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We Finally Know How Much the Xbox Handheld Will Cost
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We Finally Know How Much the Xbox Handheld Will Cost

by admin September 26, 2025



Xbox has a pricing problem, and that’s not changing with the company’s first officially branded handheld. Microsoft and Asus’ ROG Xbox Ally and Xbox Ally X are set to launch on Oct. 16, and after weeks and weeks of making everyone wait, we finally know how much they will cost. If you’re planning on buying one, do it at launch before tariffs force Microsoft to jack up prices like it has with Xbox consoles.

Xbox Ally preorders started later Thursday, Sept. 25. The regular Xbox Ally will sell for $600. It comes at base with an AMD Ryzen Z2A processor, with specs that hint it could be equivalent to Valve’s $550 Steam Deck OLED in performance. It also packs 16GB of RAM and a 60Wh battery with a 7-inch IPS LCD display. At that price, Asus and Xbox are trying to claim some small part of the PC handheld market dominated by Valve’s handheld, even if it lacks the prettier OLED display. The Xbox Ally is a bit larger than a Steam Deck, though it feels more ergonomic thanks to its controller-like grips.

The one you actually want, the Xbox Ally X, will demand $1,000 from your already-stretched wallet. The darker handheld contains an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme, the long-awaited SoC—or system on a chip—that should have better performance in games compared to handheld PCs from the last two years. How much more powerful is a question with a big red “to be determined” sign hanging over it, but earlier leaks have suggested it won’t be too much better than before running at the highest possible power settings. It may do better at lower power, so you may be able to game for longer at a stable frame rate. The more expensive Xbox Ally also comes with 24GB of RAM, 1TB of storage, and an 80Wh battery—equivalent to last year’s $900 ROG Ally X. The more powerful handheld will only be available through Best Buy.

Trump tariffs have caused havoc with PC and gaming prices. Last week, Microsoft hiked prices of all its Xbox Series S and Series X consoles. Now, if you want the Xbox with a disc drive, it will set you back $650. The Galaxy Black version with 2TB of storage now costs a whopping $800. This year, Asus hiked the cost of its Ally X by $100, up to $900. Lenovo raised prices on its Legion Go S handheld PCs with SteamOS to $650 at base. Lenovo originally cited $550 back when it announced the handheld back during CES 2025. The Legion Go 2, with its 8.8-inch OLED display and a Ryzen Z2 Extreme, starts at $1,350. If you want a handheld PC that can run some AAA games at somewhat stable frame rates, you’ll end up paying through the nose for it.

Asus and Xbox stalled out in August and refused to share the preorder date and price. I’ve wrapped my hands around the handheld’s comfortable Xbox controller-like grips, but it wasn’t nearly enough time to say if the handheld is worth the money. The new Xbox Ally devices will sport Microsoft’s new version of Windows 11 built specifically for handhelds. Compared to other handheld PCs running the OS, the new version will make selecting games across your various distribution platforms easier. It may also finally fix the aggravating issues when putting these devices to sleep. Most importantly, they should increase performance by nixing background tasks.

The ROG Xbox Ally X runs a handheld-optimized version of Windows 11. © Raymond Wong / Gizmodo

Some users have managed to get a version of the Xbox handheld experience working on other Windows devices. We still have to see how the final version shakes out. In the end, SteamOS may still prove to be a much cleaner, console-like experience thanks to three years of updates from Valve, plus an active developer community. The Steam Deck hardware is looking a little long in the tooth, but it’s still the cheapest handheld around—at least until Valve inevitably hikes prices just like every other company.



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Twitch finally catches up to YouTube with highly-requested Stream Rewind feature

by admin September 26, 2025



Twitch is finally giving viewers the power to rewind and catch up on moments of live broadcasts they may have missed in a new feature they’ve dubbed ‘Stream Rewind.’

Twitch is one of the internet’s most popular live streaming services, attracting numerous high-profile content creators who have made a name for themselves on the website.

Over the years, it’s introduced a slew of helpful features for both broadcasters and their viewers, such as the ability to clip streams or support streamers by gifting bits and subscriptions.

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However, one feature that was sorely missing was the ability to rewind an ongoing broadcast. If you were watching something live, you wouldn’t be able to directly go backward to see what you missed or rewatch a funny moment — instead, you’d have to clip the broadcast or watch the VOD when it was all said and done.

Twitch introduces long-awaited rewind option for streams

On September 25, 2025, Twitch revealed that this is finally changing. As told in a Twitch support article, the platform is rolling out ‘Stream Rewind,’ which is exactly what it sounds like — the ability to rewind a stream as it plays in real time.

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Viewers can pause, resume, or scrub back at any point in the stream if they so choose, and get right back to the live broadcast by clicking the ‘live’ button on the video player. Additionally, live chat will continue despite pausing and rewinding, helping to avoid missing out on any important moments.

However, broadcasters have to manually enable this feature on their channels for viewers to use it. On top of this, Stream Rewind is solely available for Affiliated or Partnered broadcasters, and is currently limited to viewers who are subscribed to a streamer’s channel or Turbo subscribers on web only (sorry, mobile users).

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According to a statement from Dan Clancy in a September 24 Patch Notes stream, the rollout for Stream Rewind is being limited to subscribers until the platform figures out a way to prevent it from being used to avoid ads.

“We are launching initially for channel subs and Turbo subs,” Clancy explained. “We are working to make it available for everyone. The reason we are limiting it initially is because there’s work we need to do to make sure ads still work with ad blockers and it doesn’t become a way to get around ads, and that’s important to our streamers to help them sustain their revenue. That takes a little more work.”

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With this latest update, Twitch has now caught up to YouTube, which has allowed viewers to rewind live streams on its site for some time now, as long as creators had the feature enabled – without fans having to pay to use it.

Twitch had initially announced this feature all the way back in June, and over three months later, it’s finally here.



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Qualcomm announces Snapdragon X2, the first 5 GHz Arm CPU, its ‘biggest advance in PC gaming’ and the chip that might finally make gaming on Arm an actual thing

by admin September 25, 2025



Qualcomm has announced its second-gen Snapdragon X2 SoC for PCs and with it come some big claims, especially for gaming performance. The new chip has 18 CPU cores, 50% more than the the OG Snapdragon X, and over double the GPU performance. But will this actually translate into usable gaming performance?

First, some more details as announced at Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Summit 2025. Qualcomm has shrunk Snapdragon X2 down to 3 nm thanks to a newer production process from TSMC. That’s essentially the enabler for everything else that follows.

The 18 cores are all a new third-gen Oryon design that Qualcomm claims was started from a “blank slate.” The result is 39% improved per-core performance and 50% faster peak multi-threaded CPU performance. To that you can add 2.3x peak GPU performance and 78% more NPU performance.


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What’s more, Qualcomm claims to have created the first 5 GHz Arm chip. Oh, and the top chip now has a 192-bit memory bus and supports 4K 144 Hz displays. This is serious stuff.

In fact, Qualcomm has introduced a whole new tier of Snapdragon for the top model. The 18-core 5 GHz variant will be know as the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Edition. Shades of Intel, intentionally or otherwise.

Of course, it’s gaming we’re most concerned with and Qualcomm is making some pretty serious claims. Performance is up hugely compared with the first-gen Snapdragon X chips. Black Myth Wukong runs 2.1x faster than before. The same applies to Cyberpunk 2077 and Red Dead Redemption 2. Hitman World of Assassination is claimed to be 2.2x faster, and a slew of further games are around the 2x mark.

Qualcomm is making some mega claims for gaming performance. (Image credit: Qualcomm)

All told, Qualcomm’s head of compute and gaming, Kedar Kondap, says the new chip is “Snapdragon’s biggest advance in PC gaming.” However, just as important as pure performance is efficiency. Here, Qualcomm reckons the new chip delivers 44% more CPU performance per watt than an Intel Core Ultra 9 285H and 75% more performance per watt than AMD’s Ryzen 9 AI HX 370.

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As for GPU efficiency, the second-gen Snapdragon X is said to be 52% better than Intel’s Lunar Lake laptop chips. The same gaming performance as Lunar Lake but with dramatically lower power consumption, or a lot more performance for the same power budget, would be very interesting for a handheld gaming PC. Bottom line, if all of this is true, then the Snapdragon X2 Elite Extreme Edition is one heck of a chip.

There will also be a 12-core plain-old Elite version. It’s not totally clear if that offers the same GPU and NPU performance, but the branding for the Adreno GPU implies the 12-core chip gets a lower spec. But if it does, that’s a pity as an 18-core CPU is probably overkill.

Of course, the big question hanging over all this is game support. “We are collaborating across the industry to bring more titles on Snapdragon,” Kondap said in front of a presentation slide showing a long list of supported titles.


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In our testing, Snapdragon’s gaming support thus far has fallen well short of Qualcomm’s bullish claims, whatever the raw capabilities of its chips. And that remains the doubt. Even if the new Snapdragon X2 is super fast, will games actually run reliably?

The top chip even gets a 192-bit memory bus. (Image credit: Qualcomm)

But here’s the thing. Sometimes you get a sense from a product launch that a company knows they have something special. That’s the vibe I got from the Snapdragon X2 launch. A lot of that is probably down to the use of TSMC 3 nm technology. No other PC vendor is currently offering 3 nm GPU tech, integrated or discrete.

On paper, then, this thing looks like a huge advance and the best APU for handheld PCs. It should be far faster than anything AMD or Intel can currently offer, if you ignore AMD’s Strix Halo, which isn’t truly a chip for handhelds and costs megabucks.

In the end, of course, it will all hinge on software, both the games themselves and Qualcomm’s GPU drivers. We’ve heard it all before when it comes to gaming on Arm. But if Qualcomm can make some strides on the software, then this chip needs to be taken very seriously in the handheld gaming market. It could be awesome.

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Yakuza Kiwami 3 is beautiful and ridiculous, and I’m finally going to actually finish the game this time

by admin September 25, 2025



Friends, I’m ready to be Kazuma Kiryu again. I admit it: I kind of smoked the whole pack on Yakuzas 0 through Kiwami 2, playing them almost back-to-back and in such quick succession that, when I booted up the remaster of Yakuza 3, it felt like gazing at the single remaining profiterole on the plate after a bacchanal of candies and chocolates. I couldn’t do it. My Yakuza journey ground to a halt.

From the hands-on time I’ve had with Kiwami 3, it’s a remake that doesn’t reinvent the original, but—like the two Kiwamis before it—polishes it to a shine, bolts on some fantastic new nonsense in substories and activities, and acts as a glitzy refresh for a generation that, perhaps, didn’t get to it back in 2009. Meanwhile, Dark Ties—a bonus Gaiden game releasing with Kiwami 3 that has you play Yakuza 3 villain Yoshitaka Mine—acts as the wholly new red meat to draw in those of you who already know Okinawa like the back of your hand.

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But don’t let me undersell it: Kiwami 3 looks absolutely gorgeous and plays wonderfully. It just, you know, does those things much in the same way Kiwami 2 did. It’s still a pleasure to charge about Okinawa dispensing righteous violence to anyone who looks at you askance, the series’ trademark mix of high drama and screwball comedy still hits just right, and having it all remade in the Dragon Engine, glistening and golden? I’m more than happy to take it. I think I’m finally gonna beat Yakuza 3.


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My demo consisted almost exclusively of running around Okinawa as Kiryu, but let me quickly get you up to speed on the plot anyhow. Having gone through quite a bit in the previous three (chronologically) Yakuza games, hardened organised criminal Kazuma Kiryu has settled down to run an orphanage, which is what Al Capone would have done had cruel fortune not struck him with syphilis and tax evasion charges.

Shadowy fellas want to tear down Kiryu’s bucolic child ranch and, hey presto, off Kiryu goes to put an end to that.

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And off I go, in my demo, to Okinawa, which looks gorgeous. I’m still stunned by how great these games look, with their lush pallets and detail-stuffed worlds, and Kiwami 3 is no different. It was four minutes and 48 seconds into my demo that someone tore off their shirt to reveal a lavish yakuza tattoo on their back, and I could have looked at it for hours.

But a man tearing his shirt off means one thing—combat, and it’s here that Kiwami 3 reveals its first addition to its Yakuza 3 framework: Kiryu has two combat styles. The first is the Dragon of Dojima style we all know and love. Kiryu kicks, punches, grabs, throws, and generally uses his immense strength to reduce thugs to thin smears, with all sorts of grisly, definitely-should-be-lethal heat actions that RGG has clearly had a great deal of fun animating.

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But in addition to that, you can at any point pop over to a new Ryukyu style, which as far as I can tell is essentially a sword and shield. This is, says RGG, inspired by actual Okinawan martial arts, and feels a little bit more defence-focused and oriented around combos than the big, splashy attacks of the default Dragon style. It’s a satisfying one to switch to when you’re up against groups, letting you zip about stabbing punks (Kiryu has never killed anyone) before they can land a hit.

Over in Dark Ties, meanwhile (I’m attempting to preview two games at once here, like a games criticism Evel Knievel), Mine only has access to the one combat style. Or at least, he did in the 25ish minutes I got with him. Not to worry though, because it feels faster and more frantic than either of Kiryu’s, and revolves mostly around building up ‘shackled hearts’ by landing hits on enemies.

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Build up a full heart, or two, or three, and you can pull the trigger to have Mine absolutely lose it, with the effect getting more powerful the more hearts you use. His attacks get more animalistic and unhinged and, oh, the music transitions into some fairly unhinged buttrock.


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It’s all very good fun, but as to whether it holds up over the longue durée of the game or, indeed, in actually difficult fights, I can’t say. I’ve definitely run into scenarios in previous Yakuza games where the fighting system—though fun in regular combat—can feel a little frustrating against some of the harder bosses (skill issue? Perhaps!). But no one I fought in Kiwami 3 or Dark Ties was all that difficult, so I don’t know if RGG has ironed that out.

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Small asides

Past the high drama and chiselled men removing their shirts, the heart of Yakuza is in the absurdity. It’s the side stuff: the minigames, the substories, the ridiculous RGG sense of humour, that makes the series so beloved.

Which is why I’m a little sad I didn’t get any time with Kiwami 3’s Ryukyu Gal Gang, its new side-activity (think Yakuza 0’s Cabaret and Real Estate side-stories, or Kiwami 2’s Majima Construction stuff) that sees Kiryu join up with an all-ladies biker gang in a team-battle mode. Naturally.

Past the high drama and chiselled men removing their shirts, the heart of Yakuza is in the absurdity

Another thing I’m a little sad about: RGG has confirmed to PCG that original Yakuza 3’s Boxcelios side-game won’t reappear in Kiwami 3. “Only the one guy—the programmer—made that, [and] he’s gone” RGG’s Masayoshi Yokoyama tells us.

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So I can’t speak to that, but I can speak to other things. Of course, all the stuff you’d expect in a Yakuza is here: Sega arcades, karaoke, infinite varieties of restaurant. But there are a few new additions, too. Hit L2 while wandering around and Kiryu drops into search mode, which lets him… catch butterflies with a net and identify potential new friends. Similarly, he can customise his flip phone with stickers and himself with clothes—Kiwami 3 has a surprisingly robust outfit system that lets you dress Kiryu up like an absolute dingus while he solves the world’s problems a fistfight at a time. I gave him a pussyhat. He looked great.

There are new substories, too. One I ran into, which saw Kiryu talk down a pair of bridge-jumpers (they didn’t know each other, they just happened to choose the same bridge) before visiting justice on the people who had wronged them, was classic Yakuza—utterly ridiculous and very amusing. Another, where a concerned father asked me to talk his daughter out of moving to Tokyo—a reworked take on a pre-existing Yakuza 3 substory—ended with an all-timer of a Kiryu heart-to-heart speech.

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And then there’s Dark Ties. Mine can do much of the same side-stuff Kiryu can, dropping in for some karaoke or heading out for a drink, but in Kamurocho I couldn’t find a single substory to take part in. Now, to be fair, my time with Mine was incredibly brief: I probably spent all of five minutes actually exploring Kamurocho as him, so it’s entirely possible I missed something. Still, it feels like he has a little less to do about town than Kiryu does. He’s certainly not catching butterflies in Tokyo.

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You can probably condense all 1000+ words of this preview into a single, diamond-hard sentence: Kiwami 3 does for Yakuza 3 what Kiwami 2 did for Yakuza 2. And frankly? Great. I’m well up for that, and a great-looking re-do of the OG Yakuza 3 with some new accoutrements thrown in—not to mention a whole bonus Gaiden game that’s entirely new—works perfectly for me. Now all RGG has to do is Kiwami-fy 4 and 5 and I might actually make it to those Ichiban games before I’m 80.



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We finally got our first look at Battlefield 6's campaign, and it looks like a return to form for EA and DICE
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We finally got our first look at Battlefield 6’s campaign, and it looks like a return to form for EA and DICE

by admin September 25, 2025


A new Battlefield 6 trailer has been shown off during today’s Sony State of Play. The trailer focuses heavily on the campaign aspect of the game, which has been kept under wraps up to this point.

We’ve heard plenty about the game’s multiplayer, such as that you cannot block PS players from crossplay if you’re on XBox or PlayStation and that it won’t have tons of silly cosmetics ruining the vibe.

Take a look at the campaign trailer below.

Our first look at Battlefield 6’s campaign.Watch on YouTube

“Campaign returns on a global scale,” reads a blurb. “Step into Dagger 13, an elite squad of Marine Raiders, determined to stop Pax Armata in Battlefield 6’s single-player campaign. Storm the beaches of Gibraltar, take to the streets of Brooklyn for intense gunfights, perform a HALO jump into enemy territory, destruction, scale, and tight squad play shape every choice. Only in Battlefield.”

There’s a lot of real-world stuff in here, but will EA and DICE choose to make any commentary about the military-indusltrial complex and the nature of war in 2025, as we’re experiencing a genocide in Gaza and there’s an on-going war in Ukraine? We’ll see, but I am not too hopeful.

Battlefield 6, which is set to launch on 10th October, managed to break EA records with its spree of open betas recently. The game is even on track to outperform the rest of the series, according to analysts.

Battlefield 6 will be out on 10th October across PS5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC, but don’t expect a Switch 2 version any time soon.



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Hideo Kojima Finally Reveals OD Footage, And It’s Utterly Terrifying

by admin September 23, 2025


Hideo Kojima’s OD finally has its first trailer, and yes, of course, it’s entirely cutscene, but oh my word, what a cutscene. You’ll oscillate between “Good grief, I can’t believe this is the Unreal Engine and not real life, and “Oh god, what the fuck is that?” throughout its three minutes.

During Kojima Productions’ tenth anniversary celebrations, Hideo Kojima finally revealed some moving images of his forthcoming horror game OD, a project he’s co-creating with horror maestro Jordan Peele. What we get is an incredibly tense scene in which the perfectly rendered hands of Sophia Lillis (It, I Am Not Okay With This) attempt to light a whole mess of candles. It’s tense because of far too many sounds, from Lillis’s own terrified breathing, the ambient sounds of adjacent apartments, and that infernal knocking at the door.

By the end, whoever was knocking clearly ran out of patience and let themselves in. We see the sinister, shadowy figure over Lissis’s shoulder (and note the face-shaped scars all over her own face), its thudding footsteps unnervingly slow, as it whispers demonically. Then, in case you were wondering if everything was going to be OK, it grabs for her and she screams. After the titles we cut back to see vast, grey hands clutching Lissis’s face in a truly iconic image.

Which is all lovely and scary! It, of course, tells us precisely nothing whatsoever about the game, other than that it’ll feature baby-shaped candles and be dreadfully frightening. There are so many horror elements taking place at once here, from the worms crawling out of a candle in writhing bundles to the awful image of the cartoonish baby-faced candle melting to reveal its wick, accompanied by the noises of a real baby screaming nearby. Oh, and the tall, awful demon-thing—I’m yet to be convinced he’s a goodie.

At the live event, there was all sorts of empty bluster about how the game will change the very fabric of reality, perhaps requiring that humanity once again reset the yearly clock to a new After OD era, while not actually saying anything at all about what happens in the game. Microsoft’s Phil Spencer declared it “truly visionary” while Kojima, modest as ever, added “this is totally different, even as a system.” But best was Kojima’s declaration that as he travels all around the world scanning spooky locations for the photorealistic game, “I want to scan a ghost for the first time, and I want to get an award for that.” Good luck with that.

Still, the trailer is freaking cool.



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Geometry Dash streamer finally conquers ‘impossible’ level after viral fail

by admin September 22, 2025



Just three weeks ago, Geometry Dash streamer ‘Cuatrocientosgd’ went viral for their soul-crushing fail in the game’s hardest level. Now, they’ve finally redeemed themselves by becoming the first player in the world to conquer the challenge of Flamewall.

Although Geometry Dash released 12 years ago, the game still has a fairly vibrant community as dedicated players keep it alive through fan-made maps. For many, this is where skills are truly put to the test, as many are designed to be all but ‘humanly impossible.’

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The toughest challenge of them all, however, is none other than Flamewall. An infamous stage in the community, it was indeed considered impossible for the longest time, even resulting in one of the most viral gaming fails of the year. But now, it’s finally been conquered.

Just weeks after coming nail-bitingly close with a 99% run, falling short with the very last input, Twitch streamer cuatrocientosgd has redeemed themselves. They now hold claim to being the first in the world to topple Flamewall.

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Viral Geometry Dash streamer returns to conquer ‘impossible’ level

Earlier this month, the streamer went viral for the wrong reason. After months of trial and error, committing every frame to muscle memory, they had seemingly made it through Flamewall. Though in the final moment, one missed input led to a devastating fail at 99% completion.

Naturally, they freaked out and even hunched over in tears. Dozens of hours of hard work amounted to a viral fail they never could have imagined.

For many, this would have been the final straw, but cuatrocientosgd was committed. The very next day, they were back to practicing, and now, after a few weeks in the lab, they’ve emerged with a world-first run of Flamewall.

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After more than 200,000 attempts, they finally got it done on September 21, 2025, as fans watched along live. Jumping and screaming with joy as family celebrated alongside them and their heart rate spike to almost 190BPM, they redeemed themselves for the world to see.

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The adaptation you’ve been waiting for since 1996 is finally here: Bop It! is now a videogame

by admin September 19, 2025



Videogames are great but don’t you wish they had more bopping? And not just more bopping, but also more twisting and pulling, perhaps of… I don’t know, some sort of nebulous… it? And most importantly, a loud voice telling you exactly when you should bop it, twist it, and/or pull it?

Your oddly specific prayers have finally been answered, because nearly 30 years after the discovery of the cursed Pandora’s Box-like artifact known as Bop It!—which demanded its user perform ritualistic bopping, twisting, and pulling of its button, knob, and handle in the precise pattern needed to finally release the prophesied Loud One, known as Bophomet, upon the world to reign for all time—is now a videogame.

It’s called Bop It! The Video Game and it’s on Steam. Check out the trailer below, which goes a little something like this:


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“Bop it! Twist it! Pull it! Twist it! Bop it! Pull it! Twist it! Pull it! Bop it! Twist it! Pull it! Twist it! Bop it! Twist it! Pull it! Twist it! Bop it! Pull it!”

The Steam page promises (or threatens) “Hot Bop It! Action!” for one or two players (in local co-op), plus a global leaderboard to see how you stack up against other hot boppers. And there’s not just classic mode but an “EXTREME” mode (caps theirs) where you can also be yelled at to “Spin it!” and “Flick it!” on an evolved version of the Bop It! that has grown two appendages. Chilling.

I unfortunately have never had the pleasure of playing or even seeing an actual Bop It!, which crossed over into our dimension back in 1996. Yet I somehow know all about it, as if it revealed itself to me in a dream or some troubling vision. This is my chance, I suppose, to finally bop, twist, and pull the Bop It! for myself, if only virtually.

Wish me luck. According to the Steam page, “the best part of Bop It! The Video Game is that the levels never end: as long as you can stay in, the game will keep going.” If you never hear from me again, it may be because I now bop eternal.

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Fortnite finally getting proximity chat but not how you’d think

by admin September 17, 2025



Fortnite is introducing a brand new LTM called “Delulu” with proximity chat enabled, where you can team up with enemies. Here’s how you can join.

Let’s face it. If you’ve played Fortnite, you’ve at least been frustrated once when encountering random enemies that decide to team up against you. Or worse, maybe it’s your friend who ended up befriending the enemy, leaving you to die.

Generally, “teaming” in Fortnite is bannable. This term refers to when players work together during a match, even though they’re not supposed to, usually by sharing items or even coordinating so that they don’t have to fight each other.

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In a surprising turn of events, however, Epic has just announced that there’ll be an LTM that lets you do exactly this, and it’s aided by the arrival of proximity chat.

Fortnite set to introduce “Delulu” LTM with proximity chat that lets you betray friends

The LTM in question is apparently called “Fortnite: Delulu.” And no, that isn’t a joke, as you can see via the announcement from the in-game tab. So, how exactly does this mode work?

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Think of Zero Build, but with 80 players. You can hop in solo and squad up with friends, but there’s a little twist. 

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The proximity chat feature is enabled here, so that means you can actually talk to people nearby, and maybe even convince them to be your ally. The other way around also works, assuming you find someone more worthy.

Unlike most modes, in order to join this one, you’ll first have to activate the Voice Chat setting if you haven’t already.

To do so, all you need is to load the Compete Tab and have your Voice Chat set to Everybody. This LTM is confirmed to be available starting from September 18, 2025, for selected creators. 

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Meanwhile, everyone else will have to be a bit more patient, as its official launch drops on September 19, 2025. Although proximity chat has been available in Creative modes and UEFN islands, Delulu marks the first time this feature will appear in a Battle Royale-style match.

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Hit Viking Survival Game Valheim Is Finally Coming To PS5 Next Year
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Hit Viking Survival Game Valheim Is Finally Coming To PS5 Next Year

by admin September 17, 2025


Valheim, the hit indie Viking survival game from developer Iron Gate AB and Coffee Stain Publishing, is finally coming to PlayStation 5 in 2026. It’s currently unclear, though, if this version of the game will be 1.0 or Early Access. 

Valheim launched into Early Access on PC back in 2021, quickly climbing up the Steam charts to become one of the most popular survival games of the year. That excitement continued well into 2022, with the audience growing in 2023 when Valheim launched into Game Preview on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One, featuring cross-play as well. Now, Valheim is finally coming to PS5, and you can check out a new trailer celebrating the news below. 

 

Since Valheim’s Early Access debut in 2021, it has garnered a 94 percent “Very Positive” rating on Steam, based on over 477,000 reviews and 12 million copies sold. Since that launch, Iron Gate AB has released various updates, including the following: 

  • Hearth and Home: enhanced survival and base-building mechanics
  • Mistlands: introduced a new fog-shrouded biome filled with dangerous creatures and magic to master
  • Ashlands: introduced treacherous cliffs, boiling waters, and new threats
  • Call To Arms: the latest update, which updated combat and added new enemies, weapons, armor sets, and crafting materials 

Valheim launches on PS5 in 2026. It is currently available on Xbox Series X/S and Xbox One (including Xbox Game Pass), PC via Steam Early Access, the Microsoft Store, PC Game Pass, and the Mac App Store. 

Are you still playing Valheim? Let us know why we should be playing it in 2025 below!



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