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Apple could raise iPhone 17 prices as soon as Monday, August 10, according to a new rumor, well before the wider round of increases expected with next month's iPhone 18 Pro launch. Weibo leaker "Fixed Focus Digital" said in a post yesterday that rumors are circulating about an ‌iPhone 17‌ price change taking effect on August 10. The leaker was noncommittal about whether prices will actually move, though the post claimed with more certainty that Apple has called off plans to raise production capa...

SteamOS 3.8.25 Beta is a bit of a bigger one with a decent list of improvements for Steam Machine, more handhelds and even the Steam Frame Wireless Adapter

Sokoban games are those puzzlers that are all about pushing blocks around. They're spatial challenges at their most fiendish. I gather that the original Sokoban took place in a warehouse, and you were shifting crates back and forth. The latest iteration I've played is set in a nightclub, and that turns out to be a truly inspired choice of location.

GSC Game World has released a new deep dive video to showcase its upcoming Stalker 2 DLC, Cost of Hope.

Now free on Pluto TV, The Time Machine remains one of the smartest and most emotionally ambitious time-travel movies of the 2000s.

What's this I detect? Welcome, weary traveller. You have made it to the weekend. Please, sit and partake in some gaming. But wait! Allow us to regale you with some newz. First up, we had a Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave Direct this week, showcasing many of the game's mechanics and characters, so that was cool. Two cancelled Virtual Boy games also joined the NSO line-up, while confirmation was provided that the legendary Sam Neill will be appearing posthumously in the Legend of Zelda movie.

Hello and welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little about the games we've been playing. This week, Connor decides on Star Lord; Bertie goes to demon school, and Kelsey goes for a big walk.

"Intuitively move units across the battlefield". Nintendo has confirmed Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave will allow you to strategise with Joy-Con 2 mouse controls.

"Mark your calendars". Gamescom is taking place later this month in Germany, and if you're a fan of Final Fantasy, you'll apparently want to mark your calendar.

It's dangerous to go alone. There has already been some news this week about the cast in the upcoming Zelda movie, and now Deadline is reporting Lydia Peckham is set for the new live-action film. The New Zealand actress previously worked with director Wes Ball on his 2024 release, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. At this stage, it's not known what role she will play. Studio reps have apparently declined to comment, and the actresses' reps could not be reached.

If you're stuck on this early puzzle, we can give you some hints—or the complete solution.

Hell Is Us is a must-play 2025 Soulslike saddled with terrible release day luck, now getting a second chance on Xbox Game Pass.

Just when you thought videogame marketing couldn't get sillier, people are going to wind up stealing a trailer.

Demon's Field.

New action game Memoirium on Steam combines Dark Souls, Inception, and Backrooms

Would Xuanzang have liked John Wick?

YouTuber Natalie Wynn, known as streamer and video essayist ContraPoints, viewed gaming as a forbidden delicacy when she was a kid. But that only made her want it more.From The Sims and Age of Empires, to horror games like Resident Evil Requiem and the Fears to Fathom series, Natalie played it all and now she streams games on her second channel, ContraPointsLive. She especially loves low-fidelity horror games that evoke the faintly remembered games of her childhood.We met up with Natalie at vide...

On Netflix, sci-fi shows like 11.22.63, Orphan Black, Dark, Resident Alien, The Tick, Cassandra, Pantheon, Bodies, and Maniac are perfect masterpieces

Mark Darrah thinks Larian succeeded because it wasn't afraid to do its own thing.

Strauss Zelnick reckons that the quality of the experience will more than justify the price.

What Marvel character do you think he was adamant about adding to Spider-Man: Brand New Day?

This seems like a good use of everyone's time.

Here's where to find all the treasures from the treasure maps in Pokémon Pokopia and how to make a "mermaid's gym" habitat to find Starmie.

Tom Holland, Jon Bernthal, and Jacob Batalon sit down to answer our burning questions about Spider-Man: Brand New Day.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day director Destin Daniel Cretton turned to video games and wingsuit fliers to bring Spider-Man back to the screen.

Polygon demo'd the Pokémon Smart Play sets from Lego, which come out on August 1.

OpenAI today said it is "pausing" activities involving its upcoming AI model Astra, because its cyber capabilities are potentially too dangerous. OpenAI says its newest internal evaluations show "significant advancements in agentic coding and cybersecurity," and it cannot rule out "critical cyber capabilities." Prior OpenAI models, including GPT–5.6 Sol, were labeled as "High." Astra triggers stricter guidelines in OpenAI's "Preparedness Framework." The guidelines call for caution when developin...

What would you wish for if you knew it would come true? We asked Obsession star Cooper Tomlinson to make some wishes ahead of the film's streaming release... but let's see how those wishes turn out.

Evil Dead Burn, Netflix's The Last House, and Angelina Jolie's new drama Couture on this week's streaming column.

When we set out to make Wild Blue Skies, we knew exactly what we were taking on. The on-rails shooter is one of those genres that lives in people’s memories in a very specific way. It’s not just a game type; it’s a Saturday morning, it’s a borrowed controller, it’s a high score that means […] The post Wild Blue Skies: How We Brought the Feel of a 90s Arcade Cockpit to XBOX appeared first on XBOX Wire.

After 326 days, iOS 26 has received its first jailbreak, thanks to the developers behind the popular Dopamine jailbreak. Lars Fröder, better known as opa334, today released Dopamine 3.0, which adds support for a number of newer firmware versions, including iOS 26.0 and iOS 26.0.1 on devices with A12 or A13 chips. Another major addition in today's release is support for all devices running iOS 16.5.1 through iOS 17.3.1, significantly expanding the range of devices and software versions compatible...

Rockstar's parent company believes cloud gaming will grow its customer base even as hardware prices rise.

What's your pick for your favorite Calvin and Hobbes strip? Here's ours

Eren Yeager's most impactful line serves as a tortured forewarning of the monster the character would inevitably become.

The 2026 instalment of the THQ Nordic Digital Showcase took place today, offering gamers first and fresh looks at many upcoming titles.  During the showcase, we released the highly anticipated, first chapter in the REANIMAL DLC campaign and kicked off the pre-order campaign for Way of the Hunter 2! In addition, we showed off new […] The post THQ Nordic Showcase 2026: New Worlds, New Stories, New Games, and New Discounts appeared first on XBOX Wire.