New FBC Firebreak Update Will Address The Game's "Frustrating" Opening Hour
Darryn Bonthuys / gamespot - FBC: Firebreak has been out for around a month, and Remedy Entertainment has revealed how it plans to draw more players in ahead of the game's first big update in September. While Steam only counts for a portion of the game's audience--it's also available…
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Valve Pulls 'Adult Only' Games From Steam as It Tightens Rules to Appease Payment Partners
Vikki Blake / ign - Valve is tightening its guidelines around 'adult only' content to satisfy rules set by Steam's payment processing partners, with dozens of sexually explicit games removed from the platform throughout the week.
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Netflix used AI in a hit show and didn’t tell anyone until now
Chris Smith / bgr - While some creators are happy to see the growing capabilities of generative AI products like ChatGPT and Gemini, others are opposed to using AI tech, …The post Netflix used AI in a hit show and didn’t tell anyone until now appeared first on BGR.
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Nintendo Confirms Return of Mysterious Switch Online: Playtest Program — Now Compatible with Switch 2
Tom Phillips / ign - The mysterious Nintendo Switch Online: Playtest Program will once again take place later this month, and now be compatible with Switch 2.
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Like clockwork, Peacock is raising subscription prices again
Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Peacock, NBCUniversal's streaming home for The Office and Love Island USA, is going to cost a good bit more starting on July 23, Variety reports. The streaming service's two existing tiers will cost an additional $3 per month, and Peacock will also start …
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Razer’s new Pokémon collab is not very effective
Cameron Faulkner / theverge - Razer's new Pokémon collaboration is a missed opportunity. The four PC gaming peripherals in this lineup are simply reskinned versions of products that already exist, and which cost $20 to $40 more than their all-black counterparts. You really should be g…
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Emoji Game launches prematurely on Apple News+ to coincide with World Emoji Day
Christian Zibreg / idownloadblog - Apple has decided to launch Emoji Game in the News app on the iPhone, iPad and Mac ahead of time to coincide with World Emoji Day.
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The official Tron: Ares trailer riffs on big tech and features a returning Jeff Bridges
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - There's finally a full trailer for Tron: Ares, the third installment in the decades-long sci-fi franchise. This comes after a teaser dropped a few months back and over two years after the film was first announced.The new footage is pretty cool, and gets i…
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FX/Hulu drops one last trailer for Alien: Earth
Jennifer Ouellette / arstechnica - "This ship collected specimens. Five new life forms from distant planets. Monsters."
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Mortal Kombat 2 Movie Trailer Is Here And Absolutely Bloody
Darryn Bonthuys / gamespot - The trailer for Mortal Kombat 2 has officially arrived, and as you'd expect, it looks like this sequel to the 2021 film reboot will be even bloodier. With the threat of Outworld casting a shadow over Earthrealm, it's up to several chosen warriors to step …
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Netflix’s Assassin’s Creed series is finally coming together
Charles Pulliam-Moore / theverge - It has been five years since Netflix first announced that it was working with Ubisoft to develop a live-action Assassin’s Creed show inspired by the hit games series. For a long time, it seemed like the project might be dead in the water given how little …
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Marvel Cut John Malkovich From Fantastic Four: First Steps
Kenneth Shepard / kotaku - Legendary actor John Malkovich was confirmed to star in Fantastic Four: First Steps months ago and even appeared in the film’s first trailer back in February. Now, it sounds like that is the only time we’re going to see him in the MCU, at least for now, b…
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Virtuos, the studio behind Oblivion Remastered, is reportedly laying off staff
Ian Carlos Campbell / engadget - Virtuos, the studio that developed The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Remastered, is reportedly laying off seven percent of its staff, or around 300 employees, according to Gauthier Andres, a reporter and co-founder at Origami. The studio has provided support …
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The final season of Stranger Things now has an action-packed trailer
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - It's time to break out that 1980s playlist. The last season of the Netflix hit Stranger Things finally has a trailer. It's been nearly a decade since the show premiered and it looks like it's going out with a bang. This trailer is absolutely packed with a…
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Apple TV+ hit series “Severance” is returning for a third season, but won’t take three years to develop like the last one
Christian Zibreg / idownloadblog - The third season of the Apple TV+ hit show “Severance“ is in production, but it won't take three years to arrive like the previous season.
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Donkey Kong Bananza is a worthy successor to Super Mario Odyssey’s legacy
Kyle Orland / arstechnica - Cathartic, punch-fueled land destruction is a great showcase for Switch 2 hardware.
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Nintendo reveals cast and release date for live-action Legend of Zelda movie
José Adorno / bgr - Following the announcement of the live-action “The Legend of Zelda” movie a couple of years ago, Nintendo producer Shigeru Miyamoto took to the company’s social …The post Nintendo reveals cast and release date for live-action Legend of Zelda movie appeare…
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Severance, The Last of Us and Andor just nabbed dozens of Emmy nominations
Lawrence Bonk / engadget - The nominations for the 77th Emmy Awards just dropped and, unsurprisingly, Apple TV+'s Severance led the pack with a whopping 27, including Best Drama. The streamer has another bona-fide hit with the Seth Rogen-led The Studio, which captured 23 nomination…
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Beats Celebrating Recent Launches With LA Event Featuring Themed Matcha Lattes and Exclusive Beats Pill Speakers
Eric Slivka / macrumors - Apple's Beats brand is holding a special event this weekend at Madhappy's Pantry West Hollywood in the Los Angeles area to celebrate the recent launches of Beats-branded charging cables and retailer-exclusive Blush Pink and Navy Blue colors for the Beats …
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Nintendo Says Donkey Kong Bananza 'Will Come to Symbolise 3D Donkey Kong' — in a Separate 'Branch' to 2D Games
Tom Phillips / ign - Switch 2 blockbuster Donkey Kong Bananza will be something of a template for the character's future 3D games, Nintendo has said, splitting DK's appearances in 2D and 3D titles.
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