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Adam Gelencser
4 min readOct 30, 2022

Quote of the day:

I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions. Stephen Covey

Jokes of the day:

I went to a Foo Fighters Concert once… It was Everlong…

I’ve got a really good UDP joke to tell you but I don’t know if you’ll get it.

Top 10 news of the day:

The Spookiest Levels In Non-Spooky Games

Melloween — Aside from costumes, big bowls of sweets and the impending fear that I’m A Celebrity will soon dominate TV aga…

Aside from costumes, big bowls of sweets and the impending fear that I’m A Celebrity will soon dominate TV again, if there is one thing that you can bank on over Halloween, it’s lots, and lots of scary video games. The spooky season has an annoying h… [6912 chars]

Steam’s all-time concurrent player peak is broken once again

Another day, another Steam concurrent user record broken. This time, it comes just days after Steam hit 30m concurrent …

Another day, another Steam concurrent user record broken. This time, it comes just days after Steam hit 30m concurrent players and sees Valve’s PC gaming client clock up a giant 30,049,264 simultaneous players. That said, whilst that figure comes fro… [973 chars]

Japan Simply Isn’t Enough Anymore as Square Enix Calls Global Market a ‘Critical’ Priority

Times have changed — This industry really has changed, hasn’t it? It’s no secret that the big Japanese publishers — Capc…

This industry really has changed, hasn’t it? It’s no secret that the big Japanese publishers — Capcom, SEGA, Square Enix, etc. — are largely looking to the West these days, as their home nation seems to distance itself more and more from traditional … [1606 chars]

5 Android apps you shouldn’t miss this week — Android Apps Weekly

The 456th Android Apps Weekly is out. This week we take a look at India fining Google, Google’s new Family Link app, and more apps news.

Joe Hindy / Android Authority Welcome to the 456th edition of Android Apps Weekly. Here are the big headlines from the last week. India fined Google roughly $162 million for anti-competitive practices. It’s very similar to the EU fine back in 2018. G… [4205 chars]

Square Enix wants to make “global hit titles” and believes blockchain will “play a key part in future growth”

In a financial report that confirmed Square Enix has “set new records for full-year net sales”, the Japanese company sa…

In a financial report that confirmed Square Enix has “set new records for full-year net sales”, the Japanese company says it wants to “enhance [its] presence in the global market” given the “graying demographics” for developing games primarily for th… [2459 chars]

Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Essential Games for November 2022?

Plus or minus? — It’s hard to believe that we’re writing about November’s PS Plus Essential offering, isn’t it? The last f…

I. Mean Nioh was OK combat wise, with a horrific level format, UI, and terribly story. However my thing is this… This game has been discounted to like 10 buck before. If you haven’t played it for that price yet…. So most that love these clones, h… [555 chars]

I’m a tech whizz and I’ve found an amazing hack that will help your phone stay charged for longer

A TECH whizz has revealed an amazing hack that helps your phone stay charged for longer.Preserving your battery life throughout the day is no small fe

A TECH whizz has revealed an amazing hack that helps your phone stay charged for longer. Preserving your battery life throughout the day is no small feat when sending texts, making calls and scrolling social media. 4 This tech whiz shared a handy hac… [2403 chars]

10 Classic Video Games Making a Comeback

Researchers forecast that the international market for video games will grow at nearly 13% a year until, by 2030, it will be worth around $580 billion.

WhatsApp Pin Share Email 0 Shares Researchers forecast that the international market for video games will grow at nearly 13% a year until, by 2030, it will be worth around $580 billion. With such an incredible amount of money at stake, game developer… [9635 chars]

Gotham Knights Is Kinda Mid

Warner Bros. new Batman game might be better than Marvel’s Avengers, but it’s no Spider-Man

Gotham Knights came out a week ago and I’ve found it exceedingly difficult to find anything to love about the open-world loot brawler. Red Hood’s snickerdoodle recipe, maybe? The latest Batman game borrows from a ton of other, mostly better rivals, a… [9333 chars]

Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra to offer huge night photography improvements

A leaker claims the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra will excel for low light photos and videos, with telephoto shots also improving.

Audio player loading… The Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra currently tops our list of the best camera phones, and yet the Samsung Galaxy S23 Ultra could be significantly better for photography; with improvements to the main camera, telephoto performance, and… [3507 chars]

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Adam Gelencser

Tech enthusiast, currently entrepreneuring — regularly sharing content on tech news and irregularly on other topics. Founder of QMapper.co video AI tool.