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February’s PlayStation Plus games include Foamstars, Rollerdrome and Steelrising
31 Jan

February’s PlayStation Plus games include Foamstars, Rollerdrome and Steelrising

John RoutledgeLatest News
Sony has revealed the PlayStation Plus monthly games lineup for February, and it’s pretty solid. There’s no clear headliner here, but a trio of nifty games are about to hit the platform, including Foamstars, Rollerdrome and Steelrising. Also, a two-hour trial of the beloved superhero simulation Spider-Man 2 drops on February 6 for PlayStation Plus Premium/Deluxe members.If we had to…
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Sega of America plans to lay off 61 workers
31 Jan

Sega of America plans to lay off 61 workers

John RoutledgeLatest News
Sega of America plans to lay off 61 employees in March, according to a California WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) report. Eurogamer and X user @WhatLayoff first reported on the government notice, which lists two separate job cuts classified as “layoff permanent” on March 8. It’s the latest chapter in a year-plus of brutal job cuts in the tech…
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eBay will pay $59 million to settle DOJ suit involving over pill press machine sales
31 Jan

eBay will pay $59 million to settle DOJ suit involving over pill press machine sales

John RoutledgeLatest News
Online commerce platform eBay will pay $59 million to settle allegations from the Justice Department that it assisted in the sale of pill press machines, which are used to manufacture both legitimate and counterfeit prescription medications. The platform sold thousands of these presses, along with other products to create pills, such as molds, stamps, dies and encapsulating machines. For the…
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Senate tells social media CEOs they have ‘blood on their hands’ for failing to protect children
31 Jan

Senate tells social media CEOs they have ‘blood on their hands’ for failing to protect children

John RoutledgeLatest News
The CEOs of Meta, Snap, Discord, X and TikTok testified at a high-stakes Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on child exploitation online. During the hearing, Mark Zuckerberg, Evan Spiegel, Jason Citron, Linda Yaccarino and Shou Chew spent hours being grilled by lawmakers about their records on child safety. The hearing was the first time Spiegel, Citron and Yaccarino testified to Congress. Notably,…
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Persona 3 Reload is a surprising dose of 2000s nostalgia
31 Jan

Persona 3 Reload is a surprising dose of 2000s nostalgia

John RoutledgeLatest News
If you have a popular gaming franchise, now is the time to decide if you can repackage it, upgrade some textures, or completely reimagine the title for the 2020s. Atlus’ Persona games are one of those enduring series, and the company has already relaunched the last three entries across current-gen consoles, almost entirely unchanged from the original releases.But with Persona…
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Nationwide House Price Index Reflects Strong 0.7% Increase in Property Prices for January
31 Jan

Nationwide House Price Index Reflects Strong 0.7% Increase in Property Prices for January

David RyckmanLatest News
The latest Nationwide House Price Index has revealed a promising trend in the UK property sector, with prices rising by 0.7% month-on-month in January. This data points towards a burgeoning recovery in the real estate market, a sentiment echoed by Daniel Austin, CEO and co-founder of ASK Partners. Austin commented on the significance of this development, stating, "Today’s data shows…
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