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Sony looks set to announce the PS5 Pro tomorrow in a strangely short livestream

A nine-minute presentation from Mark Cerny will focus on 'PS5 and innovations in gaming technology.'

Sony looks set to reveal the PS5 Pro during a "technical presentation" that's set for September 10.

by

Kris Holt

7 hours ago

  • an hour agoKind Words 2 takes cozy letter-writing to the city on October 7
  • 6 hours agoHere's Bungie's roadmap for Destiny 2
  • 7 hours agoSony looks set to announce the PS5 Pro tomorrow in a strangely short livestream
  • 09.08.2024Perennial Order is a stunning 2D Soulslike filled with plant monsters that’ll kill you in one hit
  • 09.05.2024Did Sony just reveal the PS5 Pro design in its 30th Anniversary announcement?
  • 09.05.2024You can now officially create and use Baldur’s Gate 3 mods on PC
  • 09.05.2024Balatro is coming to mobile, and it’s going to ruin my life

What the Car? hits Steam, and it's still one of the best games you'll play this year

Triband Games has done it again.

What the Car? is a celebration of gaming through pure creativity, unfettered by the trappings of narrative logic.

by

Devindra Hardawar

09.06.2024

Astro Bot PS5 review: One of the best games Sony has ever made

The mascot's first AAA outing is a delightful success.

Astro Bot highlights the importance of play. It’s Super Mario Bros. for a new generation of video game fanatics, at once an introduction to common video game mechanics and also a significant challenge for seasoned players.

by

Jessica Conditt

09.05.2024

Thank Goodness You’re Here is a vibrant, funny, unashamedly silly game

I'd watch this if it was a TV series.

Thank Goodness You’re Here is a vibrant, silly game based in the fictional northern-England town called Barnsworth, which is definitely 80 percent Barnsley, 20 percent plausible deniability. It's also actually, truly, funny.

by

Mat Smith

09.02.2024

Features and previews

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom plays like a traditional Zelda game, remixed

The huge variety of echoes at your disposal means there are lots of ways to solve a puzzle.

The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is the first game in the Zelda series that lets you play as the game's namesake, and it feels well-suited to younger and older players alike.

by

Nathan Ingraham

09.04.2024

Concord aside, PlayStation is having a great year

The hero shooter crashed and burned, but Sony's gaming division still has a lot going for it.

By all accounts, Concord looks like a painful failure for Sony. However, that flop aside, PlayStation is quietly having a great year overall.

by

Kris Holt

09.03.2024

How The Crush House turns procedural generation into social manipulation

The Crush House still surprises its creator, even after years of development.

The Crush House was a jumble of random dialogue and code for a long time before its procedural generation systems had enough information to produce a rational, powerful experience.

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Jessica Conditt

08.22.2024

The Plucky Squire expertly transforms old ideas into something new

Its whimsical take on retro gameplay has me counting the days until September 17.

Behind each turn of The Plucky Squire's pages, there's a new little surprise just waiting to make you smile.

by

Aaron Souppouris

08.16.2024

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The best puzzle games for 2024

From relaxing to challenging, these puzzle games for iPhone, Android, Steam and others will get your brain working.

These are the best puzzle games you can play right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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Engadget

The best PS5 games for 2024: Top PlayStation titles to play right now

Load up your console with these excellent games.

Here are the best games you can get for the PlayStation 5 right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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Engadget

The best horror games to play in 2024

These spooky, scary games will wake you up with some serious terror.

Are you tired of feeling safe and happy all the time? Do you want an escape from all of the oppressive niceness around you? Here, we’ve collected more than a dozen of the most evocative and disturbing horror games in recent memory.

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Engadget

The best Playdate games for 2024

Puzzles, platformers, shoot ‘em ups, dungeon crawlers and high score chasers too strange to categorize.

Here are some of the best games available on the Playdate Catalog. That includes puzzles, platformers, shoot ‘em ups, dungeon crawlers and high score chasers too strange to categorize.

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Cheyenne MacDonald

The best online games and puzzles you can play daily in 2024

Challenge yourself and have fun each day with these games that are not all simply Wordle clones.

These are the best daily online games like Wordle you can play right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.

by

Kris Holt

The best Netflix games for 2024

Netflix subscribers have access to a treasure trove of great mobile titles.

These are the best Netflix games you can play right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.

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Kris Holt

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  • Kind Words 2 takes cozy letter-writing to the city on October 7

    by

    Jessica Conditt

    an hour ago

    If anyone can create a troll-free anonymous social network, it’s Popcannibal.

  • Here's Bungie's roadmap for Destiny 2

    by

    Jeremy Gan

    6 hours ago

    Bungie has revealed its roadmap for Destiny 2 on the franchise's 10h anniversary.

  • Sony looks set to announce the PS5 Pro tomorrow in a strangely short livestream

    Sony looks set to reveal the PS5 Pro during a "technical presentation" that's set for September 10.

  • Perennial Order is a stunning 2D Soulslike filled with plant monsters that’ll kill you in one hit

    by

    Cheyenne MacDonald

    09.08.2024

    Gardenfiend Games' Perennial Order is a 2D boss rush game that pulls inspiration from Dark Souls, Princess Mononoke and the art style of Magic: The Gathering. It's available now for PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X/S.

  • What the Car? hits Steam, and it's still one of the best games you'll play this year

    by

    Devindra Hardawar

    09.06.2024

    What the Car? is a celebration of gaming through pure creativity, unfettered by the trappings of narrative logic.

  • The best puzzle games for 2024

    by

    Engadget

    09.06.2024

    These are the best puzzle games you can play right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.

  • Did Sony just reveal the PS5 Pro design in its 30th Anniversary announcement?

    by

    Anna Washenko

    09.05.2024

    Today, Sony shared a first glimpse at what it has planned to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the PlayStation and it seems likely that a PS5 Pro will be a part of the party.

  • You can now officially create and use Baldur’s Gate 3 mods on PC

    by

    Will Shanklin

    09.05.2024

    Baldur’s Gate 3 modding has arrived for PC players. After a closed alpha in June and an open beta in July, the long-awaited Patch 7 is now available. It lets you play around with user-created weapons, armor, classes and subclasses, spells, dice skins and just about anything else you can imagine.

  • Astro Bot PS5 review: One of the best games Sony has ever made

    by

    Jessica Conditt

    09.05.2024

    Astro Bot highlights the importance of play. It’s Super Mario Bros. for a new generation of video game fanatics, at once an introduction to common video game mechanics and also a significant challenge for seasoned players.

  • The best PS5 games for 2024: Top PlayStation titles to play right now

    by

    Engadget

    09.05.2024

    Here are the best games you can get for the PlayStation 5 right now, as chosen by Engadget editors.

  • Balatro is coming to mobile, and it’s going to ruin my life

    by

    Will Shanklin

    09.05.2024

    Beware: The most addictive game of 2024 is coming to a device that’s always within reach. Balatro, a clever combination of poker, deck-building and roguelikes, will arrive on iOS (standalone and Apple Arcade) and Android later this month.

  • The best horror games to play in 2024

    by

    Engadget

    09.05.2024

    Are you tired of feeling safe and happy all the time? Do you want an escape from all of the oppressive niceness around you? Here, we’ve collected more than a dozen of the most evocative and disturbing horror games in recent memory.

  • You can finally fish in No Man's Sky as its Aquarius update rolls out today

    by

    Mariella Moon

    09.04.2024

    No Man's Sky 'Aquarius' adds a fishing mechanic to the game.

  • Stylish neo-noir detective game Phoenix Springs is delayed until October 7

    by

    Kris Holt

    09.04.2024

    Gorgeous neo-noir detective game Phoenix Springs has been delayed until October 7.

  • Concord players keep jumping off the map in a race to claim the Platinum trophy

    by

    Kris Holt

    09.04.2024

    Concord players have resorted to drastic measures in a race to claim the Platinum trophy on PS5 before the game goes offline on Friday.

  • The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom plays like a traditional Zelda game, remixed

    by

    Nathan Ingraham

    09.04.2024

    The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom is the first game in the Zelda series that lets you play as the game's namesake, and it feels well-suited to younger and older players alike.

  • The Acer Nitro V 16 gaming laptop now comes in an Intel flavor

    by

    Kris Holt

    09.04.2024

    Acer has refreshed its Nitro V 16 gaming laptop with Intel CPUs and introduced an all-new 14.5-inch version.

  • Acer's Project DualPlay is a truly wild gaming laptop with a built-in controller

    by

    Lawrence Bonk

    09.04.2024

    Acer just revealed a truly wild gaming laptop with a built-in controller. Project DualPlay is just a concept design.

  • Acer finally has a gaming handheld, the Nitro Blaze 7

    by

    Lawrence Bonk

    09.04.2024

    Acer finally has a gaming handheld. The Nitro Blaze 7 could give the Steam Deck a run for its money.

  • DraftKings gets slapped with fine for online slots that paid zilch

    by

    Danny Gallagher

    09.03.2024

    Connecticut issued fines to DraftKings and White Hat Gaming for operating an online slot machine that did not issue the payment percentage they promised their players.

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