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Mostly decent open-world ninja sim Assassin’s Creed Shadows is getting its last big update today, as Ubisoft begin the process of shooing players away from the year-old RPG and towards the gleaming, nipple-adding newness of Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynced. The Shadows patch even includes an unlockable outfit based on Edward Kenway’s pirate garb, displaced only 150 or so years out of its appropriate time period for your synergistic brand awareness pleasure.

The makers might be heavily into AI, but its chair design is all about humans.

No, really.

Next year's regular iPhone 18 will come with 12GB of RAM to support Apple's most powerful on-device AI model and related Siri features, according to South Korea's KB Securities (via DigiTimes). In its Siri AI announcement during WWDC 2026, Apple confirmed that its most powerful model enables more expressive Siri voices and major accuracy improvements for systemwide dictation. Both features require 12GB of unified memory. Among current iPhones, that limits the more powerful model to the iPhone Ai...

Don't Nod, the French studio behind Life is Strange 1 & 2, Lost Records, Jusant, and more recently Aphelion, could soon run out of money. The developer and publisher revealed in a new financial report that its cash reserves may be depleted by November.

Reports on June 15 claim that Psychonauts developer Double Fine is one of three studios facing closure as Microsoft makes cuts to Xbox.

PC Gamer's writers and editors tackle the impending ban on Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X and Facebook.

Xbox are reportedly closing or spinning off Psychonauts developers Double Fine, Hellblade studio Ninja Theory, and South of Midnight creators Compulsion Games, as Microsoft commence efforts to yet again "reset" their billion dollar gaming business after already laying off thousands of staff, cancelling games, and closing several studios over the past couple of years.

The UK prime minister Keir Starmer has announced plans to ban 16-years-olds and younger from accessing social media platforms like X and Instagram. He's also revealed the government is planning to introduce a similar ban for as yet undisclosed streaming websites.

Suggestions that Apple's rumored foldable iPhone will be delayed are wide of the mark, claimed a Chinese leaker today. In a post on Weibo, the leaker known as Fixed Focus Digital said launch delay rumors are "false" and suggestions that the device's release has been pushed to next year are "far-fetched." Multiple reports have suggested Apple's first foldable iPhone could be unveiled alongside the iPhone 18 Pro models this September, and the leaker believes that still stands. "The most likely sce...

Multiple Microsoft-owned Xbox game studios are reportedly in danger of being shut down.

xAI has some powerful friends, and they're asking the court to dismiss NAACP's lawsuit.

An event so big no one person can play through it all - Steam Next Fest June 2026 is live with thousands of demos so you can try before release

"Help us improve the game". Although Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds has been cruising along at a steady pace for many months now, Sega is apparently eager for feedback. It's released a new user survey this week, asking fans to help it improve the title. It's also noted at the beginning how these responses will be used to assist the game's development.

The internet is still good sometimes.

Compulsion released South of Midnight on Switch 2 in March. Reports this week have revealed multiple studios under the Xbox division are currently in "active negotiations" with Microsoft about their future. This supposedly includes Compulsion Games, which released its new action-adventure South of Midnight on the Switch 2 in March. According to Bloomberg, Ninja Theory (known for the stunning Hellblade series) and Tim Schafer's talented studio Double Fine (Psychonauts and most recently Kiln) are ...

The Batman Part II could be even darker than its predecessor if Sebastian Stan is playing Victor Zsasz according to uncorraborated rumors.

American Manga Awards nominees have been announced and is looking firece for 2026.

The Switch has also been updated. Nintendo has today rolled out system updates for the Switch and Switch 2. Both contain some system stability improvements, but there are also different updates for each platform. On the Switch 2, there are language support updates and over the Switch, there's an eShop update, and additional changes. If you're not prompted to install this latest update, you can manually update your system's firmware from the system settings.

Sonic's birthday takes place later this month. Following ratings for a "Definitive Edition" of Sonic Frontiers, a photo of a sealed Switch 2 version is now doing the rounds online. This was originally shared by a user on Reddit, who claims to be a Walmart employee. The same user (who has now deleted their account) also uploaded a photo of two copies of the game side-by-side. The barcode attached has been investigated, and it's apparently "legit".

After House of the Dragon's anticlimactic season 2 finale, the new season offers a shot at redemption by depicting Westeros' bloodiest naval battle.

"The final Title Update is coming". Ubisoft previously mentioned how it would be winding down support of Assassin's Creed Shadows, and this week, it's announced its "last content drop". On the Switch 2, this update is apparently 9.5GB in size. Unfortunately, not all of the content listed here is available in the Switch 2 version as it contains crossover content with the upcoming release Black Flag Resynced, arriving on other platforms next month.

Some well-known first-party Xbox studios are reportedly at risk of being closed down.

The biggest change in iOS 27 is Apple's total overhaul of Siri, with ‌Siri‌ turning into ‌Siri‌ AI. Apple delivered on the features originally promised at WWDC 2024 and added new capabilities that turn ‌Siri‌ into a viable competitor to chatbots like Claude and ChatGPT. ‌Siri‌ AI is available in the ‌iOS 27‌ beta, but everyone will get access this fall. Below, we walk through everything new you can expect from ‌Siri‌. Siri AI ‌Siri‌ AI is more knowledgeable, more capable, and unlike other chatbo...

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Apple is planning to unify the email domains used by Sign in with Apple and iCloud+ Hide My Email under a single private.icloud.com domain. Addresses generated for both features will be issued on the new domain, Apple says. Sign in with Apple addresses currently use the privaterelay.appleid.com domain, while ‌iCloud‌+ uses icloud.com. Later this summer, both will use the same private.icloud.com domain. Email addresses that use the legacy domains will continue to work and mail will be forwarded w...

Microsoft is currently moving to close several of its most acclaimed studios including Double Fine, Ninja Theory, and Compulsion Games.

Marvel has announced The Muppets Take the Marvel Universe, a crossover coming this September to celebrate the 50th anniversary of The Muppet Show

Up, up and away! (Just try not to crash.)

Apple is teaming up with Nike for an Apple Card promotion that gives extra Daily Cash back. For the next month, ‌Apple Card‌ users can get 6% Daily Cash back when making a purchase with ‌Apple Card‌ using Apple Pay at a Nike retail store, the Nike website or Swoosh website, or Nike's apps. The ‌Apple Card‌ normally offers 3% cash back on Nike purchases, so the bonus is doubled during the promotion period (June 15 to July 15). ‌Apple Card‌ holders can get the 6% Daily Cash back on up to $500 in p...

Microsoft's "Xbox reset" is starting to sound more like a bulldozing.

Capcom is removing the DLC microtransactions that plagued Dragon's Dogma 2 at launch and led to negative Steam reviews.

Turok: Origins was one of the most fun things I played at last week's Summer Game Fest.

Studio closures are expected as Xbox's new leadership looks for a fresh start.

The Galaxy Book 6 Edge comes with 1TB of storage and 16GB of RAM, and it costs $2,100.