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20 Sep

Twitch will do a better job of telling rulebreakers why their accounts were suspended

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TwitchCon San Diego is taking place this weekend and, as always, the platform had some news to share during the opening ceremony. For one thing, Twitch CEO Dan Clancy said the service will offer streamers and viewers who break the rules more clarity over why their accounts were suspended.Soon, Twitch will share any chat excerpt that led to a suspension…

20 Sep

A PS5 system update squashes those pesky Final Fantasy XVI bugs

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Sony pushed a PS5 system update on Friday that Square Enix says is a response to Final Fantasy XVI bugs created by the console’s last firmware update. The publisher addressed the update on X (Twitter). “In response to the crashes and graphical bugs that were occurring on the PlayStation5 version of Final Fantasy XVI, [Sony Interactive Entertainment] have released a…

20 Sep

Cards Against Humanity is suing SpaceX for trespassing and filling its property with ‘space garbage’

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Cards Against Humanity is the latest entity to take on Elon Musk in court. The irreverent party game company filed a $15 million lawsuit against SpaceX for trespassing on property it owns in Texas, which happens to sit near SpaceX facilities.According to a lawsuit filed in a federal court in Texas, Musk's rocket company began using its land without permission…

20 Sep

Elgato’s Stream Deck+ drops to a record low of $170 in this early Prime Day deal

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You can save big today on the Elgato Stream Deck+ with $30 off the control panel on Amazon. Great for streamers or anyone who wants tactile shortcuts and dials for their workflow, the Stream Deck+ drops from its usual $200 to $170 with a discount and a clickable coupon.Although the Stream Deck+ sacrifices some buttons compared to the cheaper Stream…

20 Sep

Here’s what a TV show based on Untitled Goose Game could have been like

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[embedded content]Cast your mind back to 2019, when many people were captivated by the idea of terrorizing a quaint English village as a loud, annoying goose. Untitled Goose Game was an absolute delight, but it was fairly short and left me wanting more. In another universe, a TV adaptation would have happened already. While that didn't quite pan out here,…

20 Sep

Microsoft plans to restart the Three Mile Island nuclear plant that narrowly avoided disaster

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Microsoft is in the midst of a deal that would bring the infamous Three Mile Island nuclear power plant back to life, according to reporting by The Washington Post. If the name sounds familiar, it’s because the Pennsylvania plant was home to a partial meltdown of one of its reactors back in 1979.The deal would make Microsoft the plant’s sole…

20 Sep

The next Like A Dragon game recasts a series regular as an amnesiac pirate

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[embedded content]Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio simply cannot stop pumping out Like A Dragon (aka Yakuza) games. The studio and publisher Sega have revealed that the next entry will hit PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S and Steam on February 28, just 13 months after Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth debuted. The latest spinoff has a typically kooky twist that’s…

20 Sep

The best gaming mouse in 2024

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While no gaming mouse will magically stop you from getting wrecked in Counter-Strike or Call of Duty, the right model can give you a greater feeling of control and make your downtime altogether more comfortable. Which one is “best” for you ultimately comes down to preference: Shape is king, as they say, and everyone’s hands are different. Nevertheless, we’ve tested…

20 Sep

Theater chains will spend $2.2 billlion to lure you back to the movies

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The biggest theater chains in the US and Canada are giving their cinemas a major upgrade in hopes of enticing more people to watch movies outside of their homes. According to Variety, they're planning to spend $2.2 billion to modernize 21,000 screens over the next three years — even adding activities audiences can do, like pickleball and ziplining. Michael O'Leary,…

20 Sep

iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max review: Apple focuses on cameras and customization

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It may seem like Apple is behind the competition a lot of the time. The company appeared to be slow to developments like widgets, bezel-less displays with camera notches and screens with high refresh rates. And with the iPhone 16 Pro, it appears to once again be late to the party, bringing generative-AI features and a real button for the…