It’s early June, which means it’s time for a ton of video game events! Rising from the ashes of E3, Geoff Keighley’s Summer Game Fest is now the premium gaming event of the year, just inching ahead of… Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards in December. Unlike the show it replaced, Summer Game Fest is an egalitarian …
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Camper Van: Make it Home has everything you’d want out of a home-decorating simulator, but it’s all on wheels and slightly miniaturized, and something about that combination is extra peaceful. The game is available on Steam right now, following a surprise drop during the Wholesome Games Showcase, which is part of Summer Game Fest 2025. …
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There’s a new shop management sim in town. Discounty will be released on August 21 for PC, Switch, PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. The game tasks players with managing a discount supermarket in a bustling town. The core gameplay loop reminds me of the shopkeeper portion of Moonlighter, but Discounty lets folks freely organize …
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The egg-cooking roguelike Omelet You Cook is officially available for PC via Steam. It was shadow-dropped during the , which falls in the middle of . This quirky title was first revealed last year, but now we can get our grubby little paws on it. The game looks like a good combination of chaos and …
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Monument Valley 3 is finally coming to more platforms, after being a Netflix exclusive since December. The game will be released on July 22 for PC, Switch, PS4, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S. Remember, Switch games are playable on Switch 2, so it should also technically be available on Nintendo’s new console. Monument Valley 3 …
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Image: ASRock Do you feel the need? The need for speed? Or, if you’re young enough not to get that reference, do you feel the need for vivid colors and perfect black levels on your gaming PC? Then upgrade to an OLED monitor already! Today, you can get a 27-inch ASRock model with a super-fast …
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Image: Mark Hachman / IDG There are new Surface Laptop models to choose from. They’re…not great. They’re not bad, but for their diminished size and capacity, they really should be cheaper. Today you can get a better deal on a bigger, roomier 15-inch Surface Laptop from 2024, with a long-lasting Snapdragon processor. Amazon has it …
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Why pay for Max, Hulu, Peacock, and other streaming services when you can give them a try for free? Many of the big streaming services will let you sample their wares for a limited time—generally a week, or sometimes even a month—for the ultra-low price of zip. These free streaming trials come and go, so …
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A fresh wave of publishers have signed up for generative AI startup ProRata’s revenue share program, including The Boston Globe, Vox Media and Future, as well as Fast Co. and Inc owner Mansueto Ventures. ProRata operates Gist.ai, an AI-powered search engine that utilizes licensed content to generate answers, which launched in December 2024. Today, the …
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Today’s marketers spend sleepless nights puzzling over how much of their budget is lost along the mazelike programmatic supply chain, if they can trust CTV middlemen, or whether supposedly epoch-defining AI tools are in fact Mechanical Turks. The disinfectant of sunlight, in theory, provides a means of resolving those concerns. But as more agencies put …
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