Bruce Straley, the game director behind The Last of Us and several Uncharted games, considers modern AAA games “boring.” As part of an Edge magazine article on the state of the gaming industry, Straley discussed the AAA landscape. He noted that he finds big blockbuster titles “boring,” in part due to a lack of risk-taking. … Read more
At BlizzCon 2026, I was present at a Diablo 5 press conference with several of the game’s design leads. Near the end, a question was asked about what platforms the game would be available on, as none had been announced alongside the game’s reveal. Game director Joe Shely responded by saying that they had nothing … Read more
Harbor Masters, the team of modders and developers behind one of the most popular reverse-engineered PC ports of retro games, the Ocarina of Time Ship of Harkinian port, has been accused by some of using AI-powered tools to create, code and modify their various ports of classic Nintendo games. While the team confirmed that some … Read more
The iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max launch tomorrow, but we were able to get our hands on one early to share some initial impressions. Both the 18 Pro and Pro Max are heavier than the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max models they replace, and it’s more noticeable when you pick up … Read more
iOS 27 launched this week with the new Siri AI. David Pogue put the new Siri to the test by testing 125 requests, here’s how it went. iOS 27’s new Siri AI impresses David Pogue after 125 tests Siri has been built into the iPhone for almost 15 years. But during that time, many Apple … Read more
When Xbox announced a new feature last month that lets you digitize existing physical game collections, I immediately thought of the Xbox One. Disc-to-digital seems like a clever new feature for Xbox, perfectly timed as a response to Sony killing PlayStation discs. But the reality is that it has been 15 years in the making … Read more
While it usually takes a few days before we get more official draw rate numbers for any new Pokémon TCG set, early evidence shows that the 30th celebration is the most generous set in years. We’re talking Crown Zenith levels of good draw, with more than one in every two packs having at least one … Read more
Some of the first gameplay of the new version for Nintendo Switch 2 of Monster Hunter Wilds has already emerged. Capcom recently showed off this version ahead of its appearance at Tokyo Game Show 2026. Thanks to GameSpot, we have 17 minutes of footage. Everything shown here is for handheld mode, so we’ll have to … Read more
Some of the first games have appeared for the newly announced Nintendo Switch 2 versions of Resident Evil 2, 3, and 4. For those who missed the news, Capcom announced during last week’s Nintendo Direct that ports of all three remakes are on their way to the platform. Now, however, we take a proper look … Read more
Photographer Tyler Stalman is back with his annual iPhone camera review. Here’s what he had to say about the iPhone 18 Pro’s new variable aperture, photography styles, Apple’s reference image, and more. Stalman explores the iPhone 18 Pro’s variable aperture camera While this year’s iPhone 18 Pro introduces plenty of new features, including the 2nm … Read more