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Google’s Pixel 11 Pro is out now, with a new Tensor G6 chip, a brighter display, plus a handful of new camera features and software tricks. But if you’re already carrying a Pixel 10 Pro, this looks more like a tune-up than a real reason to switch. Android Authority reports that nearly half of roughly 9,000 readers plan to stick with the Pixel they already have, and in another poll, 58% of Pixel owners said they aren’t upgrading.

Pre-release leaks didn’t do much to change that. Just 8% said those leaks pushed them toward the Pixel 11 Pro. One of the bigger complaints is memory: the base Pixel 11 Pro comes with 12GB of RAM, which is a step down from the 16GB found across the Pixel 10 Pro lineup. If you want 16GB on the new model, you’ll have to spend more and move up to the 512GB version.

Battery size looks mostly the same. The main camera hardware isn’t all that different either. Some users are also hung up on Google dropping the temperature sensor. Even carrier deals offering a free Pixel 11 Pro with a Pixel 10 Pro trade-in haven’t done much to quiet those concerns.

So if you already own a Pixel 10 Pro, the Pixel 11 Pro doesn’t look like a purchase that makes much sense, and the early reviews are landing in pretty much the same place. The Pixel 11 Pro is available now from Google and participating carriers.

Marvel Studios appears to be reworking its Disney+ plan for the MCU. The reported shift is toward fewer tightly interconnected Disney+ shows, more of a movie-first approach, and still a lineup of Disney+ series in 2026 and 2027. It comes after Disney CEO Bob Iger said Marvel expanded too far into streaming and diluted the brand.

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Under this reset, the biggest crossover stories, the major status-quo changes, and the main story beats are expected to move back to theaters. Marvel Television is also said to be trimming down to about two series a year, so fans shouldn’t have to watch every streaming release just to keep up.

There’s a reported change in how those shows will be built, too. Future series are said to be moving toward a more traditional TV model, with showrunners and writers’ rooms, while putting more weight on standalone, grounded, character-driven, street-level stories under labels such as Marvel Spotlight.

If you follow the MCU on Disney+, this sounds encouraging. It could ease some of the franchise fatigue without Marvel stepping away from streaming altogether.

You can still expect Wonder Man, Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, X-Men ’97 Season 2, and VisionQuest on Disney+ in 2026. Then in 2027, the lineup reportedly continues with Daredevil: Born Again Season 3, X-Men ’97 Season 3, and Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 2.

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live, the six-episode 2024 limited series with Andrew Lincoln back as Rick Grimes, is coming to Blu-ray on October 20. So fans have a new Rick Grimes date to circle, even if this isn’t a brand-new Andrew Lincoln story and just the home release for the 2024 series.

If you missed the show when it premiered in February 2024, or you just want Rick and Michonne’s long-awaited reunion sitting on your shelf, this one makes sense to pick up. The Ones Who Live landed well with viewers, finally followed through on Rick Grimes’ disappearance from the main series and Michonne’s search for him after that, and kept people invested in a character who was once supposed to return through a movie trilogy before that plan turned into this TV series instead.

There’s also some chatter around the Blu-ray packaging. The cover art reportedly calls the set “Season 1,” and that’s been enough to get Season 2 theories going, even though nothing has been confirmed and the label could just be how they chose to package the home release. Fans are also still looking at Andrew Lincoln’s 2025 comment that discussions were happening, along with ITV canceling Coldwater in 2026, as a possible opening in his schedule. Still, none of that means another return is actually happening.

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live hits Blu-ray on October 20.

WhatsApp is rolling out a big security change: the app is moving away from its old six-digit PIN for two-step verification and replacing it with longer passwords that can include letters, numbers, and special characters.

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The update also lets you add more than one passkey to the same account across Android and iOS devices, using your fingerprint, Face ID, or screen lock. WhatsApp says more than 1 billion people have already turned on passkeys, and this setup should make account access safer while giving you something better than a single recovery option if your phone gets lost or stolen.

On Android, WhatsApp is adding more context to calls from unknown numbers, including the caller’s country and whether you have any groups in common. The company says that should make it easier to catch phishing attempts, impersonation, SIM-swap scams, and malicious QR-code tricks, which still hit users in markets like India and Brazil.

If you use WhatsApp a lot, this is an update worth installing. It tightens security at the user and device level, not only in the app’s end-to-end encryption.

You can download WhatsApp from Apple’s App Store and Google Play, though the expanded call details are only on Android right now.

On August 24, the digital event Pixel Arcadia was held. Many retro games, or games with retro aesthetics and gameplay, were announced there, aimed at fans of games from 30 years ago and earlier. Among the many games they showed, one in particular stood out among PC gaming fans. Because they announced an enhanced version of an absolute classic from the late 90s: Sanitarium.

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A classic of horror adventures

Developed by DreamForge Entertainment, this is a psychological horror adventure that puts us in the shoes of a man who wakes up one day in a psychiatric hospital without knowing what has happened. As he navigates his subconscious, exploring the depths of his mind, he must discover everything his mind is trying to repress whether it’s for his own good or not. Winning the Best Adventure of the Year award and regarded as a cult classic, both in its genre and in video games in general, it’s a game beloved by PC gamers of the time.

Although Sanitarium has never stopped being available, this new version will bring some major improvements. The biggest change is an upgrade to the graphics. With native high-resolution support, the game will look better than ever. On top of that, they’ve confirmed that it will include quality-of-life improvements, extra material never before seen, and also, for the first time, full support for playing with a controller.

While it still doesn’t have an official release date, this enhanced version of Sanitarium is set to launch at some point in 2026. And with only three months of the year left, it’s fair to assume we’ll know the date soon. Coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Switch, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, there’s no excuse not to return to one of the creepiest and most cerebral classics of Western adventure games.

After years in development, Nuevo Paraíso – The Forgotten Frontier now has a release date. The team behind the fan-made Mexico expansion for Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC says it’s coming on September 16.

The pitch is a big one. The modders say Mexico won’t just sit there as scenery or a map add-on in the game’s 1907 setting, you’ll actually be able to go there and move through it properly. They’re promising new towns, NPCs , wildlife, activities, gang hideouts, bounty-hunter missions, and a fresh Sadie Adler storyline set against a country edging toward revolution. The whole thing is being framed around historical accuracy and Red Dead canon.

For anyone who’s spent years wishing Rockstar had made proper single-player DLC for Red Dead Redemption 2, this is probably the closest thing yet. Older datamines and file finds helped fuel the idea that Mexico content may at some point have been considered internally, though Rockstar has never confirmed that, and it hasn’t said anything about this project either.

The excitement around it isn’t hard to understand. Fans across social platforms, YouTube, and modding communities have been calling Nuevo Paraíso – The Forgotten Frontier the DLC Rockstar should’ve made, and a lot of that reaction comes down to how ambitious it looks and how polished the work appears to be. Most of that coverage has been especially strong in North America and Europe , while attention in Latin America seems lighter, which is a little surprising given the setting.

If you want to try it at launch, you’ll need the PC version of Red Dead Redemption 2. This is a community mod, so that’s where it’ll be available.

Leaked CAD renders of the Samsung Galaxy S27 Ultra are making the rounds online, and they point to a pretty big change on the back. Instead of Samsung’s usual separate camera rings, the phone seems to use a wide horizontal camera bar. That’s all anyone can see right now, since Samsung still hasn’t announced the Galaxy S27 Ultra officially.

For the past few generations, Samsung has stuck with its floating-lens look. These renders suggest it may be moving to a full-width top housing instead. People online are already comparing it to the iPhone, and if the leak holds up, this would be Samsung’s biggest flagship camera design shift in years. Early reports also say the standard Galaxy S27 and Galaxy S27+ might keep the more familiar vertical layout, with the bar reserved for the higher-end models.

That wider camera module may do more than change the look. It could make space for larger sensors, give the internal parts more breathing room, help with heat, cut down on table wobble, and maybe even open the door to Qi2 magnetic charging, something closer to Apple’s MagSafe.

Other leaks mention a 200MP main camera, a 50MP ultrawide, and a 50MP 5x telephoto. Samsung may also drop one of the telephoto cameras found on the previous Ultra. On top of that, early chatter points to a $100 to $200 price bump, plus a new Samsung Galaxy S27 Pro model slotting in between the Plus and the Ultra.

If you keep tabs on Samsung, this is one leak to keep an eye on.

ASUS has started selling the ROG Gjallarhorn in the US for about $600. It’s the company’s first gaming soundbar, and it’s pitched as a single-box audio upgrade for a PC, console, or TV setup.

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This thing is aimed squarely at enthusiasts, not the usual desktop-speaker crowd. It also says something about where ROG is heading next. ASUS has already filled out the usual gaming lineup with laptops, monitors, headsets, and peripherals; now it’s pushing into bigger, room-filling sound and setups that work better when more than one person is listening.

ASUS says the Gjallarhorn packs a 2.1.2-channel system with Dolby Atmos, along with a 6.5-inch, 65W wireless subwoofer. That sub uses a low-latency 5GHz connection, so the bass stays in sync without adding another cable across the room.

The soundbar also includes built-in microphones with Acoustic Echo Cancellation, according to ASUS, so you can jump into voice chat without wearing a headset. The idea is to cut down on game-audio bleed and background noise, so your teammates don’t hear everything feeding back through the mic.

If you’re after high-end gaming audio and want a lot of connection options, this is the kind of release that’s easy to pay attention to. That said, early reactions seem more sold on the feature set and broad compatibility than on whether the sound itself clearly tops rivals such as the Razer Leviathan V2 Pro or Creative’s Sound Blaster Katana V2.

ASUS says the ROG Gjallarhorn is on sale now in the US for around $600. Connectivity covers HDMI 2.1 eARC, USB-C, optical audio, and Bluetooth 5.3, with support for PCs, Macs, PlayStation, Xbox, and more.

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Asus has started taking pre-orders for the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20, a 20th-anniversary Windows gaming handheld, ahead of its October 15, 2026 launch.

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The standalone version costs $1,299.99 in the US, £1,299 in the UK, and C$1,899 in Canada. In the US, there’s also a $2,499.99 bundle that adds the ROG XREAL R1 Edition 20 AR glasses, a dbrand Killswitch case, and a custom Pelican Protector Case. You also get a translucent black chassis with gold accents, and Asus is pretty clearly selling this as the more premium option, not just the one with beefier specs.

Inside, the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 sticks with the ROG Ally X foundation: a Ryzen Z2 Extreme, 24GB of RAM, and a 1TB SSD. The upgrades come elsewhere, with a 7.4-inch OLED HDR display, TMR joysticks, a transforming D-pad, and redesigned face buttons meant to improve contrast, stick feel, and input precision. Early hands-on impressions have been strong, especially when it comes to the screen and controls, and if value matters most, the standalone model looks like the one to get, while the bundle feels more aimed at collectors and die-hard ROG fans.

You can pre-order the Asus ROG Xbox Ally X20 now through Asus, and when it lands it’ll join the premium handheld field alongside Valve’s Steam Deck OLED and MSI’s Claw 8 EX, with reported RAM shortages also helping push prices higher.

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Konami has given new details about its new Castlevania game, Castlevania: Belmont’s Course. This time it’s about who’ll be voicing its characters in the English dub. With some very familiar voices, especially for those who’ve seen Netflix’s Castlevania series. Which is where some of the names come from.

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A video game full of great voices

Alejandra Reynoso will return to play Sypha Belnades, just as Graham McTavish will return as Dracula. Outside the Netflix series, but still in Castlevania, Liam O’Brien will play Isaac, a character who appeared in an earlier game in the franchise and that O’Brien has voiced before. To round out the casting, Trevor will be voiced by JB Blanc, known for his recurring roles in Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul as Barry Goodman, although he’s a voice actor with a long track record who, recently, voiced Braum in 2XKO and Kabb Uppercut in Star Wars Zero Company.

Castlevania: Belmont’s Course will be released on October 15 for PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch promising a classic 2D experience packed with action and platforming. And seeing the care and effort they’re putting into it, all signs point to more Castlevania to come.