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California’s attorney general Rob Bonta launched a probe into the deal shortly after it was announced. Robert V Schwemmer/Shutterstock Amid widespread opposition to Paramount’s $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros., multiple US states are reportedly working together to fight the merger. According to a Reuters report, California and New York are among states

I’d normally include new demos in the “upcoming” section since the full games aren’t out yet. But since there’s so much to talk about this week (and so many demos popping up ahead of Steam Next Fest), I’m featuring them in an extra-special bonus section this time. Pixel Washer Developer: ValadriaPublisher: AcclaimDemo: Steam Here’s one

It’s raining blood, hallelujah. Shift Up Among a slew of announcements at Summer Games Fest 2026, Shift Up revealed the sequel to its breakout hit, Stellar Blade. The sequel, which we now know is called Stellar Blade: Blood Rain, is said to be in the same universe as the first game in the

There’s a lot we still don’t know about NVIDIA’s RTX Spark AI chip — we’re still waiting on deeper technical details and pricing for the first batch of systems — but it has a decent shot of changing the way we think of Windows PCs entirely. RTX Spark should offer the raw performance that the first

Valve The Steam Machine and Steam Frame are officially scheduled to land in summer 2026, Valve announced today in a blog post about something else entirely. There’s still no word on how much either bit of hardware will cost. Valve made the big release-window reveal in a developer-focused blog post about the Steam Machine

You’ll see updates and announcements for numerous games across all platforms. Summer Game Fest Summer Game Fest (SGF) in Los Angeles looks to be a blockbuster with no less than 18 events across the show’s June 2-8 schedule. The highlight is tomorrow’s showcase hosted by Geoff Keighley and Lucy James with news, updates and

The state law governing app use by minors takes effect tomorrow. Tada Images/Shutterstock We’re continuing to see the impact of the wave of age verification laws being passed by US state governments over the last year. Apple announced today that apps distributed in Texas will need to conform to the requirements set out

There were concerns that it would only appeal to hardcore fans. MGM Amazon’s fledgling Stargate series, announced last November, has been canceled, Variety reported. The new show was met with enthusiasm by franchise fans and would have been helmed by Martin Gero, who worked on Stargate: Atlantis back in the early 2000s. However,

Workers can pause the all-seeing eye when they need to “check something personal.” Chesnot/Getty Images Meta is making some minor concessions in its extremely dystopian plan to track employees’ mouse clicks and keystrokes in the name of AI training. The company has reportedly made some changes to the controversial project known internally as

BodyFit’s designed for GLP-1 users to keep an eye on their muscle mass. Withings Withings made its name in smart bathroom scales, but has found it increasingly hard to bring new features to its low end products. At least at the high end, it can justify charging $600 for a scale promising clinical

AMD's Radeon RX 9070 GRE is finally available globally, and it's a solid performer for $549. Read the original article here

The Google Store Omotesando should open this summer in Japan. View Press/Getty Images Google has announced it will open a flagship store in Tokyo, Japan. The Google Store Omotesando will be the company’s first retail store outside the US, for the most part. Visitors to the store “can see and purchase a wide

I’ll admit that I was a bit put off when I learned that Nintendo’s new WarioWare-like mobile game, Pictonico!, would need to use pictures from my phone’s gallery. I’m pretty selective when it comes to giving apps access to my photos, and the idea of a game possibly being filled with pictures of my own

Go from 4K resolution for Crimson Desert to 680Hz for Counter-Strike 2. ginchang/Shutterstock Gaming monitors that let you switch between two modes aren’t new, but MSI is pushing that even further with its OLED monitor can shift across three modes. For Computex 2026, MSI is claiming a world’s first with a 31.5-inch gaming

The Spanish soccer player posted a bunch of images featuring the mystery product. Lamine Yamal via Instagram Beats has made a tradition of slipping unannounced products to famous athletes and letting a little mystery drive the hype train, and it’s just done it again with a pair of bubblegum pink (perhaps with a

The long-awaited Mina the Hollower from Yacht Club Games (Shovel Knight) finally arrived this week and the reviews have largely been glowing. This is an action-adventure game in which you play as a mouse named Mina. She can burrow underground to temporarily become invincible and pop out of the ground to cross short gaps. Mina

The reboot of the classic Xbox series is now coming out in February 2027. Fable, a reboot of the Xbox fantasy RPG series developed by Playground Games, has been delayed. The game’s release date is shifting from fall 2026 to February 2027 “so it can have the dedicated moment it deserves,” according to a post

It’s a full-featured version of the app used in recent blockbuster movies like Superman. Marvel Studios If you’re interested in 3D animation, Massive has released a free version of its pioneering crowd simulator created for The Lord of the Rings and used in recent blockbusters like Superman and Avatar: Fire and Ash. Called Massive 101, it’s