Today's NYT Strands Hints, Answers and Help for June 9, #463

Time for another trippy military adventure in Call of Duty: Black Ops 7. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/call-of-duty-black-ops-7-dives-back-into-the-shadows-with-mason-and-menendez/#ftag=CADf328eec

The ROG Xbox Ally was revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase and we just went hands on with the new handheld gaming device. https://www.cnet.com/videos/xbox-rog-ally-the-xbox-handheld-is-real-and-i-p

The Xbox Games Showcase at Summer Game Fest 2025 gave us a plethora of game trailers for the coming year, but the most surprising announcement was the ROG Xbox Ally and ROG Xbox Ally X Handhelds. http

The Invincible franchise is heading to Xbox. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/invincible-vs-is-a-tag-team-brawler-packed-with-bloody-superhero-carnage/#ftag=CADf328eec

The new handheld console was revealed during the Xbox Games Showcase, and I got to spend some time with my hands on it. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/i-played-with-the-xbox-rog-ally-the-upcoming-xb

We could see new iPhone, Mac and Apple Watch software called iOS 26, MacOS Tahoe and WatchOS 26. Apple is rumored to overhaul all of its OSes with a unifying visual interface. https://www.cnet.com/tec

Obsidian Entertainment's newest action RPG is borrowing systems from one of the studio's most successful games ever. https://www.cnet.com/tech/gaming/the-outer-worlds-2-is-taking-cues-from-fallout-new