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Daily tech news & jokes to have a good start for 18/12/2022

Adam G
4 min readDec 18, 2022

Quote of the day:

Don’t let the silly little things steal your happiness. Anonymous

Jokes of the day:

I used to have a job at a calendar factory but I got the sack because I took a couple of days off.

Yo mama is so old, she knew Burger King while he was still a prince.

Top 10 news of the day:

PS5, PS4 Games for PS Plus Extra, Premium in December 2022 Announced

WWE 2K22! Judgment! RIIIDGE RACER! — https://youtu.be/HPoltyTfZq4 Sony has announced the full selection of PS5 and PS4 gam…

Guide All PS Plus Games All PS5, PS4 games lists for PS Plus Essential, Extra, and Premium The full lineup is as follows: PS Plus Extra PS Plus Premium It’s a pretty outstanding month this time, with PS Plus Extra once again bringing the goods. Sony … [1535 chars]

Meta’s VR consulting CTO leaves the company, telling the firm to “make better decisions” and “give a damn”

Meta’s VR consulting CTO, John Carmack, is leaving the company after “a decade in VR”, accusing the firm of “self-sabot…

Meta’s VR consulting CTO, John Carmack, is leaving the company after “a decade in VR”, accusing the firm of “self-sabotage”. In an internal note seen by Business Insider, Carmack criticised the company’s “efficiency”, adding that despite Quest 2 bein… [1551 chars]

Everyone has a shiny Pokémon now

The once-rare shiny Pokémon are becoming way more common in games like Pokémon Scarlet and Violet. We spoke to shiny hunters about the state of shiny hunting and what’s next for hardcore Pokémon fans.

Shiny Pokémon used to be a prized possession of Pokémon fans everywhere. These rare Pokémon that sport an alternate color scheme have a 1 in 4,096 chance of appearing in the wild in more recent games. Because of this, the special Pokémon long served … [6064 chars]

Leaked Assassin’s Creed Jade playtest footage is now online

Playtest footage reportedly taken from Assassin’s Creed Jade has leaked online. Allegedly posted to an Assassin’s Creed…

Playtest footage reportedly taken from Assassin’s Creed Jade has leaked online. Allegedly posted to an Assassin’s Creed Facebook page and then, in turn, shared with Assassin’s Creed and Gaming Leaks and Rumours on Reddit, the footage — which runs for… [1484 chars]

New Epic Games mystery game predictions 15 days of Christmas list December 18 2022

The Epic Games 15 days of Christmas list for December 2022 has begun, and here is some mystery game predictions as well as leaks.

The third Epic Games store mystery game for 2022 has been revealed, and there are a bunch of predictions online for December 18th and the 15 days of Christmas event list along with a hint for a possible leak. December is always a fantastic month for … [2928 chars]

What Would You Want To See In A ‘Mega Man 12’?

Mega (old) Man — Today marks the 35th anniversary of the first Mega Man, the game that kickstarted a remarkably iconic fra…

#1 — Reintroduce Pixel Art Visuals We personally absolutely love how Mega Man 11 looked: it’s clean, it’s colourful, and it’s bold. But we’d be lying if we said we didn’t miss the “classic” aesthetic of older Mega Man games that Mega Man 9 and 10 wen… [5488 chars]

Are You Happy with Your PS Plus Extra, Premium Games for December 2022?

Plus or minus? — A whopping 22 games are coming to PS Plus Extra and PS Plus Premium next week for December’s big update. …

@thefourfoldroot1 I’ve not found any bugs up to now, my only gripes with the game is the complexity of what you can make for whats ment to be basic stuff, which is time consuming for beginnings of the game and the market not giving you much options, … [424 chars]

Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Edition review: history repeats itself

The Fossil Gen 6 Wellness Edition is the company’s first native Wear OS 3 smartwatch. While it features a snazzier design than the original, it has the same hardware, and the upgrade to Wear OS 3 isn’t enough to redeem its flaws.

The original Fossil Gen 6 kind of got shafted. While Fossil was still developing the watch, Google and Samsung sprung the news that Wear OS 3 was on the horizon. Fossil apparently found out at the same time as the rest of us. Then, Qualcomm announced… [14420 chars]

Horizon Multiplayer Project Is Officially Confirmed, Has Open World, Co-Op-Focused Combat and Story

Guerrilla Games has confirmed that they are working on a Horizon multiplayer project with a dynamic open world offering a compelling narrative. The

Guerrilla Games has confirmed that they are working on a Horizon multiplayer project with a dynamic open world offering a compelling narrative. The confirmation comes through their job openings website with a variety of positions open including for a… [2225 chars]

Lots Of Games Reduced By 90% In The Xbox Countdown Sale 2022

HUGE discounts for great games! — Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Countdown Sale 2022? There are close t…

Looking for some cheap Xbox games during the Xbox Countdown Sale 2022? There are close to 1000 games discounted in the Xbox Countdown Sale this year (!), and quite a lot of those have been discounted by anywhere from 80% to 95%, which means we’ve got… [935 chars]

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Adam G

Tech enthusiast, currently entrepreneuring — regularly sharing content on startup stories. Founder of www.businessideas.directory and qmapper.co