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Call of Duty reminds players that Modern Warfare 4 won't be coming to Game Pass this year

Polygon icon 67 days, 19 hours, 50 minutes ago by Ford James

Call of Duty reminds players that Modern Warfare 4 won't be coming to Game Pass this year

Modern Warfare 4 isn't coming to Game Pass on its release date this year, and the latest ads are reminding players of that.

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State of Decay studio Undead Labs potentially up for closure, sources claim, with Bethesda and Blizzard also facing layoffs

Rock Paper Shotgun icon 67 days, 20 hours, 2 minutes ago by Edwin Evans-Thirlwell

State of Decay studio Undead Labs potentially up for closure, sources claim, with Bethesda and Blizzard also facing layoffs

Microsoft may close State of Decay developers Undead Labs as part of Xbox's imminent hewing back of projects and livelihoods, with Elder Scrolls studio Bethesda and World of Warcraft creators Blizzard also facing significant layoffs in the course of what an anonymous insider has called “the biggest single cut series for Xbox". To put that quote in context, the company laid off around 1900 Microsoft gaming workers back in January 2024. Xbox unions are even now haggling with management to protect ...

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Progress Report: Linux 7.1

Asahi Linux Blog icon 67 days, 20 hours, 9 minutes ago

Linux 7.1 is now here, and of course with it comes another progress report. We’ve got M3 progress, Apple bugs, and more! Welcome back Master Boot Record When you long-press the power button on your Mac to bring up the boot picker (or use the Startup Disk application), what you see listed as Asahi is not actually the partition with the operating system on it. Apple’s boot tooling will only work with what it considers to be a “valid” macOS installation inside an APFS container.

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Pick up Arc Raiders for less than $25 on Fanatical ahead of its next big update

PCGamesN icon 67 days, 20 hours, 22 minutes ago by PCGamesN

Pick up Arc Raiders for less than $25 on Fanatical ahead of its next big update

Ahead of its big update coming in October, you can grab Arc Raiders for 30% off on Fanatical so that you're not behind for the next new map.

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"We can't back out now!" Onimusha: Way of the Sword developer laughs off concerns around 2025's packed September release window

Eurogamer icon 67 days, 20 hours, 24 minutes ago by Dom Peppiatt

"We can't back out now!" Onimusha: Way of the Sword developer laughs off concerns around 2025's packed September release window

Onimusha: Way of the Sword is one of many, many games due to launch in the September/October period in 2026. As developers and publishers flee as far away from GTA 6 black hole as they possibly can, the resultant squeeze in the earlier (or later) months is resulting in a veritable feast of triple-A and indie games on the horizon.

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Valve just killed the Steam Machine Companion Cube

PCGamesN icon 67 days, 20 hours, 29 minutes ago by Edward Chester

Valve just killed the Steam Machine Companion Cube

In a devastating turn of events, Valve has stepped in and forced Dbrand to abandon its adorable Companion Cube-shaped Steam Machine case.

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UK Pushes Apple to Loosen App Store Payment and NFC Rules

MacRumors icon 67 days, 20 hours, 38 minutes ago by Tim Hardwick

UK Pushes Apple to Loosen App Store Payment and NFC Rules

The U.K.'s competition regulator has proposed letting app developers direct users to payment options outside Apple's App Store and Google's Play Store, in a move aimed at increasing competition and reducing the fees charged by the two companies. As reported by Reuters, The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said the proposals would remove restrictions that currently prevent U.K. developers from directing users to off-platform payment options. The regulator said any fees Apple and Google cha...

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Proton's privacy-focused Lumo chatbot gets image generation

Engadget icon 67 days, 20 hours, 39 minutes ago by Mariella Moon

Proton's privacy-focused Lumo chatbot gets image generation

Proton has launched a major upgrade for its Lumo chatbot, giving it image generation and editing capabilities.

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It sure looks like Nintendo is planning to upgrade the Switch 2's oft-criticised LCD screen

Eurogamer icon 67 days, 21 hours, 2 minutes ago by Fran Ruiz

It sure looks like Nintendo is planning to upgrade the Switch 2's oft-criticised LCD screen

The Nintendo Switch 2 is an impressive piece of hardware we mostly love, but some players have complained over time about its LCD screen's shortcomings. Now, we've learned some changes could be coming soon with a subtle redesign of its panel.

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"We were only three votes away": Stop Killing Games-backed California bill to keep online games playable fails to win over senate committee

Rock Paper Shotgun icon 67 days, 21 hours, 7 minutes ago by Mark Warren

"We were only three votes away": Stop Killing Games-backed California bill to keep online games playable fails to win over senate committee

A Californian bill aiming to force publishers shutting down servers for online games to provide a version of the game players can keep on playing independently of said servers or issue full refunds has failed to pass a committee vote in the state's senate. That means the bill's march through the legislature, which has been backed by the wider Stop Killing Games campaign, has come to a relative standstill for now.

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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Trailer Released, And It Looks Awesome

Nintendo Life icon 67 days, 21 hours, 24 minutes ago

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 Trailer Released, And It Looks Awesome

Preem. Netflix has released a new trailer for Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, the second season in the critically-acclaimed animated series. Directed by Kai Ikarashi with Bartosz Sztybor serving as writer, producer, and showrunner, Edgerunners 2 will release in Autumn 2026 and will feature an entirely new cast of characters. The story is said to be darker than the first, with the official description promising to show Night City "at its most brutal".

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Xbox is reportedly considering closing State of Decay developer Undead Labs

Eurogamer icon 67 days, 21 hours, 35 minutes ago by Sherif Saed

Xbox is reportedly considering closing State of Decay developer Undead Labs

Undead Labs, the team behind the State of Decay series, was revealed to be among the Microsoft-owned studios under threat of closure. Undead Labs is currently working on survival shooter and management sim State of Decay 3, and the game was part of the Xbox Showcase earlier this month.

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How games can "queer the concept of time" - and help us explore, interrogate, and reinvent our relationship with life's many milestones

Eurogamer icon 67 days, 21 hours, 39 minutes ago by Khee Hoon Chan

How games can "queer the concept of time" - and help us explore, interrogate, and reinvent our relationship with life's many milestones

Hello! Eurogamer's week of features celebrating the intersection of queer culture and gaming continues today as Khee Hoon Chan investigates the concept of queer time and how it's being explored in video games. To catch up on everything you might have missed this year and in Pride Weeks past, you can visit our Pride Week hub.

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Company that made a Steam Machine wrap based on Valve intellectual property without asking forced to take it down

Eurogamer icon 67 days, 22 hours, 19 minutes ago by Sherif Saed

Company that made a Steam Machine wrap based on Valve intellectual property without asking forced to take it down

Dbrand, a company known for making phone cases and vinyl wraps for electronic devices, will not be shipping the Companion Cube wrap it announced for the Steam Machine. Concept art for the project was initially shared on social media shortly after the Steam Machine unveiling in November last year, but pre-orders didn't actually go live until 22nd June.

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The big Dead Hot Summer 3.0 update for 7 Days to Die is out now

GamingOnLinux icon 67 days, 22 hours, 41 minutes ago by Liam Squires-Hand

7 Days to Die just had a huge free upgrade released with the Dead Hot Summer 3.0 update, bringing with it lots more gameplay customization

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Blending Vampire Survivors and tower defense, 'The Gate Must Stand' is total chaos

GamingOnLinux icon 67 days, 22 hours, 52 minutes ago by Liam Squires-Hand

Bringing together the worlds of bullet heavens and tower defense - The Gate Must Stand puts you and your towers in front of a great big gate

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Wine 11.12 released bringing new features like Wayland fractional scaling

GamingOnLinux icon 67 days, 23 hours, 26 minutes ago by Liam Squires-Hand

Wine 11.12 released bringing new features like Wayland fractional scaling

The Windows compatibility layer Wine 11.12 is out now bringing the usual assortment on new features and fixes to further expand compatibility on Linux

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SteamOS 3.8.20 Beta brings ray tracing improvements, better VRAM management

GamingOnLinux icon 67 days, 23 hours, 34 minutes ago by Liam Squires-Hand

Coming in hot with the release of the Steam Machine, Valve released SteamOS 3.8.20 Beta with a new graphics driver for ray tracing and VRAM management changes

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Persona Is Reportedly Getting A "Live-Action" Netflix Adaptation

Nintendo Life icon 68 days, 44 minutes ago

Persona Is Reportedly Getting A "Live-Action" Netflix Adaptation

No joke. We've seen all sorts of live-action adaptations in recent years, and according to a new report by Variety, the Persona "video game franchise" will be the next one to receive this treatment. Following the success of live-action adaptations such as One Piece, Netflix has apparently given this latest project the green light. Here's what we know so far, with the same source confirming Sega's Toru Nakahara will executive produce:

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Dragon Age: Origins is 'Unsupported' on Steam Deck, but it runs incredibly and it's currently only $3

PC Gamer icon 68 days, 1 hour, 38 minutes ago by Shaun Prescott

Dragon Age: Origins is 'Unsupported' on Steam Deck, but it runs incredibly and it's currently only $3

After some easy setting up, BioWare's fantasy classic sings on Deck.

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Rumour: Nintendo Might Be Updating The Switch 2's LCD Panel

Nintendo Life icon 68 days, 1 hour, 39 minutes ago

Rumour: Nintendo Might Be Updating The Switch 2's LCD Panel

Could another revision be on the way? It's not uncommon for Nintendo to release subtle hardware revisions, and a new rumour doing the rounds online this week suggests the Japanese firm could be updating the LCD panel on the Switch 2. Now, before anyone gets too excited, we're not talking about Nintendo swapping the current screen out for a fancy OLED display or anything like that, but according to Nintendo Patents Watch, it appears the video game giant might be updating the device with a new LCD...

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More Mario Kart World 'Free Roam' Songs Have Been Added To Nintendo Music

Nintendo Life icon 68 days, 4 hours, 44 minutes ago

More Mario Kart World 'Free Roam' Songs Have Been Added To Nintendo Music

Featuring tracks from Mario Kart DS & Wii. Nintendo recently added the Mario Kart World soundtrack to its music app, and since then, has been rolling out weekly updates featuring additional tracks from the game's 'Free Roam' mode. This latest update today Free Roam songs based on the 'Mario Kart Wii' and 'Mario Kart DS' playlist. The DS playlist includes 12 tracks with 33 minutes of runtime, and the Wii playlist has 13 tracks with 37 minutes of runtime.

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Persona could be getting the Netflix live action treatment, which means, oh no, Americans will be making it

PC Gamer icon 68 days, 5 hours, 4 minutes ago by Shaun Prescott

Persona could be getting the Netflix live action treatment, which means, oh no, Americans will be making it

Talent behind Stranger Things, Sonic The Hedgehog and Star Trek: Picard are reportedly involved.

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Hearing about the future of PlayStation from its top dogs made me so depressed I had to go lie down

PC Gamer icon 68 days, 6 hours, 15 minutes ago by Ted Litchfield

Hearing about the future of PlayStation from its top dogs made me so depressed I had to go lie down

My life for shareholder value.

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T-Mobile Automatically Moving Legacy Plan Customers to New Plans

MacRumors icon 68 days, 6 hours, 52 minutes ago by Juli Clover

T-Mobile Automatically Moving Legacy Plan Customers to New Plans

Some T-Mobile customers with legacy phone plans are being upgraded to newer T-Mobile plans automatically, reports CNET. The company has been sending out notifications to customers with older plans, letting them know that they're going to be transferred to a current plan. Customers being pushed to a new plan could get an automatic bill increase. The carrier plans to move customers to comparable modern plans. T-Mobile options include Essentials, Essentials Saver, Experience More, and Experience Be...

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Sensitive iPhone supplier details were part of last week's data leak at Tata Electronics

Engadget icon 68 days, 7 hours, 32 minutes ago by Anna Washenko

Sensitive iPhone supplier details were part of last week's data leak at Tata Electronics

Some of Apple's corporate secrets aren't so secret any more.

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Dawn of War 2’s The Last Stand mode is still the best co-op MOBA that never was

PC Gamer icon 68 days, 7 hours, 33 minutes ago by Justin Wagner

Dawn of War 2’s The Last Stand mode is still the best co-op MOBA that never was

A co-op Warhammer 40K RTS mode so ahead of its time, it's still easy to find a match 17 years later.

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WhatsApp Now Lets You Reserve a Username

MacRumors icon 68 days, 7 hours, 38 minutes ago by Juli Clover

WhatsApp Now Lets You Reserve a Username

Popular messaging app WhatsApp is now allowing users to reserve usernames ahead of plans to launch username-based messaging. Right now, WhatsApp uses a person's phone number as an identifier, but usernames will allow people to interact without having to exchange personal information. Username reservations are rolling out starting this week, and not all users will have access to the reservation system right away. WhatsApp is sending a notification when a username can be reserved. Usernames are op...

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Open Source AI Agent OpenClaw Gets Native iOS App

MacRumors icon 68 days, 7 hours, 57 minutes ago by Juli Clover

Open Source AI Agent OpenClaw Gets Native iOS App

Popular open source AI agent OpenClaw is expanding to the iPhone and iPad with a new native iOS app. OpenClaw for iOS can be used alongside an existing gateway as a secure node for chat, voice approvals, sharing, and device-aware automation. The iOS app replaces iPhone and ‌iPad‌ workarounds that involved using Telegram or WhatsApp for on-the-go access. OpenClaw is a self-hosted AI agent that runs on a Mac or PC. Users can connect an API key from Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, or other AI services, lin...

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Netflix is adapting Atlus Persona for new live-action TV series

Polygon icon 68 days, 8 hours, 4 minutes ago by Michael McWhertor

Netflix is adapting Atlus Persona for new live-action TV series

Sega, Atlus, and Netflix are teaming up to adapt the Persona RPG series for a live-action television series, according to a new report.

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There's now an OpenClaw app for iOS and Android phones

Engadget icon 68 days, 8 hours, 31 minutes ago by Anna Washenko

There's now an OpenClaw app for iOS and Android phones

Smartphones are welcoming the agentic AI overlords.

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After leading the studio through 2 rounds of layoffs and 1 game release, the CEO of Supermassive is stepping down

PC Gamer icon 68 days, 8 hours, 45 minutes ago by Andy Chalk

After leading the studio through 2 rounds of layoffs and 1 game release, the CEO of Supermassive is stepping down

He's also stepping down from his role at Supermassive parent Nordisk, so he can spend the summer with his family.

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Xbox marketing takes embarrassing turn with new Call of Duty ads loudly disclaiming 'NOT ON XBOX GAME PASS THIS YEAR'

PC Gamer icon 68 days, 9 hours, 14 minutes ago by Lincoln Carpenter

Xbox marketing takes embarrassing turn with new Call of Duty ads loudly disclaiming 'NOT ON XBOX GAME PASS THIS YEAR'

My 'NOT ON XBOX GAME PASS THIS YEAR' ad has people wondering a lot of things about my business strategy already clarified by my ad.

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Acclaimed Spirited Away stage play is headed for America

Polygon icon 68 days, 9 hours, 24 minutes ago by Elijah Gonzalez

Acclaimed Spirited Away stage play is headed for America

Spirited Away: Live on Stage, an adaptation of Studio Ghibli's 2001 anime movie, is coming to Los Angeles and Toronto in 2027.

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Apple Released iOS 26.5.2 Security Fixes Early to Thwart AI-Assisted Hacks

MacRumors icon 68 days, 9 hours, 24 minutes ago by Juli Clover

Apple Released iOS 26.5.2 Security Fixes Early to Thwart AI-Assisted Hacks

Apple today released iOS 26.5.2, iPadOS 26.5.2, and macOS Tahoe 26.5.2 with a long list of security fixes that it initially introduced in the iOS 26.6, iPadOS 26.6, and ‌macOS Tahoe‌ 26.6 betas. Apple told Reuters that it released the updates earlier than planned due to concerns about AI-assisted hacks. The company told Reuters on Monday it was adapting to ​the reality that, given the ability of artificial intelligence ​to speed the development of malicious hacking tools, it needed to reduce the...

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