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Asus Zenfone 11 Ultra review: An AI-packed chunky phone great for gaming

Asus seems to have taken all the best gaming credentials from its ROG Phone 8 and packed them into a cheaper artificially intelligent mobile device that's a good all-rounder

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Rise of the Ronin review: An excellent, challenging PS5 open-world Samurai game

Team Ninja look to the past, in Bakumatsu era Japan where East and West collided, to produce an Assassin's Creed like open-world game that has Soulslike boss battles

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Princess Peach Showtime review: Simple and colourful platform fun on the Switch

Nintendo Switch

It's finally time for Super Mario's love interest, Princess Peach, to shine as the often sidelined royal gets a chance to save the Sparkle Theatre in a heroic battle against an evil foe

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Alone In The Dark review: Monster mansion action game is spooky, nostalgic fun

We've been waiting more than 30 years for a new Alone In The Dark video game and this trailblazing survival horror series is now back with two of Hollywood's best actors

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Swarm 2 review: A fast and frantic Meta Quest guns and grappling hooks game

Virtual Reality

VR gamers have been eagerly awaiting the follow-up to 2021's popular title Swarm and this ever-changing Spider-Man style swinging hit combines speed, acrobatics and gunplay

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Stranger Things VR review: Looks great but fails to deliver a horror must-buy

Virtual Reality

Virtual reality developer Tender Claws takes on the Netflix horror telly show and tries to give us a VR world to explore from the viewpoint of programme baddie Vecna

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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth review: A wonderful action remake of a gaming classic

Square Enix are back with another Final Fantasy action role play game and this is part two in a three-part remake of the classic VII title from the 1990s

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Gioteck Smart TV+ Duo Wireless Controller review: Basic but can work well

Console gaming may disappear in future as firms like Xbox and Playstation look to cloud-based gameplay and tech firm Gioteck has released a new budget controller built for TV app only play

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Mario vs Donkey Kong review: Game Boy puzzle classic gets a new life on Switch

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo have gone back to the archives to pull out a lovely puzzle platformer and give it a modern makeover to deliver another great title on the Switch handheld

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Helldivers 2 review: A great four-player online alien battle shooter on PS5

Online gamers can team up with three other pals for this all-out action shooter that has more than a passing resemblance to the Starship Troopers movies

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Suicide Squad - Kill The Justice League review: Good, fun open world hero mayhem

Rocksteady return to the DC universe with a new stylised take on the Suicide Squad and recent criticism of this open-world shooter is misplaced as we enjoyed blasting baddies and battling heroes gone rogue

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Nacon Revolution 5 Pro controller review: Highly customisable and great to play

Nacon returns with a new pro gaming controller on the PS5 but will its high level of customisation give it a chance against the ever-loved DualSense Edge?

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The Last of Us Part II Remastered review: A stunning game and top survival mode

Naughty Dog returns with a revamped version of its 2020 post-apocalypse sequel to one of the greatest video games of all time and this version is packing a cracking new roguelike mode too

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Prince of Persia The Lost Crown review: Old school side-scrolling puzzle fun

The Prince of Persia series returns to Xbox Series X and Playstation 5 consoles after a lengthy break and Ubisoft has gone back to it's 2D side-scrolling puzzle roots for a reinvention

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Asgard’s Wrath 2 review: A deep, long Meta Quest 3 role-play game across the realms

Virtual Reality

Virtual Reality gamers finally get a meaty 100+ hours-long role-play battle game to enjoy on the Meta Quest 3 but you may need a fair few breaks if you suffer from VR headaches

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Avatar Frontiers of Pandora review: The alien world stars in this PS5 shooter

Ubisoft returns with a Far Cry-style Avatar game on PS5 and Xbox Series X that takes all the wonder of the hit movies and tries to create a living and breathing Pandora on console

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GameSir G8 Galileo review: A phone game controller with a proper joypad feel

GameSir is back with its new G8 Galileo mobile phone controller and it is aiming to offer a one-for-all USB-C device that can take all kinds of handsets in its grip

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Gangs of Sherwood review: A decent PS5 steampunk take on the Robin Hood legend

Robin Hood is back but not as you'll remember him in this new PS5 and Xbox co-op game, with the legendary hero taking on a rather steampunk style in a Nottingham full of technological dangers

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Meta Quest 3 review: A superb all-in-one VR headset that pushes mixed reality

Virtual Reality

Meta returns with its new Quest 3 virtual reality headset and this time the firm is doubling down on its push for mixed reality apps and games to allow you to bring the virtual world into the real one

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Super Pocket Capcom Edition review: Retro gaming fun in a robust handheld console

HyperMegaTech has released two new handheld consoles each with their own bundle of internal retro games and the result is a pair of colourful, well-built machines worth a look

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Super Mario RPG review: A colourful introduction to role-play gaming on Switch

Nintendo Switch

Nintendo returns with a revamped version of its classic 90s role-play game Legend of the Seven Stars and this shiny, colourful Switch port is able to offer a fresh look while maintaining the core of the original

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Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 review: A lacklustre story but multiplayer is good

Activision's first-person shooter behemoth returns for it's annual November launch but this year's effort is lacking in the campaign mission and reuses a lot of old CoD

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RoboCop Rogue City review: A slow, dull and glitchy first-person shooter on PS5

Developer Teyon has grabbed the 1980s by the collar and dragged out its iconic mechanical hero cop for a new adventure but this first-person shooter is far from stellar and, while authentic to the movies, fails to entertain

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Jusant review: A wonderful meditative PS5 climbing game full of mystery

Game developer Don't Nod is back with a unique climbing game that feels both visceral and calming as you ascend a vast Tower of a rockface to discover what happened to a bygone civilisation

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Nintendo Super Mario Party Jamboree review: Switch 2 update jam-packed with new features Nintendo puts your face in the picture with a new Switch 2 update for the much-loved Super Mario Party series that’s stuffed with hi-tech bells and whistles

Average family uses three screens at the dinner table as tech addiction soars

A BUPA study found that families are sitting down to eat with phones, tablets, TVs and games consoles all on the go. It comes as parents prepare for their children's screen time to soar during the summer holidays

Nintendo Super Mario Party Jamboree review: Switch 2 update jam-packed with new features Nintendo puts your face in the picture with a new Switch 2 update for the much-loved Super Mario Party series that’s stuffed with hi-tech bells and whistles

Cocky AI chatbots are 'overconfident' even when they’re wrong, say boffins

Artificial Intelligence

Artificial intelligence chatbots are now commonplace and even though appear to be unaware of their own mistakes they are sometimes a little blase about it

Average family uses three screens at the dinner table as tech addiction soars

A BUPA study found that families are sitting down to eat with phones, tablets, TVs and games consoles all on the go. It comes as parents prepare for their children's screen time to soar during the summer holidays

Elon Musk's Tesla diner rated - robots serve food in Cybertruck boxes

Some of the first people to visit Tesla's first-ever diner revealed what it was like inside - staffed by robots with burgers served in Cybertruck boxes

Soulframe preview: Warframe devs' fairytale adventure looks incredible, and you can play it now

EXCLUSIVE: After years of iteration and sourcing player feedback, Soulframe is looking like a fantastic folklore-inspired journey of renewal

Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne's heartbreaking final wish fulfilled by Sharon before rock icon's death Ozzy Osbourne tragically died on Tuesday at the age of 76, with his family - including devoted wife Sharon - gathering around the Black Sabbath frontman for one final time

Two dead and multiple injured in horror UK shooting as emergency services rush to scene

Two people have died and two others have been seriously injured following a shooting in Co Fermanagh – the horror unfolded in Maguiresbridge, eight miles south-east of Enniskillen

Man Utd handed immediate Bryan Mbeumo blow as £70m star set to miss six games

Manchester United finally completed the £70m signing of Bryan Mbeumo from Brentford earlier this week, but Ruben Amorim is set to be without his star for a number of weeks

BBC presenter dies aged 53 after tragic car crash on family holiday

Tributes have been paid to a 'much loved' BBC Radio Wales presenter and producer, who co-hosted the popular podcast Terry Walton's Plotcast - and also worked as a producer at the station

Liz Hurley, 60, sizzles in red hot bikini as she's told 'laws of gravity don't apply'

Elizabeth Hurley was back at it with another bikini snap, with television star Rob Rinder dropping a cheeky comment about her age-defying body

Wetherspoons Guinness and breakfasts 'saving the British pub game' says Spoons boss Wetherspoons has 794 pubs in the UK and Ireland and has seen sales have increased by a whopping 5.1% in the three months leading to July - which is helping the industry

Nuclear fusion start-up brags it's cracked alchemy by turning mercury into gold

The San-Francisco based scientists from Marathon Fusion said the discovery marks the "beginning of a new golden age" and believe that it could help to produce half a tonne of the precious metal every year

Ten Bastille Day facts that will have you shouting ‘Vive la France!’

France holidays

It’s Bastille Day – the French national holiday – on July 14. What better time to raise a glass (of champagne, naturally) to our neighbours across the channel?

Six-tonne elephant mauls and tramples multi-millionaire game reserve owner to death

A six-tonne African elephant mauled the popular boss with its tusks then stamped on him repeatedly after he tried to move a herd on from a tourist-filled lodge on the reserve

Graham Thorpe begged wife to help him die before he was struck by train

England Cricket Team

Esteemed cricketer icon Thorpe suffered with mental health problems since the Covid lockdowns but 'a series of unfortunate incidents' led to things getting worse