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You might think holding playtests or server slams or betas or whatever technical term you want to call “a chance to play a game before it’s officially out” for multiple games in the same weekend is a strange idea… I agree, but that’s exactly what PlayStation is doing this weekend with two of its upcoming first-party games. Specifically, Bungie is launching a server slam this weekend for Marathon, starting at 10 a.m. PT on Thursday, February 26, and ending on Monday, March 2, at 10 a.m. PT, while Guerrilla Games is holding a closed playtest for Horizon Hunters Gathering starting…

Blizzard is officially bringing the Overwatch universe to mobile, and it just released a first look of the gameplay. Overwatch Rush is a new game built specifically for phones that reimagines Overwatch as a fast, top-down hero shooter designed for short play sessions. Blizzard’s announcement confirms that Overwatch Rush is still in early development. Unlike previous experiments, it is not a scaled-down port of Overwatch 2. Blizzard says the game is being built from the ground up for mobile, with controls, pacing, and match length designed specifically for iOS and Android devices. A mobile-first take on Overwatch heroes Overwatch Rush…

With the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked February event just a day away, leaks are flowing like an untamed river. An early build of One UI 9 has almost confirmed the addition of a new design in the Samsung Galaxy fold lineup.  Joining the Galaxy Fold and Flip is a new, wider Galaxy Fold, which will feature a passport-style design, providing users with a better tablet experience when the device is unfolded.  Now, the folks at Android Authority have spotted a new feature inside the builds of One UI 9 code. Dubbed the Foreign Material Detection, this feature aims to prevent users…

Midgard continues to fill up with characters for Amazon’s upcoming live-action God of War TV series. Deadline has reported that Ed Skrein, who you might recognize as Deadpool (2016) villain Ajax, will play Baldur, the youngest son of Odin, in the show. Skrein, whose other credits include Jurassic Park: Rebirth, Rebel Moon, Game of Thrones, and Alita: Battle Angel, will go fist-to-fist with Ryan Hurst’s Kratos in this God of War series, if it sticks closely to 2018’s God of War. The game practically opens with the earth-shattering fight between the two gods, and Baldur continues to be a recurring antagonist…

Lamborghini is done with the Lanzador. The all-electric supercar the Italian automaker showed off back in 2023 — the one that was supposed to drag the brand, kicking and screaming, into the EV era — was quietly axed late last year (via The Times). CEO Stephan Winkelmann confirmed it this week, and frankly, he didn’t sound too broken up about it. The reason? Winkelmann put it bluntly: EV development was becoming “an expensive hobby.” EV dream runs out of charge And when your hobby involves billion-dollar research and development budgets, along with a customer base that basically doesn’t want the…

Game Informer Issue 376 has just become…Invincible! That’s right, our next cover will be graced by Invincible VS, the tag team fighting game by developer Quarter Up and Skybound Games based on the acclaimed comic and animated series. We traveled to Skybound Entertainment to go several rounds in Invincible VS, which includes exclusive hands-on time with an unannounced fighter. Our 14-page cover story features new insights into the game’s conception, development history, and design approach based on interviews with Quarter Up’s development leads, Skybound executives, and Invincible creators Robert Kirkman and Cory Walker.  For the first time since Game Informer’s return, our…

Bungie is taking a hard stance against cheaters in its upcoming multiplayer shooter Marathon. In a blog post outlining the game’s networking and security systems, the studio warned that anyone caught cheating will be permabanned from playing the game, with no second chances. Bungie says it has rebuilt Marathon’s security stack from the ground up in an effort to protect the integrity of those matches and make sure players’ success reflects skill, not exploits. Marathon’s security systems and cheating policy To make cheating harder, Marathon will run on authoritative dedicated servers that control key gameplay actions like combat, looting, and…

Thanks to the massive success of Insomniac’s Spider-Man games, its next project, Marvel’s Wolverine, is easily one of our highest-anticipated games of the year. Usually, every new piece of news about a game of this caliber would be closely guarded and revealed in grand fashion, but today’s release date was a straightforward social media post. After learning last year that it would drop sometime in fall 2026, we just learned the official release date: September 15.The news comes in a quick, six-second video posted to Insomniac’s various social media platforms. Text above the video reads, “Let’s cut to the chase:…

OnePlus just gave small-phone fans exactly what they wanted. The company confirmed the 15T, calling it the “dream machine” for people who prefer pocket-friendly devices. A community lead broke the news on Weibo, and the internet immediately took notice. The phone is a direct answer to anyone tired of palm-filling phablets. Internal letters describe the 15T as the “small screen big demon king,” promising flagship muscle in a smaller body. Leaks point to a 6.32-inch display, a size that’s become rare in a market obsessed with going bigger. If the rumors stick, you won’t have to trade power for portability…

During my recent trip to Blizzard Entertainment’s headquarters, I received a discreet invitation to a small gathering with a new team that’s been working on a secret project set in the Overwatch universe. The new game, Overwatch Rush, is a top-down multiplayer twin-stick shooter in early development for smartphones and tablets. Helmed by Blizzard’s Barcelona team, the standalone spin-off manages to smartly convert Overwatch’s essence into a surprisingly easy-to-control mobile adaptation.Despite the genre shift, Overwatch Rush is surprisingly similar to the main game, incorporating many of the same characters and mechanics (exact copies, in several cases), but offers the ease…