Flipping through the highlights in and around Pinball Expo 2026.
The past, present, and future share a show floor at Pinball Expo 2026
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Legal AI startup Legora raises $550M Series E at $8.8B valuation
Legal AI startup Legora announced Wednesday that it raised a $550 million Series E round, valuing it at $8.8 billion.
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Cyberpunk 2077’s update for Edgerunners 2 brings mods to PS5, Switch 2, and Xbox
A new season of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners is now on Netflix, and to celebrate, Cyberpunk 2077 is getting an update . Developer CD Projekt Red announced Update 2.5 this week, teasing new items and features inspired by the anime spin-off's second season. The update goes live on October 22 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S. Switch 2 players will get it a few days later. While you're here, you can read more about Edgerunners Season 2, including its punk rock sensibilities , how it mirrors the first season , and the Hideo Kojima cameo lurking in one of the episodes. Cyberpunk 2077 is getting an Edgerunners prequel quest CD Projekt Red didn't want to share many details about the new Cyberpunk 2077 quest, Clampdown, but it teased it as a prequel to Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Season 2. Several voice actors from the anime series will also reprise their roles in this mission. You'll need to have completed
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Xbox mandates a four-day return to office
Microsoft asked its employees to return to the office three days per week last year, and it's now upping this requirement to four days a week for most Xbox employees. An internal memo, seen by The Verge, describes the change as a "need to create more opportunities for people to work together" after feedback from […]
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Star Wars Zero Company is a must-play strategy game at 20 percent off
If you’ve been curious about Star Wars Zero Company, the XCOM-like strategy game set in the Star Wars universe, Amazon has both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series S/X physical editions on sale for $47.99 and $49.99, respectively. The game usually sells for $59.99. While I’m not usually enthused by turn-based strategy games, I’ve been […]
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GM is giving OnStar an AI makeover
It's one of the biggest overhauls ever to the 30-year-old connected car product.
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Xbox Cloud Gaming’s pay-as-you-go option starts at $3.99 for 10 hours
Microsoft announced last month that it will let anyone access Xbox Cloud Gaming in November, without the need to subscribe to Xbox Game Pass. The new pay-as-you-go model will require players to purchase bundles of cloud hours, and now Microsoft is revealing today that bundles will start at $3.99 for 10 hours of cloud playtime. […]