Christmas Eve

The source code for GTA 5 went public this past Christmas Eve, over a year after it was originally obtained by hackers. Modders have already gotten their own custom GTA 5 builds up and running based on that leaked code, and now the whole community is reckoning with what this means for the future of the open-world game.

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is finally out and, mercifully, it’s not the disaster everyone had feared. It’s not what fans wanted from a sequel to Arkham Knight and is far from a perfect game, but there is some enjoyment to be had battling through Metropolis in the wake of Brainiac’s invasion.

The Epic Games Store is giving away as part of its holiday celebration on January 2, 2024. The game will be completely free through the Epic Games Store until 11:00 AM ET on January 3, 2023, when another free game will become available instead.

The Epic Games Store's holiday celebration is continuing with a giveaway of, the digital storefront's free mystery game for December 29. is available for free through the Epic Games Store until 11:00 AM ET on December 30, when it will be replaced by that day's free giveaway. It follows, which was the ninth game to be given away in a celebration that will continue through January 4, resulting in a total of 15 free games.

Apple Inc. won a ruling temporarily pausing a US International Trade Commission order banning sales of some of its smartwatches in the US while the company seeks a longer stay pending its appeal of the restriction.

"How do I get a single point?" CoffeeAndPistachios asked the Steam subreddit, attaching a screenshot of their 68,999 balance. We all know why they wanted that 'nice' number, but that would mean buying a game for one penny. After scrolling through an endless abyss of free-to-play games, I couldn't find such a title. Luckily, CoffeeAndPistachios didn't have to suffer that unending tedium of scrolling.

Material from last year's Rockstar hack has seemingly been shared online, claiming that the company cancelled multiple games and DLC expansions. Most concerningly, however, it's being claimed that the leak includes information on Rockstar employees, including contact details.

 As children around the world eagerly await Santa's arrival on Christmas, the military is closely tracking his every move. Armed with radar, sensors, aircraft and Christmas spirit, the North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado is reporting on the movements of Santa's sleigh since his takeoff from the North Pole for parts of the globe where Christmas comes first. Once again it is sharing those details so kids can follow along.

Welcome to a Christmas Eve edition of Golden Ears. Today, we're looking at what some people consider to be the gold standard for high-end headphones with the HIFIMAN HE-1000 V2 Stealth. Coming in at $1,399 (down from $1,999), they're a prime candidate for a Golden Ears review, so join us as we explore this especially interesting pair of headphones and discover exactly what makes them so special. 

It’s Christmas Eve, and that means that children and gamers alike will be spending a lot of the day dreaming of what games will appear under a tree tomorrow morning, but Most Wanted looks a bit further afield than the next 24 hours. We’re dreaming of 2024 and all the gaming delight that await when we don’t have twinkly trees in the living room.

Forget the debate over whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie because it obviously is and there are more pressing matters: Like, is What If…?’s Die Hard-spoofing Christmas episode actually a better Iron Man 2 than Iron Man 2?

Festivities are in full swing across the world as we enter Christmas Eve, but fascinating stories from the world of artificial intelligence keep emerging. In the UK, Historic England, which is an executive non-departmental public body, is taking the help of AI to fight graffiti art vandals who deface historic churches, castles, and monasteries. In other news, as many as 30000 employees can lose their jobs in a massive Google layoff exercise, as per reports. This and more in today's AI roundup. Let us take a closer look.

Quordle 699 answer for December 24: It's Christmas Eve, and the perfect time to enjoy the festivities with your family. But before you fully dive into the holiday spirit, there's a puzzle waiting for you. Imagine the disappointment of losing your winning streak just a day before Christmas! Don't let it happen to you. Today's puzzle is a chance to either start fresh or make your streak even better. Even if yesterday's puzzle was a bit easy, today brings an entirely new opportunity, but it will not be a walkover. Don't be deceived by the apparent simplicity. Take a look at the Quordle hints and clues right now to figure out a systematic way to tackle the puzzle. And if you need any help, just scroll to the bottom and check the solutions too.

I'm going to toss out two more of my RPS Christmas traditions together because frankly it's the last workday of the year and I'm in a tizzy. I trust you will pace yourself and enjoy these traditions responsibily, like a Cadbury selection box. Or slam right through them, that's fine too. After playing Skeal got your toe tapping to the beat and your heart pounding with power and pleasure, you're ready to trash Christmas with a catchy tune in Dracula Cha Cha. And after Skeal also prepped you for pain, oh, here we go: it's Christmas Pain In Christmas Town.

Apple Inc. is on the verge of pulling its most popular smartwatches from sale at its US physical and online stores to comply with a trade regulation ruling. And while other retailers can continue to sell the devices, Apple has told staffers it can't let people know.

Masimo Corp. Chief Executive Officer Joe Kiani, head of the medical device maker that has put Apple Inc.'s smartwatch on the brink of a US ban, said he'd be open to settling with the company. 

Barring a last minute (and unlikely) presidential veto, the Apple Watch is largely coming off US shelves. Starting Thursday, Apple Inc. will stop selling the latest versions of the device though its online store and then in its physical stores, too, by Christmas Eve. Other sellers like Best Buy can continue to sell them until they are out of stock. It's a miserable end to a lackluster year for America's most valuable company and its chief executive officer, Tim Cook.

No one does Christmas quite like Disney. So Disney Plus seems like the natural first stop as the weather gets colder and we start to deck the halls ahead of the holiday season, but where do you start? That's where we come in. We've combed through everything the streamer has to offer and singled out the 10 best festive movies to tune into this December. 

Apple Inc. will stop selling the latest versions of its Apple Watch in the US due to a patent dispute, taking the devices off the market in the middle of the busy holiday season. Sales of the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 will be halted on the company's online store on Dec. 21 and at its physical retail stores beginning on Christmas Eve, it said in a statement. The move comes ahead of the anticipated import ban of Apple Watch models with a blood oxygen sensor — a feature in the latest lineup — stemming from a legal battle with Masimo Corp. 

Some Doctor Who fans think Jodie Whittaker is set to make an appearance in the upcoming Christmas special 'The Church on Ruby Road'.

There is a moment near the end of Prime Video’s new Christmas movie Candy Cane Lane that will now be seared into my brain every time I look at Christmas tree decorations. Evil elf Pepper (Jillian Bell) pulls a spherical glass ornament out of her pocket and takes a big chomp out of it like it’s an apple. There’s this chilling crunch noise as she continues to chew, the exact opposite of a soothing ASMR effect.

The time has finally come for Rockstar Games to unveil the next installment in the Grand Theft Auto franchise: GTA 6. With Trailer 1 being a mere days away, the anticipation feels greater than that of a Super Bowl halftime show.

The BBC has released brand new images from the upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special, with showrunner Russell T Davies teasing the series' newest villain.

It’s been a long road back to Hollywood for John Woo. His last American movie was the Ben Affleck-led sci-fi movie Paycheck, a commercial success largely rejected by critics. That was 20 whole years ago. In 2023, though, one of action movies’ greatest minds has returned stateside with Silent Night, a largely dialogue-free revenge thriller that sees the legendary director reinventing his style once again.

The wait is over, we officially have a set release date for Terrifier 3. Announced by Bloody Disgusting and Cinneverse, the third film in creator Damien Leone’s gruesome franchise will hit US theaters on October 25, 2024.

Classic B-movie horror game Betrayal at House on the Hill is getting a wild, holiday-themed expansion this fall. Wynter’s Tale, unveiled Thursday from the floor of the annual Gen Con tabletop gaming convention, reinvents Santa Claus as a jolly, murderous old elf with five thematic haunts, new miniatures, and more.

As Twisted Metal fans well know, PlayStation’s seminal car combat series only loosely follows two story arcs: One is that everyone is a contestant in a kind of bloodsport demolition derby staged in the Los Angeles underground on Christmas Eve. The other, the basis of the most recent Twisted Metal game 11 years ago, vests the tournament’s mysterious organizer with occult powers to ensure that the victorious driver has a lifelong wish granted — but only in the worst and most ironic way.