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Valhalla finally gets New Game+ on November 5, Black Flag Resynced receives its last big update, and Ubisoft is gearing up for the series 20th birthday.
TabStationToo brings PCSX2 to the browser with help from Claude. Final Fantasy XII and Burnout ran flawlessly on our GMKtec M8 mini PC, though the project remains experimental and requires your own files.
Nvidia is bringing Phantom Blade Zero to GeForce NOW at launch alongside eight other games, while adding new membership options in India and mod support for Cyberpunk 2077 and The Witcher 3.
Acers Predator Atlas 8 finally has a US release date and price, several months after the company first showed off the handheld in May. The highlight is the Intel Arc G3 Extreme chip inside, which has been adopted by only a couple of other consoles besides the Atlas 8. This version will go on sale []
The 2026 ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 packs serious gaming performance, a gorgeous 2.8K OLED display, and surprisingly usable battery life into a 1.5kg chassis, but its Indian price and 8GB RTX 5070 hold it back.
Google Play Games Sidekick can now save the previous 30 seconds of Android gameplay, borrowing a familiar Nintendo Switch trick without requiring players to record an entire session ahead of time.
A new open-source project called nxnative lets you play your Nintendo Switch games natively on iPhone, iPad, and Mac, and some titles even run at 60 FPS.
The latest in the legendary franchise offers memorable missions, grounded themes, and plenty of variety to keep you hooked.
Epic AI MegaJam offers $65,000 in prizes and up to $50,000 development grants
Its turning into a pretty good time to be a Monster Hunter fan who plays on a phone. Capcom has confirmed that Monster Hunter Outlanders will launch on Android and iOS on October 29, giving the series a new mobile-first game just as Monster Hunter Rise is also preparing to make the jump to smartphones []
Phantom Blade Zero gets physical PS5 editions in 2027. But is that enough to make the fans of physical discs happy?
The Nintendo Switch 2 has reportedly been jailbroken with help from OpenAI's Codex, opening the door to homebrew and game modding, but limitations remain.
Electronic Arts is shutting down BioWare after more than three decades, bringing the curtain down on the studio behind Mass Effect, Dragon Age, Baldurs Gate, and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic. EA also canceled the nextMass Effectin early development, and the closure is part of a wider restructuring that will reportedly eliminate around []
Putting an active cooling fan inside a gaming smartphone is not a revolutionary idea. Red Magic phones have done this for a while, but Honor apparently thinks a single fan isnt enough to cool the demanding Qualcomm flagship chip, so it included two in its new Win 2 gaming smartphone. The Chinese company unveiled the []
Xbox is reportedly planning a major Game Pass overhaul that could introduce la carte add-ons for console games, cloud gaming, and multiplayer.
Red Magic has launched the 12 Pro+ in China with RGB liquid cooling, a 185Hz display, and an 8,400mAh battery. It will launch globally as the Red Magic 12 Pro.

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