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Plan-et your way ahead. Star Fox has multiple alternate routes to reach the final planet of Venom, with almost every stage offering regular and secret exits. Each alternate route has a special, hidden requirement — such as saving or defeating specific characters in battle, completing objectives or flying through warp gates — that allow you to make your own way to the end of the game and face Andross.

Path of Exile 2 patch 0.5.4 adds a new Expedition Atlas Passive skill tree designed to work with Runes of Aldur, plus more endgame changes.

The Japanese government is planning a massive round of subsidies for 15 big anime and manga companies to boost overseas sales and fight piracy

Laura Bailey's new character in Critical Role's upcoming miniseries, Age of Umbra: Sallowlands, is sure to cast a spell on you this July.

Nothing will launch the entry-level Phone 4b on July 7.

There's a timeline somewhere where a Destiny dating sim could have been released. That's according to two former Bungie staff who recalled pitching such an idea internally at the company. Former community manager Liana Ruppert was first to share the anecdote. "Fun fact, the team actually made one," said Ruppert on X when asked about a Destiny dating sim, "but leadership [gave a] very 'Hard No' that nobody wanted romance or silliness. Very Dream Daddy inspired lmao. It was fun getting to be a sma...

With the official Valve store release date not yet upon us, areas where other retailers have stock have already seen it gobbled up.

"We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience". Game Source Entertainment and Ratata Arts have announced that the rhythm title Ratatan will be delayed from its initial July release. It's now scheduled to launch on 15th October 2026. It sounds like development is pretty much done at this point, but work is still ongoing to ensure nasty bugs are squashed that that the Switch 2 title is as stable as possible. Much of this is based on feedback provided from the Steam Early Access release.

Former Halo Studios art director Glenn Israel has warned current Xbox staff that Microsoft's impending "reset" of their gaming business is an opportunity for studio execs to rid themselves of employees who've criticised their behaviour, citing his own, alleged experience of being driven out by "senior Halo representatives". Israel is encouraging any and all Xbox staff who've made trouble for bosses to speak to a lawyer and take certain steps to protect themselves, before the hammer comes down.

Attempting to pull in some fans of Titanfall for multiplayer action, the developers of Splitgate have released EMPULSE into Early Access

The Minecraft Dappled Forest biome is now live in the new Bedrock preview and Java snapshot, along with the mysterious abandoned camp.

The animated Stranger Things spinoff, Stranger Things: Tales from '85 will be returning for a second season.

A Florida Republican denies claims her team used AI to work on draft legislation, saying Claude was only used as spelling and grammar checker.

Sega is facing backlash after a recent Sonic the Hedgehog alternate-reality game - a sort of marketing campaign that takes place online - was revealed to be training AI models on participant data.

Xbox is testing new features, including support for 15-character gamertags.

League of Legends and Valorant developers Riot Games have added an optional "on demand" mode to their Vanguard anti-cheat software. With this new mode enabled, Vanguard will only run when you fire up a game it needs to be active for, duly shutting down once you exit said game. Up until now, the only option has been the default one: having Vanguard start up the moment you turn your PC on, then run in the background until you shut down.

Apple's second-generation foldable iPhone has officially been given the go-ahead for development, a prominent Chinese leaker claimed today. In a post on Weibo, the account known as Digital Chat Station said that the "iPhone Ultra 2 project" has been formally approved, and that the second book-style device will likely use the same display as the first-generation model expected later this year. The first foldable iPhone will use a foldable 7.8-inch OLED panel supplied by Samsung, based on reports....

The Steam Machine may be one of the most exciting hardware launches this year, but depending on the types of games you play, it may not end up replacing your existing console or PC just yet. That's simply because it won't be able to play some of the biggest games around.

The Dungeon Masters cast returns for a second season of D&D's official actual play show, centered around the upcoming Arcana Unleashed release.

Everything is Crab has evolved.

Inspired by Open Joystick Display, CollabPlayInputDisplay just released a first version for on-screen controller input displaying on Linux

The multi-planet RTS game Planetary Annihilation: TITANS has been upgraded, adding co-op support to their fancy Galactic War mode

Firefly Studios continue working on their next-generation castle defence RTS - Stronghold 4, with a first demo now available to try it early

Amazon-owned Zoox has introduced its new autonomous vehicle meant for for large-scale production.

Completion is planned for March 2029. Nintendo has announced it is constructing a new R&D base in Kyoto, Japan, officially called the 'Technology Development Center'. The company states that the new building "will serve as a new research and development base for Nintendo’s software and hardware", with completion currently planned for March 2029. It had previously acquired the land required for the new building from the City of Kyoto in 2022 following an official proposal process that commenced i...

Minecraft Java Edition 26.2 'Chaos Cubed' only recently launched, and Mojang are already smacking those keys to hook us up with more new content

If you're hoping to play the new Halo: Campaign Evolved that launches July 28th, Xbox Game Studios recently put up the system requirements

On top of landing AMD FSR 4 support, an update was pushed out after for Proton Experimental to fix up a fix other issues running games on Linux / SteamOS

Two SEGA classic characters will be joining him!

An upgrade pack has been confirmed for Switch owners. Following a release on the original Switch in August last year, publisher Aniplex and developer CyberConnect2 have now finally confirmed a Switch 2 Edition of Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles 2. At the moment, it's locked in for 29th October 2026 in Japan, with a physical edition also confirmed. An upgrade pack has been announced as well, but there are currently no details about the pricing of this. When we get more inf...

"It is under consideration". Square Enix has released multiple Final Fantasy games on Nintendo's hybrid platforms in recent years, so what else could be on the horizon? At the company's most recent shareholders meeting, there was reportedly a question about the possibility of Final Fantasy XV getting a Switch release. According to a rough translation, Square Enix has acknowledged the idea, claiming a Switch version would not be "completely impossible" from a technical standpoint, so it's apparen...

Turns out, the Tingle is a Warhammer dork of the most relatable kind.

Time to go back and marry another oddball princess.

OpenAI has rolled out an upgrade for the free model you interact with the most on ChatGPT.

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