Headlines
- All
- Africa
- Asia
- Business
- Culture
- Environment
- Europe
- Gaming
- Markets
- Middle East
- Movies & TV
- Music
- Politics
- Science
- South America
- Tech
- World News
How to enjoy Umamusume: Pretty Derby without spending any money
As long as you aren't in it for PvP, the F2P life works.
'I have been fooled': Reddit user endures the roasting of a lifetime after asking how to download a 487MB book they worked on with ChatGPT for over 2 weeks
There was no book.
Karl Urban has no powers in the first trailer for Mortal Kombat 2, he's 'just incredibly handsome'
Mortal Kombat 2 hits screens in October.
Lagoon Layer Banandium Gem locations in Donkey Kong Bananza
Banandium Gems are golden bananas scattered around the layers in Donkey Kong Bananza. You’ll find dozens of these collectibles in the Lagoon Layer. The Lagoon Layer is home to, well, a lagoon, and to the wise Kong Elder. Some of the Banandium Gems in the this layer will require
OpenAI just launched its new ChatGPT Agent that can make as many as 1 complicated cupcake order per hour, but even Sam Altman says you probably shouldn't trust it for 'high-stakes uses'
What's the worst that could happen?
Retro gaming YouTuber faces criminal charges and possible jail time for reviewing handheld consoles that shipped with pre-loaded ROMs
Italian YouTuber Francesco Salicini, who streams as Once Were Nerd, says police confiscated more than 30 consoles back in April.
The New RoboCop Game Is A Fun But Shallow Spin-Off
RoboCop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business is a newly released standalone expansion to 2023's surprisingly excellent and charming RoboCop: Rogue City . And while this new RoboCop game is built on the foundation of Rogue City, it lacks a lot of what made the first game so
Multi-billionaire Gabe Newell says the whole startup culture of pitching VCs makes no business sense: 'A great way of destroying money and wasting peoples' time'
"The key is to ignore all the distractions."
Esports Player Changes Name From ‘Hitler’ To ‘Henry’ And Apologizes
The vast majority of esports players use a handle when competing rather than their real name. You probably hear the name SonicFox and immediately think of the professional fighting game player, but might not recognize their real name, Dominique McLean. The practice is probably
Donkey Kong Bananza skills list and how to unlock them
Skills change the way you play Donkey Kong Bananza. As you collect Banandium Gems, you’ll earn skill points that can be used to upgrade Donkey Kong’s stats or unlock new skills. Most skills can also be upgraded multiple times, which will provide you with even more stats and
Now's The Perfect Time To Grab Civilization 6 For Free While Civ 7 Is Still In Its Rebuilding Phase
Months later, Civilization 7 still isn’t quite where it needs to be . It’s getting new updates all the time, but it’s still getting panned by fans for lacking features and feeling incomplete by the 4X strategy series’ standards. Fortunately, Civilization 6 is currently free to
Donkey Kong Bananza’s ending clears up one thing about the weird DK timeline
Donkey Kong Bananza is finally here, as is some clarity about where it might fit into the Donkey Kong timeline and why Nintendo’s original damsel-in-distress Pauline appears as a much younger version of herself. But questions still abound about how, you know, the events of
I'm Sad I'll Never Get To Order The Mega Fries
I’ll never get to see the Beatles live. I’ll never get to watch a T-Rex run through the jungle. And now I can add one more entry to my list of “Cool shit I missed out on.” I’ll never get a chance to order and then eat McDonald’s mega fries. The universe is cruel. Read more...
Civilization 6 Platinum Edition goes free to kick off Epic's 2025 Summer Sale
The Platinum Edition includes the base game plus two expansions and six DLC packs—it's a big one.
Ubisoft and Netflix greenlight Assassin's Creed live-action series
The news comes five years after the French company announced a partnership with Netflix.
A mere 8 years on, Assassin's Creed is bringing 'power and violence and sex and greed and vengeance' to Netflix as a TV show
Put me in the animus to see what my ancestors thought about the Assassin's Creed TV show announcements from their lifetimes.
New Tron: Ares Trailer Looks Good...Ah, Damn, I Forgot Jared Leto Is In It
The first official trailer for Tron: Ares is here, and it looks like a different but possibly very cool installment in Disney’s cult classic sci-fi franchise . Seeing Tron vehicles and characters enter the real world is neat and—Oh damn it, I totally forgot Jared Leto is, like,
Rematch: 4 Essential Tips To Improve Your Game
Rematch is developer Sloclap’s (Sifu, Absolver) latest game. It’s a soccer game (or football for you Europeans)currently in early access. It’s a surprisingly authentic soccer game that takes some creative liberties, such as placing a barrier on the edges of the field so the
This Short And Sweet RPG Spins Up A Beautiful Deckbuilding Melody
Fretless - The Wrath of Riffson is the kind of genre-blending mismatch that’s just crazy enough to work. A turn-based deck-building rhythm game clearly made by musicians with a care for the craft scratches an itch for me that a lot of more straightforward rhythm games don’t.
Gabe Newell's daily routine is 'get up, work, go scuba diving,' says he's been 'retired for a long time' but works 7 days a week: 'The things I get to do every day are super-awesome'
"I'm working from my bedroom as you can tell."
The Drifter review
Powerhoof issues a gorgeous and moody point 'n' click adventure, with a sci-fi twist that can't stick the landing.
I'm always on the lookout for a good tile-based roguelike, and this Finnish fever dream of imps and ice trolls seems like it could have the juice
What can I say? I'm a sucker for "silent but all-seeing forests."
Bananza is Nintendo’s latest attempt to show you Donkey Kong’s caked-up butt
He’s the leader of the bunch; you know him well. He’s finally back to show some tail — in Donkey Kong Bananza, that is. If you’re playing the newest Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive, perhaps your eyes have been drawn to a particular area of the brown gorilla’s anatomy. It’s kind of
You’re Gonna Have To Put In The Work To Romance Goddess Matsuri In Rune Factory: Guardians Of Azuma
When it comes to romance in most cozy video games, you usually wind up dating and marrying someone from town. Maybe they’re nice, but also a little plain. Attractive, but not hot. . Well, Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma shakes up this stale formula by letting you romance
Persona 5 Gacha Studio Acknowledges Angry Feedback, Promises Response
Persona 5: The Phantom X has faced a sudden barrage of criticism in the wake of its western launch. The team at Black Wings Game Studio was met with backlash after it was announced the gacha game would be accelerating its story rollout to catch up to the original Chinese
It took 12 years, but Grand Theft Auto 5 is now legal in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia gets GTA 5 before we get GTA 6.
Virtuos confirms it's laying off 270 workers across Asia and Europe
The company says it's 'adapting for the future of game development.'
Superman continues James Gunn’s horrifying war against characters’ eyes
The 2025 Superman reboot is, by all accounts, a resounding success. Critics like it a lot, moviegoers are loving it, and it made bank during its opening weekend. It also scared the shit outta me during a couple action sequences. I can handle a lot of violence in films. I
Helldivers 2 Players Are Now Using Dark Matter To Warp Through Bunkers
Helldivers 2's latest battle pass rewards went live today and they include some really neat tech. In addition to new laser turrets and electrical grenades, the new Control Group Warbond lets players unlock a dark matter-powered jetpack that lets them blink around the
Help, The PS5 Store Is Flooded With AI Slop
I was recently digging through the PlayStation Store’s upcoming games section when I spotted a clearly AI-generated image of a shark in shoes. “Strange,” I thought to myself. And then I saw another. And then three more. And then even more. That’s when I realized AI slop has
Mortal Kombat II’s First Trailer Is Bloody, Cheesy, And Full of Johnny Cage
Mortal Kombat II, the second film in Warner Bros. live-action reboot of the fighting game adaptation , got its first trailer today, and I hope you like Johnny Cage, because it looks like he’s the star of the show this time. That’s not terribly surprising, I suppose, given
Mortal Kombat II trailer showcases fatalities and a tournament in full effect
Mortal Kombat II’s trailer has arrived, set to deliver a video game-accurate Mortal Kombat tournament, with all the carnage and dark humor the franchise is known for. In the trailer, Karl Urban’s Johnny Cage is spotted at a bar, where a fan recognizes him and cracks some meta
Flexispot OC3/BS3 Review
An office chair with absolutely everything I want, except a comfy seat.
Rejoice, Tank players: Marvel Rivals has nerfed Wolverine, a mere five days after buffing him because it brought 'a bit too much heat to Vanguards'
I hate to say I told you so.
Donkey Kong Bananza shows just how much the last two Zeldas have changed Nintendo
Here it is: The first 3D Nintendo platform game conceived and produced after The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild did the unthinkable and outsold that generation’s marquee Mario game, Super Mario Odyssey. The first since Breath of the Wild ensured it was Zelda, not Mario,
If you want to know why graphics cards are still so painfully pricey, you might want to take a look at TSMC's record-high profits which are heading for $50 billion this year
Would sir care for just one more wafer?
Halo writer to turn Assassin’s Creed into a live-action Netflix show
Five years after initial reports, Netflix has officially confirmed that a live-action Assassin’s Creed series is in development. Netflix’s deal with Assassin’s Creed publisher Ubisoft has been in place since 2020, with the project cycling through multiple creative teams over
Assassin's Creed TV Show Announced 5 Years Ago Finally Moving Forward At Netflix
We’re getting flooded with TV adaptations of popular video game franchises these days, but Assassin’s Creed is a better fit than most. Announced over three years ago, the Netflix show based on the long-running Ubisoft series is finally moving forward, the companies announced
Who is Rhys Darby playing in Star Trek: Strange New Worlds?
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds returns for season 3 on July 17, kicking off with “Hegemony, Part II,” the action- and horror-packed conclusion to season 2’s cliffhanger finale. But the series, known for its genre shifts, changes gears in the second part of the two-episode
Report: Wardogs developer Bulkhead is laying off workers
As the studio CEO announces a Gamescom demo to seemingly gauge publisher interest, employees write farewell posts via LinkedIn.
Looks like the Taiwanese chip industry is becoming a hot target for Chinese state-sponsored hackers trying to nab trade secrets
Get your own chips, these are mine.
Donkey Kong Bananza’s chaotic co-op gives your kid way too much power
Donkey Kong Bananaza is a classic Nintendo game through and through. It’s a throwback to the likes of Super Mario Sunshine and Wario World, pulled from an era of 3D platformers where Nintendo was reaching new creative heights in the GameCube era. But it’s also vintage Nintendo
OptiScaler has been updated to theoretically support AMD's FSR 4 in all games with upscaling that don't use Vulkan or anti-cheat—which is nice, but why the heck doesn't AMD do this?
FSR 4 is great, which is why the limited game support is so disappointing.
Hyperbeat is one of the best rhythm games I've played, with one of the most confusing UIs which at times makes me feel sick
It'll definitely take a while to adjust.
Original Crash Lead Programmer Says N. Sane Trilogy 'Completely Botched How Jumping Works'
As is being discussed over on Resetera , a LinkedIn post from Naughty Dog co-founder and lead programmer on the original Crash Bandicoot from 1996, Andrew (Andy) Gavin, dives into a critical difference between the original box-bashing bandicoot experience and Vicarious Visions’
Meta is using its own blend of AI-optimised, low-carbon 'green concrete' in one of its honking great data centers
There's something here about oceans and small amounts of liquid, I reckon.
New Gaming Handheld Transforms From A Nintendo Switch Into A DS But It Won't Come Cheap
The OneXSugar Sugar 1 was announced earlier this year and is one of the wildest modern gaming handhelds out of China I’ve ever seen. It has multiple screens and a bunch of swinging arms that make it look like a Transformer that spans multiple generations of portable Nintendo
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey is selling out IMAX theaters a year in advance
The hype for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey, starring Matt Damon (and roughly half of Hollywood,) is very real. The movie doesn’t hit theaters for another year, but its trailer is already crashing the party in front of summer blockbusters like Superman and Jurassic World