Galactic war is gaining momentum again, but not in cinemas, but on the screens of gamers. Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) by DICE is experiencing an incredible surge in popularity. The number of simultaneous players on Steam has reached almost record levels, and this is happening against the backdrop of a fan campaign calling on EA to create a new part of this beloved multi-million dollar franchise.
Apple has stopped developing the Apple Watch with a built-in camera, which was planned to be released in 2027. This was reported by Bloomberg.
Dogubomb and Raw Fury have released patch 1.04.5 for the puzzle game Blue Prince, which brings a number of important fixes. However, the game's director Tonda Ross made a statement in a post about the update on Steam that may upset fans: there are no plans to release DLC or new content for Blue Prince after the next 1.10 update.
The Netflix drama Game of Thrones returns for its third season on 27 June, and this time, beware, those who are afraid of heights, because creator Hwang Dong-hyuk will be returning to this fear on a truly massive scale. It is expected that the final chord of this saga will impress viewers with its intensity and drama.
At an event in Paris, Honor presented the international version of the Honor 400 and Honor 400 Pro smartphones. Both models feature powerful 200 megapixel cameras, AI focus, and long-lasting batteries.
Volvo Cars is expanding its co-operation with Google - later this year, the Swedish brand's cars will receive a new AI-based voice assistant, Gemini. It will replace the current Google Assistant in the Android Automotive-based multimedia system, which is already used in all new Volvo models.
Mobile gamers in the US are celebrating! Fortnite, which has finally made its long-awaited return to iPhone and iPad, has skyrocketed to the top of the App Store charts. After a five-year hiatus caused by a fierce legal battle between Epic Games and Apple, the popular battle royale is back in the hands of millions of users.
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle was a real winner at the 17th annual Nordic Game Awards. It was the only game to win two prestigious awards at once.
Developer Far Out Games and publisher Konami have officially released Deliver At All Costs, an action-adventure game about frantic deliveries. The game is already available on PC (Steam, Epic Games Store, GOG), PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series. Along with the release, a spectacular trailer has appeared, demonstrating the complete madness of the gameplay.
Rematch, the new multiplayer football game from talented developers Sifu and Absolver, a Sloclap studio, is set to release in June. But before the game sees the light of day, you'll have the opportunity to try it out as part of an open beta test that will be available on consoles for the first time.
Garmin has confirmed that the new features introduced in the Forerunner 570 and Forerunner 970 smartwatches will soon be available on other models.
OnePlus has officially announced the new gaming smartphone Ace 5 Extreme Edition (also known as Ace 5 Ultra), which will be launched on 27 May in China.
Mozilla has officially announced the closure of its popular Pocket service, which allowed users to save articles for later reading.
Social platform X is currently unavailable to many users due to a large-scale data centre failure.
At the first Code with Claude conference, Anthropic announced a new flagship model - Claude Opus 4, which it calls "the best AI model for programming in the world".
