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US states are reportedly planning to sue to block Paramount's Warner Bros. takeover

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:00:35 +0000

California's attorney general Rob Bonta launched a probe into the deal shortly after it was announced.

The Trump administration is reportedly in talks about taking a stake in OpenAI

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:56:12 +0000

Details for a potential deal haven't been finalized yet.

Hand-drawn interactive searching game Hidden Folks 2 is coming next year

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 19:12:36 +0000

It'll be available for PC and mobile, and maybe Nintendo Switch down the line.

Trump's latest memo puts 'most advanced AI in the world' into the military's hands

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:14:26 +0000

The memo also prevents companies from altering AI models being used by the military without prior approval.

Burn-9 makes an entire game out of Metal Gear's Codec scenes

staff@engadget.com (Igor Bonifacic) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 18:00:00 +0000

Plus, check out the new trailer for the cosmic horror game Penguin Colony.

Astronomers measure the mass of a dormant black hole, our solar system's lost protoplanet, and more science stories

staff@engadget.com (Cheyenne MacDonald) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:30:00 +0000

This week's science news.

Cozy Grove: Camp Spirit is coming to all the consoles and PC on July 15

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000

Spry Fox's most adorable life sim hits the big screens.

The big budget Avatar: The Last Airbender RPG is no longer in production

staff@engadget.com (Jackson Chen) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:26:48 +0000

The Avatar RPG has been put in an iceberg.

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to launch on August 30

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:08:01 +0000

NASA is targeting an August 30 launch for the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, which has 100 times Hubble's field of view.

All the Summer Game Fest showcases you can catch today

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Check out all the Summer Game Fest showcases you can watch today, June 6.

The best Kindle alternatives for those looking to ditch Amazon

staff@engadget.com (Matt Tate) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:30:00 +0000

Whether you hate subscriptions like Kindle Unlimited or simply want to get away from Amazon for whatever reason, you'll find plenty of solid options available.

Control Resonant's take on New York feels like the Backrooms

staff@engadget.com (Alessandro Fillari) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:30:00 +0000

We played the opening of the Control sequel and saw just how weird Remedy's twisted New York is.

A musical puzzle box, Consume Me on iOS and other new indie games worth checking out

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:00:00 +0000

Plus, a whole bunch of neat demos ahead of Steam Next Fest.

Google will pay SpaceX $920 million a month to use xAI's data centers

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 09:57:52 +0000

Google has just signed a $30 billion AI computing power deal with SpaceX.

EA's Star Wars Zero Company drops August 27

staff@engadget.com (Mariella Moon) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:09:31 +0000

Star Wars Zero Company's developers released a gameplay trailer, which features a short appearance by Anakin Skywalker.

Stellar Blade's slick-looking sequel is officially called Blood Rain

staff@engadget.com (Max Miller) — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:01:47 +0000

It's raining blood, hallelujah.

Super Yooka-Laylee Kart looks like an old-school Mario Kart for the modern age

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:54:13 +0000

Playtonic is shifting the Yooka-Laylee series from platforming to familiar-looking arcade racing.

Party with your grandma and prevent her murder in Apple Crumble, out this year

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:48:23 +0000

Duck Detective studio Happy Broccoli is back with a creepy-cute mystery called Apple Crumble.

'5D' platformer Screenbound arrives on September 10

staff@engadget.com (Kris Holt) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:44:20 +0000

Screenbound lets you control a 2D handheld game and a character in a 3D world at the same time.

Ithaca is a mysterious road-trip RPG from Bury Me, My Love studio Pixel Hunt

staff@engadget.com (Jessica Conditt) — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 23:40:08 +0000

Ithaca asks how far will players go to save the planet.