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I’ve always heard The Sinking City described as a respectable but flawed survival-horror experience (though practically a must-play if you love H.P. Lovecraft). I never played it, but that’s okay because The Sinking City 2 is a completely standalone story starring a different protagonist, making it a perfect entry point. I’m several hours into the adventure and am generally enjoying its eerie atmosphere and its 1920’s Lovecraftian art direction, even if its Resident Evil-inspired gameplay, while serviceable, is a step or two below the lofty bar set by Capcom’s flagship horror series. I like the game’s emphasis on puzzle-solving and…

Beijing Hyundai just opened pre-sales for the Ioniq V, a sleek mid-size sedan and the very first production model under Hyundai‘s new China-only Ioniq sub-brand. Pricing starts at 119,900 yuan, or roughly $17,600, and tops out at 139,900 yuan ($20,600) for the fully loaded trim. For context, America’s cheapest EV, the 2027 Chevrolet Bolt, starts at $28,995, making the Ioniq V’s top trim still over $8,000 cheaper than the least expensive EV sold in the US today. Hyundai Ioniq V specs, price, and range across all three trims According to CarNewsChina, the lineup includes three variants: the 540 Max, 540…

Apple is cutting more than 200 jobs across teams working on the Vision Pro, Siri, and AI software as it reshapes some of its biggest hardware and software projects. The Vision Pro side is taking a particularly noticeable hit. Bloomberg reports that roughly 100 jobs are being cut from the organization behind the headset, including staff working on gaming and immersive video. Apple’s wider restructuring also reaches its software business. Jobs are disappearing from Siri and the Intelligent Systems Experience team, which is involved in the company’s growing AI efforts. Vision Pro is feeling the cuts hardest The layoffs add…

The freshly independent Double Fine Productions has announced a new Amnesia Fortnight, a game jam that will be livestreamed to Kickstarter backers to decide which of its game ideas will be made into its next title. The event will also be filmed as part of a new documentary on the studio behind Psychonauts, Keeper, and Brütal Legend. Amnesia Fortnight 2026 – Indie Reboot: A Double Fine Productions Game Jam, Documentary and Kickstarter Campaign begins on August 31 and runs through “most of September,” according to Double Fine. The studio’s Kickstarter post reads, “We’re going to do a Game Jam, live on…

Nintendo’s war against Switch emulation isn’t slowing down. The company has reportedly targeted more than 400 Switch emulator-related repositories on GitHub in a single day, in another sweeping takedown campaign against projects it believes facilitate piracy. The latest action comes as Nintendo continues aggressively policing software and repositories connected to unauthorized copies of its games. Another day, another GitHub cleanup According to TorrentFreak’s report, the latest sweep affected hundreds of repositories, with Suyu, a fork of the now-defunct Yuzu emulator, accounting for a large portion of the takedowns. Other projects, including MonoNX and Skyline, were also reportedly caught up in…

Oura has built much of its reputation around helping people understand what happens while they sleep. Its rings provide an overall Sleep Score each day, alongside estimates for light, deep, and REM sleep. A new proposed class-action lawsuit is now questioning just how much confidence people should put in those numbers. Filed on August 20 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, the complaint accuses Oura of misleading customers by advertising highly accurate sleep-stage tracking despite relying on signals from the wearer’s finger rather than directly measuring brain activity. Oura has made some big accuracy claims…

China-based developer Eclipse Glow Games revealed last month that Baldur’s Gate 3 and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 voice actor Jennifer English was stepping away from the protagonist role of Gwendolyn in Tides of Annihilation. Since that departure, and especially in light of new gameplay released earlier this week alongside hands-on previews of the action game, many have speculated about who could take over the role. While we still don’t officially know who, we won’t have to wait much longer. That’s because an Elipse Glow Games representative tells Game Informer that the new voice of Gwendolyn will be revealed at Gamescom next…

In the last few years, Chinese automakers have raised the bar for what affordable sedans (or even cars in general) can offer, and BYD’s latest release is a clear example. The Da Han just opened pre-sales in China with a sticker price under $37,000, similar to entry-level pricing in the United States, but with a feature list that reads like a flagship car’s spec sheet. So what exactly is BYD offering with the Da Han? BYD has commenced pre-sales with three trims. These include an entry-level rear-wheel-drive Premium at 249,900 yuan (about $36,850), a rear-wheel-drive Flagship at 269,900 yuan (about…

Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2, the standalone sequel to the acclaimed Netflix animated series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, is arriving in time for Halloween. A new trailer reveals the show will premiere on October 20.The series was first announced in July 2025. Like its 2022 predecessor, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners 2 is a collaboration between animation studio Trigger and Cyberpunk 2077 developer CD Projekt Red. The 10-episode series follows four new characters with intertwining stories in Night City. The show’s official synopsis reads,”Weak, a washed-up cyberpunk legend, is now forced to live without chrome as he searches for a sense of purpose in a world that’s…

Marketing is an essential part of business growth, but launching a campaign can be a costly endeavor. Artificial intelligence (AI) tools are lowering this barrier to entry, making marketing cheaper and more accessible; at the same time, they have made differentiation more difficult. As brands rely on AI to produce content at scale, they must ask themselves how to find originality in the haystack. Creativity at the Core Memorable marketing, experts like Ana Marturet argue, begins with creative thinking long before AI becomes part of the process. Brands aren’t marketing to AI agents, but human consumers capable of distinguishing between…