A daily dose of what’s up in the tech world
Daily tech news & jokes to have a good start for 04/03/2023
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Quote of the day:
Don’t be frightened by difficulties. Ryan Holiday
Jokes of the day:
Every machine in the coin factory broke down all of a sudden without explanation. It just doesn’t make any cents.
Relationship Status: just tried to reach for my dog’s paw and he pulled it away so I pretended I was reaching for the remote.
Top 10 news of the day:
10 Amazing Video Games That Didn’t Deserve To Flop
You can’t trust people, Jeremy.
Unfortunately, we live in a world where money is still king. In the world of video games especially, it doesn’t even matter if a video game makes a lot of money, a blockbuster release has to receive a blockbuster payday in order to be viewed as a suc… [607 chars]
Meta Quest 2’s 256GB model gets $70 price reduction starting Sunday
Less than a year after Meta ramped the price of its Meta Quest 2 VR headset up by $100, the company is slashing prices …
Less than a year after Meta ramped the price of its Meta Quest 2 VR headset up by $100, the company is slashing prices back down — albeit only on the 256GB model and only by $70 — starting this Sunday, 5th March. It’s also discounted its pricey Meta … [1776 chars]
Forget Pokémon Sleep, Here’s 7 More Pokémon Lifestyle Apps We Definitely Need
APPlin — In the magazine business, the Back Page is where you’d find all the weird goofs that we couldn’…
Pokémon Weather Unfortunately, something like this is probably the most realistic option for another Pokémon-themed lifestyle app. Unashamedly pointless, like the best of ’em. It’s just the weather. That’s it. Only this time, cute pictures of weather… [2408 chars]
Could You Ever See Microsoft Selling The Xbox Brand?
Who knows what the future holds? — Just over 21 years since the Xbox brand first came into existence, it’s yet again going…
I can’t see MS giving up on Gaming and selling off ‘Xbox’ as a Brand name — its linked directly to DirectX (box) and Windows too — its the entire Gaming brand. I think if they were ‘unsuccessful’ in the direction they are trying to go, I could see th… [3017 chars]
Warframe’s ambitious The Duviri Paradox expansion arrives in April
Warframe’s ambitious The Duviri Paradox expansion — which was originally slated to arrive last year before getting dela…
Warframe’s ambitious The Duviri Paradox expansion — which was originally slated to arrive last year before getting delayed into 2023 — is finally almost upon us, with developer Digital Extremes having now confirmed it’ll be launching this April. And … [2304 chars]
Pavlov VR Review (PS5 / PSVR2)
Get ready to shoot, lie, and shoot some more
Pavlov VR has nestled itself among the roster of PSVR2 launch games, crossing from PC to console for the first time. On the surface, this tactile online shooter is all about the guns, with everything from heavy-hitting snipers to revolvers. In our fi… [4628 chars]
Microsoft Rewards: Xbox Is Giving Away 2500 Free Points With Major Games This Spring
Hogwarts Legacy, Resident Evil 4 and many others! — If you’re a big Microsoft Rewards fan, you may have noticed …
If you’re a big Microsoft Rewards fan, you may have noticed a new promotion on the Xbox MS Rewards app recently called the “Great New Games Spotlight”, which gives you 2500 free points for buying certain games on the Xbox Store. Specifically, you nee… [974 chars]
Xbox Execs Eager to Save Call of Duty Fans from PS5, PS4 Exclusive Perks
Advantage no more — For the past few years, Sony has had a marketing arrangement with Activision which has seen PlayStatio…
For the past few years, Sony has had a marketing arrangement with Activision which has seen PlayStation prioritised by the publisher, resulting in perks for Call of Duty players on PS5 and PS4. This followed on from the deal that Microsoft introduced… [1773 chars]
All Yakuza / Like a Dragon Games Ranked: Which Yakuza Games to Play and Where to Start
That’s rad! — SEGA’s Yakuza or Like a Dragon series has been around since the days of the PlayStation 2, but only over the…
SEGA’s Yakuza or Like a Dragon series has been around since the days of the PlayStation 2, but only over the last half a decade or so has it really started to seep into the consciousness of a wider Western audience. This is largely thanks to 2017’s Y… [10624 chars]
Nintendo yanks Wii U Mario Kart 8 and Splatoon offline due to security concerns
If you had high hopes of hunkering down for a spot of Wii U Mario Kart 8 or Splatoon multiplayer this weekend, there’s …
If you had high hopes of hunkering down for a spot of Wii U Mario Kart 8 or Splatoon multiplayer this weekend, there’s some bad news: Nintendo has pulled both games offline while it addresses a security vulnerability, with no hint as to when servers … [1219 chars]
