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Clockwork Revolution Lets You Play Truly Evil Choices
inXile Entertainment showed Clockwork Revolution at Xbox Games Showcase 2025. The steampunk role-playing game features conversations between multiple characters at once. Players can talk to different people during the same scene and change what happens next. Game founder Brian Fargo says the choices can be truly evil and affect the entire story. Game director Chad Moore worked on the classic steampunk game Arcanum years ago. He explains that picking the wrong person to talk with can kill characters permanently. The trailer shows Morgan talking to Errol instead of Alfie and Errol dies because of that choice. Dead characters never return for the rest of the adventure. The game first appeared at Xbox showcase events back during 2023...
Get Schooled by Demons This Summer
Necrosoft Games will release Demonschool during summer after pushing back the launch date from last year. The role-playing game takes ideas from the Persona series and mixes them with demon hunting adventures. A new trailer at PC Gaming Show revealed what students do during one school week. Activities range far beyond fighting monsters and demons. Combat works differently from most games because characters move only in straight lines. Players use a special Sidestep move that costs no action points to change direction. Attacks push enemies backward and smart players can use this to reach targets that seem out of range. Victory requires defeating enough demons and reaching the far side of battle areas to close portals. Different...
Beast of Reincarnation Spawns Nightmarish RPG
Game Freak announced Beast of Reincarnation during Xbox Games Showcase. The Pokemon maker will release the action RPG during 2026. Players control Emma and her dog Koo across ruined Japan. The country faces monsters and corruption after some disaster. Emma carries a curse that makes her an outcast among survivors. The trailer shows Emma and Koo fighting dangerous creatures. Forests appear without warning across empty lands. Emma and Koo grow stronger as they travel together. Their friendship unlocks special powers that help them survive. Combat requires skill and careful timing to defeat enemies. The game explores what makes people human after the world ends. Emma must prove her worth despite being different from others. Koo remains...
Galaxy S26 Ultra Battery Rumor Has Fans Fuming
Samsung faces space problems inside the Galaxy S26 Ultra because the phone needs room for the S Pen stylus. The company could use new silicon-carbon battery tech to help solve this problem. Recent rumors say the final phone might keep the same 5,000mAh battery size as current models. Fast charging may stay at 45W instead of getting faster speeds. The battery capacity might reach under 5,400mAh but Samsung could stick with smaller batteries. Chinese phone makers beat Samsung with bigger batteries and faster charging speeds. The Galaxy S25 Edge missed chances to use better battery technology because Samsung wanted to focus on AI software improvements. Samsung executives said smart software can make phones run longer without bigger...
Xbox 25th Anniversary Brings Secret Halo Bombshell
Microsoft Gaming boss Phil Spencer appeared at Xbox Games Showcase 2025 to talk about upcoming games. He confirmed a new Forza racing game will arrive during 2026. Spencer also hinted at something special for Xbox fans who have waited years. The company wants to celebrate 25 years of Xbox gaming next year. Spencer mentioned four major games coming to Xbox consoles. Fable and Gears of War E-Day were already known projects. The new Forza could be either a simulation racer or open world driving game. Most fans think Spencer teased a new Halo game since that series started with the original Xbox. The mystery game might be a remake of Halo Combat Evolved from 2001. Some people suggest Project Gotham Racing could return instead. Xbox...
MUDANG Two Hearts Puts Reunited Korea on Edge
Korean studio EVR Studio showed off MUDANG Two Hearts at Xbox Games Showcase 2025. The stealth action game asks what would happen if North and South Korea became one nation. A terror attack hits the South Korean government building on signing day. Players control two different characters who see the same events from opposite sides. The game plays like Metal Gear Solid with sneaking and combat options. Ji Jeongtae works as a North Korean special forces soldier who fights enemies to find answers. GAVI performs as a K-pop star under watch who helps expose a deadly plot. Each character offers unique gameplay and story paths that meet at one shocking truth. Players can choose different routes through each mission with total freedom. The...
Cronos New Dawn Fall Drop Unleashes Orphan Horrors
Polish studio Bloober Team revealed when Cronos: The New Dawn will launch. The sci-fi horror game arrives during fall 2025 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S|X. Players can add the game to their wishlists right away. Bloober Team created Silent Hill 2 Remake and The Medium. They showed off a new trailer at Xbox Games Showcase 2025. The trailer shows scary creatures called Orphans that hunt players through dark locations. These monsters attack without mercy and chase people everywhere. Players must burn dead enemies fast or other creatures will eat them. When Orphans combine they become stronger and faster killers. The game takes place after the world ends among twisted buildings that look like real Polish architecture. Combat...
iOS 26 Liquid Glass Teases 20th Anniversary iPhone
Apple prepares to reveal iOS 26 as its biggest software update since iOS 7. The new system will change current phones and shape the 2027 anniversary iPhone at the hardware level. Users will see a glass-like design borrowed from visionOS that hints at future product directions. Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman says the Liquid Glass overhaul will refresh existing models and upcoming devices. The 2027 iPhone marks a major step toward an all-glass phone design. The anniversary iPhone will feature curved glass that wraps around all four edges of the device. Samsung Galaxy Edge phones show similar concepts but Apple plans deeper changes. The front screen will have no cutouts as sensors move underneath the display. Curved glass means no visible...
LA Protesters Torch 600k Waymo Robotaxis
Protesters destroyed five Waymo cars during Los Angeles anti-deportation rallies. Demonstrators summoned the self-driving vehicles and attacked them with bats and batons. The damaged cars cost about $600,000 total. Police clashed with protesters during the attacks. Video footage shows burning vehicles and damaged cars spread across social media. Waymo runs ride services using autonomous cars across four cities. Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Austin all have these services. The company wants to add 10 more cities through 2025. Las Vegas and San Diego will be part of this expansion. Each car uses expensive sensors worth around $120,000. Jaguar I-Pace vehicles carry the technology for Waymo. LiDAR sensors, cameras and radar...
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