Yakuza Kiwami 3 & Dark Ties Announced For Switch 2, Launching In 2026

This actual anime VR high school where you’ll be able to get proper qualifications is the first metaverse-based project that makes any kind of sense to me

Look, we’ve all been dunking on the whole ‘metaverse’ concept for a while now. As Phil Iwaniuk wrote for us back in February of last year, anyone who has played video games knows that the metaverse’s promised digital wonderland has existed since the days of the CRT monitor. Second Life, Everquest, World of Warcraft. Heck:…

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The new Framework 12 laptop’s secret weapon is its battery life courtesy of Intel’s Wildcat Lake

Framework has just announced a new version of its Framework 12 laptop that apparently gets a bunch more battery life. That’s despite it keeping the same 50 Wh battery and thanks to Intel’s Wildcat Lake processors. The Framework 12 is the company’s two-in-one (touch-and-type), low-power, entry-level offering, mainly used for study and light work. Previously…

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Embark admits ‘grinding for monetary value’ isn’t fun, so future Arc Raiders Expeditions will reward you for smashing bots instead

Arc Raiders has many wonderful qualities that make it the most popular extraction shooter around, but its current Expeditions grind isn’t one of them. Serving as Arc’s take on the season wipe, Expeditions give players the option to reset their progress in exchange for permanent upgrades, like extra stash size and skill points. Up until…

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‘Super Yooka-Laylee Kart Playtest’ Listing Appears On SteamDB After Dev Teases

Plotting something. Yooka-Laylee dev Playtonic Games has been teasing an announcement on social media over the past couple of days, and now a listing for ‘Super Yooka-Laylee Kart’ playtest has appeared via SteamDB (thanks, Gematsu). The listing includes art and a logo, suggesting that the studio’s recent teases (including the couplet “Collecting quills is far…

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Remedy’s latest financials aren’t too bad considering Firebreak flopped, which the CEO puts down to its ‘structurally more efficient budgets’

Remedy, the creative geniuses behind Alan Wake, Control, and Max Payne, to name a few, has always been an odd studio. Despite making banger after banger (mostly), the web of business dealings seems to have it trapped in purgatory. Well, the studio has published its latest financial results, and they’re much better than I’d thought…

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What Defines A Modern Social Casino Experience

Modern social casino platforms succeed by blending polished game design, visible progression, and social features that give play a sense of momentum. Players expect quick loading, intuitive navigation, and reward systems that feel steady rather than erratic. The strongest platforms treat the lobby as more than a menu: it becomes a place where games, events,…

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