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Image: Digital Eclipse We’ve been eagerly anticipating more news on Digital Eclipse’s Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection since it was revealed last month with a 2025 release window, and while nothing has been officially shared, it looks like a more specific release date might have accidentally leaked — via the Xbox App, no less (thanks for the heads up, IGN). As …

Sony‘s PlayStation is suing China-based video game giant Tencent over copyright and trademark infringement regarding the former’s “Horizon” franchise. Per a lawsuit filed July 25 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, Sony Interactive Entertainment is alleging Tencent’s upcoming game “Light of Motiram” is a “slavish clone” of the “Horizon Zero Dawn” and “Horizon Forbidden West” …

When people think of wearables, a few names usually come up: Apple Watch, Oura Ring, Fitbit, Garmin. Whoop is usually not on that list: it’s a smaller brand that appeals to a specific crowd as opposed to the Apple Watch and Fitbit users of the world. And yet, most people, myself included, will inevitably compare it to an Apple Watch. …

UPDATE: The owner of the Pixel 6a well done said in a later post on Reddit that his Pixel 6a had the battery update installed and also mentioned that he was charging the phone using a Steam Deck Valve branded 45W charger. The Pixel 6a will not charge faster than 18W using that charger. The original story starts here: A …

Today, we are tracking a couple Amazon all-time lows on 2025 Motorola smartphone releases starting off with the Motorola Razr Ultra down at $1,099.99 shipped, but make sure you read on for an even better deal. This $200 price drop on the unlocked Pantone Scarab edition is the lowest price we have tracked on Amazon to date, but there is …

Voice assistants are… not perfect. That’s me being nice. But if I were to cease being nice, I’d probably say something more like “voice assistants suck,” and I think most would agree I’d be justified in saying so. While no voice assistant really manages to escape that criticism, I usually opt for Google Assistant, which—in my experience—is the least sucky. …

Are you really an online multiplayer shooter in 2025 if you don’t ship with a Battle Royale mode? That is the mantra most FPS titles subscribe to nowadays, and it seems Battlefield 6 will also ship with one. The upcoming PS5 title will receive its multiplayer unveiling later this week on 31st July, but one mode already doing the rounds …

Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable at Gamescom 2025, Microsoft and developer Team Cherry have announced. Microsoft has announced its plans for the forthcoming trade show, including the news that the long-awaited Hollow Knight: Silksong will be playable publicly. The game, which still doesn’t have a firm release date, will be playable at the Xbox booth on both PC and …

The Astronauts have released the “Webgrave” update for the Early Access version of dark fantasy first-person shooter Witchfire, which adds a new, multi-layered region to explore, various powerful new gear, a new system for expanding the Preyer’s abilities, new onboarding, and a number of fixes and quality improvements. Get the details below. The “Webgrave” update introduces yet another location to …