Microsoft and Asus have been working together over the past year to create not one, but two new ROG Xbox Ally handhelds. Both of these Xbox Ally devices, part of the Project Kennan effort I reported on earlier this year, include a new full-screen Xbox experience on Windows thatâs designed to be more handheld-friendly and [âŠ] Read more âș
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Something strange is going on with Microsoftâs Xbox app on Windows. Over the past few days, the Xbox PC app has started showing Xbox console games inside the library. While you canât install games like the original Alan Wake for Xbox 360, it shows up if you own it as part of the âMy PC [âŠ] Read more âș
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When Xiaomi and Realme both rocked up to February's Mobile World Congress with concept smartphones featuring attachable camera lenses, Vivo's executives must have had a quiet chuckle knowing they were ready to launch the real thing just two months later. Its flagship X200 Ultra went on sale in China a few weeks ago. Even by [âŠ] Read more âș
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You can play the latest entry in the Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy XVI, on Xbox right now. Shadow dropped during todayâs Xbox Games Showcase, players will be able to experience FFXVIâs slick-ass kaiju monster battles, incredible voice acting, and ho-hum story (because, hey, you canât expect Square Enix to be perfect at everything). In [âŠ] Read more âș
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The worst-kept secret in gaming is no longer a secret. At the Xbox Games Showcase, Atlus announced that a full remake of Persona 4 is in development. Itâs called Persona 4 Revival, and while there werenât many details revealed â like when itâll actually launch â we did get a brief teaser trailer. Itâs coming [âŠ] Read more âș
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Microsoft first revealed Gears of War: E-Day during its Xbox Games Showcase last year, and at todayâs showcase itâs now putting a 2026 release window on the latest entry in the sci-fi shooter series. Developed by The Coalition, E-Day will release in a year that marks 20 years since the original Gears of War game [âŠ] Read more âș
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Game Freak, perhaps best known for its work on the PokĂ©mon franchise, is working on a new action RPG called Beast of Reincarnation that will launch sometime in 2026. In the game, you play as Emma, who will be accompanied by a canine friend. âSurvive a journey across an ominous, ever-changing world where dangerous forests [âŠ] Read more âș
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For years, protecting kids online has been touted as one of the only issues Republicans and Democrats could agree on. Last year, nearly the entire Senate voted to pass a substantive kids online safety bill in an exceedingly rare show of bipartisanship. Right before the vote to pass the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), then-Majority [âŠ] Read more âș
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When OnePlus first introduced its tablet to the world, it impressed with high-end specs at an affordable price. Now, with the OnePlus Pad 3, the company is refining that formula. This latest model brings modest hardware upgrades - including a larger, sharper display, a bigger battery, and an updated smart keyboard - along with meaningful [âŠ] Read more âș
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Microsoft and Asus have just announced two ROG Xbox Ally devices that include a new full-screen Xbox experience for handhelds. After promising to combine âthe best of Xbox and Windows togetherâ for handhelds earlier this year, Microsoft is now revealing exactly how it is overhauling the Xbox app, Game Bar, and Windows itself to better [âŠ] Read more âș
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"I want to make a big announcement," said Faryar Shirzad, the chief policy officer of Coinbase, to a nearly empty room. His words echoed across the massive hall at the Bitcoin Conference, deep in the caverns of The Venetian Expo in Las Vegas, and it wasn't apparent how many people were watching on the livestream. [âŠ] Read more âș
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The Wholesome Direct is always full of cute and charming games to keep an eye on for the future. But it's also a great place to find things to play now - and that's especially true this year. The 2025 edition of the livestream showcase included a number of games that released during the show [âŠ] Read more âș
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Father's Day rules. It's a day to celebrate all that dads have contributed to the people, homes, and communities that they're a part of. Being a dad is a lot of work - something I can vouch for, being a relatively new one myself - so for Father's Day, why not give dear old dad [âŠ] Read more âș
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When fans nervously tuned in to watch HBO's adaptation of one of their favorite video games, there was one familiar presence that immediately calmed their nerves: the mournful guitar of Gustavo Santaolalla. As certain story beats changed and beloved polygonal faces were replaced with new actors, the beating heart of The Last of Us - [âŠ] Read more âș
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This yearâs WWDC kicks off in less than a week, which means Apple is likely to announce a string of software changes in short order, some of which are designed to improve Appleâs latest pair of premium earbuds. Thankfully, if you havenât yet pulled the trigger on the second-gen AirPods Pro, theyâre once again on [âŠ] Read more âș
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Senate Commerce Republicans have kept a ten year moratorium on state AI laws in their latest version of President Donald Trump's massive budget package. And a growing number of lawmakers and civil society groups warn that its broad language could put consumer protections on the chopping block. Republicans who support the provision, which the House [âŠ] Read more âș
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After the departure of one Republican and one Democratic commissioner on Friday, the Federal Communications Commission is down to two members, falling below the quorum threshold for what's typically a five-person panel. Commissioners Nathan Simington and Geoffrey Starks stepped down at the end of the week. That leaves Republican Chair Brendan Carr and Democratic Commissioner [âŠ] Read more âș
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It's early June and the vibes are decidedly off in Cupertino. The hype leading up to Apple's last two developer conferences felt much different. There was anticipation in 2023 for a potentially groundbreaking new headset. In 2024, there was a sense of urgency leading up to the company's AI announcements and whispers that Siri might [âŠ] Read more âș
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I usually struggle with strategy games. They're typically too hard for me, and I often get overwhelmed at managing multiple characters or squads. But I couldn't put down Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, which blends ideas from strategy games and classic TMNT arcade games to keep things snappy, easy to play, and full of [âŠ] Read more âș
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Battlelines are being drawn between the major AI labs and the popular applications that rely on them. This week, both Anthropic and OpenAI took shots at two leading AI apps: Windsurf, one of the most popular vibe coding tools, and Granola, a buzzy AI app for taking meeting notes. "With less than five days of [âŠ] Read more âș
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The Nintendo Switch 2 is more expensive in practically every way: pricier console, pricier games, an entire Chat button you'll eventually have to pay to use. So it was nice when Nintendo revealed you won't need its own $55 camera to video chat with pals. "You can use the Nintendo Switch 2 camera accessory (sold [âŠ] Read more âș
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Now that Summer Game Fest 2025 is off and running, it's time for my favorite part of the show: Day of the Devs. Day of the Devs is a yearly showcase highlighting the newest, quirkiest indie releases, and it is frequently the source of some of my favorite games SGF has on offer. This year [âŠ] Read more âș
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After a very convincing tease that suggested news was in fact not incoming, Capcom just officially announced Resident Evil Requiem, the ninth mainline entry in the franchise. It launches on February 27th, 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox. The announcement came via a lengthy trailer that took quite a while before revealing itself to indeed [âŠ] Read more âș
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Robot vacuums are impressive devices that will clean your floors well and â thanks to bigger batteries and better robot brains â rarely get tired of doing their job. Over the last few years, they have gone from being utilitarian devices that sweep your floor to full-fledged home robots that can vacuum and mop your [âŠ] Read more âș
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In 1999, the iconic New York rap group Wu-Tang Clan released their very first video game, Wu-Tang: Shaolin Style. Now, 25 years later, the Wu have returned with a new game project called Wu-Tang: Rise of the Deceiver. Announced simultaneously at Summer Game Fest and at the opening performance of the groupâs farewell tour, Rise [âŠ] Read more âș
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Yacht Club Games, the studio behind the Shovel Knight series, is launching its next game, Mina the Hollower, on October 31st, the team announced as part of Summer Game Fest on Friday. Mina the Hollower is a top-down adventure game that looks like it was ripped directly from a Game Boy Color. You play as [âŠ] Read more âș
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After a long wait filled with leaks, reveals, preorder stress, and hands-on events, the Nintendo Switch 2âs launch day has finally arrived around the world, including launch events at retailers like Walmart, GameStop, Best Buy, and Target. Nintendoâs next console looks like a worthy successor to the original Switch, and it has a lot of games to play [âŠ] Read more âș
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Square Enix just announced Killer Inn, a new âmurder mystery actionâ game, as part of Summer Game Fest on Friday. In a Killer Inn match, 24 players are divided into two teams of âwolvesâ and âlambs,â and itâs the job of the lambs to discover and kill all the wolves or for the wolves to [âŠ] Read more âș
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Iâm not sure how it took so long, but a real-time strategy game set in Westeros is finally in the works. The new game is called Game of Thrones: War for Westeros, and itâs described as a âclassic, premiumâ RTS game for PC that will let players take control of the various houses and factions [âŠ] Read more âș
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It used to be easy to pick an Apple Watch. All you had to do was choose whether you wanted the larger model or the smaller one. Then Apple added optional cellular connectivity. Then, a more affordable Watch SE (now in its second generation) and, in 2022, the rugged Apple Watch Ultra (also now in [âŠ] Read more âș
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