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Helldivers 2 publisher Sony has today announced that players on Steam will soon be required to link to a PlayStation Network (PSN) account. And, the news isn't going down well.The PlayStation maker said this linking requirement was only made optional on launch due to technical issues. However, that initial "grace period" for Helldivers 2 players on Steam is now over.In a new post, Sony explained that, starting 6th May, new Helldivers 2 players on Steam will be required to connect their account to a PSN acco
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"There will be changes" to Xbox Game Pass once Microsoft adds its newly acquired flagship Call of Duty franchise to its subscription services.That's according to industry insider shinobi602, who recently suggested that changes were coming in a thread on Resetera. Read more Read more ›
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The GE Profile is a smart indoor smoker — designed to keep smoke inside the oven, not in your kitchen. Wi-Fi connectivity means it works the Smart HQ app for remote control, but there’s no magic sauce here to make you BBQ whizz. The GE Profile Smart Indoor Smoker delivers on its promise of bringing smoking indoors, but sadly its smarts didn’t make me a better pitmaster. Continue reading… Read more ›
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The best movies on Hulu include Bad Boys For Life, Black Hawk Down, The Royal Tenenbaums, Walk the Line, War for the Planet of the Apes, and more. Read more ›
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You can save big and slay those fitness goals with a new machine that gives you a high-intensity, low-impact workout. Read more ›
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Workers walk in Glencore’s Mutanda Mine, which Tesla sources cobalt from, in southeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on June 19th, 2023. | Photo by Emmet Livingstone / AFP via Getty Images Mining for minerals used to make EVs and batteries is plagued with allegations of abuse, the latest report from the nonprofit Business & Human Rights Resource Centre (BHRRC) shows. And automakers continue to source materials from some of the... Read more ›
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Warren Buffett warned humanity has let the genie out of the bottle again with AI. Nuclear power may be a better analogy given its risks and benefits. Read more ›
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The new iPads are here! Following their unveiling at last week's "Let Loose" Apple event, the new iPad Pro and iPad Air models launched this week alongside the Apple Pencil Pro and revamped Magic Keyboard, bringing the first updates to Apple's iPad lineup in over 18 months. This week also saw the release of iOS 17.5 and related operating system updates, while Apple previewed some clever new accessibility features coming... Read more ›
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The refreshed artillery is now helping to blunt Russian advances around Kharkiv, Ukraine's second city, a report said. Read more ›
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"You may succeed. You may fail. But make it your life's work to remake the world," Tim Cook told Tulane University's graduating class in 2019. Read more ›
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Middle-income Americans aren't middle-class; that's reserved for the rich now. Read more ›
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A recruiter shares why you might get ghosted, how to follow up, and when to move on. After four emails, you've probably been intentionally ghosted. Read more ›
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Apple will soon begin selling the Vision Pro in additional markets outside the U.S., according to Bloomberg, and Mark Gurman today reports that the United Kingdom and Canada are included in the list of countries where the headset is next set to launch. Gurman's update corroborates the exact same list of countries for the next Vision Pro launches that MacRumors revealed back in March. They include: Australia Canada China France... Read more ›
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You can use your phone's front and back cameras for conferencing, photos and anything you use a dedicated webcam for. Read more ›
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Delta, an emulator that can play Nintendo games, had to change its logo after Adobe threatened legal action. You'd think it would face trouble from Nintendo, seeing as it has been going after emulators these days, but no. It's Adobe who's going after the developer, which told TechCrunch that it first received an email from the company's lawyer on May 7. Adobe warned Delta that their logos are too similar,... Read more ›
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Russian President Vladimir Putin's war machine looks different today than it did at the start of the conflict. Read more ›
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Use Live Photos to take gorgeous long-exposure shots, with no extra apps or equipment needed. Read more ›
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Our elderly relatives may balk at adopting new home security tech, even if it solves their problems. Let's look at how to convince them. Read more ›
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The Camon 30 5G and Camon 30 Premier unveiled during MWC 2024 debuted today in India. The Camon 30 5G comes in 8GB/256GB and 12GB/256GB variants priced at INR22,999 ($275/€255) and INR26,999 ($325/€300), respectively, whereas the Camon 30 Premier is offered in a single 12GB/512GB configuration that costs INR39,999 ($480/€440). Both smartphones will go on sale in India starting May 23. The Tecno Camon 30 5G is powered by the... Read more ›
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Image: Apple For most of its first season, Sugar on Apple TV Plus was a fairly typical if slickly produced detective story. It starred Colin Farrell as John Sugar, a private investigator with a number of charming quirks — obsessed with old movies, unable to get drunk, beloved by dogs — who was determined to solve a missing persons case involving the granddaughter of a famous Hollywood director. Then, at... Read more ›
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As part of the FIRE movement, many millennials are looking to achieve financial independence but aren't hoping to retire early. Read more ›
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Ubisoft has revealed a first proper look at Assassin's Creed Shadows, and detailed the game's dual protagonists. Both characters appear front and centre in the game's new cinematic trailer (gameplay will follow next month, Ubisoft says) and on the game's cover, with each offering a markedly different play style. Today's trailer opens on Naoe, a female shinobi, as she crosses paths with Yasuke, the historical figure depicted here as a... Read more ›
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Players and content creators have hit back at Marvel Rivals for a playtest terms of service contract that prohibits players from making "statements that are detrimental to the reputation of the game".As shared by former professional eSports player and Twitch streamer Brandon "A_Seagull" Larned, the contract "signs away your right to negatively review the game".In section 2.1 of the agreement – subtitled "Non-Disparagement" – content creators are obliged to "agree... Read more ›
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Assassin's Creed Shadows is the latest Ubisoft blockbuster to warn players they'll need an online connection when first installing the game - despite the fact it is otherwise an offline title. Shadows follows in the footsteps of last year's Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and the upcoming Star Wars Outlaws in requiring an internet connection to first play physical copies of the game. All three titles include a warning note on... Read more ›
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EA CEO Andrew Wilson has revealed plans to "harness the power" of its game communities and use advertising as a "meaningful driver of growth" for the company.In EA's latest financial report, Wilson fielded comments from investors, advising that whilst the megacorp needs to be "very thoughtful about advertising", given "many, many billions of hours" are spent on its games, "advertising has an opportunity to be a meaningful driver of growth... Read more ›
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Square Enix is "aggressively pursuing" a multiplatform strategy, including "Nintendo platforms, PlayStation, Xbox, and PCs". The company's new medium-term business plan was shared today alongside its latest financial report, and follows news of both a review of its development system and the abandonment of £112m of in-development projects. The multiplatform strategy is part of a move to "diversify earnings opportunities" and aims to allow more customers to "enjoy our titles... Read more ›
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Ubisoft has cancelled its upcoming free-to-play shooter, The Division Heartland, as it moves to refocus its resources on "bigger opportunities". The Division Heartland was announced for PC and consoles back in May 2021, when it was original set to launch within a vague "2021-22" release window. Since then, it's resurfaced intermittently, although an open beta last summer - followed by a Taiwanese ratings board sighting - seemed to suggest the... Read more ›
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Creative Assembly is reportedly working on three new Total War games, including an officially licensed Star Wars game. The news comes from DualShockers, which has reported as of October 2023 Total War: Star Wars was one of three games in development at the studio. The studio's most recent game was Total War: Pharaoh, but a Star Wars game would see it return to the more fantastical settings of Total War:... Read more ›
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Cyberpunk 2077 associate game director Paweł Sasko has thanked the game's community for the thousands of positive Steam reviews it has received in the last 30 days.The open-world action-adventure game had a release so disastrous, CD Projekt investors considered suing the studio for "materially misleading information", and Sony refunded Cyberpunk 2077 players unhappy with the game's performance on PS4 even beyond the typical two-hour playtime limit before pulling the game... Read more ›
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Following a flurry of pre-announcement leaks, Ubisoft has shared first official details of its feudal Japan-set Assassin's Creed Shadows - including confirmation of its 15th November release date and word it'll have a £115 Ultimate Edition and a season pass giving access to two post-launch expansions and an exclusive quest. Assassin's Creed Shadows, a full-scale series entry following last year's smaller-scale Assassin's Creed Mirage, was confirmed to be in the... Read more ›
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Ubisoft will now focus on open world and live service games, as it invests in AI to assist development. The strategy was outlined in the company's latest financial report, which claims record annual sales - in particular for the Rainbow Six and Assassin's Creed franchises. The company's next games slot neatly into this strategy: namely Star Wars Outlaws, the newly-revealed Assassin's Creed Shadows, and free-to-play shooter XDefiant. Read more Read more ›
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