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Maxime Chao

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Video Games

PlayStation Portal: a new colourway and a hardware upgrade, but Japan only

The PlayStation Portal keeps evolving, with a new Midnight Black edition announced in Japan. It packs internal storage for the first time, though Sony is yet to explain what it's for...

Video Games

Unity, the 3D video game engine, has caught Saudi Arabia's eye: a $25 billion takeover mooted

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'Gamescom Asia + Thailand Game Show': is Bangkok Asia's new gaming capital? We spoke to Prakash Ramajillu

Movies

Karoshi: samurai, Japanese corporations and a shower of blood in the trailer

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GTA 6: heists, sex and dirty money — Rockstar drops 40 new Vice City images

Video Games

Phantom Blade Zero: S-Game forced to nerf certain bosses after players complain about the difficulty

Movies

Lord of War 2: Nicolas Cage takes on his son, played by Bill Skarsgård, in the first trailer

Movies

X-Men: Jeremy Allen White as the MCU's new Wolverine? Now there's an interesting rumour!

Video Games

Lords of the Fallen 2: its combat system is changing radically — here's everything that's new in a 53-minute video!

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God of War Laufey is delayed, here's the new release date and the developers' explanation

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Zelda Ocarina of Time: the remake has the best Metacritic score of 2026, but falls short of the original — here are all the review scores

Movies

James Bond: Pierce Brosnan already backs Callum Turner to replace Daniel Craig

Video Games

Xbox Series X-BITE: Microsoft has built a console inside an alligator's belly — and it actually works!

Video Games

The Elder Scrolls 6: the official "Sentinel" name could confirm a long-running fan theory

Movies

Resident Evil: Zach Cregger's film passes $400 million and smashes a record

Video Games

Gamescom Asia X Thailand Game Show: why Bangkok does it better than Western gaming expos

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BioWare shut down by EA: the real reason behind the Mass Effect cancellation revealed, and it's down to Star Wars

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Gears of War E-Day: Jason Schreier confirms the game cost $500 million and that it's a commercial flop

Video Games

Zelda Ocarina of Time: Metacritic reveals when reviews for the Switch 2 remake land — can it match the original's 99%?

Movies

Death Stranding Isolations: the anime based on Hideo Kojima's game shows its first trailer, and it's not exactly selling it

Video Games

South Park reveals never-before-seen GTA 6 gameplay where you can have dog poo fights (we're not joking!)