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Sorry, Helldivers, but no – Arrowhead has no plans to introduce a story mode for Helldivers 2.Responding to a commenter on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, newly-appointed CEO Shams Jorjani confirmed a story mode was "not happening".When asked if the team could "create a story mode for co-op [...] with epic moments and tragic scenes," Jorjani replied briefly but candidly. Read more
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Beleagured high street chain GAME will no longer sell physical games, other than fulfilling pre-orders. That's according to a Gfinity report which states that upcoming new launches will need to be pre-ordered before launch to be picked up in store. The same is true of video game consoles, the report goes on, suggesting that outside of hardware launches you will no longer be able to walk into a shop and... Read more ›
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"She's more deadly than the Death Star!" Musk said of Lucasfilm chief, Kathleen Kennedy, in an X post on Friday. Read more ›
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Mustafa Tovi, 45, started off as a part-time employee for Walmart and has stayed with the company for 25 years. Read more ›
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Apple could offer a cheaper version of its Apple Vision Pro headset by making the device reliant on a tethered iPhone or Mac, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. Last week, a report claimed that Apple had suspended work on the second-generation Apple Vision Pro in order to focus on bringing a cheaper model to market. However, Gurman claims Apple shifted resources to developing a cheaper model even before the Vision... Read more ›
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Taylor Swift on Sunday during a show in London surprised fans by bringing her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, to the stage. Read more ›
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A water heater should generally last between 10 and 15 years. Here are some tips to prolong its life. Read more ›
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A Korean Air flight bound for Taiwan made an emergency landing after a pressurization fault was detected. Read more ›
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Apple wants iPad users to be able to format external drives connected to their device, without the need for a Mac, based on the latest find in the iPadOS 18 developer beta (via MacStories). Writing in his ByteBits substack, Kaleb Cadle said he made the discovery of new file format options while tinkering with the Files app: Now in the Files app on iPadOS 18, when we right click or... Read more ›
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It’s been a weekend of crypto scams, hacks and deepfake chaos. Late on Friday, someone hacked 50 Cent’s accounts to push memecoin GUNIT and made off with millions. The exact amount is unclear; Fiddy himself wrote on Instagram, “whoever did this made $3,000,000 in 30 minutes.” The rapper’s X account and website were hacked at the same time. Then, multiple deepfakes of Elon Musk were spotted on YouTube, telling viewers... Read more ›
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The European Commission has formally announced its preliminary view that Apple's App Store policies are in breach of the Digital Markets Act (DMA), specifically in relation to anti-steering rules. Under the DMA, developers distributing their apps via Apple's App Store should be able, free of charge, to inform their customers of alternative cheaper purchasing possibilities, steer them to those offers, and allow them to make purchases. The Commission says that... Read more ›
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Every Pride Month, the rainbow flags come out, parades march on, and, if it’s an election year, Democratic candidates make their appeal to a growing part of the electorate: LGBTQ voters. But it’s easy to forget how modern of a development this is. That LGBTQ voters and the Democratic Party would become so closely intertwined […] Read more ›
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TVP has now been hit by multiple cyberattacks aimed at disrupting Euro 2024 online broadcasts. Read more ›
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"House of the Dragon" fans have lost their patience with Criston Cole after Season 2, episode 3, venting on X (formerly Twitter). Read more ›
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Tired of a bad job market and the stigma of being left on the shelf at 30, some Chinese women have found a solution — run, and go West. Read more ›
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Celebrating a decade of unprecedented growth and innovation, KoRo, renowned for its pioneering clean label snacks, nut butters and functional foods, announces its remarkable growth (148.9% CAGR 2019–2022) amidst challenging market trends. With a customer base exceeding 1.7 million across Europe, and products available in over 10,000 points of sale, KoRo continues its rapid expansion ... Read more ›
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UK car finance platform CarCloud, has completed its Seedrs investment round, raising £425,000 and exceeding its £325,000 target. This round concludes with a post-money valuation of £6.82 million, foll... Read more ›
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House of the Dragon's co-creator explains how season 2 episode 2 tackled one of its source material's biggest enigmas. Read more ›
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Market intelligence platform, MarketSizer, has announced the closing of its pre-seed funding, totalling €1M. This round was led by venture capital firm Delta Partners with additional support from Enterprise Ireland and angel investors. The capital will be used to develop new features in the platform, accelerate additional job creation and help to support expansion into […] Read more ›
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British startup Stability AI has appointed former Weta Digital boss Prem Akkaraju as its new CEO, according to the Information. The appointment comes as part of a capital injection into Stability AI from a group of investors including Weta Digital and former Facebook president Sean Parker, according to the report, which cited a person close ... Read more ›
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Samsung’s next Galaxy Unpacked event is coming up fast and now we can have a sneak peek at the new flagship tablet, the Samsung Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra. The slate looks virtually identical to its predecessor, the Tab S9 Ultra. It carries over the notch with a dual front-facing camera that was first introduced with the Tab S8 Ultra a couple of years ago. The camera details are not known,... Read more ›
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Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC has fallen to a "mixed" user rating on Steam after players logged their disappointment with difficulty and the PC version's performance issues.An aggregate score of almost 15,000 players has seen the critically acclaimed DLC stumble on PC, and whilst most players comment favourably on the game's stunning presentation and world building, others take issue with the capped FPS, stuttering, and "bosses with jerky... Read more ›
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Elden Ring creator and FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki has said mass layoffs won't happen at the studio "as long as this company is my responsibility". Speaking to PC Gamer, Miyazaki discussed layoffs across the games industry, in particular the number of studios being closed under Embracer. "Speaking to myself and this company, I want to say that this is not something I would wish on the staff at FromSoftware in... Read more ›
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Elden Ring pros are helping players beat two key bosses to enable fellow Tarnished access to its recently-released DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree.As Shadow of the Erdtree isn't accessible until you've taken out both Starscourge Radahn and Mohg, Lord of Blood – something a surprisingly high number of Elden Ring players have yet to do – Elden Ring experts are offering their time and expertise to fell the great enemies... Read more ›
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FromSoftware's Soulsborne games are notoriously difficult to beat, but creator Hidetaka Miyazaki has said it would "break the game itself" to turn down the challenge. In an interview with The Guardian, Miyazaki discussed how high difficulty is not only creatively part of the game, but also has led to its success. "If we really wanted the whole world to play the game, we could just crank the difficulty down more... Read more ›
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With Sony's having surprised precisely no-one by announcing that, once again, PlayStation won't be at this year's Gamescom, Microsoft has seized the opportunity to let everyone know that, by Jove, Xbox will be at this year's show. Microsoft shared the news over on social media, inviting attendees to visit its "biggest booth yet" when Gamescom returns to Cologne, Germany, in August this year. Microsoft is, of course, the only major... Read more ›
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The Witcher developer CD Projekt Red – which long held the record for the best-reviewed RPG expansion for Blood and Wine – has congratulated FromSoftware for its "stellar work".Acknowledging that Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree has stolen the accolade after eight years of riding high, The Witcher team said that whilst it had "the honour of being the best-reviewed expansion for a role-playing gaming", "Elden Ring gets to... Read more ›
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EA's top execs earned $60m in the fiscal year 2024, despite the company laying off hundreds of employees. In particular CEO Andrew Wilson earned just under half that number himself - $25.6m - and was praised for executing on "key strategic and operating objectives". Those objectives include reorganising the business into EA Entertainment and EA Sports; "optimising our portfolio, investments and resources in support of our strategic priorities and growth... Read more ›
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Bluepoint Games is still "working on an original title" for its parent company Sony.The Demon's Souls remake developer was acquired by Sony back in 2021. At this time, it said it was "working on original content right now", and while the studio could not share any further specifics, it called this "the next step in the evolution for us".In the years since, the developer has remained quiet on its plans.... Read more ›
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With Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC mere hours away from release, you might think there's not much FromSoftware could possibly do to refocus your excitement on the base game. But Elden Ring's previously promised new base game patch is now here, and it's already caused a bit of a flutter among fans - not least because it finally lets you take your trusty steed Torrent into the concluding... Read more ›
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In the wake of devastating closures at Bethesda, Microsoft has started refunding those who purchased Redfall's premium Bite Back edition.This edition of Arkane Austin's vampire shooter was set to provide players with the Redfall Hero Pass, which would have added a further two characters to the game. In November, the studio said it was "continuing development of The Hero Pass and we're excited to share more about Redfall's new heroes... Read more ›
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