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One man has been sentenced to 29 months in prison.

There seems to be a retreat from mobile adaptations of big gaming brands underway. From Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile being shut down to Sony heavily downsizing mobile operations, the gold rush for ambitious big-IP adaptations is declining. And now, Nintendo and Square Enix are following a similar path.

You can finish medieval vampire RPG The Blood of Dawnwalker even sooner than previously thought: it isn't just possible to end the game after the prologue, you can do it in the prologue too. (Beware, there are some prologue spoilers ahead.)

Well, for everything over £1. If you're a paid Nintendo Switch Online subscriber, Nintendo has just added another neat little benefit. Starting today, NSO subscribers purchasing items over £1 on the Nintendo Store will now be eligible for free standard delivery (within 3-4 days of dispatch). In addition, you'll also get free express delivery (within 1-2 days of dispatch) on anything over £199.99.

Xbox laid off around 1600 people earlier this week, revealing plans to part ways with five studios at the same time. Naturally, boss Asha Sharma's been tasked with justifying it all, and she's now gotten as close as she likely ever will to pointing the finger directly at Phil Spencer's regime, while claming that if Xbox were doing well, the RAM crisis would've been something the company could just tank their way through.

Apple has suspended development of the display for a cheaper, lighter version of the Vision Pro that it originally planned to launch in the next few years, according to The Elec. The Korean outlet says Apple supplier Samsung Display is set to internally wind down the panel project – known in the industry as "G-VR" – with development set to be formally terminated by September. G-VR is a glass-substrate micro-OLED, a lower-cost alternative to the silicon-based OLEDoS used in the current Vision Pro...

More of Microsoft's future first-party titles may become Xbox exclusives, according to a new report. The company is said to be interested in giving customers a reason to choose Xbox consoles over other brands.

Critics love Black Flag, but are divided on the quality of Ubisoft's new version of the classic game, and debate whether we need another remake

Dragonlance creators Margaret Weis and Tracy Hickman return with War Wizard, a new fantasy novel exploring the origins of iconic heroes.

DuckDuckGo will now block video ads by default in its browser.

Yo ho, yo ho, a pirate's life for me.

I love to hold a stranger's post. Letters are good. Though, those padded protective envelopes are better – what's inside that needs that extra level of protection?. But a box, especially one whose contents move a little inside when you tilt it. Oh, that mystery is the most marvelous. It could be anything in there. Stolen jewellery, returned love letters, coffee maker pods. Anything. Given the chance to run a post office, I'd like to think I would be a responsible guardian for everyone's mail, fa...

An already excellent ergonomic gaming chair gets nicer fabric, smarter tricks, and a higher price—without really changing how it feels to sit in.

"If the opportunity ever arose, that would be amazing". Toys for Bob, the developer behind the upcoming Spyro: A Realm Beyond, has once again reiterated its desire to create a new Banjo-Kazooie game. This comes via Kinda Funny Games (thanks, Pure Xbox), which recently hosted Toys for Bob's Associate Creative Director Louis Studdert and Studio Head Paul Yan to chat about the next big Spyro game. Of course, the chaps at Kinda Funny couldn't resist talking about a potential new Banjo game, and it s...

Apple has lost its court challenge against EU rules forcing it to open up its platforms to third parties.

Apple is testing devices with Chinese-made DRAM made by CXMT, which reportedly has ties to the People's Liberation Army.

US companies are increasingly turning to Chinese-made AI models to cut costs, something the government isn't happy about.

Samsung has announced it will introduce its latest Galaxy smartphones at a July 22 event, including what is believed to be a Galaxy Z Fold 8 with new passport-style dimensions similar to Apple's upcoming book-style foldable iPhone. It's no secret that Samsung has been working on a new foldable form factor to go head-to-head with Apple's rumored iPhone Ultra, and the company has been hinting at what's to come. Today's event announcement includes a video of a show ticket having its stub torn off t...

We're looking at a single-channel RAM kit here, folks.

How does World of Warcraft stay relevant in 2026 and beyond?

The time traveler's comic origins go back to the '60s, but he's closely tied to the rise of Apocalypse.

The team behind Morrowind remake mod Skywind have paid tribute to modder Kettlewitch, a veteran of the Skyrim modding scene, following his death on June 15th. Kettlewitch, real name David Purcell, also worked on a number of other ambitious Skyrim modding projects over the years, including Oblivion remake Skyblivion and Thras: The Coral Kingdom, with the latter's future now looking uncertain.

"Naked fire mage was a damn cat with 9 lives."

Aniplex president Shu Nishimoto stated in a recent interview that the company behind Demon Slayer is open to evaluating the use of AI.

Nintendo announced Mario Kart Tour will reach end of service in Sep. 2026, but Fire Emblem Heroes lives on

We're likely closer than ever to the launch of Call of Duty: Black Ops 1 and 2 re-releases on PlayStation, because their Trophy lists have appeared online. This typically happens days before a game becomes available.

Apple today announced its multiyear partnership with Broadcom to design and produce custom silicon components and wireless technologies, confirming a Reuters report we covered on Monday. Apple says the new agreement is expected to exceed $30 billion, and will lead to the creation of more than 15 billion U.S. chips and support "hundreds" of American jobs. Broadcom is part of Apple's American Manufacturing Program (AMP), an initiative launched last year to boost U.S. manufacturing. Under Apple's l...

Not many have been made, the device is hella expensive, and Windows is not made for the living room while Steam OS is. Otherwise, great news.

Apple's foldable iPhone is on track to ship in September despite rumors of a delayed launch, reports Chinese financial outlet Cailian Press. The outlet says it spoke with several people within Apple's supply chain, who indicated that the device's design was locked in some time ago and that the foldable is now in mass production. Separately, Chinese financial outlet East Money and Korea's The Bell reported that Apple's foldable has entered mass production, with assembly partner Foxconn launching ...

CES 2027, perhaps?

Assassin's Creed Black Flag Resynced feels outdated compared to Ubisoft's more recent stealth games

Are you familiar with the Ship of Theseus? It is an ancient philosophical thought experiment about whether an object is the same thing once all of its constituent parts have been replaced. It is a paradox, a fun poke at themes of identity and continuity, and greater minds than mine have attempted to answer the riddle through philosophical, mathematical, and metaphysical lenses. But today, I am going to apply the question to Assassin's Creed: Black Flag Resynced.

Newer, not better.