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Amazon’s next-generation smart assistant has entered its Early Access program in the UK, marking Alexa+’s European debut following rollouts in the US, Canada and Mexico. Starting March 19, invitations to start using the smarter, more conversational Alexa will be sent out to "hundreds of thousands" of willing participants, Amazon said in a press release, adding that Alexa is the most popular voice assistant in the UK. As well as its more natural communication, agentic capabilities, contextual awa...

The Buffy reboot may no longer be happening, but Sarah Michelle Gellar still doesn't want fans looking for leaks.

GNOME 50 “Tokyo” is out now as the latest major update to the popular Linux desktop environment, and there's some big new goodies in this one

Kinstrife follows a wandering medieval knight journeying in search of fortune and glory, and it’s joining indie strategy giant Hooded Horse.

Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke captures the messy spectrum of the human experience

Wibbly Wobbly. No Brakes Games and Curve Games have today announced that the 2017 indie hit Human Fall Flat is wobbling our way once again in a new Nintendo Switch 2 Edition. This fresh version of the game is available on the Switch eShop right now as a £15.99 / $19.99/ €19.99 standalone purchase, or a £3.99 / $4.99/ €4.99 Switch 2 upgrade if you own the S1 version already.

Arrrrrrrrrghhhh. Slash. Thunk. Well, we're a man down. It's a good thing that in the genre of strategy sandboxes built on massive medieval melees, there's always someone else about to wander into the frey. Cue the entrance of Kinstrife, a Mount & Bladey game built by former Mount & Blade modders who fancied bringing the hack and slashing to 1200s Germany, with its wandering knights and powerful robber barons.

It seems Sony hopes you're not too attached to the PlayStation Network branding, because it's being retired soon, at least per a new report.

The Supernatural and Eureka actor explains how the showrunners gauged her interest in joining the Buffy sequel series, and why it matters to her.

In an interview with Good Morning America's Michael Strahan this week, Apple's CEO Tim Cook said he is "not a political person." Strahan said Cook has been criticized over his relationship with U.S. President Donald Trump. He noted that Cook attended Trump's second inauguration last year, gifted Trump a piece of glass with a 24-karat gold base, and went to a private screening of a Melania Trump documentary at the White House earlier this year. Cook reportedly also personally donated $1 million t...

Who gets your vote? Splatoon 3's seasonal events are still alive and kicking, and next month, it's time for another Spring Splatfest. The event is set to kick off on 11th April at 1am BST (10th April for those in North America), running throughout the weekend until 13th.

Crystal Dynamics is laying off yet more of its employees, with 20 staffers now finding themselves in the studio's latest firing line.

Karyn Kusama is slated to direct the first two episodes of Amazon's Life is Strange TV series.

Nothing takes a different tack with its phone series. For the second time in a row, its midrange entry-level A-series smartphones debuted ahead of its next flagship device. The company has even warned that we won’t be getting the Nothing Phone 4 until next year. Until then, the Phone 4a Pro is here to make an impact, with a more restrained design, a less obtrusive camera bump and specs that beat out last year’s Nothing Phone 3 — all for $499. In 2026, Nothing is truly aiming to dethrone the Pixe...

Art of Flora is a cozy new puzzle game that's out to teach players of all ages about the wonderful world of plants.

It’s a double feature on GFN Thursday. This week, GeForce NOW offers smoother sights in virtual reality (VR) and a sprawling new land to conquer. Streaming at 90 frames per second (fps) comes to supported VR headsets. And Crimson Desert, which recently surpassed 3 million wishlist additions on Steam, debuts in the cloud with GeForce...

He's a really useful engine. So sayeth the sacred texts surrounding star of at least one million mods Thomas the Tank Engine. He's also a really fast engine. Or, at least one of his mates is. So demonstrateth the social media clips I've been watching of folks going as fast as possible in Thomas & Friends: Wonders of Sodor. One of them's confirmed that it's possible to beat the real life world speed record for steam trains - which has stood since 1938 - in the freshly released train game.

Amazon's Alexa+ AI assistant is rolling out to all Amazon customers in the United Kingdom beginning today as part of an early access program. The U.K. is the first European country to get the upgraded assistant, which is already available in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Amazon has been testing Alexa+ since February 2025, and says it offers a smarter, more personalized, and more proactive assistant experience. The company says Alexa+ is much more capable than the prior version of Alexa,...

The AppleCare One trademark was today registered with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), suggesting Apple's subscription for customers to cover multiple devices with a single plan could soon be expanding outside the United States. Apple launched AppleCare One in the U.S. in July 2025. The plan starts at $19.99 per month and covers up to three products, with additional devices available for $5.99 per month each. It includes all the same benefits as AppleCare+, such as unlimi...

DLSS 5 is proving to be quite contentious.

Finji CEO Rebekah Saltsman says that indie games are just trying to survive in an era where publishers don't want to invest in a game that was "only ever going to make $500,000."

Capcom’s upcoming PlayStation 5 title Pragmata , launching on April 17, is a bold new sci-fi adventure that combines puzzles and action to deliver an experience that is both thrilling and deeply strategic. During the recent hands-on, we also spoke with the game’s director, Yonghee Cho, and producer, Naoto Oyama, who shared some insight into...

15 years later, Paul is still a joy to watch for it's constant sci-fi references

A significant update for 4.5 users with important rendering bug fixes, especially for mobile and D3D12.

Valve has updated Counter Strike 2's reloading mechanics. While that doesn't sound particularly exciting on its face, this change may have a massive impact on the way in which players engage in extended firefights. These Counter Strike veterans will now have to work off years of habit in order to save themselves from running out of ammo.

Valve has revealed the first meta-defining patch with the CS2 reload update, introducing magazine management to shake up the ammo system.

Manor Lords update six adds a new burgage plot tier, overhauls the settlement level progression, and adds a new map to the strategy game.

UK’s Ofcom has fined 4chan a total of £520,000 ($690,000) over the website’s failure to comply with the rules of Online Safety Act 2023. The biggest chunk of the amount came from 4chan’s failure to ensure children cannot encounter pornographic content on its website by implementing an effective age check mechanism. For that violation, the website has received a penalty of £450,000 ($598,000) and an order to apply an age check system by April 2. It carries a daily rate penalty of £500 ($664) unti...

If you want clever machines, you're going to need a load of memory.

Pearl Abyss stock saw a drastic drop after the Crimson Desert scores came in significantly lower than expected, but all hopes haven’t been lost.

Tomb Raider 1-3 Remastered studio Aspyr has said no AI was used for the game's newly-released content.

Nightmare Reaper is a quality retro-inspired shooter worth your time, now even more so because you can team up with friends in a major upgrade

Owners of Intel Core Ultra 2/3 series CPUs and Intel Arc B-series GPUs are in for a treat with the latest Intel graphics driver download.

Tomb Raider developers Crystal Dynamics have announced their fourth round of layoffs in 12 months. A total of 20 staff across development and central operations roles have been let go this time, with Crystal Dynamics emphasising they're still "fully committed" to Tomb Raider: Catalyst and Tomb Raider: Legacy Of Atlantis. In March last year, 17 Crystal Dynamics staffers were given their marching orders, with an unspecified number of others being let go in August, and "just under 30" following in ...

TechRaptor is able to exclusively reveal Friendship, a new Riftbound: Unleashed card that's quick to power up a creature depending on how many fuzzy critters are among your units.