes’ featuring a “bounty” of prizes.

"We look forward to your support". We’re now in the final days of 2025 and many development teams are signing off for the year. This includes the talented Japanese developer Monolith Soft, best-known during the Switch generation for its work on the Xenoblade Chronicles series. Now that another year has passed, the company has taken a brief moment on social media to acknowledge the release of the two titles it worked on this year. This obviously includes Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition...