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Quote of the day:
It’s your place in the world; it’s your life. Go on and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live. Mae Jemison
Jokes of the day:
What does a clock do when it’s hungry? It goes back four seconds!
Debugging: Removing the needles from the haystack.
Top 10 news of the day:
Dead by Daylight’s next chapter may take us to a new realm inspired by For Honor
Will you have what it takes to survive Dead by Daylight’s new battlefield?
After a few months of radio silence, well-known Dead by Daylight insider DBDLeaks disclosed in a recent post that the upcoming chapter for Dead by Daylight will be inspired by Ubisoft’s action game For Honor. The post also details that the forthcomin… [1926 chars]
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2’s beta already beset by cheaters
It’s weekend two of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta — and now PC, PlayStation and Xbox players are all getting …
It’s weekend two of the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 beta — and now PC, PlayStation and Xbox players are all getting stuck in, cheaters have entered the battlefield. And, in response, console players are disabling crossplay in a bid to avoid matchi… [2437 chars]
This small Bluetooth dongle is now my essential travel and road trip companion
The AirFly Pro is a versatile dongle that lets you use your own Bluetooth headset with in-flight entertainment. It’s great for road trips too.
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority Flights are boring, longer ones even more so. Since I have picky ears that despise nearly every earbud shape or size, I’ve often struggled with the default in-plane entertainment options. For the past few years, I’v… [6502 chars]
Prepare to Play Through PS5’s Gotham Knights a Fair Few Times
Wing it — Aiming to eke every last drop of lore from Warner Bros Montreal’s upcoming superhero outing, Gotham Knights? Y…
Aiming to eke every last drop of lore from Warner Bros Montreal’s upcoming superhero outing, Gotham Knights? You’ll need to strap yourself in for several playthroughs if that’s your aim! Effectively, because there are four characters to take control … [1179 chars]
Airoheart Review (Switch)
“We have 2D Zelda at home”
Captured on Nintendo Switch (Handheld/Undocked) It’s said that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and if that is indeed the case, then Airoheart is one of the most sycophantic releases on the Switch today. There’s certainly no shortage of ‘… [7926 chars]
Sega’s Brian Ayers dies “after a short illness”
Sega Europe’s Brian Ayers has died at the age of 42. His colleague, Ryan King, broke the news on Twitter earlier today,…
Sega Europe’s Brian Ayers has died at the age of 42. His colleague, Ryan King, broke the news on Twitter earlier today, and linked to a crowdfund campaign that confirmed Ayers had died yesterday, 23rd September, “after a short illness”. “Devastated t… [1033 chars]
Poll: What do you think of the Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro?
Apple recently introduced the new Dynamic Island on the iPhone 14 Pro, but is this something Android users want, too?
After years of notches squeezing the life out of the iPhone’s status bar, Apple has finally updated its design with the latest iPhone 14 series. More specifically, the iPhone 14 Pro and its new Dynamic Island, a bar atop the display housing Apple’s T… [1803 chars]
Diablo 2: Resurrected Patch 2.5 is now live — here’s what’s new
Patch 2.5 is now live in Diablo 2: Resurrected. The new content includes Terror Zones, the “fresh way to experience the…
Patch 2.5 is now live in Diablo 2: Resurrected. The new content includes Terror Zones, the “fresh way to experience the journey to level 99 during seasons” that were launched on the public test realm a little while back as an all-new “experimental” f… [1956 chars]
The Best Steam Deck Alternatives for Handheld AAA Gaming
Our days of staring at tiny screens on-the-go are over.
The Nintendo Switch was a renaissance for handheld gaming, but Valve’s Steam Deck took the idea of making AAA titles playable on-the-go to the next level, with support for graphically intense games usually reserved for PCs. The only problem? It’s exp… [431 chars]
Ninja Theory disputes claims it is using AI to replace voice actors
Hellblade developer Ninja Theory has disputed claims that it uses AI technology to replace voice actors in its games, s…
Hellblade developer Ninja Theory has disputed claims that it uses AI technology to replace voice actors in its games, saying it only uses AI-generated voice work for “placeholder content”. Ninja Theory was named by GLHF as a company that utilises the… [1384 chars]