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Apple will release iOS 27 in September, and despite the company's focus this year on refining its flagship operating system and nixing bugs, there are still many additional features on the way, not least of which is Apple's new context-aware Siri, re-tooled for the generative AI era. This year's major iPhone software update isn't all about AI, though, as the following feature list testifies. iOS 27 is currently in public beta – if you're OK with that, you can install it today. Extend Your Photos...

Performance anxiety.

It looks like we've got another massive Pokémon-flavoured hit on our hands. Nintendo and The Pokémon Company have confirmed that Pokémon Pokopia has sold more than five million units globally - a pretty impressive number given the game has been out for "just over four months". These sales include both physical and digital editions of the game.

Not quite the sweetest of treats.

League of Legends feels like it's in a transitional state, and that’s okay. What comes next, however, needs some of that OG sparkle.

Is it possible to turn a granular, technical quarterback sim into a more chilled-out business sim?

Have you ever wondered why there are so many boss battles that involve a big monster that has eyes in the palms of its hands? Brian David Gilbert has wondered that, so he decided to look into it.

Is Tom Nook actually a bad guy, or does he just have a bad reputation? We look at the history of Tom Nook’s attitude throughout the Animal Crossing franchise and figure out what his deal is.#animalcrossing #tomnook #video

You’ve heard our ideas on how to make the RPS Supporter program more betterer, now we want to hear yours. Everyone, regardless of whether you’re already signed up or not, is invited to take the RPS Supporter survey: a succinct questionblast where you can tell us, to our wretched faces, what you think of the program.

In Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2, the park editor included a spike trap called a "Pungee Pit." Brian David Gilbert gets to the bottom of why Neversoft included a UN-banned guerrilla warfare tactic in their lighthearted skateboarding game.

It's been a wild ride.

All of the cyberpunk media that Cyberpunk 2077 is based on features wet and wild weather. But where does that come from? We examine the wetness of cyberpunk as a whole, and assess whether Cyberpunk 2077 lives up to the legacy of wetness established in films like Blade Runner.

The most luxurious gaming mouse I've managed to get grubby.

These brilliant thrillers exceed expectations by refusing to play by the rules.

Let's do the time warp again. A couple of decades ago, before the average cost of game development launched into the stratosphere, it used to be common to see more experimental 'AA' releases on console. These lower-budget games didn't have quite the same production value as the major, best-selling games of the time, but they often made up for this with their charm and willingness to explore novel concepts. Though this sort of game kind of dropped off as the indie scene gained ground, every now a...

Voldo. He's been in every Soulcalibur game, wiggling and gyrating his way into our hearts. But what's his deal? Voldo stands out next to the grim, stoic guys of fighting games. He's got grace, he's got slippery, slick moves, and more often than not he's covered in fishnets, leather and spikes. Pat traces Voldo's design through history, to post-World War 2 leather culture and up through the early days of wrestling. So, what's up with Voldo? A lot, but we'll walk you through it.#voldo #soulcalibur

EA's relatively uncontested football crown may be seriously challenged again, as 2K Sports announces a brand new studio led by a former FIFA executive producer that's mandated to create the company's "next blockbuster sports franchise".

Nopixel V is hosting a closed beta via the Rockstar client, as the iconic GTA RP server gears up for GTA 6's launch and a new era of chaos.

Going right into my list of must-haves for co-op gaming with my partner, Coastless is a fresh survival crafting game blending Raft and Don't Starve

Whenever I see the words "spiritual successor" attached to any new game, I immediately get concerned. You set a bar in the minds of old fans that can prove impossible to reach. This is not the next great Marvel vs Capcom game. It's not a Marvel vs Capcom game at all, in fact. It is, however, the best tag fighter I've played in years.

LULULOOK sent over the LULULOOK Gaming Pillow for Steam Deck and it has become my go-to when I want to be truly lazy

What do Dark Souls, Super Monkey Ball, Shadow of the Colossus, and Minecraft have in common? They are all explicit inspirations for The Canon of Balls, a spooky and unforgiving new open world platformer in which you are a horrified statue's face with a fleshy pink tongue, floating inside a rolling cage. You can use your tongue as a springboard. Look, stay with me on this. I think The Canon of Balls could be good. Yes, I know that we've done "Dark Souls in a ball" already this month, but I think ...

See you later, Mico. We literally hardly knew you.

DeepSeek has announced price hikes for its V4 models.

All you need is one of the Lords of the End Times characters.

There's a catch if you're in the US. Indie publisher Nakana.io has sadly announced that it will be ceasing operations from Autumn 2026. The company, which specialised in arthouse and meaningful games, is now offering one last sale before the end, discounting all ten of its titles in both the US and Europe.

The hope that Netflix might produce something more than snackable sports or party games has vanished with today's revelation that Oxenfree studio Night School is to close.

There's a new update coming to Halo: Campaign Evolved next week. The patch, which is targeting some of the biggest issues players have had with the game since its launch a few weeks ago, will arrive sometime between 17th August and 21st August (no fixed date has been announced yet).

It's 1:50am, and a purple cat throws several logs of wood at my head as I run to bed, exhausted from a long day battling sentient lanterns in the mines. At 6am the grind begins again, but not before a morning chat with the amnesiac dragon statue who lives down the garden path. It's a hard life for adventurers in Fields of Mistria. It's even harder as an adventurer-turned-farmer​, because alongside fighting monsters underground and learning the secrets of dragon magic, the local feudal lady has pu...

Adam Wingard's latest film, 'Onslaught,' perfectly blends horror and action when it arrives in cinemas this September.

Sony is struggling to take down a four-minute clip of Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse, but thousands have already seen it.

Unlock free points and handy boosts to help build up your base (or cave) when you redeem these 2 Player Evolution Tycoon codes on Roblox.

Reuters reports that Apple has trained its own large language model for the China market, rather than relying on a third-party model to power its Apple Intelligence features in the country. The LLM has been developed with the help of Alibaba, according to the report's sources. The development marks a break from Apple's previous strategy of relying on domestic models to bring generative AI to its devices sold in China. Rollout of its AI features in China is expected in the coming months. The roll...

"We see an opportunity to be more focused in our execution". You know that awesome developer Night School Studio? The one behind Oxenfree and its 2023 sequel? Yeah, it's gone. Netflix shut it down. This news comes from Game File, confirming that the streaming giant has closed two studios: the aforementioned Night School Studio and a lesser known entity called Moonloot. The latter was founded in 2022 and unfortunately doesn't have any published titles, but it was reportedly working on a game insp...

Pokémon Pokopia is the second-best-selling Nintendo Switch 2 game, owned by almost a quarter of people who have the console.