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Original Saints Row design director Chris Stockman has declared the Saints Row franchise is "dead".

Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus studio Bluepoint Games' closure is an embarrassing move on Sony's part and a blow to PlayStation Studios.

It looks like our first major Apple product announcements of 2026 are right around the corner, with Apple announcing a "special Apple Experience" for members of the media scheduled for March 4 where we're expecting to see them get hands-on time with several newly announced products. In other Apple news this week, the first betas of iOS 26.4 and related updates include some new features and enhancements, while we heard a bit more about the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max coming later this year, so read...

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It will join the likes of X3D processors, Hall effect keyboards, and OLED monitors.

Gather ‘round, it’s time to catch up on the latest batch of Engadget reviews. Whether you missed our in-depth testing of Sony’s latest flagship earbuds or a truly unique ASUS laptop, I’ve compiled our recent reviews so you can get up to speed quickly. Read on for the list that also includes a love letter to a tiny camera and another VPN option that worth considering. Sony WF-1000XM6 Sony’s 1000X earbuds have always been the top pick in our best wireless earbuds guide. With the M6 though, the com...

Apple’s AirTag is designed to help people keep track of personal belongings like keys, bags and luggage. But because AirTags and other Bluetooth trackers are small and discreet, concerns about unwanted tracking are understandable. Apple has spent years building safeguards into the AirTag and the Find My network to reduce the risk of misuse and to alert people if a tracker they don’t own appears to be moving with them. If you’re worried about whether an AirTag or similar tracker might be followin...

Learn to spell well in Rhell: Warped World & Troubled Times.

The new Borderlands 4 Bounty Pack 2 DLC includes a mission with four boss fights, fresh legendary loot, and the arrival of Pearlescent gear.

From Mob Psycho 100 to Parasyte: The Maxim, if you're looking for the best dark, stylish, supernatural shonen anime, it's here.

And we've never looked back. We all pulled a 'Wait, Mario is how old??' last year as the prized plumber and the NES celebrated their 40th anniversaries, and what do you know, we're about to do it all over again for little old Link. Yes, The Legend of Zelda is 40 years old today (in Japan, at least). On 21st February 1986, Nintendo introduced the world to the fantasy land of Hyrule, complete with legendary princesses, magical triangles, evil pig men, and a little boy in a green nightcap. It was t...

The Last Chieftains DLC is also available now.

Welcome to our latest roundup of what's going on in the indie game space. As a reminder, the latest edition of Steam Next Fest runs from February 23 until March 2, during which you'll be able to check out demos for hundreds of upcoming games. A bunch are available already, including one for Denshattack!, which I definitely recommend checking out. As it turns out, doing Tony Hawk Pro Skater-style tricks with a high-speed Japanese train absolutely rips. On Thursday, there were four showcases highl...

New Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma comes from its CoreAI team, but she claims that games “crafted by humans” are the future of Xbox.

Xbox CEO Phil Spencer has announced his retirement from Microsoft after nearly 40 years, amid a major leadership shakeup for the gaming brand that'll see Microsoft's current president of CoreAI, Asha Sharma, take over the role. Additionally, Xbox president Sarah Bond will depart the company.

X-tra work. Welcome back to another edition of What Are You Playing! What a week, eh? Clearly not content with just the one surprise announcement this week, Nintendo delivered two almighty news drops to our door. First, we got an out-of-the-blue shadow drop for Xenoblade Chronicles X: Definitive Edition - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition (which looks really rather lovely), and then there was Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, which are now available to pre-order and will go live after the Presents showcase...

I was in the gift shop of a small art gallery the other day when I bought a postcard depicting a bunch of different keys. The postcard turned out to be a reproduction from the six-volume dictionary and encyclopedia Larousse du XXe siècle (me neither) and the keys come in a gorgeous range of shapes and sizes. The Roman key is broad and boot-shaped. The Merovingian looks like part of a crank.

You've not been dosed with the Joker toxin; you really can get hundreds of hours' worth of Batman's adventures for next to nothing in Fanatical's sale.

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Victoria knows something her husband doesn't; Tom endures the perennial terror known as entertaining a child over half-term; Bertie realises he's missed something important again; and Will makes mech combat somehow sound rather fun.

The countdown begins! It's all happening so fast with the upcoming Pokémon FireRed & Pokémon LeafGreen Switch eShop releases!

Pokémon GBA's Switch eShop release is a special occasion. Nintendo has already ruled out the Game Boy Advance titles Pokémon FireRed & LeafGreen coming to the Switch Online 'Nintendo Classics' service, so how about the possibility of more Game Boy purchases via the eShop, similar to the Virtual Console releases during the Wii U and 3DS generations. Well, in case you missed it, this special release for Pokémon's 30th anniversary, which is taking place next week on 27th February 2026, is basically...

Releasing on Switch next week! A week out from Pokémon Day and Pokémon's official 30th anniversary celebrations, Nintendo has officially announced the return of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen as standalone eShop releases. The announcement has surprised (and shocked) trainers around the globe in all sorts of ways and if the existing info dump wasn't already enough, the official Pokémon YouTube channel is now sharing additional footage of the returning Game Boy Advance titles.

"Our legal department will continue to issue takedowns". We're fast approaching the release of Resident Evil Requiem on the Switch 2, and ahead of what might just be one of the most-anticipated games of 2026, Capcom has issued a special notice to the "Resident Evil community" about spoilers and leaks.

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Divining meaning from the words of Microsoft Gaming's new CEO.

Phil Spencer out, MS AI chief in, and much more to discuss with tech mogul Clippy about Xbox's future in gaming.

We'll see how long that lasts.

"We will not chase short-term efficiency or flood our ecosystem with soulless AI slop," said the new CEO of Microsoft Gaming.

Full list of the best Counter Strike 2 settings for your mouse, plus the right video setup to get high frame rates on your PC monitor or Steam Deck.

Apple has been developing a more affordable version of the MacBook, and it's rumored to be launching in under two weeks. This is going to be one of Apple's most unique Macs, because there hasn't really been anything quite like it before. We've rounded up everything we know about the low-cost MacBook ahead of its March debut. Design Rumors about the MacBook's design make it sound a lot like the MacBook Air. It will have an aluminum chassis in various colors, and a 12.9-inch or 13-inch display, de...

Pokémon Go players can power up their strong Pokémon by using Mega Evolution. Our guide details which Pokémon can Mega Evolve and how to get Mega Energy.

Super Mega Raids are a new type of raid battle in Pokémon Go that you can use Link Charges to participate in. We explain how to get Link Charges.

Microsoft Gaming CEO Asha Sharma is making big promises for the future of Xbox, including new consoles and game made by humans.

Roblox alone accounted for 67% of the games industry's growth outside of China in 2025.

10,000,000.0000000 (and counting). NieR:Automata continues to be a big sales success for Square Enix, and in a celebratory video for the game's 9th anniversary, we now know the game — a sequel to 2010's NieR — has sold over 10 million units. Plus we have a tease for the series' future Last we heard, the 2017 action RPG, which came to Switch in 2022 via an excellent port, had sold 9 million units back in December 2024. Another million copies sold in just over a year for a near-decade-old game isn...