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The indie gaming news has been flying out of Nintendo's event today at a rapid-fire pace. One of the announcements came from rhythm game Ratatan , which will release on July 16. The title will be arriving that day on the Nintendo Switch 2, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S. It's already been available on PC since September as an early access game.  Unfortunately, readers may notice that the original Switch isn't on that list, which is not an oversight. "At this time, we have determined that the multiplayer experience on Nintendo Switch has not yet reached the quality level we aim to deliver," the team said in a post on Steam. "As a result, we have decided not to proceed with a Nintendo Switch version for now." We first got our hands on Ratatan during Summer Games Fest 2025. Although the studio of Ratata Arts may not sound familiar, this group includes several devs from team that created the Patapon games, a series that began in 2007. That lineage...

During today's Nintendo Indie World presentation , we got a narrower time frame for when and where we'll be able to play the next project from Drinkbox Studios. The team announced that Blighted will be coming out in this fall for both the Nintendo Switch 2 and for PC. It’ll arrive on the same date for both platforms, but we don’t have any more specific timeline than the season. We first heard about Blighted during last year's Summer Games Fest. With past credits such as Guacamelee! , Guacamelee! 2 and Severed , the studio is now turning its eye toward a 3D Metroidvania-RPG. It may be a new direction in genre, but Drinkbox's signature moody, eerie vibes do seem to be returning in heaps for Blighted . The core premise of the game revolves around the player regaining lost communal memories and also eating brains, so it’s definitely heavy on the surreal and slightly macabre. Blighted will also have options for both solo and co-op play of its story. This article origi...

In yet another teaser ahead of its official unveiling later this week, Nothing brought all four colors of the Nothing Phone 4a to MWC in Barcelona. The choice of colors isn't surprising, given Nothing's previous color choices: black, white, and blue. However, for the 4a, the British brand is also introducing pink, a completely new color for the brand. The phones were set behind glass, so I couldn't touch them, but I was still able to get a really good look at all four colors on offer. Why do I have to be Mr. Pink? Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable Pink is more pink-ish than actually pink, but it goes nicely with the company's trademark semi-naked design. Can't go wrong with white. Credit: Stan Schroeder/Mashable White is Nothing's bread and butter, and it looks awesome as ever, and blue is pretty nice option if you want something a bit more colorful. Finally, there's black which is...well, black. For those who want that dark cyberpunk aesth...

The potential of modular laptops has never fully translated to the real world. While companies like Framework have made major strides in recent years, there's still quite a bit of room for improvement. At MWC, Lenovo is looking to address that with its Modular AI PC concept. It features not one but two displays and a detachable keyboard to create something that strains the definition of a laptop, thanks to an innovative and very adaptable design. Compared to Framework's gadgets, which primarily use modularity to make upgrading the system and extending its lifespan easier, Lenovo's concept is based around a 14-inch chassis with hot swappable components. This allows you to move its keyboard and secondary display around at will, so the system can better adjust to its environment or workload. By default, its bonus screen is mounted on its lid, allowing you to do easy face-to-face sharing with someone sitting opposite you. However, without even needing to turn the system off, ...

A product briefly posted on the Canadian Best Buy website this weekend suggests Sonos may soon announce a new portable speaker called the Sonos Play. The speaker offers Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity, AirPlay 2 support, Trueplay to tune the sound based on wherever you've placed it and voice controls, according to a page that's since been removed. Best Buy Canada had it listed for $399.99 CAD (or a little under 300 US dollars), and put the release date at March 31. The listing may have been taken down, but not before it was spotted and reposted on Reddit . The product page for the Sonos Play also showed that it comes in two colors, White and Black, and it has a little carrying strap for added convenience. It's IP67 rated dust- and waterproof. Sonos hasn't officially made any announcements about it yet, but we wouldn't be surprised to see one soon. This article originally appeared on Engadget at https://ift.tt/pBEWvbX from Engadget is a web magazine with obsess...

SAVE $500:  As of Feb. 28, Amazon has the DJI Mini 5 Pro drone camera on sale for 30% off at $1,099, down from its list price of $1,599.  Opens in a new window Credit: DJI DJI Mini 5 Pro Fly More Combo $1,099 at mashable $1,599 Save $500   Get Deal If you’ve been wanting to upgrade your aerial photography setup, this weekend might be a great chance to do so. Amazon has DJI’s Mini 5 Pro on sale for almost a third off its list price, which is a pretty good deal. The Mini 5 Pro is an excellent sidekick for outdoor adventurers, aerial photography hobbyists, and professionals who want a compact, portable device. The drone is palm-sized when folded and fits easily into a pocket. This model comes replete with 42GB of internal storage , so you can film your adventure or venture entirely uninterrupted. Its portability and compactness do not compromise its ability to capture high-quality video, either. As previously mentioned, the drone records 4k foota...

Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery are officially merging . The studio paid Netflix the $2.8 billion termination fee it was owed for breaking its original deal to buy Warner Bros. earlier today, and the historic film studio has now formally accepted Paramount’s offer. Along with the deal, which values Warner Bros. Discovery at $31 per share, Paramount is making several commitments to assuage the fears of regulators and the entertainment community. Those include a guarantee that the new company will produce 30 theatrical films annually, that theatrical releases will have a minimum 45-day window in theaters before they’re brought to video on demand (something Netflix ultimately also agreed to ) and that deal itself will close by Q3 2026. This turnaround in Paramount's fortunes has happened quickly. Warner Bros. Discovery announced that Paramount's offer was superior to Netflix's on Thursday , and not long after the streaming service said that it wouldn't pr...

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RedOctane Games, a relaunched version of one of the studios behind the very first Guitar Hero , has shared a first trailer for its new music game, Stage Tour . The original RedOctane was shut down by Activision in 2010 , and only recently reformed under Embracer Freemode to create a new music game franchise in August 2025. Stage Tour is playable solo or with other players in a band, according to RedOctane , and supports inputs from a keyboard and mouse on top of the expected guitar, drums and microphone accessories. The studio plans to primarily offer the game digitally, but hopes to also sell a bundle with a guitar controller and a download code because "that just feels right." As far as ongoing support goes, whereas games like Guitar Hero or Rock Band included a set tracklist and support for song DLC, it sounds like RedOctane could be taking an approach more inspired by Epic's regular updates to Fortnite . "The plan is regular special events that are more ...

Looking for a ride in a robotaxi? If you live in Chicago, Illinois and Charlotte, North Carolina, you may be able to ride around your city in an autonomous vehicle in the not so distant future. According to a report in TechCrunch , apparently confirmed by locals who spotted the vehicles in their area, Waymo is currently conducting test drives in both cities. Waymo's testing phase deploys Waymo vehicles with human drivers to cities where the Google-owned company is looking to roll out its ride-hailing service. During this phase, Waymo effectively gleans knowledge from the human drivers to best understand the lay of the land. Local road conditions, traffic patterns, and edge cases are all analyzed and mapped out so that the autonomous vehicles are prepared for the location. After months of testing, Waymo will start testing the driverless version of the service. If all goes well, this will be followed by launching the full Waymo experience — where you hail a driverless car on the...