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Epic has announced its annual State of Unreal, a showcase detailing upcoming updates about its Unreal Engine and Epic in general. The presentation airs tomorrow, June 3, and the big news is that The Witcher IV will make an appearance.CD Projekt Red confirmed on social media that it’s bringing The Witcher IV to the event to show off the technology and features powering the game. The upcoming fourth title, which was first revealed during The Game Awards last December, is being developed using Unreal Engine 5 instead of the studio’s proprietary REDengine 4. You can catch the State of Unreal…
Hitman: World of Assassination developer IO Interactive revealed earlier today that its in-development James Bond game is titled “007 First Light.” Now, the studio has announced its first-ever IOI Showcase. It will air this Friday, June 6, and feature Hitman, 007 First Light, Leslie Benzies’ MindsEye, and more.“IO Interactive, the independent video game developer and publisher behind, among others, the internationally acclaimed Hitman franchise, has announced its first IOI Showcase, a live-streamed and in-person event revealing details from the celebrated game creator’s properties and its publishing branch, IOI Partners, including Hitman, MindsEye, and 007 First Light,” the announcement reads. “The…
Last month, Nintendo detailed several Switch 2 updates coming to select Switch games, including Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. At the time, it said the games would get an update to increase resolution and frame rates on Switch. We later learned players can expect the games to run at 4K/60 FPS, and now, thanks to a new video uploaded on the Nintendo Today news app, we can see it in action. Though we can’t embed the video here – it’s locked into the Nintendo Today! App – Wario64 on Bluesky posted a recording of the video that you can check out here.As…
Samsung UK urged compatible Galaxy device users on Monday to activate and update the latest anti-theft features. The message from the South Korean tech giant comes as the UK Home Office has started a new nationwide action to tackle the rising instances of smartphone theft in the country. The company’s UK division highlighted that it sent a public safety security message alert to more than 40 million Samsung account holders in the UK via customer communication channels and the Samsung Members platform.Samsung to Expand Anti-Theft Features to More Galaxy DevicesIn its UK newsroom page, Samsung stated that it will continue…
Epic has announced its annual State of Unreal, a showcase detailing upcoming updates about its Unreal Engine and Epic in general. The presentation airs tomorrow, June 3, and the big news is that The Witcher IV will make an appearance.CD Projekt Red confirmed on social media that it’s bringing The Witcher IV to the event to show off the technology and features powering the game. The upcoming fourth title, which was first revealed during The Game Awards last December, is being developed using Unreal Engine 5 instead of the studio’s proprietary REDengine 4. You can catch the State of Unreal…
April’s Nintendo Switch 2 Direct revealed many details about the upcoming console, but the most unexpected portion of the showcase was the sweeping announcements of games coming to the platform, which included a lot of surprising titles. Among those was Project 007, a James Bond game we hadn’t heard an update on in years from IO Interactive, the developers behind the Hitman series. Today, we learned the game’s proper name and that a full reveal will drop this week, presumably during one of the summer’s major showcases.https://x.com/007GameIOI/status/1929553749963350144The title is 007 First Light, and while details are scarce, a description of…
Honor Magic V5 is said to be in the works as a successor to the Magic V3. While Honor is yet to confirm its arrival, new leaks coming out of China have offered hints about the foldable’s launch timeline and specifications. The handset is tipped to come with a large battery that is claimed to the biggest among foldable phones. It is said to run on the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset. The Honor Magic V5 is tipped to feature an 8-inch foldable screen and a 6.45-inch cover screen.Multiple Chinese tipsters, including Smart Pikachu and Guan on Weibo, have claimed that…
In March of 2024, Stig Asmussen revealed Giant Skull, a new developer he founded after leaving Respawn, where he directed both games in the Star Wars Jedi series. While the studio claimed it was working on an action adventure game, we didn’t have any more details until today, when Wizards of the Coast announced its partnership with the developer on a Dungeons & Dragons game via a press release.The statement includes a quote from John Hight, who is currently the president of Wizards of the Coast and digital gaming, but worked with Asmussen on the God of War series in the…
Samsung has rolled out a new One UI 7 update for the Galaxy S25 series, according to a report. While substantial in size, it is said to not bundle any notable features or security fixes. The update’s changelog reportedly mentions that it only improves the usability of the device alongside a handful of other improvements. It is said to be currently limited to the Galaxy S25, Galaxy S25+, and the Galaxy S25 Ultra in Europe.One UI 7 Update for Galaxy S25 SeriesAccording to a SammyFans report, the Samsung Galaxy S25 series is receiving a new One UI 7 update in…
Nintendo of Europe has released the Nintendo Switch 2 safety manual online for viewing, and it warns players not to remove a protective film layer attached to the screen, something it also did for the Nintendo Switch OLED launch back in 2021. Though we don’t yet know how obvious or not this film layer is on the Switch 2 screen, it’s something to look out for when you get your hands on one starting this Thursday, June 5.As reported by NintendoSoup, on page 2 of the Switch 2 safety manual, a bullet point under the Careful Usage section reads, “The…