Bluesky crosses 1 mn users milestone even as Threads declines

The superb throwback FPS Dusk is celebrating its 5th birthday in style with a full HD Remaster coming later this year that remakes practically every asset.  

Minecraft Dungeons might not be Microsoft’s biggest or most high-profile release, but the dungeon crawling action RPG spinoff has, nonetheless, managed to attract a healthy player base.

The rise of Instagram's Threads has been nothing short of astronomical. Meta Platforms capitalized on the myriad of changes going on at X by introducing its own microblogging platform, and it took the world by storm, becoming the fastest platform to reach 100 million users - a feat that it took just 5 days to achieve. While users are enjoying this new social media platform, one particular problem has troubled them since the beginning - the ability to delete Threads accounts. As of now, if you wish to delete your Threads account, you will have to lose your Instagram account too. To solve this issue, Meta has promised to bring the new feature in December, however, it does not want you to leave the Threads app.

miHoYo Games’ Honkai: Star Rail is coming to PS5 next month, and the hype is palpable, at least based on the number of pre-registrations. Approximately 1,025,473 players have pre-registered to date, according to the official site.

Meta’s would-be Twitter killer Threads will not fare much better than Meta’s past attempts at branching out into smartphones and video conferencing, according to Insider Intelligence.

October marks the start of the spooky season in, with major events and new critters to catch. Aside from attending a big Halloween party, players can also catch lots of new critters on land, in the water, and beneath the waves. With the seasons changing, October is a great month for critter collectors and social butterflies alike.

Apple's new iPhone 15 Pro models feature a new titanium finish which is stronger than stainless steel but lighter. While the new finish will contribute to making the device more durable and resistant to falls, users have been getting their models with flaws out of the box. According to a tipster, some users are complaining about dust particles in the camera lens of the iPhone 15 Pro while others are reporting scratches and display misalignment.

Unity has unveiled its planned changes to the controversial Runtime Fee policy that would charge developers fees on a per-install basis.

Gun Interactive recently threw its hat back into the ring of asymmetrical multiplayer horror games with The Texas Chain Saw Massacre’s launch a little over a month ago, and the game has enjoyed plenty of success following its release. On the day of its release, it attracted over one million players, and that number has grown considerably since then.

Bluesky is a decentralized social app that was launched this year as an alternative to X (formerly Twitter). The app was co-founded by former Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey. Notably, since Musk's takeover of Twitter, whenever he says something shocking, it sparks an exodus of users from his platform to rivals like Bluesky. This has happened again. The app on September 19, 2023, saw a massive spike in new user signup after Musk made a shocking comment about making X a paid-only app for everyone. It immediately saw Bluesky log a fantastic new record of the most signups in a day on the portal. While it is not clear what caused the increase in users in a single day, but the comment might have had an impact on users' minds. Know how many new users joined X competitor Bluesky.

Unity is preparing to announce major changes to its controversial Runtime Fee install policy. Announced last week, it asked all developers who reached specific thresholds to pay a fee for the first game installation on any single device.

Final Fantasy VII Remake and its standalone expansion/upgrade, Integrade, have together crossed an impressive sales milestone, with Square Enix announcing that more than seven million copies have been sold worldwide.