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The tragedy of a niche product is if it sees any success, two things will happen. First, rivals big and small will copy its ideas. Then, to combat that existential threat and appease investors, there'll be an appeal to the larger mass market. A handful of niche products survive the transition to the mainstream. Most don't. (See: Nest, Mirror, VSCO, Vine, Birchbox, etc.) It's a tale as old as products, and where we currently find Whoop.
Whoop is a fitness tracker, but it differs in a few key ways. It doesn't have a screen, focuses heavily on sleep and recovery from physical strain, and notoriously relies on a subscription model. A few years β¦
Arrowhead Game Studiosβ Helldivers 2 will make the jump to the Xbox Series X and S consoles on August 26th, costing $39.99. This is the first PlayStation-published title to launch on Xbox. The title will ship with cross play between all platforms.
The cooperative PvE third-person shooter was an unexpected hit when it first launched simultaneously on PlayStation 5 and PC in early 2023. It soared in popularity on Steam, where it earned an βoverwhelmingly positiveβ rating, which flipped to βoverwhelmingly negativeβ when Sony introduced (then swiftly reversed) a decision to require a PSN login for PC players. Xboxβs press release makes no mention of a PSN login, so it likely wonβt be required here.
Helldivers 2 is a gem of a game thatβs high on hijinx. What initially seems like a serious sci-fi title often gives way to funny, emergent moments, thanks in part to its Strategem system, which requires you to input complex button combos while facing down swarms of enemies. There are a variety of missions you can take on against aliens, robots, and a newer Illuminate species. And, since itβs a live-service title, the lore and the stakes are always evolving (and the developers often troll players). Itβs a fun world to be immersed in, even if youβre just grinding the free battle pass for weapon upgrades.
My former Polygon colleague Cass Marshall wrote some incredible Helldivers 2 coverage, which have the power to convince just about anyone that they were missing out on a good time. I mean, just look at these headlines below.
At 468-pieces itβs no where near as elaborate as Legoβs buildable Pac-Man machine, but this 6-inch tall Arcade Machine set will only set you back $39.99 when it launches on August 1st, 2025.
At this scale Lego wasnβt able to make this arcade machine playable like Pac-Man is, but it still managed to include some fun details. On the outside the machine features a generic Space game with tiny controls, matching cabinet artwork, a marquee, and a coin slot that actually accepts coins.
Opening the arcade machine reveals a miniature gaming room inside with a minifigure, several tiny consoles, a TV, and lots of decor highlighting other Lego sets, including the Galaxy Explorer sitting on a shelf. Youβll also find an even smaller arcade machine inside featuring an online puzzle game called Junkbot that was originally available to play on Legoβs website back in 2001.
You might feel like Samsungβs upcoming slate of foldables couldnβt possibly leak anymore than they already have, but youβd be wrong. Weβre getting our first hands-on images of a real-world Galaxy Z Fold 7 today, and itβs looking as promising as expected.
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Itβs no secret that Samsung is working on a βtri-foldβ device, but its appearance has been a mystery for quite some time. Now, though, weβre getting a first look courtesy of an animation found in One UI 8.
moreβ¦Apple will announce its iPhone 17 lineup in September, and rumors indicate the iPhone 17 Pro Max will get thicker and heavier to gain a larger battery this year. But just today, we might have found out how much larger that battery will be.
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