A daily dose of what’s up in the tech world
Daily tech news & jokes to have a good start for 20/12/2022
Quote of the day:
Many of the truths that we cling to depend on our point of view. Yoda
Jokes of the day:
What is bread’s favorite number? Leaven.
“Honey, go to the store and buy some eggs.” “OK.” “Oh and while you’re there, get some milk.” He never returned.
Top 10 news of the day:
After retreating in 2022, what is Assistant to Google?
The clear trend for Google Assistant in 2022 is one of retreat. The height of — what I deemed — an Assistant takeover was when…
The height of — what I deemed — an Assistant takeover was when “Google Assistant” got listed after Android in the “Operating System” section of the Pixel 3’s tech specs. A few years later, things have changed and the clear trend for Google Assistant … [6006 chars]
Floppy Knights
Floppy Knights (Switch eShop) first released 19th Dec 2022, developed by Rose City Games and published by Rose City Games.
About The Game Meet the Floppy Knights: tangible projections summoned from floppy disks! Tactics fuse with card game mechanics as Phoebe and Carlton, a brilliant young inventor & her robot-arm bestie, square off in turn-based battles. Select your Kni… [435 chars]
Crash Bandicoot mobile game shutting down after less than two years
Candy Crush developer King is closing down its Crash Bandicoot mobile game, On the Run. The game’s servers will be take…
Candy Crush developer King is closing down its Crash Bandicoot mobile game, On the Run. The game’s servers will be taken down on 16th February 2023, the mobile giant said earlier today. After this time, the game will no longer be playable. Meanwhile,… [2019 chars]
Epic Games free mystery game December 20th leak & 15 days of Christmas list 2022
The Epic Games 15 days of Christmas list for December 2022 continues, and here is some mystery game predictions as well as leaks.
The fifth Epic Games store mystery game for 2022 has been revealed, and a leak has emerged online for December 20th as part of the 15 days of Christmas event list. December is always a fantastic month for gamers, and there’s plenty else to anticipate… [2147 chars]
Random: Watch in Awe as God of War Ragnarok’s Hardest Boss Destroyed in Seconds
Godly play — Like its predecessor, God of War Ragnarok is full of boss fights, some of which are optional. In fact, the ha…
Like its predecessor, God of War Ragnarok is full of boss fights, some of which are optional. In fact, the hardest boss in the entire game is an optional fight, one that you won’t find until after finishing the main story. We’ll be talking a little a… [1386 chars]
Square Enix wants £245 for its Final Fantasy 1–6 Pixel Remaster 35th Anniversary Edition
Square Enix officially unveiled its Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 over …
Square Enix officially unveiled its Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster series for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 over the weekend. This collection is set to release digitally in the spring, and consists of Final Fantasy, Final Fantasy 2, Final Fanta… [2652 chars]
TechSpot PC Buying Guide: Holidays 2022
The PC market has changed tremendously in the past few months. New Ryzen, Intel Core CPUs and high-end GPUs, so should you buy the latest and greatest,…
The PC market has changed tremendously in the past few months. AMD launched its Ryzen 7000 series, greatly improving performance per core and beating the Ryzen 7 5800X3D in gaming more often than not, even without 3D cache. The Zen 4 CPUs require new… [13123 chars]
Scott’s Top 5 PS5, PS4 Games of 2022
Into the White — Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers to share their own personal PS5…
Our individual Game of the Year articles allow our lovely team of writers to share their own personal PS5 and PS4 picks for 2022. Today, it’s the turn of reviewer Scott McCrae. Truth be told, I’m not the biggest fan of some marquee PlayStation exclus… [2988 chars]
China-set Assassin’s Creed Jade playtest footage leaks online
UPDATE 19/12/22: Further footage from Ubisoft’s supposedly under-wraps Assassin’s Creed Jade has been posted to YouTube…
UPDATE 19/12/22: Further footage from Ubisoft’s supposedly under-wraps Assassin’s Creed Jade has been posted to YouTube, this time showing off a mixture of stealth and combat. Gameplay looks similar to that of Assassin’s Creed Odyssey, with damage nu… [2327 chars]
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2’s mid-season update has been plagued with issues
Players found their custom weapon builds completely wiped
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 players have reported several issues since the release of the game’s mid-season update: “Season 1 Reloaded”. The update introduced a new version of fan-favourite map Shipment, the game’s first ever raid level called Atom… [1687 chars]
