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The Group of Seven nations are preparing to ask tech companies to agree to a set of rules to mitigate the risks of artificial intelligence systems as part of a proposal aimed at uniting the divided approaches in Europe and the US.

Astronauts on an upcoming NASA mission will head to the moon in style, decked out in Prada spacesuits.

In 2009, I parkoured through Italian Renaissance rooftops with my Cheetoh-orange-stained hands. Since then, I’ve been eagerly watching Ubisoft in the rearview mirror, hoping they could recreate that magic for 14 years. They’ve churned out ten main games and seventeen spin-offs at the moment of writing.

Assassin's Creed Mirage will offer Altair and Ezio outfits for Basim as part of Ubisoft Connect Rewards.

Delightful destructive heist sim Teardown is getting four paid DLCs, with the first to be released on November 15th. It's called Time Campers and will transport players back in time with a caravan to tackle new heists with "old-timey tools and architecture" in the Wild West.

After revealing a partial Trophy list for Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Insomniac Games has fully detailed the superhero title’s accessibility options in a new PlayStation Blog post. It carries features from previous titles and Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart while introducing new features like Challenge Level Modifiers.

Valve has launched its revamp of Counter-Strike, which it calls Counter-Strike 2.

Counter-Strike 2 released last night and has duly taken over from Counter-Strike: Global Offensive as Steam’s most-played game at the time of writing, but individual player reactions are a bit mixed. Valve’s new/revamped free-to-play FPS sports a range of exotic features and fixtures, from swirlier, reactive smoke to new server architecture, but it has launched without many of the modes, maps and functions Global Offensive diehards are accustomed to, after a decade of updates.

It's a new era of football games. FIFA is no more! Long live EA Sports FC 24 and its many successors that are likely to follow in the coming years.

Enotria: The Last Song is an upcoming souls-like currently targeting a Spring 2024 launch on PS5. What's the spin this time? Enotria eschews the darkness and bathes in a sunlit world inspired by Italian folklore. This is a technical showcase trailer, and while the art direction and environment are impressive enough, we'd hope combat animations get tightened up a bit before launch.

By Monica Chin, a senior reviewer covering laptops and other gadgets. Monica was a writer for Tom's Guide and Business Insider before joining The Verge in 2020.

French authorities have received a software update from Apple for its iPhone 12 and are reviewing it as a fix for a radiation issue, a source at the French digital ministry told Reuters on Tuesday.

When you launch Ultimate Team for the first time in EA FC 24, you’ll immediately face a daunting choice over which nation and starter pack to go for.

We review Tetrarchia, a small footprint war game published by Draco Ideas. In this cooperative board game, the players are trying to defend rome from the barbairn invasions.

Cybersecurity has become a major concern because of the continuous development of new technologies and cybercriminals are using everything at their disposal to breach your bank accounts and empty it of its contents. Massive financial losses have happened to victims and getting back the same has proved to be virtually impossible. And malware is the medium through which these cybercriminals infiltrate your gadgets to spy on you, and discover your secret passwords. There is a constant threat hanging over everyone in the cyber world. The latest example to emerge is that of the Xenomorph Android malware. It has resurfaced again in its new version, and it is more dangerous than ever. Now, it has evolved into a greater threat and according to experts, it has infiltrated over 100 different banking and cryptocurrency apps. Read here to know, how it can affect you:

A prototype for an unreleased Xbox game called Crash vs Spyro Racing has been discovered on a hard drive from an old development kit.

YouTuber Modern Vintage Gamer has uncovered an unreleased Crash vs. Spyro Racing game for the original Xbox. Developed by Argonaut in 2003/2004, this crossover never saw the light of day as the studio, unfortunately, closed down. However, 20 years later, we now have a glimpse at gameplay, an intro cinematic featuring the two platforming mascots, and the title screen.

Amazon Prime Video is the latest video-streaming service to embrace ads.

Assassin's Creed Nexus VR hits Meta Quest devices in less than two months on November 16. This release date was revealed in a new gameplay trailer from IGN for Assassin's Creed Nexus VR, which gives us another look at the game's three protagonist assassins: Ezio from Assassin's Creed II, Connor from Assassin's Creed III, and Kassandra from Assassin's Creed Odyssey. 

The Jackbox Party Pack 10 release date has been announced, with this tenth entry in the hardy perennial party game series launching across all major digital platforms on 19th October. Check out the announcement trailer.

Developer Milestone has announced its plans for post-launch content for upcoming racing game Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged. The studio plans to release more than 45 new vehicles to the game on top of the host of content that will be available at launch.

Following up on the recent Switch release of Baten Kaitos I & II HD Remaster, Nintendo posted an interview with some of the original developers. Director and art director Yasuyuki Honne, planning director Koh Kojima, character designer Nakaba Higurashi, and composer Motoi Sakuraba all joined in to wax nostalgic. Thankfully, they shared relief while looking at how well both games have held up over the past two decades.

Joining the growing catalog of Lego Super Mario products, the Piranha Plant gets its own $59.99 model on Nov. 6. The adjustable stalk, leaves, and mouth of the 540-piece carnivorous plant will allow you to model the lil’ guy into a variety of emotive poses. While we all know the favorite snack of the Piranha Plant is red-clad Italian plumbers, this set also comes packaged with a pair of gold coins to feed it, in case it gets peckish.

The Jackbox Party Pack 10 will be released on October 19, as announced by Jackbox Games on Thursday. It will feature five new games, including a sequel to the beloved Tee K.O. There’s also a music-making game called Dodo Re Mi. You can now wishlist the game on Steam.

Assassin's Creed Nexus VR hits Meta Quest devices in less than two months on November 16. This release date was revealed in a new gameplay trailer from IGN for Assassin's Creed Nexus VR, which gives us another look at the game's three protagonist assassins: Ezio from Assassin's Creed II, Connor from Assassin's Creed III, and Kassandra from Assassin's Creed Odyssey. 

The Jackbox Party Pack 10 release date has been announced, with this tenth entry in the hardy perennial party game series launching across all major digital platforms on 19th October. Check out the announcement trailer.

Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes is coming Day One on Game Pass on April 23, 2024.

Jyamma Games has released the official technical showcase trailer for Italian Soulslike action RPG Enotria: The Last Song.

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Football season is in full swing and we are pleased to announce the new PS5 Console – EA Sports FC 24 Bundle. Perfect for all fans of The World’s Game, the bundle will be available beginning Friday, September 29 – the day the new game releases – and will open for pre-orders beginning Monday, September 25. 

With so many great RPG’s hitting the scene lately, last year’s award-winning game Elden Ring feels almost like a distant memory. The Soulslike subgenre hasn’t stopped, however, and nestled in prime real-estate on the PAX show floor was Jyamma Games’ next offering, Enotria: The Last Song. Should this song be added to your Wishlist?

Bang-On Balls: Chronicles is a bold 3D platformer that purports to stand on the shoulders of giants, with the developer citing Italian plumbers, blue hedgehogs, and wild bandicoots as influences. The twist is you play as BOB, a bouncy hero embarking on a full-bodied adventure across semi-historical worlds. A PS5 version is in the works but will follow at a later date.

After the strong opening of Season 1, the is hotly anticipated by many fans. The series follows Dwight Manfredi, who belonged to the Italian mob and was released from prison after 25 years. As he returns, he gets sent to Tulsa, Oklahoma, a place that lacks opportunities to make it big. But, as soon as Manfredi arrives, he makes the town his own with his wits, courage, and experience. But when will the King of Tulsa return in another season?

We all love a good historical game, don’t we? Games that are both educational and entertaining in equal measure. Of course, there’s a LOT of them out there and they can be incredibly difficult to sift through, so we’ve taken it upon ourselves to narrow them down to 30 games.

Starfield was comfortably No.1 across Europe during its launch week, GSD data shows.

Sony has unveiled a new range of metallic covers and controllers for the PS5.

Apple pledged on Friday to update software on iPhone 12s in France to settle a dispute over radiation levels, but concerns in other European countries signalled it may have to take similar action elsewhere.

Tired of that giant white slab of a PlayStation 5 in your living room and looking to add a bit of pizzazz to your surroundings? Well then Sony might just, depending on your idea of tasteful, have what you're looking for: three new metallic console covers (and matching controllers) that are almost certainly not going to match your existing decor!

During Sony's State of Play show yesterday, three new PS5 metallic color variants for the DualSense controller and console cover were announced.

Online high-end retailer Mytheresa.com is faring better than peers and bucking some of the luxury sector's recent malaise by focusing on sales to some of the world's wealthiest shoppers.

Belgium said on Thursday it would review potential health risks linked to Apple's iPhone 12, raising the prospect that more European countries might ban the model after France ordered a halt to sales due to breaches of radiation exposure limits.

We hope you enjoyed the exciting news from today’s State of Play, including the first glimpse of the new Deep Earth Collection joining the PS5 family of accessories. The collection introduces three new colors for the DualSense wireless controller and PS5 console covers, all with a smooth metallic finish: molten Volcanic Red, alluring Cobalt Blue, and sleek Sterling Silver. 

Fancy getting hooked on another football management sim?

Leaders at the Group of 20 summit discussed how to harness artificial intelligence for economic development while protecting human rights, with some calling for global oversight of the rapidly evolving technology.

Lies of P's full achievement list has reportedly leaked online.

Italian tech website Chips 'n Bits reckons it has it on good authority that AMD will «sacrifice next Radeon gaming GPUs (RX 8000) output at TSMC in order to pump up FPGA and GPGPU production.»

Apologies to those devoted to the September equinox, but summer… is over. And in the rearview mirror, a surprisingly major season for movies.

Early sales figures for AMD's new Radeon RX 7800 XT indicate that it's a hit with gamers. Numbers from German retailer Mindfactory make the 7800 XT the second most successful day one seller this year with around 400 units.

A rare comet will pass Earth in September and it is one of the rarest cosmic events that can be seen with the naked eye. Viewers who like to capture such events can watch Comet Nishimura pass on the northeastern horizon on September 12. The comet was discovered last month. Now, it will be seen passing our planet and we can catch a glimpse of this rare comet which will not be seen again for the next 400 years. Know more about the comet here.

When Amazon Studios’ The Wheel of Time season 1 wrapped up in December 2021, things were looking pretty grim for our heroes.

Two EA Sports FC 24 PlayStation 5 console bundles have leaked ahead of an official announcement.

Denzel Washington is back as Robert McCall in. Director Antoine Fuqua caps his trilogy of action thrillers centered around a vigilante with a mysterious past. The new movie sees McCall finding a home in Southern Italy, but trouble soon finds him as he finds himself face-to-face with the Mafia. The first Equalizer movie was a surprise hit, and the second one wasn’t as good, but it had its moments. Unfortunately, the third Equalizer movie is the weakest in the series. The Equalizer 3 is yet another example of diminishing returns.

The Heads of State and other top leaders will be greeted by an artificial intelligence-generated 'avatar' at the 'Mother of Democracy' exhibition which will be hosted at the Bharat Mandapam to mark the G20 Summit, official sources said on Monday.

Denzel Washington’s trilogy concludes this weekend, which means now is the perfect time to look back on the series and rank them from best to worst. Personally, none of them are awful, but one of the films definitely stands out amongst the other two. Where does this latest entry rank among the franchise? Read on to find out.

Get ready for the upcoming Apple event on September 12. Themed 'Wonderlust,' the spotlight will shine on the much-anticipated iPhone 15 series during the event. Apple will be launching 4 models, and the iPhone 15 Pro Max is set to steal the show. Unlike last year's iPhone 14 Pro Max model, the iPhone 15 Pro Max promises exclusive Apple-first features that will make it the top choice for iPhone fans.

It's been almost a year since Apple introduced the iPhone 14, which brought a special feature called "Emergency SOS via Satellite." This nifty feature lets people call for help in places without regular cell phone signals. Now, thanks to a partnership between Globalstar, Apple's satellite provider, and Elon Musk's SpaceX, this emergency service might soon cover more areas.

Soon you’ll be able to use your Samsung’s SmartThings app to control your LG refrigerator and your LG ThinQ app to change the channel on your Samsung television.

The Heirloom is a visually stunning paranormal game, brimming with mystery and puzzles for you to navigate and solve. Inspired by the Hebrides archipelago and Scottish Folklore, you can drive your own story with decision-based progression, which has a drastic impact on your overall playthrough.

Zomato, the app that delivers delicious food to your door and helps you discover great restaurants, has something exciting for its special customers. They've introduced a smart chatbot called Zomato AI, and it's like having a food expert in your pocket. This friendly bot can help you decide what to order for your next meal.

Out of nowhere, KT Racing has released a new gameplay trailer for Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown. It showcases some Italian cars, specifically the Alfa Romeo, which players can customize before taking out on a test drive (get it?). Check out the trailer below.

The Slender: The Arrival “10th Anniversary Update” will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam and Epic Games Store on October 18 for $19.99, developer Blue Isle Studios announced. It will support English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, and Portuguese language options. All pre-orders will include a free copy of Valley. Xbox Series pre-orders are available today, while PlayStation 5 pre-orders will begin on September 19.

Remember ol' Slender Man? The dapper, faceless, tall drink of water that more than likely inspired your nightmares a decade ago? Well, he's coming back in a big way with the release of an Unreal Engine 5 overhaul of the 2013 cult classic horror game Slender: The Arrival for current-gen platforms, and now we have a release date.

2023 has been a great year in movies so far, and the fall schedule promises even more excitement.

The Forza Horizon series has captivated racing enthusiasts and gamers alike with its stunning open-world environments, extensive car collections, and exhilarating gameplay. It is considered to be one of the best car racing franchises out there, and rightly so. Since the sixth iteration of the series is on the horizon, we’re listing all the Forza Horizon games and ranking them accordingly.

Sony has announced the release date for its upcoming Remote Play device, PlayStation Portal.

After announcing the PlayStation Project Q in May, earlier this month, Sony formally unveiled the remote play portable device as the PlayStation Portal, confirming that it would be out sometime in 2023. Now, via an update published on the PlayStation Blog, the company has given the handheld device a firm, official release date.

In the new Super Mario Bros. Wonder Direct, we got a glimpse at a whole bunch of elephant-ified characters. Daisy, Peach, Luigi, and even Toad are putting on their trunks and crushing everything in their path. Then there's Yoshi.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder is adding abilities through unlockable badges. When equipped, these add new ways to play, but you can only have one slotted per course. You can change them in the overworld, right before you play a level, or after you die.

Astronomy enthusiasts are in for a treat Wednesday night: a rare "super blue Moon" that won't be seen again for more than a decade.

The free-to-play military simulator War Thunder is taken incredibly seriously by its playerbase, some might say too seriously, and in recent years has been in the headlines again, and again, and again for one reason: players getting in arguments over the specifications of a given vehicle, until one produces actual real-world classified documents about it. Presumably in triumph. These documents tend to be highly protected—literally classified—and militaries understandably don't want the specs of their hardware floating around on the internet. So you'll never guess what's happened, again.

Samsung is branching out with an unexpected new product: a recipe-recommendation platform called Samsung Food. 

The first trailer for Ferrari, the new motorsport biopic directed by Michael Mann, is one you won’t forget in a hurry. The unsettling, gripping trip down memory lane for Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) even offers hope that this is a film that could be in awards contention come Oscars season.

Old is new again. This is the Atari 2600+, a newly revamped version of the original 1980 Atari 2600 home console with lots of new bells and whistles to bring it into the modern age.

The second full Moon of August will be extra beautiful to gaze at as the cosmic lineup will bring it closest to the Earth with Saturn shining brightly from behind. This event is one of the rarest events when we'll get to witness a Blue Moon as well as a SuperMoon together on August 30. If you are someone who loves to watch the moon at its assuming phase then today is the day for you when you can capture the event with your naked eyes and also online. Know how.

War Thunder, a free-to-play vehicular combat MMO, has developed somewhat of an unwanted reputation over the past few years, as players of the game have been regularly sharing classified military documents via the game's forums, mostly to settle arguments between players shouting at each other over realistic vehicle performance. It's happened multiple times in the past, and War Thunder players won't be surprised to hear that it's happened once again.

A gameplay trailer for the hand-drawn horror game Bye Sweet Carole has made its online debut, showing off its classic animated film-inspired visuals. Publisher Just For Games and developer Little Sewing Machine first announced the “thrilling horror adventure” back in April. Following a cinematic reveal trailer in June, the first gameplay preview was showcased behind closed doors at last week’s Gamescom event. Now the rest of us can see how the visuals carry over to the adventure-style gameplay. 

Nintendo is holding a Direct on August 31 dedicated entirely to Super Mario Bros. Wonder. The stream will begin at 10am ET (3pm BST) and last "roughly 15 minutes".

World of Warships: Legends has a new update to lead into the fall, with new ships, a new 100-milestone campaign, arena battles, rewards, the Megadeth collaboration, and more.