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Economic Times
21 minutes ago
- Entertainment
- Economic Times
New Video Game Releases 2025: See complete list of titles and platforms
New Video Game Releases 2025 List: Upcoming video games of 2025 to launch across all major platforms between July and December New Video Game Releases 2025 list has numerous important titles. In fact, the second half of 2025 is packed with a range of video game releases for every major platform. From action RPGs and sports simulations to anime-based games and remakes, players can look forward to a steady flow of launches. July 1 Mecha Break: Third-person multiplayer robot battles – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC July 10 College Football 26: American college football sports game – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC July 11 Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 + 4 Remaster: Classic skating games return with new content – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC Patapon 1+2 Replay: Bundle of rhythm-combat games – PS5, Switch, PC July 15 Destiny 2: The Edge of Fate: Expansion to Bungie's shooter – PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC Edens Zero: Action RPG based on manga/anime – Xbox Series X|S, PCStronghold Crusader: Definitive Edition: Remaster of RTS – PC July 16 Hunter×Hunter Nen×Impact: Fighting game – PS5, Switch, PC July 17 Donkey Kong Bananza: 3D platformer starring DK – Switch 2 Shadow Labyrinth: 2D action platformer, Pac-Man reimagined – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC July 22 Wildgate: PvP spaceship battles – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC July 23 Wheel World: Open world cycling game – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC July 24 Killing Floor 3: Co-op FPS sequel – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC Wuchang: Fallen Feathers: Soulslike RPG set in Ming Dynasty – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC July 25 Wild Hearts S: Monster hunting action – Switch 2 July 29 Grounded 2 (Preview): Survival game sequel – Xbox Series X|S, PC Tales of the Shire: A Lord of the Rings Game: Cozy hobbit life-sim – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC July 31 Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound: 2D action platformer – PS4, PS5, Xbox, Switch, PC Also Read: Bill Gates Net Worth Fall: How did Microsoft co-founder lost 51 billion dollars? Here's his new global billionaire ranking and unique pledge August 5Demon Slayer – The Hinokami Chronicles 2: Anime fighting game – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC August 7 Gradius Origins: Classic Konami shooter collection – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC August 8 Mafia: The Old Country: Mafia prequel in Sicily – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC August 12 Hellblade 2: Enhanced Edition: PS5 version – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC August 14 Madden NFL 26: American football – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC August 19 Delta Force: Tactical shooter – PS5, Xbox Series X|S Sword of the Sea: Fantasy surfing adventure – PS5, PC August 21 Discounty: Cozy management RPG – PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC Inazuma Eleven Victory Road: Football simulation RPG – PS4, PS5, PC, Switch, mobile August 22 Dying Light: The Beast: Zombie series entry – PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC August 26 Gears of War: Reloaded: Gears 1 remaster – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC Helldivers 2: Co-op shooter comes to Xbox – Xbox Series X|S August 28 Kirby and the Forgotten Land + Star Crossed World: Kirby new story – Switch 2 Metal Gear Solid Delta: Snake Eater: Remake of MGS 3 – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC August 29 Lost Soul Aside: Action RPG – PS5, PC Shinobi: Art of Vengeance: Fighting game – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC September 3 Hirogami: Origami-inspired platformer – PS5, PC September 4 Hell is Us: Semi-open-world adventure – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC September 5 Daemon X Machina: Titanic Scion: Mech-action – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, PC Everybody's Golf: Hot Shots: Classic golf return – PS5, Switch, PCTerminator 2D: No Fate: Side-scroller retelling of Terminator 2 – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PCNBA 2K26: Basketball – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2, PC September 8 Baby Steps: Comedy platformer – PS5, PC September 12 Borderlands 4: Shooter sequel – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC September 19 Towa and the Guardians of the Sacred Tree: Anime roguelike – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC September 25 Silent Hill f: Survival horror – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds: Racing game with Sonic & Minecraft – All major platforms September 30 Nicktoons & The Dice of Destiny: Fantasy RPG with Nickelodeon characters – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC Final Fantasy Tactics – The Ivalice Chronicles: Remake – PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, Switch 2, PC Also Read: New Movie Releases 2025: Here's complete list of upcoming films in cinemas and streaming platforms October 2Directive 8020: Survival horror drama – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PCGhost of Yōtei: Ghost of Tsushima sequel – PS5 October 3 Digimon Story Time Stranger: JRPG – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC October 8 Kingmakers [Early Access]: Sandbox shooter – PC October 9 Painkiller: FPS reboot – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Steam October 10 Little Nightmares 3: Horror puzzle platformer – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, PC October 16 Pokemon Legends Z-A: Mainline Pokémon – Switch, Switch 2 October 17 Keeper: Puzzle adventure – Xbox Series X|S, PC October 21 Ninja Gaiden 4: Franchise return – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC Jurassic World Evolution 3: Sim sequel – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC October 23 Double Dragon Revive: Fighting revival – PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PC October 29 The Outer Worlds 2: Obsidian RPG sequel – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC October 30 ARC Raiders: Sci-fi looter shooter – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC October 31 Mina the Hollower: From Shovel Knight devs – PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch 1 & 2, PC, Mac November 5 Cairn: Rockclimbing survival game – PS5, PC November 13 Anno 117: Pax Romana: Strategy city-builder – PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC December 2 Destiny 2: Renegades: Star Wars-inspired expansion – PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC Which platforms will get the most 2025 game releases? Most releases target PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC, with several Switch 2 exclusives also launching between July and December. What are the key remasters or sequels in 2025? Remasters include Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Final Fantasy Tactics, while sequels feature Borderlands 4, Destiny 2 expansions, and Gears of War: Reloaded.
Forbes
an hour ago
- Business
- Forbes
It's Time For Agentic L&D
Getty If there's room for Agentic AI in the headlines, there is room for something else these days: Agentic Learning and Development or Agentic L&D for short. Over the years, organizations have allowed the Learning and Development function to become too polite. L&D is overly eager to serve at the edge of business instead of operating at the center. This situation is no longer acceptable in an era dominated by AI. The L&D function doesn't have to get rude, but it should get ready to start swinging. Agentic L&D is a necessary new term for an essential new way of thinking, one that positions Learning and Development not as content delivery, but as a capability sherpa. It sits inside the work, not around it. It influences business outcomes, not just training metrics. It behaves as though it's part of the business strategy, not simply trying to keep up with it. If you've seen the recent job description for Microsoft's Director of AI-Era Skilling Transformation, you've already seen what is coming. The job doesn't mention instructional design. Not at all. It talks about embedding learning into the systems, sprints, and day-to-day moments that define real work. "This role exists to deliver transformative skilling experiences that intrinsically motivate individuals and teams to skill through exploration, demonstration, and real-world experiences," states the posting. In other words, it's calling for Agentic L&D, whether the company uses the term or not. EY's GenAI Academy is already doing it: contextual learning embedded into role-based journeys. Not bolted on nor tucked away in an LMS. It's lived, applied, and then measured. If organizations are serious about preparing teams and people for what's next—and for what's already arrived—then the days of learning as an accessory are over. It's time to stop reporting on completions, taking orders, or just offering content. It's time for L&D to move from passive support to active influence. It's time for Agentic L&D. From Around the Work to Inside It L&D has trained an entire profession to operate like instructional caterers. Stakeholders place the order, L&D delivers a menu of options, and everyone gets their post-course certificate. Meanwhile, the real work—the problems, the decisions, the friction—keeps happening elsewhere. Agentic L&D doesn't hover at the margins. It embeds and operates at the source, at the point of the work. As author Harold Jarche wrote back in 2013, "Work is learning and learning is the work." Agentic L&D takes that idea seriously and operationalizes it at scale. EY's GenAI Talent Academy, as mentioned earlier, pushes in this direction. Their role-based pathways don't require sign-up. They shadow actual workflows, adapting to projects in motion. L&D stops being an interruption (or outpost) and becomes an enabler inside the work. From Content to Context People do not necessarily need more learning content. It's available at the fingertips of your next AI prompt. The digital shelves are now full of content, let alone what already exists in the various learning and content portals. What's missing is context; learning that lands where the friction actually lives. Agentic L&D begins with a different brief. Not "build a course," but "find the pain." Where are employees struggling to act? Where are decisions being delayed or reversed? Where are teams improvising because the current system no longer fits? Where are the skills or role gaps? Microsoft's recently released AI-Era Skilling job brief is clear. Don't upload content; instead, embed and then align to capability. Change how work is accomplished, not just how it's taught. "Champion the shift from episodic learning to continuous, AI-augmented skilling embedded directly into the flow of work through business aligned co creation," also states the job brief. This change means there will be a need to rewrite default behaviors and expectations for L&D practitioners. More in-line decision trees. Fewer generic case studies. More job-embedded prompts and "what do you think" open-ended questions in the flow of work. And yes, that potentially also means fewer formal courses and more short-form AI nudges that help to change and calibrate behavior. Both AI and human L&D performance coaches are going to crush it. Agentic L&D does not try to keep up with the business; instead, it walks beside it, listening, adapting, and building learning directly into the flow of work. While content may be present—and it should—it also starts with context. What is the business context of the performance gap? From Input to Outcome If the L&D function is still reporting on attendance and satisfaction, they have missed the point. It's not about participation; it's more about assisting in human potential transformation, which involves a better understanding not only of what goes into the learning (and the team member) but also of the outcome. Agentic L&D measures capability velocity, which is the time it takes to move from friction to fluency or from confusion to competence. At a minimum, it is about shifting from an in-role skill or task to the next level. According to Continu, organizations using data-driven L&D see retention increase by 46%, productivity by 37%, onboarding acceleration by 34%, and per-employee revenue jump by 29%. These are business outcomes! Ultimately, Agentic L&D ought to be tracking retention uplift, error reduction, skill uptake, competence gap analysis, and even career or role mobility optionality. LinkedIn's 2024 Workplace Learning Report suggests organizations that link learning to talent movement don't just keep people; they grow them. Isn't this the actual point of L&D? What Comes Next The thinking around Agentic L&D is not about a rebrand; it's a full-scale L&D reset. (And I don't have it all figured out yet. I'm still noodling.) Learning isn't solely a calendar of events or content on a platform. It isn't simply a set of course completions with colorful dashboards. It is an embedded 'guide on the side' agent who is woven into the culture, decisions, rituals, systems, and workflows of the organization. It is part AI and part human, but led by the humans. Agentic L&D consults, curates, and activates. It doesn't just take orders. It is the fulcrum of performance change across the organization. If AI has earned the adjective agentic, so should the L&D function. But the function itself needs to be reset—and led—accordingly. Because if L&D does not become 'agents in the business' (or Agentic L&D), the work will move on without it. And this time, it won't come back.
Time of India
2 hours ago
- Science
- Time of India
3I/ATLAS: Alien spacecraft speeds toward Earth at 135,000 mph, claims scientist. See if its a threat
An object from outside the solar system , known as 3I/ATLAS , is moving toward Earth's vicinity at an estimated 135,000 miles per hour. First spotted on July 1, this unusual object has drawn interest from NASA and researchers globally. While some experts believe it's a comet, others suggest it could be of alien origin. Strange Object Enters Solar System NASA scientists discovered the object earlier this month. It has been named 3I/ATLAS. Its shape, speed and movement caused confusion among experts. The object is moving on a highly elliptical path, suggesting it came from outside our solar system. This is the third time such an interstellar object has been observed entering our solar system. The object's high speed and foreign origin continue to raise questions. NASA confirmed it will reach its closest point to the sun on October 30. Despite its rapid approach, it poses no threat to Earth. It will be 130 million miles from the sun and 150 million miles from Earth at its closest approach. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Fungo nas unhas: um truque simples reduz facilmente Tratamento para Fungo Undo Also Read: Bill Gates Net Worth Fall: How did Microsoft co-founder lost 51 billion dollars? Here's his new global billionaire ranking and unique pledge Is It An Alien Spacecraft? Professor Avi Loeb, a Harvard University physicist and cosmologist, offered a different perspective. He suggested that 3I/ATLAS might not be a natural object. He proposed it could be a spacecraft sent by an advanced civilization. Loeb said the object might be following a set path toward the inner solar system by design. Live Events According to him, if the object is not a comet, it would be difficult for it to naturally reach the sun. He compared the situation to Arthur C. Clarke's science fiction novel Rendezvous with Rama, where a similar unknown object turns out to be an alien spacecraft. NASA and ESA Focus on Comet Theory NASA and the European Space Agency offered a simpler theory. They believe the object is an interstellar comet . As it approaches the sun, the heat would cause ice and dust to evaporate. This process would reflect sunlight, making it appear larger. Despite this explanation, scientists cannot determine its actual size due to its distance. Instead, they use reflected light to estimate its size. Estimates suggest it is around 20 to 24 kilometers long. This makes it much larger than previous interstellar objects like 'Oumuamua, which was only about 100 meters long. Also Read: New Movie Releases 2025: Here's complete list of upcoming films in cinemas and streaming platforms Experts Still Divided on True Nature Although NASA leans toward the comet theory, the object's size and directed movement still raise questions. Loeb expressed surprise that such a large object would be heading directly toward the inner solar system. He noted it is rare to see an object this large from outside the solar system. The true nature of 3I/ATLAS remains unknown. Scientists are continuing to study it as it moves closer to the sun. While many accept the comet theory, Loeb believes the unusual characteristics are worth deeper investigation. FAQs What is 3I/ATLAS and why is it important? 3I/ATLAS is an interstellar object heading toward the inner solar system. It is being studied due to its high speed, size, and possible alien origin. Is 3I/ATLAS a threat to Earth? No. NASA confirms that 3I/ATLAS will pass 150 million miles away from Earth and poses no danger.
Gizmodo
2 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
Bethesda Wants to Meet ‘Fallout' Hype With Show Tie-Ins and New Games
If you're a fan of Prime Video's Fallout show and the games it's based on, it sounds like Bethesda's getting ready to capitalize on its current and future success. Talking to Variety, Fallout 76 creative director Jon Rush teased that game's team and the creative forces behind the series have discussed 'lining things up with the seasonal releases of the show.' The implication is some in-game tie-ins to the show, maybe skins for the key characters or an in-game event reminiscent of certain episodes, similar to what Fortnite does with major properties on a regular basis. Timeline-wise, there's a 200-year gap between 76 (set in the past) and the show ('furthest in the future'), and the developers are intentionally keeping any overlap 'pretty simple.' Rush vaguely noted the two projects 'go together really well,' so expect them to link up eventually. For the fans of Fallout's single-player offerings, which have been nonexistent in the past decade, you might be getting something, too. In a recent episode of the Friends Per Second Podcast, VGC journalist Jordan Middler claimed 'multiple projects' for the post-apocalyptic series are in development, including 'as far as I'm aware, that one you're all wanting.' That last comment suggests a remaster of 2008's Fallout 3, which was mentioned in Microsoft's leaked documents from 2023 alongside a remaster of Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion. It's a mystery as to what those other projects could be, save for one likely being Fallout 5. Middler indicated that most-desired project is several years away, so it'll be some time before anything concrete comes. Luckily, season two of Fallout is just a few months away, hitting Prime Video sometime in December. Want more io9 news? Check out when to expect the latest Marvel, Star Wars, and Star Trek releases, what's next for the DC Universe on film and TV, and everything you need to know about the future of Doctor Who.
Time of India
3 hours ago
- Time of India
Hoax bomb threats target Raj Bhavan and Cliff House
Thiruvananthapuram: In the 25th hoax bomb threat in the city this year, an unidentified person sent a message threatening to detonate Raj Bhavan and Cliff House on Sunday morning. In the hoax threats received from anuradha_sve_shekher@ there were warnings of a blast at these places. Following this, the dog squad conducted a search, but nothing suspicious was detected. The email was sent to the official mail ID of Thampanoor and Kovalam police stations. On Friday, state police chief received a similar email targeting the Cliff House. City cyber police began a probe after registering a case under section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita 351 (1) (b) for criminal intimidation, sections of the Kerala Police Act 118 (b) for knowingly spreading rumours or giving false alarms to mislead police, fire brigade, or any other essential service, and 120 (o) for causing nuisance or violating public order. They also registered a case under sections 43 and 66 of the Information Technology Act-2000. Despite receiving several threats, the probe team is clueless about the people sending such threats. A request was made to the Microsoft team to share the details, but no information was provided. Later, the probe team approached a court to direct Microsoft to share the required details, but Microsoft claimed that they were not in possession of the requested information.
