Apple's WWDC 2026 has kicked into a high gear and we're bringing you fresh goodies as they roll out on stage. And now, without a further ado, it's the turn of the watchOS 27 to shine in the spotlight.
Siri AI
As expected, Apple is placing Siri AI first and center within watchOS 27, with the ability to ask open-ended questions, brainstorm ideas for workout routines, and more, all in natural language. It can also tap into
MMORPG fans were treated to a surprise during Summer Game Fest 2026, as ArenaNet took the stage to unveil Guild Wars 3 , which had been unceremoniously teased by an NCSoft executive during an investors call in March 2024. Earlier this year, a job ad suggested the project was in development with Epic's Unreal Engine 5.
The announcement of Guild Wars 3 was particularly important given the near-complete lack of triple-A MMOs in development by Western studios (with the notable exception of Riot
The Directorate General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control (DGCCRF) in France has slapped a €35 million fine on Nintendo for the Joy-Con drift issues that continue to plague users on the Switch after an investigation found that " Nintendo of Europe had committed a misleading commercial practice from 2018 to 2023. "
Thumbsticks on Joy-Con controllers drifting until the point they are unusable is an issue that seemingly every Nintendo Switch owner has had to contend with at one point or another
An improved version of Liquid Glass in iOS 27 doesn’t mean that Apple will bring more animations or visual upgrades to the update, but the company has introduced a multitude of performance improvements that will make older devices perform like new. During the WWDC 2026 keynote, the company stated that a new CPU scheduler feature will allow even devices as old as the iPhone 11 to run smoothly, which is impressive to hear given that the latter launched in 2019, nearly seven years ago.
The undisputed star of the show is finally here. Apple has just unveiled the all-new Siri AI, which is powered by the much-improved Apple Foundation Models.
Apple is now debuting a fundamentally improved Apple Intelligence architecture, which consists of new Apple Foundation Models that have been distilled from the very capable Google Gemini models, all coordinated by an orchestrator. Critically, Apple is NOT using Gemini models on your devices.
Of course, depending on the capability of your existing Apple device, you might get higher-power
The number of optimizations that Apple has introduced in macOS 27 Golden Gate has also trickled down to iOS 27, the company’s latest iPhone update that comes with a ton of features, including performance tweaks to make your device operate much snappier than before. Here are all the details.
Just like macOS 27, iOS 27 will have a Liquid Glass slider, enabling you to adjust the intensity of the “glass” effect, but what really surprised us is the performance improvements that Apple has claimed it
As expected, Apple has retained its Liquid Glass UI with the introduction of macOS 27 Golden Gate, the newest update to the company’s desktop operating system, and there are a ton of changes incorporated. Most importantly, the technology firm has brought in a bevy of performance improvements, which is exactly what an update should bring.
Over the past year, one of the biggest criticisms faced by Apple was how its Liquid Glass UI felt, and in macOS 27 Golden Gate, a truckload of improvements have been
Early access survival game Valheim , from developer Iron Gate and publisher Coffee Stain Publishing will finally launch out of early access later this year , with a 1.0 release date officially set for September 9, 2026. After its early access launch back in 2021, this 1.0 release marks the end of five years of early access.
The studio announced the release date during the PC Gaming Show as part of Summer Game Fest 2026 , which will also now arrive on PlayStation
Hideo Kojima has given what appears to be his final word on Generative AI (GenAI) technology and whether it's something he's really interested in exploring as part of the artistic process and its capability for creating art. Speaking to The Washington Post (spotted by Kotaku ), even after a GenAI version of Kojima appeared in a Prada commercial just last month, the Death Stranding and Metal Gear Solid creator has said he's " not interested " in GenAI art.
" Art is life. But in 5
At Summer Game Fest 2026, newly established publishing label Paramount Games Studio unveiled TMNT: The Last Ronin , a project in development at PlatinumGames (NieR: Automata, Bayonetta 3, Ninja Gaiden 4). As some of you may recall, we already got such an announcement in March 2023 , but back then, the project was in development at Black Forest Games (Giana Sisters, Destroy All Humans!). Its development was stopped before the merger of Skydance and Paramount , and later,