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Will Shanklin @ Engadget 1 place · 12/12/2025 13:36 EDT

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 devs dropped a big update after sweeping The Game Awards

Sandfall Interactive, the developer of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, knows how to ride the wave. Right after the visually stunning RPG finished dominating The Game Awards, the team dropped a free "Thank You" content update for fans.This is no minor patch. It adds a playable environment and new boss battles for late-game players. The "Thank You" update also adds new music tracks, a Photo Mode and new text and UI... Read more

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Ian Carlos Campbell @ Engadget 2 place · 12/12/2025 14:50 EDT

IKEA's new wireless charger is as cute as it is practical

IKEA's revamp of its smart home products doesn't end with Matter support. The furniture and home goods company also has a line of new Qi wireless chargers, the best of which, the VÄSTMÄRKE wireless charger, combines the functionality of a PopSockets-style phone grip with cable storage.The $10 VÄSTMÄRKE wireless charger is reminiscent of a bagel or donut, if you could take the top half of those ring-shaped foods and turn... Read more

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Lawrence Bonk @ Engadget 3 place · 12/12/2025 11:48 EDT

Doom studio id Software forms 'wall-to-wall' union, with a majority of employees voting in favor

Id Software, the company behind Doom, has voted in favor of forming a "wall-to-wall" union. The term "wall-to-wall" refers to a union that includes every employee, regardless of duties. The vote wasn't unanimous, though a majority did vote in favor of the union. The union will work in conjunction with the Communications Workers of America (CWA), which is the same organization involved with parent company ZeniMax's recent unionization efforts. Microsoft,... Read more

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Matt Tate @ Engadget · 12/12/2025 12:34 EDT

Google Translate is now better at translating slang terms and idioms using AI

Google is rolling out new Gemini-assisted functionality to Search and its Translate app. It says its AI can now provide more natural and accurate text translations for phrases that have more "nuanced meanings."  Translate will now take slang terms and colloquial expressions into consideration rather than provide sometimes unhelpful direct translations. The latest update to its text translation feature is rolling out first in the US and India, translating between... Read more

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Matt Tate @ Engadget · 12/12/2025 08:35 EDT

F1: The Movie now streaming on Apple TV following a long theatrical run

F1: The Movie, the cinematic love letter to Formula One and — quite possibly even more so — consumer products made by Apple, is finally available to stream on Apple TV if you’re a subscriber. It follows the sports thriller’s long theatrical run, during which it raked in more than $630 million globally, comfortably making it Apple’s most successful original film. Directed by Joseph Kosinski (Top Gun: Maverick, Tron: Legacy),... Read more

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Steve Dent @ Engadget · 12/12/2025 09:30 EDT

Reddit sues Australia over underage social media ban

Reddit has filed a lawsuit in Australia's High Court aiming to overturn the country's under-16 social media ban, Reuters reported. The forum platform called the law contrary to Australia's constitution as it intrudes on free political discourse. It also argued that Reddit shouldn't have been included in the ban since it isn't a social media site, based on the law's definition. The action is likely to set in motion a... Read more

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Uncrowned Staff,Liz Kocan @ Engadget · 12/12/2025 18:55 EDT

WWE Saturday Night's Main Event: How to watch John Cena's final match for free

John Cena began his WWE retirement tour back in January, and it's coming to an end this weekend when the wrestling legend headlines WWE Saturday Night's Main Event. For the last fight of his career, Cena has been matched up with "The Ring General" Gunther on the night's fight card, which also features matches between Cody Rhodes and Oba Femi, a tag team match featuring AJ Styles & Dragon Lee... Read more

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Daniel Cooper @ Engadget · 12/12/2025 08:30 EDT

In 2025, AI and EVs gave the US an insatiable hunger for power

You may be surprised to learn electricity only accounts for 21 percent of the world’s energy consumption. Fossil fuels and the rest all play their part to make the world go around, but their role is likely to diminish no matter what happens. The International Energy Agency believes electricity’s share of global energy consumption is going to double in the next decade alone. You all know the causes: Electrification, EVs,... Read more

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Valentina Palladino,Amy Skorheim,Jeff Dunn @ Engadget · 12/12/2025 11:30 EDT

The best iPad deals this week include the iPad Air M3 for $150 off

We generally consider Apple’s iPads to be the best tablets for most people, but they usually don’t come cheap. To help those looking to grab one get the most value possible, we’re keeping an eye on sale prices and rounding up the best iPad deals we can find each week. This week’s highlights include both versions of the latest iPad Air for $150 off at Amazon, matching the all-time lows... Read more

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Devindra Hardawar @ Engadget · 12/12/2025 08:21 EDT

Engadget Podcast: Why Netflix is the best worst option for Warner Bros.

Last week, Netflix surprised us all when it announced plans for an $82.7 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., a move that would fundamentally reshape the world of streaming video and Hollywood. But Paramount isn't giving up on WB — this week it launched a $108 billion hostile takeover effort. In this episode, we discuss why everyone is fighting for WB, and why Netflix may be the best worst option for... Read more

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Jessica Conditt @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 23:41 EDT

Everything announced and all the winners at The Game Awards 2025

This year at The Game Awards, if your game wasn’t melodramatic, mechanically innovative, beautifully presented and aggressively French, it didn’t stand a chance. The Game Awards 2025 wrapped up on the evening of Thursday, December 11 with a record-breaking showing by Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 from Sandfall Interactive. The game received the most nominations and wins in the show’s 12-year history.But, we know that’s not really why you’re here. Between... Read more

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Anna Washenko @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 23:18 EDT

Housemarque's Saros is delayed to April 30

PlayStation had said on X that it would have news about Saros at The Game Awards, and unfortunately, fans excited for the new Housemarque project will need to wait a little longer to get their hands on it. The game has been delayed from its planned March release. But there's only a short time until the new date of April 30, and pre-orders are open now. Star Rahul Kohli appeared... Read more

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Ian Carlos Campbell @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 22:58 EDT

4:LOOP is a co-op shooter from the creator of Left 4 Dead and JJ Abrams' Bad Robot

The next game from Left 4 Dead designer Mike Booth is putting a sci-fi spin on his last game's co-op action, based on a trailer Booth and producer JJ Abrams shared at The Game Awards 2025. The new game is called 4:LOOP, and it's the first project entirely developed by Bad Robot Games, film production company Bad Robot's game studio. 4:LOOP combines the four-player co-op action of Left 4 Dead,... Read more

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Kris Holt @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 22:55 EDT

Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a podracing game set for 2026

Why have one Star Wars game announcement at an edition of The Game Awards when you can have two? Star Wars: Galactic Racer is a podracing (and speeder racing) game from Fuse Games, a studio established in 2023 by former Burnout and Need for Speed developers. It's scheduled to hit PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC in 2026. The action here is set after the fall of the Empire. With... Read more

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Anna Washenko @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 22:26 EDT

Exodus is delayed to early 2027

So there's good news and bad news about the highly anticipated Exodus coming out of The Game Awards this year. The good news is that there's a fresh trailer showcasing more of the game. The bad news is that the game won't be out until early 2027. The game was originally announced two years ago (also at The Game Awards) and had been pegged for release in 2026. We may... Read more

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Ian Carlos Campbell @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 21:58 EDT

Lara Croft will return in Tomb Raider: Catalyst and a new remake

The last mainline Tomb Raider game was 2018’s Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and after spending a few years in video game purgatory, Lara Croft is coming back in two new games. At The Game Awards 2025, Amazon Game Studios announced that Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis will reimagine of one of the hero’s early adventures in 2026, and Tomb Raider: Catalyst will continue the series in 2027.Catalyst is developed... Read more

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Kris Holt @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 21:47 EDT

Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight swoops onto PC and consoles on May 29

It didn't take too long for a game that a whole bunch of people are excited about to swoop into Grand Theft Auto VI's old release week. Or maybe Rockstar had an idea of was what was coming and delayed its blockbuster by six months to get out of the way of Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.  Either way, TT Games and Warner Bros. Games brought a new... Read more

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Ian Carlos Campbell @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 21:27 EDT

South of Midnight is coming to PS5 and Switch 2 next spring

South of Midnight is heading to PlayStation 5 and Switch 2 in Spring 2026, developer Compulsion Games announced on X. The third-person action-adventure game launched as an Xbox and PC exclusive, but like plenty of Microsoft's other first-party games, it's heading to competitors' consoles.Mixing platforming with magic-infused combat in a unique setting inspired by the folklore of the South, Compulsion Games' South of Midnight  was generally well-received when it was... Read more

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Igor Bonifacic @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 21:26 EDT

Trump orders creation of litigation task force to challenge state AI laws

On Thursday evening, President Donald Trump signed an executive order calling for a single, nationwide regulatory framework governing artificial intelligence at the expense of the ability of different states to regulate the nascent technology. “To win, United States AI companies must be free to innovate without cumbersome regulation,” the order states. “But excessive State regulation thwarts this imperative.” As was expected after a draft of the order leaked earlier this... Read more

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Anna Washenko @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 21:15 EDT

The devs of SOMA are back with a spiritual successor called Ontos

Frictional Games is back with a new game that looks primed to carry on the studio's tradition of excellence in horror. It's called Ontos, and it's slated to launch on PC, PlayStation and Xbox next year. The trailer debuted during The Game Awards 2025.The company's past projects include Amnesia: The Dark Descent and SOMA, and this new title is also looking pretty dang creepy. It looks like things will take... Read more

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Alessandro Fillari @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 21:13 EDT

Control Resonant steps into a larger world that's inspired by Neon Genesis Evangelion

Remedy Entertainment's Control is a bizarre yet totally captivating action game that feels like Die Hard by way of David Lynch. InControl: Resonant, players step into the role of the original game's most enigmatic and unsettling characters for their own jaunt through a 'new-weird' world outside The Oldest House.Just ahead of the reveal at The Game Awards, we got an early look at Control: Resonant, the next game in the... Read more

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Kris Holt @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 20:58 EDT

Larian Studios is returning to the Divinity series with... Divinity

Larian Studios didn’t rest on its laurels for long. Two years after taking home the Game of the Year prize for Baldur’s Gate III at The Game Awards, the developer popped up again at the 2025 edition of the ceremony to announce its upcoming project, which is the next entry in the Divinity series. Simply called Divinity, this will be the studio’s biggest game to date with “more breadth and... Read more

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Kris Holt @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 20:57 EDT

Ten years after The Witness, Jonathan Blow's next massive puzzle game is almost ready for primetime

Many of the big announcements at The Game Awards are for completely new projects, some of which are total surprises (if you had an Okami sequel on your bingo card last year, you're either in the know or probably used up all your luck for the next few years). We'll often get updates on games that were previously announced too. The trailer for Order of the Sinking Star is something... Read more

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Jessica Conditt @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 20:40 EDT

Coven of the Chicken Foot is the debut game from Naughty Dog alum Bruce Straley's indie studio

Coven of the Chicken Foot has a lot of things going for it already, in my book. It stars a hero rarely seen in video games, an elderly woman, and it has gorgeous storybook-style art in a lush fantasy setting. It’s a single-player puzzle platformer, it relies on wordless storytelling and the woman, a witch named Gertie, travels with a creepy-cute companion. Plus, Gertie has chicken feet. I love her... Read more

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Anna Washenko @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 20:29 EDT

Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic is a new action RPG from the director of Mass Effect and KOTOR

The Game Awards kicked off with a bang, showing the world premiere of Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic. It's a brand new action role-playing game that will be directed by Casey Hudson, who previously headed up several notable BioWare games you probably know like Mass Effect and Star Wars: Knight of the Old Republic.There’s not much to go on in the trailer, but the game simply existing is... Read more

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Kris Holt @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 20:08 EDT

Capcom's Pragmata is coming your way on April 24

Capcom’s long, long-delayed sci-fi shooter Pragmata finally has a release date. It’s headed your way on April 24, 2026 on Steam, PS5, Xbox Series X/S and — as Capcom confirmed in a trailer at The Game Awards — Nintendo Switch 2. You don’t have to wait another four months to try it out, though. A gameplay demo is out now on Steam. It will be available for consoles at a... Read more

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Anna Washenko @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 19:56 EDT

Bradley the Badger looks like Wreck-It Ralph as a real video game

A lot of trailers drop during The Game Awards, but the comedy of Bradley the Badger stood out from the pack. The conceit is similar to Wreck-It Ralph. Bradley, the protagonist of a fictional platforming series, is suddenly transported into the worlds of other unfinished video games; the trailer shows a badger-ified Bloodborne, Cyberpunk 2077 and The Last of Us. He also has access to a kit of dev tools... Read more

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Anna Washenko @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 18:55 EDT

Apple (mostly) loses its appeal in Epic Games case

Apple has clawed back a bit of ground in its legal fight with Epic Games that could have wide-reaching consequences for all app developers. Today, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals mostly upheld a previous contempt ruling regarding fees Apple levied on third-party payment systems. However, the judges did decide to reverse the order that Apple cannot charge any commissions on those external payments, which was one of the... Read more

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Ian Carlos Campbell @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 16:57 EDT

Amazon's AI-generated recap tool didn't watch Fallout very closely

Amazon's plan to offer AI-generated recaps of Prime Video shows isn't off to a great start. The company's recap of the first season of Fallout features multiple errors, GamesRadar+ writes, including basic facts about the plot of the show.You can watch the recap yourself in the "Extras" section of Amazon's Fallout season two listing in Prime Video. Besides being somewhat dry, the AI-generated recap incorrectly identifies the time period of... Read more

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Igor Bonifacic @ Engadget · 12/11/2025 16:30 EDT

Disney's deal with OpenAI is about controlling the future of copyright

This morning Disney and OpenAI announced a three-year licensing agreement: Starting in 2026, ChatGPT and Sora can generate images and videos incorporating Disney IP, including more than 200 characters from the company's stable of Star Wars, Pixar and Marvel brands. To say these companies make for strange bedfellows is an understatement.  The agreement brings together two parties with very different public stances on copyright. Before OpenAI released Sora, the company... Read more

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