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NASA says as many as four asteroids passed Earth yesterday, with the biggest of them being nearly 140 feet wide, which is comparable to an aircraft in size. These close approaches by Near-Earth Objects (NEOs) like asteroids serve as a reminder of the constant threat posed by celestial objects and why it is crucial to monitor their trajectories. Using its advanced space and ground-based telescopes, NASA has revealed that another asteroid is expected to fly past Earth tomorrow, March 22. Know all about this close encounter.

Super Mario Bros. Wonder was a much-needed shake up for the 2D series, giving our favorite Italian plumber a design change and a creative new world to explore. You never really knew what you were going to get when starting a new level, and a lot of that was down to the Wonder Effects, which drastically altered each level every time you picked up a Wonder Seed.

NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission has delivered an extraordinary revelation with its sample collection from asteroid Bennu, unveiling a treasure trove of clues about the origins of life. Initial studies of the 4.5-billion-year-old sample have uncovered the presence of carbon and water, suggesting that the fundamental components for life on Earth may also exist within this extraterrestrial rock.

There are several rewards to unlock by participating in the Plunderstorm battle royale, but what happens when you win? While a pre-release interview with PCGamer noted exclusive cosmetic rewards for those who take first place, players don't need to worry about missing items from their collections tab. It's true that winning a Plunderstorm battle royale match by being the last player standing will award a special tabard and eyepatch, but unlike the Keg Leg's Crew Renown Rewards, these cosmetics and the associated First Rate Mate buff are only applied to your Plunderstorm pirate — both of which only last through the next match. Squishei and Portergauge are honored first mates… until someone else takes the title! Instead, players will unlock an identical Plunderlord's Monocle at Renown 38 and Plunderlord's Tabard at Renown 40 for use on their main account. That doesn't mean winning is pointless though, as the last player standing will also take home the exclusive Plunder Wonder Feat of Strength achievement; thereby celebrating match winners without blocking access to any of the cosmetic rewards!

The Dungeon Masters Guild is currently offering the Uncaged Anthology Bundle and its 100-plus one-shot D&D adventures for just $12.77 (was $31.92). The PDF version of this five-volume anthology includes the Ennie award-winning Uncaged Goddesses, and features printer-friendly versions of each module, in addition to player versions of the maps needed for each module. However, if you’d prefer hardcover versions of these adventures, each volume in the Uncaged saga can be purchased piecemeal for around $25.

Larian Studios has deployed Baldur's Gate 3 patch 22 across all platforms, which resolves several crashing issues, and more.

Persona 6 is setting out to be a very interesting game, featuring a dual "sides" story that will put players in the shoes of two characters, one of them a woman.

Minecraft developer Mojang has warned players not to update the game through the official Xbox app on PC because it may delete their worlds.

Like any good open world game, Hogwarts Legacy gives you a sprawling map to explore. You'll venture well beyond the walls of Hogwarts, encountering a variety of witches and wizards that need your help solving a side quest or two. These missions typically won't move the main plot forward, but they'll reward you with a variety of goodies that can help you throughout your travels. One such quest is «Rescuing Rococo,» which grants you heaps of XP and a cool gear item in return for your time.

Rumors of a release date for have existed for years, but new rumors suggest an update could be coming soon. The as-yet-unannounced installment in the spinoff series, would technically be the seventh mainline game. However, it'd only be the fourth since the series established its own identity, a process that began with the incorporation of social simulation elements into .

There's a lot of exploring and building to do in Minecraft, as the sandbox game has seen rapid growth over the years. But along with scavenging for resources and crafting new gear, Minecraft lets you tame a variety of animals. And one of the most popular animals you can tame is an adorable cat.

Playing Minecraft can be a huge blast, but what if we told you that playing the game with cheats is even more fun? Sure, you can add quite a bit of entertainment to your Minecraft experience with player mods and add-ons, but using not-so-secret console commands to enhance or alter the world of Minecraft can be just as thrilling. And whether you’re playing the game on a desktop PC, PlayStation, or Xbox, you’ll have access to these cool codes.

Minecraft has been around for ages, and it's seen countless updates and expansions over the years. The most entertaining updates have given players new locations to explore and enemies to do battle with – and no where is that more evident than with the updates that brought us the Nether and the End. These biomes are filled with deadly creatures and exciting loot, but they're not exactly easy to reach.

Everyone loves building gigantic castles and mountain-side lairs in Minecraft. These give you a cozy place to rest between adventures — and if you're a seasoned builder, you'll want to upgrade your home by personalizing it with decorations. Few decorations are as timeless as flowers, which have been available in Minecraft for years and add a nice pop of color to your foreboding fortress or countryside cabin.

The Wild Update hit Minecraft in 2022, bringing heaps of new blocks, mobs, and biomes to the blocky sandbox game. Players who enjoy piecing together their own farm will find much to love about the update, as it now lets you grow and harvest mangrove trees.

In an attempt to prove that The Witcher isn't the only European folklore-inspired RPG on the block, new studio Mighty Koi Studio has announced not one, but two brand new games.

Earlier today, Devsisters pulled back the curtain on CookieRun: Witch’s Castle with a showcase that gave players a glimpse of their upcoming sequel. During the stream on their official YouTube channel, we got a preview of the levels where you’ll be smashing through blocks and tiles in the castle.

Helldivers 2's director has turned to its community for suggestions on how to stop meta-following players from kicking others.

Connections is the latest puzzle game from the New York Times. The game tasks you with categorizing a pool of 16 words into four secret (for now) groups by figuring out how the words relate to each other. The puzzle resets every night at midnight and each new puzzle has a varying degree of difficulty. Just like Wordle, you can keep track of your winning streak and compare your scores with friends.

Over the years, there have been many games, all with a variety of different items. Some items only make an appearance once, and others are seen throughout the franchise. With items doing different things, it's hard to know which one is best and how to use it in the best possible way. Items can help to attack other opponents, defend, or get players from 12th place to 1st quickly, but some items do a lot more than just that.

In a recent development, Microsoft has taken proactive measures to address concerns surrounding its Copilot tool, known for generating creative content using generative AI. The company appears to have implemented changes to block prompts that were previously associated with the production of violent, sexual, and other inappropriate images.

March is upon us, and you know what that means: There’s a whole new slew of exciting new movies available to watch in theaters on streaming. Not feeling up to venturing out to watch a great new movie? That’s alright: We’ve pulled together our monthly selection of the best thrillers to watch on Netflix to offer you the very best films that’ll have you perched on the edge of your seats.

Under pressure from European regulators, Apple took a step back in its feud with Epic Games on Friday, clearing the way for Epic Games to put its own game store on iPhones and iPads in Europe. Earlier this week, Apple had taken steps to block Epic from starting up a store and bringing back the popular game Fortnite, which Apple removed from its App Store in 2020 after Epic broke the iPhone maker's in-app payment rules in protest.

Blizzard has released patch notes for Diablo 4 Patch 1.3.4, releasing on March 12, which include many bug fixes and small user interface tweaks.

Have you ever been stuck in a loop where managing tasks seems a tiresome job due to a busy schedule? We all go through such situations as sometimes doing even the simplest tasks seems overwhelming. But how can we improve our task management skills? The answer is simple, effective time management, with a strong command of keeping time in your hand, will help you manage your schedule effectively. Therefore, to help you manage tasks and time effectively, we have found just the right tool which is called the Tick Tick app. Know about the Tick Tick app and how it can help users stay on track.

In a dramatic turn of events, Apple has officially severed ties with Epic Games by terminating its iOS developer account, branding the gaming giant as "verifiably untrustworthy." This latest move not only blocks Epic from releasing any games on iOS but also shatters its plans to introduce the Epic Games Store to Apple users in the European Union.

This past week, Blizzard revealed 8 new Hero Talent Trees in a sneak peek at the new system coming with the The War Within expansion. Our Protection Warrior guide writer, Nomeratur, offers an early review of the Colossus Warrior Hero Talents for Protection addressing a lot of the interesting talent interactions but falls a bit short delivering on the fantasy of a tank that not only knows how to take a hit and keep going but also how to strategically use their strikes to dismantle their enemies.

Well, we’ve never heard this one before. A pair of games on PC storefront Steam disguised themselves as Helldivers 2 to hoodwink users into buying them.

Are you someone who finds it difficult to focus on one task for a lengthy period? If yes, then you are not the only one. As we are permanently connected to the internet, we are constantly bombarded with notifications from multiple sources such as social media, emails, ad notifications, chats, and much more. Therefore, it just takes a quick glance to get distracted and this delays our urgent and important tasks. Getting distracted is quite easy, however, gaining your focus and attention back to the task is the most challenging part. To help you improve your productivity and gain focus, we have found just the right tool for you which will help you stay focused for as long as 25 minutes. Know how the Sessions app works.

A streamer has become the first person to beat The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask with 100% completion while avoiding all hits from enemy attacks.

Hideo Kojima is well known for making games with grand political statement hidden not so subtely within their dialogue and cinematics. As of today, players can also enjoy one of these long, drawn-out narrative stealth games within the comfortable confines of Minecraft textures and flavor text.

Trading in depends heavily on Emeralds, but unfortunately, they’re hard to obtain in large quantities. However, by using world seeds to generate their custom worlds, players can ensure they have quick and easy access to this rare mineral. Emeralds can be obtained from many different sources, and you’ll need to use them all to start trading with Villagers and Wandering Traders.

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With Infinite Craft, players can combine diverse gaming concepts to form novel elements, ranging from fictional characters to abstract ideas.

With Infinite Craft, you can create diverse anime shows, and one particularly well-received series lately is Jujutsu Kaisen. Crafting this show can be a bit intricate, but I’ll walk you through each step of the gaming process.

When they first burst onto arcade cabinet screens in 1981, Mario and Donkey Kong instantly became one of the greatest hero and villain pairings since Pong’s left and right paddles. Yet as iconic as they were at the start of the decade, by the end of it Mario had moved onto fighting oversized spiky turtles, and DK was lining up for his own reptile-bashing platforming series, but beneath it all there was still this simmering rivalry that would be rekindled with Mario vs. Donkey Kong, a GBA classic now remade for Nintendo Switch.

Helldivers 2's community manager was temporarily blocked from Discord after being mistaken for a bot.

We may keep hearing new details about why the ending of HBO’s Game of Thrones was disappointing forever — or at least as long as the show’s creators, David Benioff, and D.B. Weiss are still working. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal while promoting their new series, Netflix’s 3 Body Problem, the two mentioned they wanted to finish Game of Thrones off with a series of movies, but HBO and AT&T had other ideas. Much, much worse ideas.

Red XIII is among the most unique playable characters in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. While most of the cast is clearly offense-oriented, even long-range characters like Barret and Aerith, the wolf-like talking beast is meant to be played as a defensive character that comes with a surprising amount of depth. As such, he is not exactly straightforward to play, as you need to pay attention to a few things to make him show his true potential.

Circle to search is one of the most useful recent additions to Android phones. With it, you can circle a designated area of your screen to search one specific thing that you can't type down in your browser bar. It's a feature that can greatly improve your screen searching experience and, frankly, we wonder how it wasn't a thing before. If you were hoping to use it with other search engines, though, it looks like this option is closed off.

Helldivers 2 developer Arrowhead has released yet another patch for the game, this time addressing one of the key issues that contributed to its high-profile server problems.

Quordle today: Word games have become a lot more interesting in the last few years. Instead of searching for crossword puzzles in newspapers daily, puzzle enthusiasts can go on the internet to find hundreds, if not thousands of word-based puzzles. One of the such puzzles is Quordle, a word game where players must guess 4 five-letter words simultaneously. Thus, it is considered four times more difficult than Wordle! With only nine attempts, players must get all the answers correct without any access to hints or clues. Since players only have a limited number of attempts, it becomes crucial to not make mistakes. 

I’m not saying Minecraft is entirely infinite, but it definitely has the kind of longevity most other games would kill for. Much of it comes down to the near-endless creative possibilities, but also the mods. Mods and add-ons are what keep the gaming world a-turnin’, and Mojang has now added…add-ons to the game.

Even getting to the Extraction Point at the end of a Helldivers 2 mission is challenge enough, but when one player found their route off-planet blocked thanks to an enemy tank, they turned to the power of parkour to make their great escape.

Helldivers 2 saw a huge weekend during which it broke its own concurrent players record multiple times and even passed GTA 5's Steam peak, but it was also a frustrating weekend for many who struggled to log in and play with the servers at capacity.

Baldur's Gate 3's "kissing update" is here, introducing a bunch of new romance content as well as some bug fixes. However, in addressing some issues, it's seemingly introduced some more, including some that can prevent story progression.

This past week, Blizzard revealed another round of Hero Talent Trees in a Sneak Peek at the upcoming War Within system. Our Fire Mage guide writer, Preheat, offers an early review of the Frostfire Mage Hero Talents that features an iconic mage aesthetic but doesn't offer a lot of new gameplay opportunities.

Devolver Digital has announced that Cricket Through the Ages, the absolutely normal take on the sport from Terra Nil and Broforce developer Free Lives, is escaping mobile confinement and releasing on PC and Switch on March 1.

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As influential as the original Doom games are, it’d be interesting to know how much they’d stand the ravages of time were it not for modding and unusual ports. It set the building blocks for the FPS genre back in the day, but the fact that people continue to tweak the original formula shows just how much of an impact the series has had these past 30 years.

Nintendo makes it easy for players to keep their Nintendo Switch controllers charged up and ready for action. The easiest way to charge your Joy-Cons is to attach them to your Switch and plug your console into a power outlet. It will take about 3 1/2 hours to charge your controllers fully, which will provide you with 20 hours of play time. If you happen to use the Switch Pro Controller, you'll have even more options when it comes to keeping the battery full.

AMD's upcoming RDNA 4 GPUs have witnessed rapid developments at Linux as Team Red pushes out new IP blocks targeted toward bringing enhanced support.

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden drops you into an eerie world of specters and curses. It’s a gentle start, and the game is good about teaching you mechanics as it introduces them, but there are still things we wish we knew when we started.

We have prepared a Guide explaining each step of the process of unlocking the new Epic Crafted Gear Recipes inside Gnomeregan. You'll need to get your hands on Pristine G-7 C.O.R.E. Processor, which this guide will walk you through, similar to the process of unlocking the Void Touched Gear in Phase 1. Gnomeregan Crafted Gear Guide

Konami’s free-to-play Silent Hill game, The Short Message, has been downloaded over 2 million times from the PlayStation Store, it’s said.

Growing up, I played a lot of puzzle games, but I didn’t have much love for them. This is because my mother loves puzzle games, and I probably didn’t like them much because it was one of the genres she could beat me at.

Minecraft's latest addition is blowing players away, and I mean that literally as well as figuratively. 

The latest Minecraft YouTube video has revealed the Vault block and how it can be unlocked using Trial Keys. Minecraft Trial Chambers are a fresh addition to the game, but Mojang seemingly intends to expand on the feature based on these new additions.

Sony has published a new update to the PlayStation 5 that has broken compatibility with Cronus accessories.

This week’s PlayStation 5 firmware update appears to have blocked the Cronus Zen device, which lets gamers use macros and modify their controllers.

Embracer Group is once again doing sterling work to demonstrate the perils of consolidation. Piranha Bytes, who are one of well over a hundred studios that Embracer bought up in recent years, today posted a statement on Xitter saying "Don't write us off yet!". The statement goes on to say that they're "convinced they will succeed". Succeed at what, you might ask? Not being shut down by Embracer.

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 The falling-block video game Tetris has met its match in 13-year-old Willis Gibson, who has become the first player to officially “beat” the original Nintendo version of the game — by breaking it. Technically, Willis — aka “blue scuti” in the gaming world — made it to what gamers call a “kill screen,” a point where the Tetris code glitches, crashing the game. That might not sound like much of a victory to anyone thinking that only high scores count, but it's a highly coveted achievement in the world of video games, where records involve pushing hardware and software to their limits. And beyond.

While completing 's new DLC, players must work on BBQs, including a very time-consuming one involving Ditto Block locations. The Ditto Block BBQ is one that will only appear, however, for those who are completing BBQs with friends as it is a group task.

Elon Musk's X Corp. lost its effort in court to block a California law that seeks to control toxic posts on social media by requiring companies to disclose their content-moderation polices. In an eight-page ruling Thursday, a federal judge in Sacramento rejected arguments by the company formerly known as Twitter that the measure violates the free-speech rights of social media platforms. The ruling comes after Musk ignited a firestorm in November by endorsing antisemitic posts on his platform. X Corp. Chief Executive Officer Linda Yaccarino scrambled to contain the fallout after major advertisers like Sony, Discovery, Apple and CBS stopped or paused spending on the site.

In what may turn into a massive blow for cryptocurrency sector in India, Centre's Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), which is under the Finance Ministry, has issued show cause notices to as many as 9 offshore cryptocurrency and virtual digital assets platforms, including Binance and Kucoin. The notifications were issued for non-compliance with anti-money laundering law.

When developing Baldur’s Gate 3, the studio took inspiration from some games you might not expect.

In a move that most saw coming after the announcement that the “Mobile version is the true representation of Blankos” nonsense the Mythical team posited back in September, the PC version of Blankos Block Party will shut down on December 18th, 2023.

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is continuing to attempt to have Microsoft‘s acquisition of Activision Blizzard blocked.

The Federal Trade Commission has made its appeal to block Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard – despite the $68.7 billion deal closing in October.

On a daily basis, we all get a huge number of spam text messages, calls, emails, and more. It gets really daunting as we cannot delete the text each time we receive them. But, how can we get rid of such spam texts and declutter our phones or other gadgets? Well, there are ways for iPhone users to block spam texts. Blocking spam texts is important to avoid online scams as some scammers use it to trick users into stealing information and money from them. Therefore, check out ways on how iPhone users can stop spam texts.

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A London tribunal has ruled that a lawsuit filed last year accusing Sony of breaching competition law over store prices will continue, Reuters reports.

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Writer's block is a frustrating state of creative stagnation and can affect all writers, no matter who they are. It can manifest as a blank page, a lack of ideas, or a frustrating inability to translate thoughts into words. While writer's block can be an annoying problem to deal with, there is one quick solution. You can take the help of a personal AI assistant, like the ChatGPT, and use it as a catalyst to inspire you to write again. With its capabilities, it can allow you to rediscover your creative flow. But how can you make the most of it? Check these 5 tips to improve your writing with the help of ChatGPT

New Minecraft updates introduce fresh blocks for building and creating bases. Blocks associated with Copper and Tuff are novel additions to the game, promising expanded applications and enhanced aesthetics.

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