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Quote of the day:
Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once. Drew Houston
Jokes of the day:
Me: If humans lose the ability to hear high frequency volumes as they get older, can my 4 week old son hear a dog whistle? Doctor: No, humans can never hear that high of a frequency no matter what age they are. Me: Trick question… dogs can’t whistle.
A guy walks into a bar and asks for 1.4 root beers. The bartender says “I’ll have to charge you extra, that’s a root beer float”. The guy says “In that case, better make it a double.”
Top 10 news of the day:
Sony Ordered to Pay Refunds As Austrian Court Declares FIFA Gambling
Result — Sony has been ordered to pay refunds after an Austrian court ruled FIFA Ultimate Team a form of gambling. The con…
Sony has been ordered to pay refunds after an Austrian court ruled FIFA Ultimate Team a form of gambling. The controversial game mode sees players spending money on digital card packs, which include virtual footballers. These can then be traded, sold… [1204 chars]
10 Awesome Features In Upcoming Video Games We Can’t Wait To Use
None of us are ready for Dead Island 2’s gnarly new gore system.
An exciting video game can sell itself many different ways — perhaps it touts state-of-the-art AAA graphics, a uniquely compelling story, a badass protagonist, or simply does something totally different to what everyone expected. And as much as most … [1000 chars]
AMD explains how the new 3D V-Cache improves over the original
AMD started mixing nodes in 2019 when it used the 7 nm node for the core complex die (CCD) and the 12 nm node for the IO…
In context: AMD launched the Ryzen 9 7950X3D at the end of last month and welcomed an enthusiastic response to its second-gen 3D V-Cache despite some mixed opinions about its usefulness in a 16-core CPU. Now they’ve shared some of the technical detai… [1912 chars]
You can now try fishing game Dredge before you buy with this new Switch demo
Those who can’t wait to try out the mysterious upcoming fishing game, Dredge, will be able to try before they buy, cour…
Those who can’t wait to try out the mysterious upcoming fishing game, Dredge, will be able to try before they buy, courtesy of a new playable demo that’s currently available on Switch. We already knew that Dredge, the sinister fishing game from Black… [1447 chars]
Microsoft Just Cleared A Major Hurdle In Activision-Blizzard Acquisition
Microsoft’s ambitious, historic plan to purchase Activision Blizzard just took a huge leap forward, for better or worse.
Microsoft Just Cleared A Major Hurdle In Activision-Blizzard Acquisition Microsoft is expected to secure the EU antitrust approval for its. acquisition of Activision Blizzard. By Jason Collins | Microsoft’s acquisition of Activision Blizzard, the lar… [3380 chars]
What Was Your Favourite PS5, PS4 Game in February 2023?
So many to choose from — Well, we saw it coming, but that still didn’t stop February from being an absolutely frantic mont…
Well, we saw it coming, but that still didn’t stop February from being an absolutely frantic month for PlayStation. Between a number of popular new PS5 and PS4 releases and the arrival of PSVR2, we were kept extremely busy for the full 28 days — and … [418 chars]
Amazon driver ‘urinated on couple’s driveway’ before delivering package
A ‘disgusted’ couple has accused an Amazon driver of urinating at the bottom of their driveway in Loughton Essex.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video A ‘disgusted’ couple has accused an Amazon driver of peeing at the bottom of their driveway before delivering their package. CCTV appears t… [2330 chars]
Plunge in stay-at-home carers amid cost-of-living crisis
The huge quarter of a million fall compared to three years ago has been identified in new analysis by the Office for National Statistics.
The number of stay-at-home carers has plunged amid the cost of living crisis, it has been revealed. The huge quarter of a million fall compared to three years ago has been identified in new analysis by the Office for National Statistics. The body mod… [3189 chars]
Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty stops by Naraka: Bladepoint for this limited-time crossover event
Jump into Naraka: Bladepoint between now and the end of the month, and you’ll be able to participate in a crossover eve…
Jump into Naraka: Bladepoint between now and the end of the month, and you’ll be able to participate in a crossover event with the newly-launched ARPG, Wo Long: Fallen Dynasty. Calling it the “first major crossover event of 2023”, 24 Entertainment ha… [1054 chars]
I Hope Forza Horizon 6 Goes In A Different Direction For The Series
Taking the alternate route — Now that Playground Games has revealed all of its major expansion plans for Forza Horizon 5, …
Now that Playground Games has revealed all of its major expansion plans for Forza Horizon 5, I’ve been thinking about what I’d like to see from the inevitable sequel, whenever it arrives. For a long, long time, there’s been plenty of discussion aroun… [899 chars]
