Abandoned, new Samsung phones, Sonic, and Assassin's Creed Valhalla discussed in latest Totally Rated

Settle back because there's a brand new Totally Rated episode here. Totally Rated is Future's news and reviews show brought to you by GamesRadar and our sister sites. 

You can watch the latest episode above, with the headline focus being the mysterious Abandoned PS5 app, which has still yet to update. 

We also discuss the release of the latest Valhalla expansion, Assassin's Creed Valhalla: Siege of Paris, which dropped on August 12 for all platforms. Our own Heather Wald said that it's "the perfect excuse to get stuck right back into the Viking goodness as Eivor", with a particular delight in seeing "black box missions make a comeback, and getting caught up in a new conflict brings with it some exciting new challenges to face". 

Over in TV and movies, Idris Elba has been cast as Knuckles in the next Sonic movie, which feels like quite the perfect fit. 

In tech this week, all talk is about Samsung, as the company revealed the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Samsung Galaxy Z Flip 3 this week, alongside two variants of the Samsung Galaxy Watch 4. According to TechRadar's US Editor-in-Chief, Matt Swider, "the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 lays the bait for peoplewho normally consider themselves early adopters". 

“It’s still expensive, but starts at a slightly lower price than its predecessors, meaning those early adopters on the sidelines may finally be tempted to join the foldable phone future.”

New episodes of Totally Rated arrive every Friday, so tune in for more weekly roundups across tech, gaming, and entertainment!

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Sam Loveridge is the Brand Director and former Global Editor-in-Chief of GamesRadar. She joined the team in August 2017. Sam came to GamesRadar after working at TrustedReviews, Digital Spy, and Fandom, following the completion of an MA in Journalism. In her time, she's also had appearances on The Guardian, BBC, and more. Her experience has seen her cover console and PC games, along with gaming hardware, for a decade, and for GamesRadar, she's in charge of the site's overall direction, managing the team, and making sure it's the best it can be. Her gaming passions lie with weird simulation games, big open-world RPGs, and beautifully crafted indies. She plays across all platforms, and specializes in titles like Pokemon, Assassin's Creed, The Sims, and more. Basically, she loves all games that aren't sports or fighting titles! In her spare time, Sam likes to live like Stardew Valley by cooking and baking, growing vegetables, and enjoying life in the countryside.

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