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Recent leaks shed light on the upcoming launch of the Samsung Galaxy M55. These leaks, circulating online, reveal crucial details regarding the handset's design, colour variants, and standout features. Furthermore, a new leak suggests that the Samsung Galaxy M15 5G, recently introduced in select global markets, might soon make its debut in India as well. The leaks, originating from a reliable tipster, also provide insights into the specifications of the Samsung Galaxy M55, indicating significant enhancements over its predecessor, the Samsung Galaxy M54.

Larian Studios is officially finished with Baldur's Gate. Director Swen Vincke revealed the news at GDC, confirming that the studio has scrapped its DLC plans and won't be making Baldur's Gate 4. In a statement sent to IGN, a Hasbro spokesperson responded by calling Larian "an incredible partner," but offered little insight into what's coming next.

Helldivers 2 players are receiving one of two in-game messages: They've either successfully completed the ongoing Major Order, or they failed, and the latter option prohibits them from having sex.

With its anthology structure and oddly-titled seasons, it can be a tough task to watch JoJo's Bizarre Adventure in order if you're a newcomer.

It's been a turbulent few days in the Helldivers 2 community. Arrowhead Game Studios (and the Ministry of Truth) has finally admitted that flying bugs are real, and the airborne critters are currently running wild in the game. We were also given a seriously tough Major Order from galactic game master Joel, which tasked us with liberating five planets in just three days.

Publisher PLAION (formerly Koch Media/Deep Silver) and developer Dambuster Studios have announced the release date for the second Dead Island 2 expansion. Titled SoLA, it will be available on PC via Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series S|X on April 17. Five days later, the whole game will also launch on Steam after the year of exclusivity on the Epic Games Store.

If you're looking for an open-world survival experience with a space exploration theme, then TerraTech Worlds could be just what you're after. As seen at the Future Games Show Spring Showcase, TerraTech Worlds launches into Steam Early Access on March 22, at which point you can head out solo or join up to five other players to embark on a PvE journey of discovery across a vivid alien planet.

Slave Zero X serves as prequel to the cult hit Dreamcast game Slave Zero, but while their stories and universe are connected, they couldn't be more different. Set five years before the third-person shooter original, this new title is a 2.5D beat-'em-up, in which you don a biomechanical super suit as the vengeful warrior Shou is out to kill the city's corrupt leader.

The World of Warcraft team is proud to present the Plunderstorm® Creator Royale, a new tournament that will take place in Plunderstorm Duos. Prepare for pirates, prizes, and the mayhem of 60 of your favorite content creators competing head-to-head. This special event will unfold live on Twitch and YouTube on March 30, starting at 10:00 am PDT / 5:00 pm GMT.

Blizzard has announced the Plunderstorm Creator Royale, a 60 person event on March 30th in which streamers compete against one another in duos for the title of Plunderstorm Champion and a split prize pool of $50,000 USD! The event will be streamed live on Twitch and Youtube on March 30th at 10 AM PT / 7 PM CET.

Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile is out now, and you can already start claiming some rewards!

Following his big GTC 2024 keynote where he announced the new Blackwell GPU architecture, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang answered several questions as part of a Q&A session with the press. Tom's Hardware has reported an interesting tidbit regarding the NVIDIA CEO's prediction for the future of AI in gaming: he reckons that in ten years or even less than that, AI could generate all of a game's pixels in real time.

One Piece fans will almost definitely disagree with me, but the anime is bigger right now than it has ever been before, and it has the live action Netflix adaptation to thank for that, at least in part. Whether you liked what Netflix did with its take on One Piece or not, you have to appreciate the additional attention its anime has received off the back of its success. More popularity also means more crossovers, including a collaboration with Puma that will bring four pairs of One Piece sneakers to its stores starting this weekend.

If you cast your mind back to 2019, you might remember that the cult classic RPG Alpha Protocol was surprisingly removed from Steam, becoming unavailable to purchase and play digitally. Later on, Sega clarified that the delisting was down to the expiration of its publishing rights, leaving the game stranded and the only way to play it being to obtain a physical copy.

Some GTA 6 developers are passionately rejecting Rockstar's guidance that the push for workers to return to office will ultimately help make a better sequel.

Empire of the Ants, for those who don’t know, is an old-school real-time strategy game which first launched in 2000 for PC. In this PS5 reboot, publisher Microids is partnering with developer Tower Five to create what might be one of the most photorealistic PS5 titles to date. Seriously, this is pushing Unreal Engine 5 to its absolute limits.

SEGA purchased Rovio a little while ago now, so it’s a surprise it’s taken this long for Sonic the Hedgehog and Angry Birds to meet. But as of right now, the two franchises have clashed in five smartphone games, through until 21st March. This includes Angry Birds 2, Angry Birds Dream Blast, Angry Birds Friends, Sonic Dash, and Sonic Forces: Speed Battle.

Originally an Xbox (and PC) exclusive, wacky action title Hi-Fi Rush is now available on PS5. This tune-infused brawler was one of the highest rated releases of 2023 — and so we're eager to learn if you're jumping in for the first time.

Blizzard is finally making it easier to unlock new heroes in Overwatch 2. This is big news, as players regularly complain about how difficult it is to obtain new characters in the live-service shooter. Currently, people get new heroes by paying for and grinding through a battle pass, buying them outright or waiting until they become available as a reward for winning a certain number of games. That changes with the forthcoming season 10, as the company will make new and old heroes available for free to all players.

Mobile gaming peripheral manufacturer Backbone has announced two new mobile controllers: the Backbone One — Lightning (2nd Gen) and the Backbone One PlayStation Edition — Lightning (2nd Gen).

Steam has rolled out a new family plan that lets your kids request payments for games and can even get you banned by cheating on a shared account. 

Today, Bandai Namco has released a demo for the upcoming open world action RPG Sand Land. Developed by ILCA, the same studio that made One Piece Odyssey, Sand Land is based on a manga series created in 2000 by Akira Toriyama. Given the recent passing of the legendary artist, the game slated to launch in five weeks will be all the more special.

For a long time, Steam's family features have been a little lackluster, forcing parents to jump through numerous hoops to buy their children games, monitor what they're playing, and generally keep an eye on their online behavior. One big issue was the inability to share an account, as a family account would only allow one person access at a time, even if they're playing different titles.

As more people get Steam Decks and other handheld PC consoles, which are much easier to share among households than a PC, it was integral for Valve to make its generally barebones family-sharing settings more robust. On Monday, the company announced that Steam Families is now available in beta, adding more features for people who want to share games or control access on the platform.

A new Xbox development kit has reportedly been certified in South Korea.

A new Xbox dev kit console was certified today in South Korea, and the model number reveals it is not a development kit for a known console.

16.74 million video games were sold across Europe during February, according to the latest GSD data.

The latest trailer for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves reveals five playable characters and a time frame for its release in 2025. It has been some time since an official update about the game was released. Development for Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves was first announced by SNK at EVO 2022.

The latest card game taking the world by storm features plenty of tricks up its sleeves, with a number of them hidden behind vouchers you can purchase from the in-game shop – one such trick is hidden behind the Balatro Blank Voucher. What does it do?

Cities: Skylines 2 is finally beginning mod support next week, nearly five months after the game first launched.

Elon Musk, the CEO of SpaceX, has unveiled ambitious plans to propel humanity into a new era of interplanetary civilization. Musk's latest announcement focuses on the Starship rocket, which he aims to land on Mars within the next five years. This bold endeavor comes on the heels of a successful third test flight of the Starship, bolstering Musk's confidence in its capabilities. Notably, Musk envisions the Starship playing a pivotal role in crewed missions to the Moon by 2026.

RuneScape's original creator is sailing to new horizons with his upcoming MMO Brighter Shores, which is "opposed to the onslaught of microtransactions" seen in modern games.

WhatsApp, under Meta's umbrella, is testingout a new feature that will allow users to pin multiple chats and messages simultaneously. This functionality is currently in the testing phase and is available to a beta testers on WhatsApp version 2.24.6.15. With this WhatsApp update, users can pin up to five chats and three messages, enhancing their control over important conversations and information.

Weekend OTT watchlist: The weekend is here, and the realm of online streaming is overflowing with captivating tales and gripping dramas, ensuring that boredom becomes a thing of the past. With a plethora of options at your fingertips, it's time to dive into the latest releases that promise an amalgamation of suspense, laughter, and heartwarming moments. Here's a curated list of five top-notch offerings across various OTT platforms that will keep you enthralled throughout the weekend with the list including Murder Mubarak, Bramayugam, Chicken Nugget and more.

At GDC, Valve alum Chet Faliszek (far right) and Riot vet Dr Kimberly Voll (right) revealed that they had set up a new Seattle-based studio, Stray Bombay. This new venture is focusing on co-op games and is backed by both VC firm Upfront Ventures and League of Legends maker Riot Games.

One of the best Steam bundles I've seen in years offers five outstanding indie games together in one package, and it's nearly half-price during the Steam Spring Sale.

The latest in Build-A-Bear’s shockingly extensive line of Pokémon plush toys with cute little outfits is the king of Pokémon memes: Bidoof. Fans of the next-to-useless but simultaneously god-like beaver-esque battler can order a Bidoof plush starting today, to receive their very own buck-toothéd buddy, in a bundle with Bidoof-themed accessories.

Pokemon's Funko Pop! collection has grown quite a bit already in 2024. Lucario's figure now has a pearlescent version, and the moment you're tasked with picking your very first Pokemon has even been turned into a Pop! We're a long way off all 1,025 Pokemon having a Pop! of their own, and even some seemingly obvious picks are yet to get the Funko treatment. It seems some of those obvious picks will continue to be overlooked as Cresselia appears to be the next Pokemon to get the Pop! nod.

In a world of AI-generated scripts and recycled story tropes, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire director Adam Wingard says his upcoming sequel focuses on character study – so much so that it's the franchise’s answer to Fast & Furious’ Fast Five. 

It’s epic! Sonic the Hedgehog and the Angry Birds are teaming up! I guess there are a few good things in life that you get even without asking, and this one’s surely one of them. The epic Sonic x Angry Birds crossover has begun, and there’s a lot to look out for.

I hope you like Sonic the Hedgehog and Angry Birds because both franchises are getting a heap of limited time content via five — yes, five — Sega mobile game crossovers. And they're happening right now.

The latest Fortnite character survey hints at crossovers with One Piece, Grand Theft Auto, Yakuza, Taylor Swift, and, strangely of all, Disney's long-abandoned Club Penguin.

Sonic and Angry Birds will be crossing into each other’s mobile games for the next week.

Helldivers 2's brand new Warbond has only just been released, but the Stun Grenade is already a big hit with players.

Sabotage Studio, developers of the indie role-playing game (RPG) Sea of Stars, has announced that the game has been played by over five million people and teased an upcoming co-op mode.

I've seen the Baldur's Gate 3 pacifist run, and while this is not exactly that, it's pretty close. One player has completed the entire RPG - on Honor Mode, no less - via no greater means than simply walking at their opponents.

Sea of Stars developer Sabotage Studio is teasing a couch co-op mode as its critically acclaimed turn-based RPG celebrates reaching five million total players.

Everyone’s favorite Chrono Trigger-esque RPG, Sea of Stars, is getting a three-player couch co-op mode. Publisher Sabotage Studios dropped a trailer for the upcoming feature, which has been dubbed Single Player+.

Upper Deck has unveiled new cards from its upcoming Neopets Battledome trading card game, bringing your favourite early-noughties virtual pets to card form.

If you want to add more replay value to the Resident Evil 2 remake then a mod that shifts the perspective from third-person to the traditional fixed camera might do the trick.

Baba is You, one of the most mind-bending indie puzzle games I’ve ever played turns five years old today.

Calling all Onmyoji heroes! The Yin and Yang Division welcomes a sensational new collaboration with the world-famous virtual singer Hatsune Miku! Here’s your chance to add the talented Miku to your team in the Onmyoji and Hatsune Miku collaboration.

Vivo has recently introduced its latest V-series smartphones in India, showcasing the Vivo V30 Pro and the Vivo V30. Priced at Rs. 33999 and Rs. 41999 respectively, these smartphones aim to uphold the V-series reputation for impressive camera performance while offering compelling features. Wondering if Vivo V30 can stand out in a competitive price segment? Here are five crucial aspects of the all-new Vivo V30 you've been eager to discover.

Is it just me, or did that week race on by? In video games, it was highlighted by the Xbox Partner Preview and Dune: Awakening’s reveal, but just in general the past five days have felt a tad quicker than usual. Maybe it is just me.

Update: Just so you know, the character creator is out now on PS5. You can find it through the Dragon's Dogma 2 page on the PS Store. It's 4.4GB in size.

U.S. aerospace company Stratolaunch conducted the first powered test flight of a new unmanned craft for hypersonic research on Saturday and called it a success.

With the news of an upcoming PTR for Diablo 4 taking the community by storm, many players have been itching to hear more information, which was promised in the form of a PTR Discussion Livestream. While the date for this Livestream has not yet been formally announced, Blizzard has stated that the official date will be coming within the next two weeks. Global Community Development Director Adam Fletcher responded to comments on X (formerly known as Twitter), stating that the PTR Livestream date would be coming «soon.» With the launch of Season 4 roughly a month away, since Season 3 ends on April 16, there's likely to be some tight timing in the Season 4 leadup.

Following on from this week’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 previews and a Capcom Highlights stream, Capcom has released a Dragon’s Dogma 2 Character Creator & Storage tool, which is available now across PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam.

Blizzard has released a new video with Diablo Partner MacroBioBoi, giving us five tips and tricks to maximize your score on the Leaderboards when running the Gauntlet. The new video brings us a great overview of the Gauntlet, Diablo 4's newest endgame system, as well as detailing tips and tricks that will help first-time attempts and veteran players alike! Rise to the Challenge Gameplay Video on YouTube MacroBioBoi brings us through the Gauntlet in an easy-to-follow way, giving us valuable tips and tricks such as automating our build as much as possible and which armor affixes to prioritize to maximize Gauntlet and Leaderboard score.

Fortnite Chapter 5, Season 2's launch has been delayed by another five hours due to server maintenance, after having previously been pushed back by eight hours earlier in the day.

After Skull and Bones failed to scratch my pirate itch, I recently returned to an old, familiar friend. Sea of Thieves is sailing into a new year, with a new slate of content planned. Rare has experimented with how to update and enhance the pirate sandbox game since its launch in 2018. The game has also left the Microsoft ecosystem and will be available to PlayStation players in April — which, of course, means there are a lot of new pirates on the high seas for the first time. That’s why now might be the best time to get into Sea of Thieves, even if you’ve never played it before.

Following on from this week’s Dragon’s Dogma 2 previews and a Capcom Highlights stream, Capcom has released a Dragon’s Dogma 2 Character Creator & Storage tool, which is available now across PS5, Xbox Series X|S and PC via Steam.

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Wordle is a worldwide phenomenon, and though it’s no longer quite the obsession it was in 2022, it’s still a daily delight of many people’s mornings. Wordle‘s genius is that it is simple to understand but fiendishly difficult to master, and anyone can pick it up and start playing in a very brief time. You can learn to play Wordle easily as all you need to do is guess a particular five letter word, but getting it right every time is hard as there are only six attempts to guess the word each day. If you’re struggling to master this tricky puzzle, then try out our tips for the best starting words to maximize your chances of becoming a Wordle master.

Dragon's Dogma 2 is out in just a couple of weeks, with Capcom doing everything it can to get people ready and hype them up for March 22. We've had several new looks at the game over the past few weeks, including new bits of info regarding the game's frame rate, features, and strangely realistic cooking cutscenes, but Capcom is now letting players get their hands on the game itself by releasing a standalone character creator for the title.

Cabinet greenlights Rs. 10000 cr India AI mission for computing capacity boost; Stability AI unveils TripoSR: Revolutionary AI tool creates 3D models in seconds; AI's climate role questioned: Report warns of energy surge and misinformation; the AI industry backs nuclear power to sustain its energy appetite- this and more in our daily roundup. Let us take a look.

After some teases, Pixar has revealed the rest of the new emotions in Inside Out 2.

In the world of toys and collectibles, whether a video game, movie, or TV series has truly made it can be determined by how many Lego sets and Funko Pops it has. The more time passes, the more Squishmallows can be thrown into that melting pot along with them. Pokemon has Squishmallows, Marvel has Squishmallows, and to mark Squishmallows Day 2024, Jazwares has announced Stranger Things will be joining its Squishmallows family too.

Starfield's Premium Upgrade was originally notable for the five days of early access it granted during its release window, and while this early access period has since expired, there are still a few other goodies up for grabs in a brand-new offer. It's currently down to just $17.99 at Amazon (or £19.95 in the UK) a considerable drop from the MSRP of $34.99, and almost 50% off.

Japanese games giant Capcom is going to be raising how much its staff and future graduate hires are paid.

A playable demo for Princess Peach Showtime could be on the way.

Wordle today: Wordle players couldn't have asked for a better start to 2024, with easy answers on most days. The first five days of March have been simple with answers that can be guessed in a flash! Now what about day 6? Don't fret! The answer to Wordle today is yet another unchallenging task, one which even new players can guess without too much fuss. That said, players would not want to lose their winning streak because of a small mistake. With just six attempts, there is not enough space to take risks. So, if you're struggling to solve it, then don't worry. Check these hints and clues for Wordle today and solve it easily.

Capcom has announced it plans to raise salaries by at least five percent on average in the next financial year, as well as an increase to starting salaries for graduate hires in 2025.

OpenAI shot back at accusations from Elon Musk that the ChatGPT maker betrayed its founding goals of benefiting humanity and chose to pursue profits, vowing to get his lawsuit thrown out.

After the successful China Hero Project helped bring several great PS5 and PS4 games to a global audience, Sony is doing the same in India, and it's ready to talk about the selected titles. The India Hero Project is aiding a set of five games from Indian developers, all of which are heading to PS5 as well as PC.

How do you win the Queen's Blood tournament on Shinra-8 in Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth? The RPG's very own card game that's brand new to the PS5 remake, you can create your own deck, collect new cards, and win a tournament aboard a prestige cruise ship in the first half of the game. As part of our Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth guide, we're going to reveal how to win the Queen's Blood tournament on Shinra-8. Doing so unlocks the Card Royalty Trophy.