Category: Consumer Discretionary

Get trapped on a pirate ship or in Dracula’s castle in Escape Simulator 2

The first Escape Simulator solved the biggest problem with VR puzzle games. Once you’ve solved everything, the game’s over. Unless you can erase specific memories a la Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind style, there’s zero replayability. Pine Studio’s Escape Simulator added a custom builder mode where the community could…

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown is the first turn-based game in the franchise’s long history

There’s a new TMNT game in town, and it’s unlike anything the franchise has attempted before. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tactical Takedown, as the name suggests, is a turn-based strategy RPG. This means that players will control characters on a grid-based map, with each turn representing movement or an action…

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The PlayStation 5 is still $75 off, plus the rest of the week’s best tech deals

Black Friday and Cyber Monday are in the rear-view mirror, but some of the better deals from the onslaught of sales are still available. Both PlayStation 5 consoles are still $75 off, for instance, while the Apple Watch Series 10 remains about $70 off at $330 (with a coupon).  If…

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PUBG creator Brendan Greene just announced a handful of new games

Brendan Greene is largely credited with making the iconic PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds, also known as PUBG, and inventing the entire battle royale genre. We knew he left PUBG’s publisher to form an independent studio back in 2021, but now we know what he’s been working on the past few years. His…

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Samsung’s One UI 7 is out in beta and it’s chock full of security features

Samsung’s One UI 7 operating system is finally out in the wild, albeit in a beta format. The updated UI focuses a lot of its improvements on security and privacy, which is never a bad thing in today’s world. There’s further integration with the company’s Knox Matrix security protocol, which…

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The free-to-play My First Gran Turismo comes to PS4 and PS5 on December 6

There’s a huge gap between serious racers like Gran Turismo and arcade-style stuff like Mario Kart. That’s where the soon-to-be-released My First Gran Turismo comes in. This is a streamlined version of the iconic Sony racing game that’s intended “for those who have yet to experience Gran Turismo.” The free-to-play…

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