Hands On: ‘Hello Kitty Island Adventure’ was by far our biggest surprise of the summer gaming fest

Image: Sunblink “One world, connecting smiles.” That is the slogan Sanrio, the company responsible for its creation Hello Kitty, founded in 2021. The brand is all about ‘Minna Nakayoku’, which means ‘we all friends’ or ‘Getting along together’. Unity, friendship and love encompass the world of Sanrio, and it worked. For me, Hello Kitty has … Read more

Hands On: Black Myth: Wukong is a transformative action RPG

Subscribe to Pure Xbox at YouTube24k Pure Xbox’s Craig Reid has spent the last few days at Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles, where he had the chance to preview a range of upcoming Xbox releases. Today we share his thoughts on a hands-on demo of Black Myth: Wukong, which takes us into two hours … Read more

Practical: ‘LEGO Horizon’ builds a welcome entry point into Sony’s series

Image: SIE / The LEGO Group While rumors about LEGO Horizon Adventures were swirling the week leading up to Summer Game Fest, we never could have imagined that we’d see the Nintendo Switch logo appear at the end of the hilarious reveal during the live show. PC for sure, but Aloy on Nintendo? This made … Read more

iMessage on iOS 18 previews link cards for social media posts and more

In addition to text effects and scheduled messages, iOS 18 adds a small but useful change to iMessage: link card previews for more types of content. When you paste a link for a social media post into the text field of the Messages app, the associated link card now appears before you send the message, … Read more