TL;DR: The Apple iPhone 18 Pro is free when you switch and bring your number to T-Mobile’s Experience Beyond plan. The Apple iPhone 18 Pro Max is $1,200 off when you switch and bring your number to T-Mobile’s Experience Beyond plan. Free when you switch and bring your number to T-Mobile’s Experience Beyond plan. $1,200 … Read more
What appears to be gameplay footage from an unannounced remake of Persona 1 has leaked online. A little less than two minutes of video showing what looks like a modern version of the original Persona game from Sega and Atlus was first shared by a YouTube channel using the name P1REMAKE and was eventually picked … Read more
Apple has just introduced the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR, its first MacBook with a touch screen. While Apple already added some touch optimizations to macOS 27 Golden Gate earlier this year, there are also a number of new optimizations that were unveiled alongside the new MacBook Pro. This is what Apple worked on. … Read more
The Elder Scrolls VI might finally get its full name soon. According to The Verge’s Tom Warren, Bethesda is preparing to announce the game as The Elder Scrolls VI: Sentinel, and the reveal could come in November. Warren hopes it’s just a name reveal, so a trailer, gameplay, or release date probably shouldn’t be expected … Read more
Dear Eric: We recently traveled to a nearby city to visit my mother. While we were there, Mom’s friend Helen came to visit us. We’ve met Helen before and know she’s a hugger. My 16-year-old daughter Missy, to avoid the inevitable hug, stood on the other side of the dining room table, but Helen, as … Read more
Anything can happen on Halloween. A dog can become a cat. Canada can eliminate daylight saving time. Shigeru Miyamoto may abandon a new vacation altogether. This morning, Nintendo announced a Nintendo Direct out of the blue. In it, Miyamoto declares that tomorrow, November 1, will henceforth be known as “Pikmin Day.” While the Direct had … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta made AI look so cute by giving it a squishy face, and this holiday season, he wants to sell you a Muse Charm so you can carry your cheerful AI helper around like a Tamagotchi. But I won’t buy one, because we have Muse Charm at home. It’s only $50 and I’ve … Read more
In a blog post this week, WhatsApp confirmed that it is rolling out four new features designed to make it easier to manage group chats and keep track of what’s happening in each one. Here are the details. Four new features coming to WhatsApp group chats WhatsApp announced this week that the filter drawer, which … Read more
Asking Eric: Grandma says refusing a hug is rude, but I taught my teenage daughter she doesn’t have to OregonLive.com
Phantom Blade Zero launched on Steam on October 29, 2026, and within 9 hours of release it had already surpassed 500,000 concurrent players on Steam, according to SteamDB, and that number continued to rise until reaching 723,876 around 12 hours after the game’s release before slowing and skyrocketing to its current record of 731,026 peak … Read more