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Nintendo announced on Friday it would raise the price of its Switch 2 consoles to $500 starting Sept. 1. The price increase of $50 is the first time the Switch 2 has gone up in cost since its launch last June.

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Summer Game Fest 2026 ended with a bang on Friday with the reveal of the final game of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy, Final Fantasy 7 Revelation. Not only did we get to finally see the trailer for the last entry, we were treated to gameplay footage as well. And we won't have to wait long -- it's expected to come out next spring.

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Beware: Dating an AI chatbot may lessen your chances of finding love.
A new study from Match Group, the dating company behind popular dating apps like Tinder and Hinge, found that nearly half (47%) of the roughly 1,000 people ages 18 to 39 it surveyed "view AI in romantic contexts negatively." And it's a hard pass for most singles if you're interested in AI companion apps, like Kindroid and Replika. Two in five singles aged 18 to 39 refuse to date someone who uses these apps, including over half (51%) of women aged 18 to 24, according to Match Group's findings.

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