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We first learned that the long-rumored Persona 4 remake from publisher Sega and developer Atlus was indeed real, and it is called Persona 4: Revival, during last year’s Xbox Games Showcase in June. We got a very early look at the game then, so it’s surprising that this remake is launching in February. More specifically, Persona 4 Revival hits PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC on February 18. We learned of this release date by way of the remake’s first gameplay trailer that debuted during today’s Xbox Games Showcase, giving us a look at our protagonist and his party fighting…
Xbox fans finally got the sentence many of them have been waiting to hear for a while now. Xbox console exclusives are back! During its Xbox Games Showcase 2026 recap, Microsoft confirmed that Gears of War: E-Day and Clockwork Revolution will be Xbox console exclusives. These aren’t timed exclusives either, which means players should not expect it to drop on PlayStation some time later. Expect it to drop on PlayStation some time later. The company also clarified that previously announced multi-platform releases will still follow their original plans. Xbox swings back at PlayStation, first with Gears Just a while back…
Senua, the protagonist of both Hellblade games, is now the titular hero in the next game. The next game from Ninja Theory, is simply called Senua and appears to be changing genres… a little bit.”This is an out-and-out action-adventure game. It’s a bold new step for Senua, as a character, into the action-adventure space,” Ninja Theory studio head Dom Matthews writes on the Xbox Wire blog. The Hellblade games are arguably action-adventure games, so it’s not yet clear exactly what this means for Senua, but Matthews insists it is different style of game, which is why it is not called Hellblade…
There’s no rest for the Doomguy, who’s dragged back into another hellish ordeal very soon. Bethesda has just revealed DOOM: The Dark Ages Revelations, which is a new campaign expansion for the 2025 game. The fresh content for DOOM: The Dark Ages is dropping on July 7, 2026, with the add-on bringing new levels, demons, and a weapon that sounds tailor-made for DOOM”s brand of chaos. New strange chapter for the Slayer According to Bethesda’s official announcement, Revelations puts the Slayer in a grim purgatory after being wounded and betrayed. The story sends him through a psychological prison of sorts,…
Crazy Taxi is back in the form of Crazy Taxi: World Tour, a new game in the high-octane, Offspring-infused arcade racer-ish game, and it’s launching next year on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. In Crazy Taxi: World Tour, players control Alex and his trusty taxi cab as he chases down the mysterious masked villain who, well, stole his actual beloved taxi. Crazy Taxi: World Tour comes by way of Sega, and will task players with taking on extreme (timed) missions around the world while earning crazy amounts of money…but only if you get your passengers to where they need…
While schools around the world are still debating whether artificial intelligence should be restricted in classrooms, Estonia has chosen a radically different approach: give students more AI, not less. The Baltic nation has distributed free ChatGPT access to nearly 20,000 high-school students as part of a nationwide experiment that could reshape how education systems think about AI-assisted learning. According to a report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), the initiative targets 10th and 11th-grade students across Estonia and represents one of the first large-scale attempts to integrate generative AI directly into national education systems rather than treating it as a…
State of Decay, the open-world, zombie-hunting game from Undead Labs’, has been quiet for a while, but today marked the game’s grand return. The 2026 Xbox Games Showcase showed off our first real look at the sequel’s gameplay, and revealed a 2027 release window. You can get a look at the co-op action in the new trailer below. The trailer shows scenic views of the game’s rural environment before cutting to the flashy, explosive combat and co-op settlement creation. Players can drive vehicles through crowds of zombies, team up to take out grotesque nests, and hack and blast their way through…
“A deceptively small powerhouse for the right audience.” Pros Light and pocketable Buzzing open-source toolkits Magnetic link with phones Solid battery life for its size Pretty affordable Cons No front or back light Learning curve for buttons Software is barebones Quick Review Every once in a while, an obscure brand comes out with an entirely new class of devices. One that may not be supremely practical, but it serves a niche purpose. Electronic ink readers are having a moment amid a rising wave of digital detox and dumb gadgets. Nothing has quite captured that spirit like Xteink’s pocket ereaders. And…
Valor Mortis is a game I’ve kept an eye on since its reveal last year, and after playing a demo, it’s one of my most anticipated upcoming games. Fortunately, you and I won’t have to wait much longer to play it, as it launches on September 24 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC. This was revealed by way of a new narrative-focused trailer shown during today’s Xbox Games Showcase, pulling back the decrepit layers on this unique first-person Soulslike from the studio behind the excellent Ghostrunner series. In it, you control William, a former soldier who rises from death…
Apple heavily advertises privacy for its products, like the iPhone. These are usually one of the big talking points in their announcements, which makes your iPhone feel pretty locked down. This is true until you see how much ordinary device data apps can quietly read. Security research team Mysk has launched Loupe: What Apps Can See, a free iOS app designed to show users what information third-party apps can access through public iOS APIs. The app is available on the App Store for iPhone and iPad, listed under Developer Tools, and requires iOS 17 or later. Why Loupe is not…