Did you see what happened today?

Daily tech news & jokes to have a good start for 24/08/2022

Adam Gelencser
4 min readAug 24, 2022

Quote of the day:

You’re allowed to scream. You’re allowed to cry. But don’t give up. Anonymous

Jokes of the day:

What do you call a guy lying on your doorstep? Matt.

Today, my son asked “Can I have a book mark?” and I burst into tears. 11 years old and he still doesn’t know my name is Brian.

Top 10 news of the day:

Random: BMW Reveals Pokémon-Themed Mini Aceman Concept At Gamescom

BM double-Mew — BMW has revealed a Pokémon-themed version of its all-electric Mini Aceman concept car a…

BMW has revealed a Pokémon-themed version of its all-electric Mini Aceman concept car as part of a MINI x Pokémon collaboration. Shown during a slightly bizarre segment of Gamescom’s Opening Night Live, as hosted by Geoff Keighley, there was lots of … [2167 chars]

Wyrdsong Is a Brand New Open-World RPG From Bethesda, Obsidian Veterans

At Gamescom Opening Night Live, former Bethesda lead Jeff Gardiner unveiled his new studio, Something Wicked Games, and teased its debut project: an open-world, preternatural RPG called Wyrdsong.

At Gamescom Opening Night Live, former Bethesda lead Jeff Gardiner unveiled his new studio, Something Wicked Games, and teased its debut project: an open-world, preternatural RPG called Wyrdsong. Wyrdsong is planned as a dark, historical fantasy that… [1855 chars]

Sonic Frontiers Up Against God of War Ragnarok This November

Watch the new story trailer — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCaAos6FeV0 Update: Following the leak earlier today, it has…

Subscribe to Push Square on Update: Following the leak earlier today, it has now been confirmed that the release date for Sonic Frontiers is indeed 8th November 2022. The news comes alongside a story trailer, which comprises a mix of gameplay and cin… [1361 chars]

Subnautica Devs Announce Moonbreaker, a Warhammer-Like Strategy Game (Including the Model Painting)

Unknown Worlds, the creator of survival hit Subnautica, has announced Moonbreaker a digital tabletop strategy game in the mould of Warhammer 40,000 — right down to being able to paint your units.

Unknown Worlds, the creator of survival hit Subnautica, has announced Moonbreaker, a digital tabletop strategy game in the mould of Warhammer 40,000 — right down to being able to paint your units. Revealed at Gamescom’s Opening Night Live showcase, t… [1620 chars]

Return to Monkey Island will be released on September 19th

Return to Monkey Island, the new entry in the popular point-and-click series from Ron Gilbert, will be released on September 19th, which just so happens to be International Talk Like a Pirate Day. The game will be available on PC and Nintendo Switch.

Return to Monkey Island, the new entry in the popular point-and-click series from Ron Gilbert, will be released on September 19th, which just so happens to be International Talk Like a Pirate Day, according to a trailer shown at the Gamescom Opening … [710 chars]

Sonic Frontiers Story Trailer Officially Confirms November Release

Update: After Sega accidentally leaked earlier — Update #2 [Tue 23rd Aug, 2022 19:55 BST]: Right on time! Well, maybe a li…

Update #2 [Tue 23rd Aug, 2022 19:55 BST]: Right on time! Well, maybe a little late after Sega accidentally shared its advert earlier today. But hey, at least we know officially when Sonic Frontiers launches at last! Sonic made an appearance at this y… [2174 chars]

The Subnautica devs are doing a turn-based, space-pirates, tabletop miniatures game called Moonbreaker

Moonbreaker is a new turn-based strategy game seeking to emulate all the fun — and painting — of a tabletop miniatures game, from the devs behind Subnautica.

Imagine I have a weird alien squid pointed right at you. I need you to tell me what the developers of open-world watery survival game Subnautica are making next. Just, your best guess, or the squid’ll getcha with its weird alien ink. Ready? Go!…. O… [7754 chars]

Hogwarts Legacy’s new trailer shows the dark side of siding with Slytherin

Hogwarts Legacy, launching Feb. 10, 2023 on PC, Playstation, and Xbox, got another trailer at Gamescom 2022, two weeks after publisher Warner Bros. announced the open-world adventure would be delayed.

Hogwarts Legacy, fresh from Warner Bros.’ announcement of a three-month delay, got a new trailer to kick off Gamescom 2022 at Opening Night Live on Tuesday. The latest reveal spotlighted the complications of using dark magic in the open-world Harry P… [1495 chars]

PlayStation announces DualSense Edge controller with removable thumbsticks

Sony has confirmed its previously-rumoured “pro” controller, officially named the DualSense Edge Wireless Controller. A…

Sony has confirmed its previously-rumoured “pro” controller, officially named the DualSense Edge Wireless Controller. A brief teaser for the pad appeared tonight during Gamescom Opening Night Live, and showcased its removable analogue stick units and… [674 chars]

The Lords of the Fallen is a new sequel to the 2014 Soulslike

In development for PS5, Xbox Series X and PC by CI Games and new studio HexWorks, the new game will be bigger and offer online co-op, but still looks strongly influenced by FromSoftware’s games Dark Souls and Elden Ring

Publisher CI Games is going back to the Dark Souls-style dark fantasy of its 2014 action role-playing game Lords of the Fallen with a new sequel called, originally, The Lords of the Fallen. The game was announced with a cinematic trailer — narrated b… [1397 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.