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Call of Duty producer Jason Blundell has become the latest industry veteran to have his studio shut down by its paymasters without releasing a single game.

It's a genuinely good idea, though.

A big improvement on 2024, though. Metacritic has today released its annual Game Publisher Rankings, which covers the biggest video game publishers of 2025 and ranks them based on the overall quality of their release slate, according to critic reviews. Out of 28 publishers eligible (they needed to have at least five games released in 2025), Nintendo sits pretty in 12th place — a vast improvement over its 2024 placement, where it achieved its lowest-ever ranking, placing 22nd.

Star Wars fans worried that characters like Grogu (Baby Yoda) would be heading to the AI slop factory can breathe a sigh of relief. For now.

The Dota 2 7.41 patch notes remove Facets from Valve’s MOBA and add new items, hero abilities, and map changes in a transformative update.

Apple is accepting pre-orders for the AirPods Max 2 headphones that were introduced on March 16, with a purchase option now available on the Apple.com website. Priced at $549, the ‌AirPods Max 2‌ feature the same design as the original AirPods Max, but Apple updated the over-ear headphones with an H2 chip that adds new capabilities already offered by other AirPods models. The H2 chip delivers up to 1.5x better Active Noise Cancellation with computational audio algorithms that are better able to ...

Moana's trailers suggest the live-action remake has nothing new to say. But that's better than how 2025's Lilo & Stitch attacked the original movie.

Ring has today announced a spec bump to its battery-powered video doorbells for all those folks who can’t wire their units to power. The flagship Battery Doorbell Pro (2nd gen) gets 4K video, with 10x zoom and the promise of far longer time between recharges than the previous model. At the same time, it’s bringing 2K imaging to its lower-end battery doorbells, the Battery Doorbell Plus and Battery Doorbell (2nd gen). The former, as fitting its higher price, gets a quick-release battery pack, whi...

It launched to Mixed reviews, but it's talked players around.

Amazon this week is hosting a "Big Spring Sale," which includes deals and offers on everything from Apple devices to clothes, kitchen electronics, furniture, and much more. The new event is set to run through March 31, so you'll have a few days of discounts to shop, with new markdowns appearing every day. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with some of these vendors. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. This Prime D...

Cleanse the sanctum by overcoming this challenge.

OpenAI is overhauling the shopping experience in its ChatGPT app by shifting the focus from in-app purchases to product discovery, after the company's Instant Checkout feature apparently failed to gain traction. Launched in September, Instant Checkout let users buy items from retailers like Etsy, Walmart, and Shopify directly within ChatGPT. In a new product post, OpenAI now says it is deprioritizing the feature as a standalone offering, because it "did not offer the level of flexibility that we...

Peter Molyneux's latest - and supposedly final - game, Masters of Albion, is poised to enter Steam early access on 22nd April. First, though, developer 22Cans has announced a closed beta test - but you'll need to be quick if you want a chance of getting an early look at the Fable and Black & White mash-up as the window to register your interest is shutting very soon.

Slay the Spire 2's multiplayer component is a lovely, sociable game of tactical chemistry and unity in the face of hideous door-based lifeforms, but inevitably, the modders are trying to ruin the bonhomie by adding PvP.

Onward and upward! With just one day to go before the launch of the catchily-titled Super Mario Bros. Wonder - Nintendo Switch 2 Edition + Meetup In Bellabel Park, Nintendo has launched yet another update for the Switch 1 base game, to ensure it's in tip-top condition. The version 1.2.0 update is now live on Switch, making a couple of extra tweaks before the big day (let's not forget that the ver. 1.1.0 patch arrived just last week). The big change this time around is for the Switch 2 Edition on...

Are CPUs set to follow RAM and SSDs?

Hearing aid company Sonova has put its Sennheiser consumer audio division on the auction block less than five years after acquiring it, the company announced on Reddit. "Today Sonova announced they intend to divest the business and will focus on Hearing Care," Sonova wrote, adding it intends to find "the right new owner." Sennheiser's consumer audio division mainly manufactures high-end headphones like the HD 400, HD 500, HD 600 and HD 800 series and recently launched the HDB 630, $500 wireless ...

So far, the headline story in 2026 has been AI. Whether it's the furore around the whole DLSS 5 saga or Crimson Desert developer Pearl Abyss shipping the game with art assets of gen-AI origin, it's impossible to avoid the topic in videogames and beyond. Today, renowned Valve writer Erik Wolpaw has chimed in.

Moral of the story? Look on the bright side.

Following Epic Games' mass layoffs, a Fortnite producer has said that the devs left behind "cannot even fully understand" the sort of impact the job cuts will have on the game during this year and into the future.

'If storage prices return to more reasonable levels in the future, we may consider resuming the sale of Next 2', says the company.

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice tried to do too much, failing its heroes and resulting in an overstuffed mess of a movie.

Late last year, Samsung launched its newest generation of affordable A-series phones, starting with the entry-level A17. Following the arrival of the flagship Galaxy S26 line, the company has returned to flesh out the rest of its midrange portfolio. The more affordable Galaxy A37 and Galaxy A57 sport some interesting upgrades, even when compared to some of their pricier siblings.Core specs and featuresBefore we dive into my hands-on impressions, I want to do a quick rundown of each phone's specs...

The post Project Motor Racing Update 2.0 Resets the Grid with Major Improvements appeared first on Xbox Wire.

Make your camp a little bigger in the Bustling Hill quest.

Apple has introduced more than just new features, like an AI playlist generator, with iOS 26.4 in the UK. The company now requires users in the region to verify their ages and to prove they’re 18 years old or above before they can access “certain services or features, or take certain actions on their account.” Users can verify their ages in Settings by linking a credit card to their account or scanning an ID. For people who’ve had an Apple account for a while, the company will check if they alre...

Like many people at companies preoccupied with discovering the next "goose that lays the golden egg", Half-Life 2 and Portal writer Erik Wolpaw has been "poking around" with generative AI. He and a small team at Valve have been testing out different applications, in what Wolpaw assures us isn't a "concerted" effort at implementing the soul-regurgitating, workforce-abrading gadgetry in any particular new game. Wolpaw's current feeling is that generative AI isn't very good at anything "creative", ...

"This is just a little uncanny beginning."

One of the games expected to arrive along with April 2026's PS Plus Essential lineup has leaked ahead of schedule.

macOS Tahoe 26.4 includes a new slow charger indicator that tells MacBook users when their charging setup isn't delivering full power. As described in an updated Apple support document, a "Slow Charger" label now appears in orange text in the battery status menu and above the Battery Level graph in Battery settings. The indicator is accompanied by an info button for more details. Apple says that to charge more quickly, users should use a power adapter and cable that deliver at least the minimum ...

After a rocky start, Pearl Abyss and Crimson Desert are regaining some lost confidence from investors.

2026 has been off to an awful start when it comes to the health of the games industry, despite consumer spending holding up in the face of increasingly global pressure. Sony and PlayStation haven't escaped the layoff-related drama, with the most recent waves of layoffs affecting even the renowned remaster and remake studio Bluepoint Games.

Portal and Half-Life Alyx writer Erik Wolpaw is testing how generative AI could help game NPCs react at Valve, but admits it’s “scary.”

Pokémon Pokopia continues to be one of the most talked-about games of early 2026, and with the 'More Spores for Hoppip' event adding three new creatures to Game Freak and Omega Force's life sim title right after launch, it seems we'll be regularly getting a lot of new visitors.

Why is Geekbench singling out Intel?