Spotify offers 15 hours of audiobooks to UK, Australia premium subscribers

American McGee has spent the past several years trying to make Alice: Asylum, a third entry in his series of action-horror games inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. That fight produced a crowdfunded 414-page design bible but came to an end earlier this year when rights-holders EA rejected the pitch, and McGee declared that he had "no other ideas or energy left to apply toward getting a new Alice game made."

Bethesda Softworks’ space-faring RPG Starfield continues to set new milestones with its player numbers. In the conference call for Microsoft’s Q1 fiscal year 2024 earnings, CEO Satya Nadella revealed that over 11 million have played the game till now. He also noted that “nearly half of the hours played” have been on PC.

Insomniac’s Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has sold over 2.5 million copies within its first 24 hours of release. The hugely awaited open-world superhero title was released on October 20th exclusively for PS5 and has garnered rave reviews from critics.

Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 has got off to a fantastic start, with PlayStation and developer Insomniac announcing that 2.5 million copies of the PlayStation 5 exclusive were sold within the first 24 hours.

Netflix is on a roll to increase the prices of some of its plans in the United States and other regions. In pursuit of tackling issues related to password sharing, the company is going all out to secure maximum profit margins without hurting its user base. Netflix is now planning to increase the price for its Basic and Premium tiers in some regions, which could adversely impact the user base.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP has teamed up with ChatGPT owner OpenAI to offer clients advice generated by artificial intelligence as the Big Four audit firms look to cut costs and boost productivity.

It is that time of the year again when festive sales start, offering massive discounts on a vast range of products such as smartphones, accessories, home appliances, electronics, and more. Not just e-commerce platforms, but brands themselves also roll out special offers. With Diwali, the festival of lights, approaching, more and more companies are expected to unveil their festive offers in the coming days and weeks. Apple has announced its Diwali offers that will be live both online, and its retail stores in India, Apple BKC, and Saket. Check out the offers here.

Mortal Kombat 1 has debuted its first post-launch character Omni-Man from the Robert Kirkman comic book Invincible. NetherRealm Studios dropped the gameplay trailer during the New York Comic Con 2023 event, revealing a set of brutal moves that were pulled straight from the eponymous animated series adaptation on Amazon Prime Video. The villainous character will be available as a standalone fighter in November, accessible to those who bought the Premium Edition of the game or the Kombat Pack DLC separately. Actor J.K. Simmons is also reprising his role and voicing Omni-Man for Mortal Kombat 1.

In a significant move to address child sexual exploitation online, the Australian eSafety Commissioner has levied a fine against X, a prominent microblogging platform backed by Elon Musk. X has been ordered to pay a fine of $610,500 AUD (about $384,000 USD) due to its failure to provide critical information regarding the detection, removal, and prevention of child sexual abuse material. In addition to this, Google has also received a formal warning from the authorities for similar non-disclosure.

Amazon Sale 2023: The festive season in India is on and bumper offers are being rolled out during the Amazon Great Indian Festival 2023 on a plethora of products. If you want to make your home smart, you can buy smart Alexa devices from Amazon during the Great Indian Festival sale. We have listed some smart Alexa devices. Take a look at them and choose according to your needs, but remember, they will not be available for long.

A rating for Grand Theft Auto 6 has popped up on the Australian Classification website. The game, which has apparently been listed on the website since April 2, has been rated as an MA15+ title for release in Australia, with the rating stating that the game has strong sex scenes and strong drug use.

Devolver Digital reckons there's something in the water down under. The publisher has signed a platter of Australian productions in recent years–including Cult of the Lamb, Phantom Abyss, and The Plucky Squire–and was back in town for Melbourne International Games Week to see about adding to that portfolio.