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When The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt arrived in 2015, it immediately joined many “greatest games of all time” lists. Here at Game Informer, we awarded it a 9.75 out of 10, with our reviewer, Kimberley Wallace stating that The Witcher 3 “encompasses what I hope is the future of RPGs.” Fast forward 12 years into the future to 2026, and some of what The Witcher 3 accomplished still hasn’t been topped. And though CD Projekt Red released two acclaimed and award-winning expansions to Geralt’s adventure over the game’s first year and has since announced The Witcher IV, which will star…
Gaming headsets these days come with a long list of features such as wireless connectivity, surround sound modes, RGB lighting, and companion software. Audio-Technica is taking a simpler approach with its new ATH-M20xSTS StreamSet, focusing mainly on the headphones and microphone. The new wired headset is priced at $99 and borrows its basic design from Audio-Technica’s ATH-M20x professional monitor headphones. It also features a cardioid condenser microphone based on the company’s 20 Series microphones. Of course, using familiar hardware does not automatically mean the ATH-M20xSTS will sound better than other gaming headsets around this price. We would need to test…
We’ve had our eyes on developer/publisher Finji’s supernatural action game Usual June since its reveal at The Game Awards 2023, and it finally has a launch date. Fittingly, the game about fighting monsters and talking to ghosts arrives a few days before Halloween.Usual June is coming on October 28. The third-person action game stars the titular June, a college student, dealing with the emergence of monsters in her small town of Fen Harbour. Ghosts are disappearing, and it’s up to June and her friends (living and dead) to save the city. The game’s fast-paced melee combat sees June slay monsters using…
Maybe the best gift you can give your children is the experience of failure. It sounds radical, perhaps even a little uncomfortable, particularly when so much of parenting involves trying to protect children from frustration and disappointment. Yet by stepping in every time something becomes difficult, we may also be taking away opportunities for them to develop the very skills they will need to navigate an increasingly unpredictable world. The question has become more pressing as artificial intelligence changes the way we think about work. In an earlier Trending Forward conversation, I explored what happens when AI begins taking over…
Stuntman: Hollywood, first revealed during June’s PlayStation State of Play, resurrects the dormant franchise with a new entry that lets players perform wild vehicular stunts across the sets of licensed franchises, including Back to the Future, Mad Max, and Knight Rider. A new trailer reveals Jurassic World as Stuntman Hollywood’s next IP.The trailer showcases both cinematic and in-game footage of the stuntman driving the Jurassic World park jeep and a motorcycle across familiar setpieces from the modern series of films born out of Jurassic Park. This includes riding a motorcycle alongside a pack of raptors in a forest à la…
Lenovo Innovation World 2026 is just days away, and Windows Latest has obtained exclusive images revealing what’s coming. Among the leaked lineup, two devices stand out. A compact mini PC that looks like Lenovo‘s answer to the Mac mini, and a ThinkBook so thin it might set a new record. Meet the ThinkCentre X Ultra, Lenovo’s take on a tiny desktop The ThinkCentre X Ultra is a cube-shaped mini PC, and it looks nothing like Lenovo’s existing ThinkCentre Neo Ultra, which is bulkier and closer to an Apple Mac Studio rival. This one is smaller, shaped more like Apple’s Mac…
Spine has been on our radar since we first saw it in 2021, thanks to its John Wick-meets-Batman: Arkham-inspired third-person combat. Our anticipation grew after playing it at Summer Game Fest 2025. It’s been a long wait, but we finally know Spine is launching next summer.Developed by Nekki, Spine takes place in a cyberpunk world, where players control a graffiti artist named Redline. Sporting a sentient (as in talking) cybernetic implant called a Spine, Redline rebels against her city’s AI regime after it captures her brother. Ironically, she’ll need to rely on the physical enhancements granted by her mechanical implant…
Samsung’s rumored Galaxy S27 Pro has already appeared in several reports over the past few months, but we may now have our clearest look yet at the phone itself. Android Headlines has published CAD renders attributed to OnLeaks that reportedly show the Galaxy S27 Pro with the same broad design direction we recently saw on the Galaxy S27 Ultra. The individual camera rings are gone, replaced by a much larger raised camera section stretching across the upper portion of the back. I have to admit, the new look still gives me some serious iPhone vibes. Samsung is moving away from…
This month’s Game Informer cover story is all about Exodus, a sci-fi RPG from Archetype Entertainment, a studio founded by former BioWare developers. While visiting the studio in Austin, Texas, my coworker Eric and I played about four hours of the game, and while I enjoyed shooting robots, bonding with companions, and exploring the world, my absolute favorite element of the game was a society of giant, chill talking frogs.In the second half of our demo, we went to a space station called Khonsu. It generates a shield to deflect space debris from crashing into Lidon, our homeworld. The only ones…
Pollen Robotics and Hugging Face are back with another robot, and this one is delightfully unhinged. Microduck is a 25cm tall waddling biped built to take AI off your screen and onto your desk. Preorders open today, with first deliveries targeted before Christmas 2026. Unlike its predecessor, the Reachy Mini, Microduck is built entirely around action. It runs on 15 motors, with an articulated beak for picking up objects, a camera, a depth sensor, two IMUs, and enough balance to walk, crouch, and even roller-skate. Built to take a tumble Training movement models in the real world usually means expensive…