Millions of digital horses were clad in armour on April 3, 2006. The survivors of this phenomenon called this downloadable content purchase a microtransaction. They lived only to face new nightmares:… [+7597 chars]

Terminator 2D: No Fate Review - IGN

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Sony and Tencent have reached a confidential settlement, and Light of Motiram is no longer listed on Steam or the Epic Games Store.
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Sony has reached a settlement with Tencent in its lawsuit over Light of Motiram, a game Sony alleged was a “clone” of its Horizon series.

The Verge

Sony’s legal battle against Tencent’s Horizon ‘clone’ is already over - The Verge

Google Pixel phones are adding support for the three-button layout used in navigation by Samsung Galaxy smartphones, but only in the latest beta for now.
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In the latest Android 16 beta release, Google Pixel phones are adding support for the same navigation button layout as Samsung uses.

9to5google.com

Google Pixel adds Samsung’s navigation button layout in latest Android 16 beta - 9to5Google

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The new LG Sound Suite includes four new speakers and supports configurations up to 13.1.7 channels.
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LG is releasing the H7, the first FlexConnect soundbar, alongside the M7 and M5 surround speakers and W7 subwoofer, together capable of a 13.1.7-channel system.

LG and Dolby partner to release the first FlexConnect soundbar - The Verge

Its been a rough year for job seekers. The last thing they wanted was a Spotify Wrapped-style reminder of that. They got one anyway, when LinkedIn launched an inaugural Year in Review.
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It’s been a rough year for job seekers.

LinkedIn ‘Wrapped’ is reminding people just how crummy the job market is - CNN

As Stardew Valley fans continue to wait patiently for the previously announced 1.7 update, creator Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) has dropped a couple small, vague, yet exciting hints about what said mys… [+3090 chars]

As Stardew Valley fans continue to wait patiently for the previously announced 1.7 update, creator Eric Barone (ConcernedApe) has dropped a couple small, vague, yet exciting hints about what said mysterious update might entail: a new farm type, and "more char…

Stardew Valley Creator Says 1.7 Update Will Contain 'More Character/Social Stuff' and a New Farm Type - IGN

<ul><li>This month, Google has already delivered the December Pixel Drop, as well as its standard monthly updates.</li><li>Today, though, Pixel phones have started receiving a new, smaller, second up… [+1552 chars]

Midway through the month, Google's dropping an unexpected new system update on Pixel users.

Android Authority

Don't look now, but your Pixel may be getting a surprise update - Android Authority

Mashable

Stop deleting photos: FileJump’s 2TB lifetime plan is $79.97 - Mashable

Hasbro Inc., the toy and gaming company, is bringing in a new executive to lead the expanding video-game effort under its Wizards of the Coast label.
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Blizzard veteran Paul Della Bitta will take over the video-game division

Bloomberg

Hasbro Hires Video-Game Boss as ‘Exodus’ Studio Head Steps Down - Bloomberg.com

Australia is home to some of the worlds strangest marine life, especially along its coasts and reefs. That said, much of its coastline isnt all that unusual. There are always exceptions, of course, l… [+2717 chars]

The converging waves swirl until they finally break into a 130-foot pillar of saltwater, in a process that scientists have yet to fully explain.

Gizmodo.com

Australian Surf Crew Captures a Real-Life Ocean ‘Glitch’ That Repeats - Gizmodo

'Animal Crossing: New Horizons' could be killer app for Switch 2 mouse - Mashable

The Game Awards keeps getting bigger each year.
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The 2025 Game Awards show again set new viewership records with an estimated 171 million global livestreams of the full broadcast, up 11% from last year.

Variety

Game Awards 2025 Set New Record, Delivering Whopping 171 Million Livestreams Worldwide - Variety

Value Product of the Year Nominees
Picking a Value Product of the Year has been a challenge. With so many discounts around, it's hard to know what really counts as good value. This category is for b… [+5457 chars]

With so many discounts around, it's hard to know what really counts as good value, but these nominees stood out from the rest.

Pinkbike.com

Value Product of the Year Nominees - Pinkbike

In a new experiment, Meta is limiting the number of links users can post on Facebook, unless they have a paid Meta Verified subscription.
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Meta said that the test impacts professional accounts and pages on Facebook.

TechCrunch

Facebook is testing a link-posting limit for professional accounts and pages - TechCrunch

Apple today provided beta testers with the first releases of upcoming iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, and watchOS 26.3 updates for testing purposes. The public betas come a couple of days after App… [+759 chars]

Apple today provided beta testers with the first releases of upcoming iOS 26.3, iPadOS 26.3, tvOS 26.3, and watchOS 26.3 updates for testing...

MacRumors

Apple Releases First iOS 26.3 and iPadOS 26.3 Public Betas - MacRumors

2025 is coming to an end. Its been a year of crafting, mining, blocks, mobs, game drops, a whole movie, chicken jockeys, and... Im not crying, youre crying!
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2025 is coming to an end, and what better way to commemorate this year than with a massive sale!

Minecraft.net

New Year’s Sale 2025 - Minecraft

Blizzard Entertainment is turning 35 and they want everyone to know it.
“While tonight for ‘Diablo’ is such a masthead moment for the franchise, in many ways, we think of it as a kickstart to this h… [+3364 chars]

Blizzard Entertainment is turning 35 and they want everyone to know it.

Blizzard Entertainment President on BlizzCon 2026, 35th Anniversary Plans - Variety

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Another Will.i.am affiliated tech product to end up in the waste bin.
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Mercedes-Benz is shutting down its MBUX Sound Drive feature that synced driving actions to musical tracks.

Mercedes-Benz discontinues feature that syncs music to driving - The Verge

The ongoing RAM shortage (and subsequent and pricing explosion) is imposing a wider range of grim effects than even the Great GPU Famine of 2020. First came the death of one of gaming hardware’s most… [+2444 chars]

Larian's new Divinity game is having to be made with the current RAM storage in mind - a shortage caused by generative AI tools like the ones Larian employ.

Rock Paper Shotgun

GenAI users Larian forced to build Divinity around RAM shortage caused by GenAI - Rock Paper Shotgun

As previously spotted in a promo video for the Pixel Watch 3, Google has released a Find Hub app for Wear OS.
The Wear OS client starts with a My devices list of everything logged into your Google A… [+1195 chars]

As previously spotted in a promo video for the Pixel Watch 3, Google has released a Find Hub app for Wear OS.

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