Justin Kahn

The latest entry in Microsoft’s long-running Flight Simulator now has an official date to go alongside today’s launch trailer. Now scheduled for launch this summer, the upcoming Flight Simulator will have players soaring over more than 2 million cities, new day/night technology, and a sort of scalable difficulty to support beginner pilots. Head below for more details and closer look at today’s trailer.
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It’s Monday and we are now ready to gather up all of the best Mac and iOS app deals to kick off the week. Feast your eyes on the upcoming Crash Bandicoot iOS game and then head back here for all of the most notable App Store price drops. Highlights of today’s collection include Thumper: Pocket Edition, Baldur’s Gate II: EE, Nightcam, Crypt of the NecroDancer, Lanota, and more. Head below the fold for a closer look at all of today’s best Mac and iOS app deals.
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Ahead of this weekend’s scheduled E3-like Ubisoft presentation, it looks Far Cry 6 has already leaked. A listing for the game appeared on the PlayStation Store in Hong Kong, seemingly revealing an upcoming official announcement as well as details on the game’s setting, release date, and more. Head below for more details.
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Today, Activision is officially announcing a new Crash Bandicoot mobile game. After leaks suggested as much earlier this year, Activision has now made Crash Bandicoot: On the Run official. Coming soon to iOS and Android, the new mobile runner is being developed by Activision studio King — the team responsible for Candy Crush Saga. Head below for the debut announcement trailer and more details.
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Pad & Quill, one of our favorite premium Apple gear accessory makers, is introducing its latest Oxford magnetic leather iPad Pro case. The company has been implementing new magnet array technology in some of its latest offerings with today’s Oxford being the very first time it will appear in all-leather offering. Available for both of the latest 11- and 12.9-inch iPad Pro, head below for more details and a solid pre-order discount.
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Nintendo has now announced it will soon be adding the beloved Donkey Kong Country to Switch Online. After announcing monthly new additions to its growing NES and SNES online game library would be no more, Nintendo has added a few notable titles since then, and is continuing that trend later this month anyway. Head below for more details on Donkey Kong Country for Switch Online and the two other new titles coming to the service.
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Microsoft has now taken to Twitter to announce the official date of the upcoming Xbox Series X showcase. We already had a good idea another big-time Series X showcase was in the works after Microsoft launched its initial showing in early May, and we now know exactly when that will be. Much like previous pandemic-era presentations over the last couple of months, the livestream will take place via the usual channels at the end of July. Head below for more details and what we expect from the upcoming Xbox Series X games showcase.
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It’s now time to head into the 4th of July holiday weekend with all of the best Android app deals in tow. There are a number of notable deals still live from earlier this week down below, but we are now ready to gather all of this weekend’s best. Highlights of today’s collection include titles like Bloons TD 6, Pegs – Solitaire, Slender man RE, G30 – A Memory Maze, Preposition Master Pro, and more. Head below for a complete look at today’s most notable Android app deals.

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Hasbro has now teamed up with Universal Brand and Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment on the new Gigawatt — a Transformer toy robot that can morph into the iconic Back to the Future DeLorean. Much like similar collaborations in the past, like the Ghostbusters’ Ecto-1 and some Star Wars variants before that, this marks the very first time the Back to the Future IP and Transformers have come together. Head below for more details about this limited edition collector’s piece.
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The final cover athlete for the upcoming NBA 2K21 will feature the late great Kobe Bryant, as many had previously expected. The Mamba Forever Edition was unveiled this morning on Twitter and will join standard edition covers featuring Damian Lillard and the up and coming New Orleans Pelicans’ star Zion Williamson. Along with the announcement of the new Mamba Edition — which is set to replace the previous generations’ Legendary Edition — we now have a much better idea of pricing on all versions including Xbox Series X and PS5, but don’t expect any free upgrades here. All the details are down below.
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A new PlayStation Indies initiative is being unveiled today along with a host of PlayStation 5 indie games. Shuhei Yoshida — the head of Sony Interactive Entertainment’s PlayStation Indie division — took to the official PS Blog today to reveal new plans in the indie game space. After showing some love to small development houses in last month’s wide-ranging PlayStation 5 showcase event, Yoshida and PlayStation are now doubling down on the platform’s commitment to independent developers for this generation and next. That includes a regular smattering of new PS Now titles as well as a collection of brand new PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5 indie games. Head below for a closer look.
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Details and screenshots on the upcoming Crysis Remastered have now leaked ahead of tomorrow’s scheduled reveal. Courtesy of Microsoft’s online storefront, a listing for the game has now popped up with a series of screenshots, a new trailer, what appears to be the official release date, and more. Head below for everything.
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Sony is celebrating 10-years of its subscription service with an extra PlayStation Plus free game next month. PS Plus turns 10-years old today and to mark the occasion, Sony is offering up some extra goodies and a quick look down memory lane as part of this month’s usual free game lineup. Head below for all the details.
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It looks like new development documents are adding even more validity to Xbox Series S, a more affordable Xbox Series X code-named Lockhart. Rumors have been in the air for quite sometime regarding the existence of a second version of Xbox Series X and it’s starting to look more and more like a reality. Head below for all the details.
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The Steam Summer Sale is now live with thousands of PC and Mac games on sale. The yearly event is easily among the biggest game sales in the PC space and features just about any and every title you might have your eye on. Along with the near-endless list of game deals, participants will also receive bonus points for each purchase you can spend on avatars and more, as well as some free goodies and additional discounts at checkout. Head below for a closer look.
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Pad & Quill is now introducing its new magnetic iPad Pro case today. Available for both the new 11- and 12.9-inch iPad Pros, the new bookbindery cases combine Pad & Quill’s penchant for archival quality fabrics with magnetic protection for the latest Apple tablets. As usual, 9to5Toys readers will get an even deeper deal than the already marked down pre-order listing as well. Head below for all the details.
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Today we are getting a new trailer, details, and Cyberpunk 2077 gameplay as part of CD Projekt Red’s scheduled E3 replacement showcase. When E3 was canceled it was a tough pill to swallow for gamers everywhere, but that has made way for a series of arguably even more focused showcases from Sony, EA, and Microsoft thus far. Today’s Night City Wire event is a very highly-anticipated new look at what is easily one of the best games still remaining for current generation hardware. Head below for a closer look and more information on Cyberpunk 2077.
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The Pokémon Company and Tencent have now unveiled the new Pokémon Unite. The real-time strategy title is reminiscent of MOBAs like League of Legends, just with some adorable Pokémon creatures in place of the usual hero approach. We have a quick look at what is being billed as the very first Pokémon team battle game today. Head below for more details and the debut trailer.
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It now looks as though developer Crystal Dynamics will be offering free upgrades for Marvel’s Avengers on PS5 and Xbox Series X. With the game now delayed until September and effectively within arm’s reach of next-generation hardware releases, Crystal Dynamics has decided it will offer PS5/Xbox Series X versions for free to anyone that purchases the current generation versions. Head below for more details.
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After what feels like even more than a decade in the waiting, the new Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time is now official. After leaks over the weekend suggested the game was on the way, Activision developer Toys for Bob unleashed the debut announcement trailer this morning. As the name suggests, this is certainly no remake or remaster, but rather a completely new adventure in the series for current generation hardware. All the details and trailer can be found below.
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Cyberpunk 2077 backward compatibility with next-generation consoles has now been confirmed. Your PS4 and Xbox One copies of the game will work on Sony and Microsoft’s upcoming flagship consoles, and we are also looking at a free next-generation update after that. But it’s not all good news from the CD Projekt Red camp right now, as Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed once again. Head below for all the details.
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Prepare to stake your claim on the Iron Throne later this year when the new Game of Thrones board game releases on PC. Publisher Asmodee Digital is adapting the official Game of Thrones board game into a new digital edition set for release in 2020. The original physical game was based on the novel that inspired the hit HBO series and features much of the lore we have come to love from the show. Head below for more details.
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One of the biggest and most exciting announcements from last week’s exciting PlayStation 5 games showcase was Horizon Forbidden West. A sequel to 2017’s well-received Horizon Zero Dawn, HFW continues protagonist Aloy’s story into a new territory set in the post-apocalyptic USA. While the debut trailer was enough to get just about any open-world gamer stoked, a new video courtesy of developer Guerilla Games is giving us more details on one of next generation’s most-anticipated new titles. Head below for more. 
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A new Pokémon Snap is in the works. Nintendo describes it as a New Pokémon Snap game that is heavily based on the Nintendo 64 original and is now slated for Nintendo Switch. Ready your Pokémon camera for a series of unknown territories to explore and new creatures to uncover. Head below for more details and a look at the debut announcement trailer.
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Nintendo has now released a new free Switch game to help folks stay active at home. While it might not be as fully-featured as the nearly impossible-to-get Ring Fit Adventure and peripheral (here’s our hands-on review), the new Jump Rope Challenge is a great little workout game that won’t cost you a nickel. More details below.
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EA has now officially unveiled the new Star Wars Squadrons. Billed as the next big Star Wars game, it is set for release later this year on all major (current generation) consoles along with VR support. Focused almost solely on aerial combat, players will be dawning their very own starship across both a single player campaign and a new multiplayer suite. Head below for more early details and a first look at the official reveal trailer.
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It looks like we are getting a pair of new consoles this holiday season from Sony, with a standard edition and the new PlayStation 5 Digital Edition slated for release. In case you missed it somehow, late yesterday afternoon Sony hosted the very first game showcase for the upcoming PlayStation 5, and in a surprising twist at the tail end of the presentation, finally gave us our first look at the console along with a host of new peripherals, and a gigantic list of games. Head below for more details on the new digital PS5 and the upcoming slate of new accessories.
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Well, it has been a long road to today’s PlayStation 5 showcase event, but it is finally here. Sony gave us an official launch window for the upcoming flagship home console way back in October 2019, followed by an extremely detailed presentation on the machine’s internal specs, and even the new DualSense controller, but we still hadn’t seen what the actual games will look like. Never mind what the launch lineup might consist of. That (mostly) all changes now with today’s PlayStation 5 showcase games event. Head below for everything.
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It is now time to dig into today’s best Android app deals. Every day of the work week we scour Google Play and beyond for all of the most notable app and game deals. There are way more than is realistic to actually parse through each day, so just let us collect the best-of-the-best for you. Today’s highlights include titles like Peace, Death!, X Launcher Pro, Truck Simulator PRO 2, DRAW CHILLY, and more. Head below the fold for a complete look at all of today’s best Android app deals and freebies.
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After a sample pair were spotted in the wild over a year ago, the new Toy Story Reebok sneakers have now been made official. Known as the BAIT x Toy Story x Reebok Instapump Fury OG, the new special edition shoes bring together some of the mid-’90s most popular icons in one very limited edition release. Head below for a closer look at the asymmetrical Woody And Buzz design and more details on how you might be able to score a pair without paying a fortune on StockX.
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Criterion Games has now announced that Need for Speed Heat will be the first EA cross-play title. A new update coming to the game tomorrow will enable players to engage in cross-platform multiplayer — the first EA-published game to include the feature. Before 25+ EA titles land on Steam and EA Access this summer, players will be kicking it in to the next gear via cross-platform multiplayer races in the latest Need for Speed title. Head below for all the details.
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Everybody knows the SimCity games but not many gamers know about SimRefinery. That’s because this obscure title once thought to be lost to the ages, never really got a commercial release back when it was created by the team responsible for the original SimCity game. Once only available to corporations for simulation and training purposes, the game has now been brought back (mostly) from the ashes and is now playable for everyone with a browser or PC. Head below for all the details.
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After Sony launched its wide-ranging Days of Play sale yesterday, it was only a matter of time before the Xbox Summer sale, or something like it, popped up. While there doesn’t appear to be any official word on if today’s sales event is indeed the official Xbox summer sale, it is just about as notable anyway. The digital Xbox Marketplace is now offering deep deals over well over 280 games and DLC packs from most of your favorite franchises and developers. All the details are waiting for you down below.
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An unreleased Days of Thunder NES game has been uncovered. Based on the 1990’s Tom Cruise movie of the same name, the never-before-seen Days of Thunder NES title was lost in its developer’s archives for decades before the folks at Video Game History Foundation brought it back to life. Head below for all the details and to see the game in action.
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The Pokémon Company International is unveiling a new Pokémon board game today. Well, it’s actually a board game version of the popular Pokémon Trading Card Game (TCG) known as Battle Academy. It is the very first board game adaption of the long-running Pokémon TCG and is aimed at new players and family game night, as much as more seasoned trainers. Head below for a closer look.
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Sony has finally announced when we will get a proper look at the first PlayStation 5 games. While speculation had the full-on PS5 games reveal event set for next week, the schedule has changed slightly from those rumors, but has now been set in stone with an official announcement from President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, Jim Ryan. Head below for all the details.
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With Sony’s new flagship console set for release this holiday season, some are still wondering how PS5 backward compatibility will work. Not to mention whether or not the last run of PS4 games will be compatible with the new console later this year. A pair of reports is shedding new light into how this might work when PlayStation 5 finally hits store shelves in 2020. Head below for all the details.
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A collaboration between ILMxLAB and Oculus Studios has a new Star Wars VR game on the way. The game is actually based on the Disneyland and Disney World theme park attraction that is centered around the Black Spire Outpost. Much like the already available hardcover Galaxy’s Edge cookbook that features Star Wars-themed recipes based on meals you can get at the theme park attraction, Oculus Studios is looking to bring the experience in to full virtual reality. More details below.
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After announcing an impressive library of SNK games earlier this month, Twitch Prime is ready to unveil June’s free Apex Legends loot and much more. Twitch Prime has been steadily offering up its members (free to join for Amazon Prime members) a string of free PC games, in-game loot/DLC, and much more. It is focusing on the next batch of freebie titles as well as the first SNK games drop, and a series of free in-game loot boxes for tiles like Apex Legends, DOOM Eternal, FIFA Ultimate Team, and much more. Head below for all the details.
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It’s time to collect all of Thursday’s best Mac and iOS app deals. Every morning we collate the most notable price drops on apps from Apple’s digital marketplaces in to one handy list for you. Just about any app you might be eying will at some point appear on sale in these daily roundups, along with some hidden gems you might not have heard of before. Today’s highlights include titles like Sheltered, Cytus II, Space Marshals, Escapists 2, Worms3, Battle Chasers: Nightwar, and many more. Head below for all of today’s best Mac and iOS app deals.
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Stern is unveiling some fantastic new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball machines today. The global lifestyle brand is pulling out all the stops this time around with some seriously over-the-top design work and three models celebrating everyone’s favorite mutant reptiles from New York City. Head below for more details and a closer look.
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An unreleased Spielberg game has surfaced today. As part of a documentary on the history of Arkane Studios produced by the folks at Noclip, footage, and details of an unreleased game being made in collaboration with famous filmmaker Steven Spielberg are now being seen online for what appears to be the very first time. Head below for all the details.
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