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Top 10 news of the day:
Sony Claps Back at UK Regulator’s ‘Irrational’ Reversal on Microsoft Activision Deal
Down, but not out — Sony has hit back at the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over its revised stance regardin…
Sony has hit back at the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) over its revised stance regarding Microsoft’s proposed $69 billion buyout of Activision Blizzard, which has softened significantly in recent days. The CMA published Sony’s response… [1467 chars]
Resident Evil 4 Mercenaries Is Available in Some Areas, But It’s Missing Two Major Characters
Planned for release tomorrow, April 7, some players in Korea are reporting that they’re able to access the remake of Resident Evil 4’s Mercenary Mode early. Unfortunately, some are also saying that the mode is missing key content at the moment.
Planned for release tomorrow, April 7, some players in Korea are reporting that they’re able to access the remake of Resident Evil 4’s Mercenary Mode early. Unfortunately, some are also saying that the mode is missing key content at the moment. A sta… [2186 chars]
Next-Gen Shooter Neo Berlin 2087 Is Baffling PS5 Owners
Oddball announcement trailer emerges out of nowhere — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtRQSZYVYxg A trailer for a game cal…
Subscribe to Push Square on A trailer for a game called Neo Berlin 2087 appeared on PlayStation’s official YouTube channel earlier today, and it has fans bemused. As one commenter put it so succinctly: “I’ve never seen a game this graphically impress… [1403 chars]
Dying Light: Enhanced Edition is currently free to keep from Epic
Dying Light: Enhanced Edition is currently free to keep from the Epic Games Store, including the excellent The Following expansion.
Dying Light 2 came out last year, but the polished zombie-parkour sequel didn’t make its predecessor obsolete. If what you’re after is a more freeform, organic open world in which to survive, then the first Dying Light is arguably the better choice. … [1667 chars]
I wear my hair in pigtails as a server so I look innocent and get better tips from men
Hannah Pemberton, from Bellefontaine, Ohio, took to TikTok to share how she rakes in extra money from her job at a restaurant. But the waitress claimed the biggest success came from pigtails.
A server has candidly revealed the sneaky tricks she employs in a bid to get higher tips from men, admitting that she actively tries to make herself look more ‘innocent’ because male patrons find it ‘attractive’. Hannah Pemberton, 26, from Bellefonta… [2486 chars]
WhatsApp beta brings a more convenient bottom navigation bar for Android
The Meta-owned messaging platform tests a tweaked UI interface for Android devices with its latest beta.
What you need to know Interacting with WhatsApp might soon get handier later this year. Meta-owned messaging service is testing a new bottom navigation bar with its latest beta. It brings the Communities, Chats, Status, and Calls tabs to the bottom. … [2020 chars]
MQA is going into administration
Pioneering audio tech company MQA is seeking a buyer and undergoing a restructuring process.
MQA Ltd, the company behind the MQA digital music technology, is going into administration. We don’t have many details at the moment, and it’s uncertain if the firm’s partnership with Tidal — which uses MQA technology to enable its ‘hi-res’ audio str… [949 chars]
Dying Light Enhanced Edition is free for a week on the Epic Games Store
If you’re in need of some entertainment to accompany your eggs this weekend, there’s a generous blob of undead slaughte…
If you’re in need of some entertainment to accompany your eggs this weekend, there’s a generous blob of undead slaughter to be found over on the Epic Games Store, where Dying Light’s Enhanced Edition is currently free for a limited time. Dying Light’… [1127 chars]
Tin Hearts, The Toy-Sized Lemmings-Alike, Is Now A Timed-Exclusive On Switch
For a whole month — https://youtu.be/oRSqkzwU9So The cosy Victorian toy-guiding puzzler Tin Hearts is out on Switch pretty…
Subscribe to Nintendo Life on The cosy Victorian toy-guiding puzzler Tin Hearts is out on Switch pretty soon here, on 20th April. And publisher Wired Productions and developer Rogue sun have revealed that it’s now a timed-exclusive to the hybrid cons… [879 chars]
Hacked Furby with ‘AI brain’ shares plan to take over the world
ChatGPT-enabled toy says it wants to exert ‘complete domination over humanity’
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