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3 best games coming in the first half of 2026 – make sure you wishlist these right now

We can't wait for these three games to arrive in the coming months, can you?

From Wolverine to Tomb Raider, here are my 5 biggest predictions for February's PlayStation State of Play

From Wolverine to Tomb Raider, here are my 5 biggest predictions for February's PlayStation State of Play

It's time to lock in some PS5 release dates and prove that 2026 has more to it than GTA 6

007: First Light devs were in a "really, really bad spot" with only "3 months to survive" before Hitman saved them

007: First Light devs were in a "really, really bad spot" with only "3 months to survive" before Hitman saved them

"I think Hitman, as a franchise, and our fan base and community, has never been in a better place than we are today"

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OpenAI "on track" for hardware launch this year – Jony Ive's team nabs another former Apple employee to help out

OpenAI is reportedly on track to announce its first hardware, while another ex-Apple employee joins the design team

OpenAI's audio-first hardware product could launch this year, and I'm excited

OpenAI is on track to unveil its first hardware product later this year, according to a company executive, and it might have what it takes to succeed.

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Exclusive: OpenAI aims to debut first device in 2026, exec tells Axios

Lehane listed "devices" as one of the big coming attractions for OpenAI in 2026.

The name's still Bond but at least everything is right this time, as 007 First Light's devs have corrected their system requirements after 'an internal miscommunication' error

Who knew that PC hardware was so complicated?

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6 Brilliant Things to See and Do in Florence — Artemest's Creative Director on the City's Best-Kept Design Secrets, From Traditional to Avant-Garde

6 Brilliant Things to See and Do in Florence — Artemest's Creative Director on the City's Best-Kept Design Secrets, From Traditional to Avant-Garde

Artist, jewelry designer, and co-founder Ippolita Rostagno owes much of her creative flair to her Florentine upbringing. Here, she shares her favorite places in town beyond the Uffizi

2026 could be the year we move beyond smartphones — led by a Sam Altman and Jony Ive-designed AI device

2026 could be the year we move beyond smartphones — led by a Sam Altman and Jony Ive-designed AI device

2026 could mark the beginning of the post-smartphone era, with OpenAI betting on a Jony Ive-designed, audio-first AI device to redefine how we interact with technology.

OpenAI Working on Three Hardware Devices — First Is a Smart Pen

OpenAI Working on Three Hardware Devices — First Is a Smart Pen

OpenAI is working on three hardware devices, with reports claiming the first product will be a pen as the company expands beyond software.

International Business Times UK

Exclusive: 007 First Light will be a 'completely new experience from the ground up' for Bond, says IO Interactive

Exclusive: 007 First Light will be a 'completely new experience from the ground up' for Bond, says IO Interactive

I sat down with IO Interactive's Theuns Smit to find out what to expect from its upcoming 007 First Light and whether the story-driven, action-adventure game will be the first of many.

How 2025 became the year of the cyber hack – and what British businesses face next in 2026

How 2025 became the year of the cyber hack – and what British businesses face next in 2026

UK CYBERSECURITY: Jaguar Land Rover and M&S were the poster children for businesses facing advanced security issues this year – but a $10 trillion enticement means it might only get worse, writes business and money editor Karl Matchett

The Independent UK

007: First Light delayed 2 months for additional polish, IO says it's the studio's "most ambitious project to date"

007: First Light delayed 2 months for additional polish, IO says it's the studio's "most ambitious project to date"

"The game is progressing well and is fully playable from beginning to end"

007 First Light, IO Interactive's James Bond game, is delayed 'to ensure the experience meets the level of quality you players deserve on day one'

007 First Light, IO Interactive's James Bond game, is delayed 'to ensure the experience meets the level of quality you players deserve on day one'

Instead of March, 007's new adventure is now set to arrive in May.

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007: First Light is "not a role-playing game" because it's James Bond's story, says dev who reveals what to expect from Lenny Kravitz's villain

Interview | IO's Rasmus Paulsen weighs in on what makes First Light a unique entry in the Bond canon

Lenny Kravitz’s pirate king Bawma fronts the villains of IO Interactive’s bold James Bond reimagining 007 First Light

IO Interactive’s Senior Licensing Producer, Theuns Smit, explains creating the ultimate spy-thriller experience through presentation and gameplay.

007 First Light's first villain is Lenny Kravitz, and I bet he's not going to get away

No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to fly away.

IO Interactive says that, once Bond is out of the way, hell yeah we're getting back to the good stuff: 'Of course there's going to be a next Hitman'

"Hitman has been our flagship game, our long love for all the time IO Interactive has existed."

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Hitman Devs Reveal How The Series' Most Hated Game Secretly Saved The Franchise

The Hitman series, and its developer IO Interactive, celebrate its 25 anniversary this month. We look back on the iconic franchise with two veteran developers on the series.

Sam Altman says OpenAI’s first device is iPhone-level revolutionary but brings ‘peace and calm’ instead of ‘unsettling’ flashing lights and notifications

Altman said the AI-first hardware will be released in less than two years.

007: First Light's developers "don't really think about" the hype around the 13-year wait since the last James Bond game

IO Interactive is "head down" as it prepares for First Light

Hitman and 007 First Light studio admits there were "many, many mistakes" made with Agent 47, but that Telltale veterans' new game is teaching them some lessons

IO Interactive is paying attention to AdHoc Studios

International Business Times

Apple Faces Another Design Exit as iPhone Air Innovator Joins Unnamed AI Startup

Abidur Chowdhury, the industrial designer behind the iPhone Air, leaves Apple for an unnamed AI startup. This just fueled concerns over the company's talent retention.

Apple is ramping up succession plans for CEO Tim Cook and may tap this hardware exec to take over, report says

John Ternus, Apple's senior VP of hardware engineering, could take control of the company as soon as next year, sources told the Financial Times.

"There's level design, and then there's Hitman level design": IO Interactive leads reflect on 25 years with Agent 47, the "ramifications" of the World of Assassination, and "actually realizing we were about to do this"

IO Interactive's Christian Elverdam and Matthias Engstrøm talk 25 years of Hitman, level design, and crafting a World of Assassination

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