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Summer has arrived, ushering in the busiest and most exciting time of the year for the video game industry and its fans. Summer Game Fest, along with a bevy of video game showcases representing multiple genres and demographics, will reveal new titles, provide updates on known projects, and perhaps even a few surprises. If you’re looking for a show that caters to your specific gaming tastes or prefer to absorb every bit of news across multiple presentations, we have you covered. To keep up with every broadcast airing during the season, here is a list of showcases taking place this summer.…

Google has announced an overhaul for its AI subscriptions at I/O 2026, adding a new AI Ultra tier, cutting the price of its top plan from $250 to $200, and rolling out new models and features across all plans. New tiers and pricing The new $100/month AI Ultra plan targets developers, technical leads, knowledge workers, and advanced creators. It includes a 5x higher usage limit in the Gemini app compared to the Pro plan, 20 TB of cloud storage, a YouTube Premium individual plan, priority access to Google Antigravity, and Gemini 3.5 Flash for testing and debugging. It also includes…

The wait is over: this week, Lego Batman finally returns in Legacy of the Dark Knight, and according to our review (which I wrote!), it’s a worthy addition to the Caped Crusader’s gaming history. If you’re jumping in blind, however, you might miss some simple mechanics that let you get ahead in the game, so we’ve compiled this list of tips to help you put your best Lego foot forward. The DifficultyWhen starting the game, players will have the option between three different difficulty levels: Classic, Caped Crusader, and Dark Knight. If you have experience with action games, we recommend starting…

Google is making a bigger play for the living room, and this time, it is not just about what you watch — it is also about how you interact with your TV. At Google I/O 2026, the company revealed a fresh batch of updates for Google TV and Android TV developers, all centered around one idea: TVs are no longer passive screens sitting in the corner of your house. With more than 300 million monthly active devices across Google TV and Android TV, Google clearly sees the television as its next major AI battleground. And Gemini is now at the…

Microsoft launched the new Surface Laptop and Surface Pro today, and then, almost as a footnote at the end of the press release, confirmed that more versions are also on the way. While the Intel Core Ultra 3 models are available for business customers right now, the Snapdragon X2 variants, which Microsoft says will deliver “up to 80% faster local AI inferencing,” are confirmed to arrive later this year. What did Microsoft say about the Snapdragon X2 Surface models? “Later this year, we will extend the Surface for Business portfolio with models featuring the Snapdragon X2 processors.” That’s what Microsoft…

Marshall has a habit of making headphones that look like someone left them backstage at a 1970s rock concert, and the new Milton ANC continue that tradition. Even if I leave aesthetics for a moment, what’s inside the headphones is genuinely hard to argue with at $229.  Announced on May 19, 2026, the Milton ANC are available via Marshall’s website. These are the company’s first on-ear headphones with adaptive noise cancellation, landing between the Major V ($149) and the Monitor III ANC ($349) in Marshall’s lineup.  What exactly does $229 actually get you? The headline figure here is 80 hours…

Few superhero franchises continue to dominate pop culture like Spider-Man. With upcoming films like Spider-Man: Brand New Day and Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse building up hype, Sony is now expanding the web-slinger’s universe onto streaming with MGM+ and Prime Video’s new live-action series, Spider-Noir, developed by Oren Uziel. Developed by Oren Uziel, this 1930s-set noir thriller stars Nicolas Cage as Ben Reilly, a private investigator who has long abandoned his masked alter-ego, “The Spider.” However, when superpowered criminals emerge in New York City, Reilly must confront his past and become a superhero once again. In an interview with Digital Trends,…

Nintendo has revealed Pictonico, a new mobile game launching next week. The party game takes existing photos from your phone or tablet and turns them into WarioWare-esque minigames. The reveal trailer shows examples such as turning a portrait into a corn-eating minigame where you move the subject’s mouth to chomp on food, or pulling down crabs pinching someone’s face. “Rediscover old photos of loved ones and see them in a whole new light as they navigate everything from zombie attacks, quirky costume changes, carnival challenges and more,” reads Nintendo’s press release. Pictonico also offers a Score Attack mode, a board-game-style stage-clearing…

Apple has announced a major set of accessibility updates across iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Vision Pro, and Apple TV, with many of the new features powered by Apple Intelligence. The company says the updates are designed to make devices more useful for users with visual, hearing, mobility, and learning disabilities while maintaining Apple’s privacy-focused approach to AI. The new accessibility features will roll out later this year as part of Apple’s upcoming software updates. Apple is bringing AI into accessibility features One of the biggest updates focuses on VoiceOver and Magnifier for users who are blind or have low vision.…

I adore the 1995 Super Nintendo game, Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island, but I am mature enough to admit that each new Yoshi game is worth examining on its own terms. Yoshi and the Mysterious Book has no obligation to be a new retread of that 30-year-old game and it isn’t. I admire the willingness to try something different. This adventure plays more like a unique puzzle game with Yoshi aesthetics, and the result is a largely rewarding experience that rarely challenged me, but didn’t have a problem delivering the charm. You’re still eating creatures and throwing eggs as we…