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Diablo 4 has reportedly earned Blizzard around $150 million from in-game microtransactions since it released in June 2023.That's according to senior product manager, Harrison Froeschke, who stated in a since-nuked LinkedIn account that they had led the "monetisation strategy of the store cosmetics, pricing, bundle offers, personalised discounts, and roadmap planning which have driven over $150m [microtransaction] lifetime revenue".Froeschke's LinkedIn account has now been removed from public view, but not b
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Is your doomscrolling habit getting out of hand? Arm yourself against the infinite scroll with these useful apps. Read more ›
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The studio recently distanced itself from a Megalopolis trailer full of chatbot-generated quotes, but its new deal with Runway suggests it'll be embracing AI more openly in the future. Read more ›
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According to The Wall Street Journal, a Vance staffer provided a police report of a suspected cat napping. It turned out the pet was fine. Read more ›
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Amid ongoing player complaints and claims Ubisoft's free-to-play shooter XDefiant is underperforming, the publisher has insisted the game is "absolutely not dying" as it unveils plans to tackle a range of issues in an updated development roadmap. Read more Read more ›
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From series regulars like Ross and Rachel to recurring guests like Janice and Gunther, here are the first and last things "Friends" characters said. Read more ›
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LinkedIn is using users' data to train generative AI with a setting requiring an opt-out, rather than an opt-in. Here's how to stop it. Read more ›
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The old technology is used because it's more durable, reliable, and was thought to be more secure from attack. Read more ›
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Substack is now letting creators stream live videos as another way to connect with their audiences. Substack has increasingly been expanding from its roots as a newsletter platform, including adding Twitter-like Notes posts, the ability to publish video podcasts, and even letting people follow other users without subscribing to them. As of last month, you don’t even need to set up a publication to share content. With live video, creators... Read more ›
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A PS5 firmware update has rendered several major titles unplayable with crashing or graphics glitches...the same week as two major AAA PS5-to-PC ports. Read more ›
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Sen. J.D. Vance has fashioned himself as a different kind of Republican. He is an “anti-regime,” “anti-elitist” populist who believes that America’s social order is “tilted toward the few.” He has decried traditional economic conservatism as an ideology that “subordinates human life and community to a false ideal of the market somehow existing independent of […] Read more ›
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In a second attack on Hezbollah members, two-way radios detonated around Lebanon on Wednesday, causing injuries and multiple deaths. Read more ›
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SocialAI is an online universe where everyone you interact with is a bot—for better or worse. Read more ›
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Apple's A16 chips are now being manufactured on American soil at TSMC's Arizona plant, according to Taiwan-based independent journalist Tim Culpan. The A16 chip, which debuted in the iPhone 14 Pro two years ago, is reportedly being produced in small but meaningful quantities at TSMC's Fab 21 facility in Arizona. The chips are said to be manufactured using the same 4nm N4P process employed in TSMC's Taiwan factories to ensure... Read more ›
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Waking up to go to the bathroom can seriously compromise your sleep quality. These simple habit changes can help you beat nocturia. Read more ›
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Square Enix has admitted that profits of Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth and Final Fantasy 16 "did not meet expectations". Read more Read more ›
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For those looking to procure a case for their new Pixel 9 device (including the Pixel 9 Pro Fold), might we recommend the Pitaka ultra-slim case? Seriously, it’s so good. Obviously, if you’re one of the people that puts an armor case on your phone, this probably won’t be sufficient, but if you want an … Continued Read the original post: Pitaka Makes the Best Pixel 9 Case, Hands Down Read more ›
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International police forces have taken down an encrypted communication platform and arrested 51 people, marking a success for co-ordinated efforts to crack down on anonymous messaging services used by criminal groups. FT: Europol and law enforcement agencies from nine countries dismantled Ghost [non-paywalled source], an online platform which used three different encryption standards and allowed users to destroy all messages by sending a specific code, Europol announced on Wednesday. The... Read more ›
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Nintendo fans are frothing over freshly-posted images purporting to show the under-wraps Switch 2. The pictures include apparent 3D models of the console and its Joy-Con, as well as photos of the console's shell - including its circuit board. Read more Read more ›
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Illustration: The Verge You don’t have to spend a fortune to have a robot clean your floors. Here’s our pick of the most cost-effective bots you can buy right now. Continue reading… Read more ›
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Sony's recently appointed joint CEO Hideaki Nishino says consoles will remain at the "core" of the company's business going forward, but it will still continue to offer titles on other platforms as well.Nishino - who serves as CEO of the company's Platform Business Group - recently took part in an interview with Japanese publication Nikkei. Here, the company executive was asked to summarise the value of PlayStation consoles within Sony.In... Read more ›
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Diablo 4 has reportedly earned Blizzard around $150 million from in-game microtransactions since it released in June 2023.That's according to senior product manager, Harrison Froeschke, who stated in a since-nuked LinkedIn account that they had led the "monetisation strategy of the store cosmetics, pricing, bundle offers, personalised discounts, and roadmap planning which have driven over $150m [microtransaction] lifetime revenue".Froeschke's LinkedIn account has now been removed from public view, but not... Read more ›
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EA has shared early first details for the next instalment in its Battlefield series, confirming the multiplayer shooter will be returning to the modern era for its next outing, and that the unpopular Specialists system has been jettisoned for good in favour of more traditional classes. That's according to Respawn head and Battlefield boss Vince Zampella who, in conversation with IGN, teased a back-to-basics approach for the series' next outing... Read more ›
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Just days after we learned that Flappy Bird is set to make a return later this year courtesy of the fan-made Flappy Bird Foundation, the original developer says he has "no relat[ion]" to the game.In a tweet posted to X/Twitter earlier today (15th September), original developer Doug Nguyen publicly distanced himself from the project and its leader, confirming he has played no role in the game's revival."No, I have no... Read more ›
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Backwards compatibility is a key reason AMD will be the chip manufacturer for Sony's PlayStation 6 console.As reported by Reuters, AMD and Intel were the final two contenders in a bidding war to manufacture the computer chip for Sony's next console.However, AMD ultimately won the bid - with the need to provide backwards compatibility for previous consoles reportedly a major factor. Read more Read more ›
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Goichi "Suda51" Suda says game companies are too hung up on how their games perform on Metacritic.Talking to our sister site, GamesIndustry.biz, Suda said that whilst he will check scores when a game releases - "Sometimes a media outlet has given us zero. That makes me feel shitty - why go that far and give us zero?" - but apart from that, he "tries to avoid Metacritic"."Everybody pays too much... Read more ›
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EA has announced plans to move "beyond linear, sequential Sims releases" that'll see it forego a direct The Sims 4 "replacement" in the form of The Sims 5 in favour of a new approach enabling players to keep their progress between titles and "really having an ongoing experience". Read more Read more ›
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The Borderlands film has made headlines for, sadly, not the right reasons recently. The adaptation based on Gearbox's games of the same name failed to capture the hearts (and wallets) of audiences on its August release, and was widely panned by critics.And, now, we have a better idea of just how much of a commercial flop the Cate Blanchett -fronted film actually was. According to film industry data website The... Read more ›
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Unity has cancelled the controversial Runtime Fee for use of its game engine tools, which charged developers for each game install, with immediate effect.The pricing plan was introduced in September last year and was heavily criticised by game developers, calling it an "astonishing scumbag move" among other responses.Today, in a blog post from new president and CEO of Unity Matt Bromberg, the company announced it will revert back to a... Read more ›
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Final Fantasy series producer Yoshinori Kitase has said the forthcoming third part of the Final Fantasy 7 Remake trilogy won't "betray the fans of the original".Kitase commented on fan conjecture around how much the story will change from the original, as part of an interview with Anime News Network, alongside Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth director Naoki Hamaguchi and battle director Teruki Endo."We've always kept the original in mind, and I... Read more ›
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