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Styx: Blades of Greed paints a nice stealthy picture in its latest trailer, even if its titular goblin can’t shut up
A nice, juicy nine-minute-long Styx: Blades of Greed gameplay trailer has been plucked from the tree of stealth games today. Juicy in the sense that nine minutes is plenty of time to help ascertain whether a game looks like it could be fun, yet if we’re sticking with this metaphor this is one of those…
Hytale’s devs hope to “redefine the block-game genre” with their world generation, and they’ve now explained how it works
Hytale blocks up in early access this month, having swiftly gone from thing in need of ressurection to thing that’s coming out. As such, the team of devs led by original Hypixel co-founder Simon Collins-Laflamme are firmly in promo mode, with the world generation mechanics they’ve just posted a deep dive into clearly being an…
8BitDo’s FlipPad Brings Game Boy–Style Design to Mobile Gaming
A new controller from 8BitDo has been announced for smartphones, and this add-on will make your phone resemble a next-gen Game Boy. At CES 2026, 8BitDo showed off the FlipPad, a gamepad that connects to a smartphone via its USB-C port. Details on the FlipPad are scarce for now, but 8BitDo says it will support…
Grand strategy game Terra Invicta is an alien invasion sim so vast and slow the aliens seem lost within it
The second alien fleet appears on the edge of our solar system around two hours into my first game of Terra Invicta, which leaves early access today, but I don’t have time to fret about them because I’m busy jockeying with the Protectorate for the keys to Mozambique. The Protectorate are a secret org who…
Withings’ New Smart Scale Turns Your Daily Weigh-In Into a Longevity Check
This $600 Body Scan 2 measures things most people only hear about in a doctor’s office and can calculate how fast your body is aging.
Dust Bunny review: Bryan Fuller and Mads Mikkelsen are at their best on the big screen
The story begins in a New York City apartment building, where 8-year-old Aurora (Sophie Sloan) hires her assassin neighbor (Mads Mikkelsen in a much-hyped Hannibal reunion) to kill the monster living underneath her bed. As expected, the hitman (labeled “Intriguing Neighbor” in the credits) isn’t too enthused by the assignment, and doesn’t believe Aurora’s tall…
CES 2026 Live: Tech’s Big Event Kicks Off From Las Vegas
Follow us all week as we cover the biggest technology conference of the year, including new reveals and intriguing concepts that will all lead up to CNET officially choosing the best of CES 2026.
TMNT Magic: The Gathering Booster Box Preorders Steeply Discounted
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles x Magic: The Gathering Preorder Commander Deck, Co-op game, Booster Box, TMNT Bundle, and more. Preorder at Amazon Preorder at Best Buy Preorder at GameStop Magic: The Gathering TMNT Play Booster Box $160 (was $209.70) | Releases March 6 Preorder at Amazon Preorders for Magic: The Gathering’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles…
Today’s NYT Mini Crossword Answers for Monday, Jan. 5
Here are the answers for The New York Times Mini Crossword for Jan. 5.
