Players use Work Up. Pokémon Champions, which stands to become the place for competitive VGC for Pokémon going forward, has arrived on the Switch today as a free-to-start experience. But early impressions from fans and competitive players has been... mixed, to say the least. Promising snappy competitive battles and a way for newcomers to get into the competitive Pokémon scene, Champions at least seems to be getting these two things right.
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Apple is in the middle of a three-year plan to "reinvent" the look and feel of the iPhone, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. In a report this week, Gurman said the plan is as follows:September 2025: The redesigned iPhone 17 Pro models and an all-new iPhone Air (✅) September 2026: A foldable iPhone September 2027: A special 20th-anniversary iPhoneThe report said this iPhone roadmap has been a "priority" for Apple's leadership, including hardware engineering chief John Ternus, who is widely co...
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A look at the requirements for power supplies that comply to the ATX specification along with a test and visualization we've developed.
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Our Brilliant Ruin RPG gets a 296-page hardcover rulebook from Dark Horse, bringing its high-society cosmic horror setting to premium print.
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Just as every secret agent carries their signature weapon, every player has a signature controller. Today, we’re excited to share a first look at the new DualSense wireless controller – 007 First Light Limited Edition. Featuring a golden sheen and radiant barrel design, the controller frames James Bond’s iconic codename and weapon on the DualSense...
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The PC market might be in a bad spot, but monitors are still looking mighty neat.
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007 First Light has been delayed on Switch 2, but don't worry: it's still coming in May for other platforms.
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Ahead of the next round of League of Legends patch notes, Riot is reviewing the Viego buffs that were set to drop with the 26.08 update.
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Pokémon Champions has been released, a battling focused competitive game hoping to capture the hearts of the series' dedicated players. However, some performance limitations and gameplay choices have a slice of the community feeling disappointed.
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Pokémon Champions has launched, and it features less monsters and items than players were anticipating.
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Another whimsical wanderer is available to add to your valley.
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It's time for another No Man's Sky update, and this one's bringing a little Pokemon flavor to the space sandbox.
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Jonathan E. Steinberg and Robert Levine's take on the years before Treasure Island revolutionizes Robert Louis Stevenson's book for the better.
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Bungie is expanding its anti-cheat reporting tools and taking a firm stance against troublemakers as its new Marathon update nerfs melee.
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Despite the iPhone Air's struggling sales, a known leaker claims Apple will push ahead with at least two generations of the device, while also suggesting the standard iPhone 18 will see virtually no exterior design changes. In a recent post on Weibo, the leaker known as "Fixed Focus Digital" said that the standard iPhone 18 will not have substantial changes to its design, reinforcing rumors about an incremental upgrade: The standard model of the iPhone 18 will see virtually no changes to its e...
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The free No Man’s Sky updates are still flowing. With the latest one, dubbed Xeno Arena, Hello Games has added a completely original feature. Players have long been able to adopt wild animals as companions. But now these can be deployed in simulated, turn-based battles against rival teams. As you win more battles, you’ll increase your reputation and perhaps be invited to take on more difficult opponents. Among other things, the creatures can launch powerful attacks, use healing abilities, dodge...
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An RTX 5090 is nice and all, but...
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The score will react to your actions and your enemy's.
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007: First Light is a May release we've been playing close attention to for a long time, yet we now won't get every version at once: the Nintendo Switch 2 version has been delayed.
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No Man’s Sky Xeno Arena brings new pets, as well as a combat system replete with devastating abilities, elemental affinities, and more.
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Moreso than it did in 2016, The Invitation may bring to mind certain social and political movements in 2026.
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Upping the ante. Back in 2024, Balatro made big waves in the indie roguelike space, offering a relatively simple but incredibly addictive take on the age-old game of poker. After selling millions of copies, it’s now spun off its own sort of sub-genre inspired by its mechanics, and one such game is called Beyond Words from MindFuel Games, a new studio comprising GoldenEye and TimeSplitters veterans Steve Ellis and David Doak. Basically, this is Scrabble, but if it had Balatro’s rules, rapid-fire ...
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What's good for SK hynix and Dell isn't necessarily good for you. Yet.
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Mythmatch is relaxing by day and a hardcore puzzler at night.
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Amazon has introduced a few new record low prices on the M5 MacBook Air this week, with up to $150 off these notebooks. We started tracking these deals over the weekend, and the selection of color options at best-ever prices has only expanded since then. Note: MacRumors is an affiliate partner with Amazon. When you click a link and make a purchase, we may receive a small payment, which helps us keep the site running. Amazon has the 512GB 13-inch M5 MacBook Air for $949.00, down from $1,099.00, a...
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Greens are ok, but pinks? Not so much.
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HBO Max recently dropped the 2003 Alien 3 Assembly Cut on streaming. Here's everything you need to know.
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A summer stir. Just a month and a half out from James Bond's next video game outing, Hitman developer IO Interactive has announced that the Switch 2 version of 007 First Light is being delayed. Now, instead of landing on the newest Nintendo console on 27th May 2026, the same day as PS5, Xbox Series, and PC, we'll have to wait until "later this summer" to get our hands on this modern take on Bond's origin story.
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The post No Man’s Sky: Assemble Your Creatures for Battle in the Xeno Arena with the Newest Free Update appeared first on Xbox Wire.
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GoPro will cut 23 percent of its global workforce by the end of this year, as the action camera pioneer looks to reverse its fortunes in a competitive market. 145 employees will be laid off, with the restructuring process commencing in the second quarter of 2026, the San Mateo company said in a Form 8-K filing. At the end of the first quarter, GoPro’s total number of employees stood at 631, and it expects the cuts to cost it between $11.5 million and $15 million. These charges include honoring s...
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It's meows to the rescue, as one smoke-sniffing feline friend brought their owner's smoking Nvidia graphics card to their attention.
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Yet another live-service game has shut down ignominiously, although the lifespan of indie shooter The Cube, Save Us can be measured in months, not years.
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Samson is a much-smaller scale GTA clone but unfortunately, it's a terrible time on all fronts, from the broken combat to the boring story.
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Like in Palworld and other creature-battling games, Xeno Arena lets No Man's Sky players train, breed, and battle monsters in space.
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