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Bungie has announced closed technical playtests from its extraction shooter, Marathon. The playtests will be invite-only and will be available to players in North America and Europe between October 22 and October 28. Application for the playtest is now open to interested players.

Asus has announced the new ROG Ally and ROG Ally X in India, developed in collaboration with Asus. These are the first Xbox-branded handhelds from the company. The ROG XBox Ally X is the higher-end model in the lineup and comes with an AMD Ryzen Z2 Extreme chipset. Both models come with a 7-inch LCD screen with a 120Hz refresh rate and a new grip design, which is identical to the Xbox Wireless Controller.

Ubisoft fully revealed Valley of Memory, the free story DLC for Assassin's Creed Mirage, on Monday. The update will launch across PC and consoles on November 18. It will be available for free to players who own Assassin's Creed Mirage. The expansion will add a new story chapter, a new location, and gameplay improvements.

OnePlus 15T may feature a 6.3-inch flat AMOLED display with rounded corners, a metal middle frame, and a minimalist camera module, according to a tipster. It is said to include customisable multi-function buttons, similar to the OnePlus 13T’s shortcut key. The phone could be powered by the Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and a 7,000mAh+ battery, with an in-display ultrasonic fingerprint sensor. Expected to launch in China around March or April 2026, it may debut in India as the OnePlus 15s.

Apple on Monday released the iOS 26.1 Beta 2 update for iPhone to developers and beta testers. The new operating system (OS) firmware arrives almost two weeks after the introduction of the first beta update of the iOS 26.1 series. As per reports, there are several minor changes in tow. There is a new toggle for the Background Security Improvements in Settings, an option to create custom workouts in the Fitness app, a slight change to the alignment of text and icons in Settings, and more.