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If you own an “unauthorised” third party accessory for your Xbox then it’s about to become useless. Players using the devices now will see an “error 0x82d60002” message that informs them the device will no longer be useable on the console from November 12th, 2023.

If you own an “unauthorised” third party accessory for your Xbox then it’s about to become useless. Players using the devices now will see an “error 0x82d60002” message that informs them the device will no longer be useable on the console from November 12th, 2023.

A recent Xbox update may include a mechanism to block third-party controllers.

After Sunday, November 12, unofficial third-party controllers and devices will no longer be usable on Xbox systems. 

Microsoft plans to block Xbox players from using unauthorized third-party controllers and accessories.

Xbox is reportedly about to block players from using any «unauthorised» third party accessories as of 12th November.

It looks like Microsoft is set to place new restrictions on what third party accessories you will be able to use with your Xbox console. As reported by Windows Central, starting from November, unauthorized Xbox accessories made by third party manufacturers will no longer be usable with Xbox Series X/S consoles.

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This week Meta rolled out a new way for you to control how Instagram tracks your web activity.

Of late, many platforms that manage a large amount of data, especially social media platforms, news websites, and large blog sites have expressed their frustrations at bots being used by companies working with AI to crawl these platforms and scrape their data to train large language models (LLM). Many companies are asking to be paid by AI firms now. Among them is Reddit, whose senior officials recently met with AI companies to strike a deal, however, they have not yet been able to reach any agreement. A report claims that if Reddit cannot reach an agreement soon, it can block bots from crawling its site, even if it means that the platform will get delisted from Google and Bing search engines.

Minecraft continues to impress us long-time players more than a decade after its initial release with regular updates and fun new content. The recent Minecraft Live event showcased this year’s mob vote winner, the armadillo, and more of what we can expect out of version 1.21 when it rolls around. One of the most exciting features coming with Mojang’s big update is a new kind of block, the Crafter. It’s a game-changing block that enables auto-crafting with the use of redstone, and we can try it now.

The US has blocked Nvidia from selling the GeForce RTX 4090 PC graphics card to China as part of an export ban intended to thwart the country from securing cutting-edge AI chips. 

In a momentous announcement, Minecraft, the iconic sandbox video game owned by Microsoft’s Mojang Studios, has reached a historic milestone of over 300 million copies sold. Announced during the 2023 Minecraft live on YouTube, the achievement is not only testament to the game’s enduring popularity but also a reflection of its significant impact on the gaming industry and culture.

X (formerly Twitter) has now added a new feature, which is being deemed controversial by a section of the users. The Elon Musk-owned social media platform now lets users restrict the replies to a post to only those who are verified by X, meaning they have the $7.99 monthly subscription. At the moment, X has not made it the default option, and ‘everyone can reply' is still set as default unless the user changes it. Some users are calling this feature a ‘paywall' to reply to posts, something which is considered a basic feature for social media platforms.

Taking on dangerous monsters while exploring your neighborhood is your primary goal in Monster Hunter Now. The more you explore, the more monsters and resources you can find to aid you on your journey, crafting helpful equipment to take on more dangerous foes. A useful technique you need to monster when fighting the most brutal monsters is how to block.

A law normally used to prosecute organized crime is being invoked to go after Facebook’s parent Meta, Google, and H&R Block for allegedly sharing and mining users' tax information. 

has added a new car as a tribute to famed rally driver Ken Block: the Quadra Type 66 «Hoon.» This particular variant of the Quadra Type 66 has been modified for rally driving, boasting a powerful engine and excellent handling both on and off-road. It also comes with mounted machine guns and armor plating for vehicle combat, making it an excellent choice for cruising the lawless streets of Night City.

Mortal Kombat 1 is no stranger to introducing new systems and mechanics to the long-running fighting game series with its new tag assist feature known as Kameos completely redefining the gameplay and leading to more player expression. While Kameo Fighters have grabbed the headlines, there are a few other features that have been added to fights that can really decide a battle at higher levels. One of these new mechanics is known as the Up Block, a new type of defense that will make punishing certain moves even easier if it is performed correctly. Before you start using this new move in a fight, let’s make sure you have a full grasp of it. This guide will provide players with a full explanation of the Up Block in Mortal Kombat 1.

CD Prokekt Red added a reference to the late rally driving and racing game legend Ken Block in Cyberpunk 2077's Update 2.0 after he passed away in January 2023.

UK business minister Kemi Badenoch has defended the Competition and Market Authority's decision to block the Microsoft-Activision deal.

We're thrilled to announce the return of GamesBeat Next, hosted in San Francisco this October, where we will explore the theme of «Playing the Edge.» Apply to speak here and learn more about sponsorship opportunities here. At the event, we will also announce 25 top game startups as the 2024 Game Changers. Apply or nominate today!

After choosing Mission 37-B: Eliminate “Cinder” Carla, you will be put on the path of saving the Coral from the Overseers’ plans and getting the Liberator of Rubicon ending in Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon. After defeating Carla, you learn that her death triggered a defense system that locked you out of the control system, putting the flying city of Xylem on a collision course with the Vasular Plant which is storing the Coral. In Mission 38-B: Destroy the Drive Block, along with your old buddy and the voice in your head, it’s up to you to destroy the vessel to ensure it doesn’t complete its voyage. This guide will provide a walkthrough of Mission 38-B: Destroy the Drive Block for Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon.

Like Bethesda's previous RPGs, Starfield disables achievements when you add in certain mods or use the command console. Thankfully, as was also the case with the likes of Skyrim and Fallout 4, Starfield modders have already modded out the mod block.

Blockchain party MMO Blankos Block Party is poised to make some changes in the near future. Released in September 2022, this figure collecting, hub-based party game MMO will finish out Season 4, before it rolls out a new ongoing “live event” that will shift how players earn rewards. Unfortunately for the team at Mythical, the player base has not warmed to the idea that the Mobile port is taking precedent over the PC.

WhatsApp is a widely used messaging app, but sometimes, people misuse it by sending unwanted messages. These messages can be irritating, whether they show up in group chats or private conversations. Luckily, WhatsApp, which is owned by Meta Platforms, has a way to deal with this problem. You can block troublesome contacts to stop them from bothering you with spam messages.

A retro-futuristic throwback for the modern age sounds like one hell of a conundrum, but that's exactly what makes Phantom Spark look so enticing. Having made its world premiere during the Future Games Show, the sci-fi time-trial spacecraft racer gives strong WipeOut and Thumper vibes, with a gorgeous pastel color palette and whimsical-looking character roster akin to the likes of Sable. 

Denuvo is now officially available on Nintendo Switch.

Security software company Denuvo has announced that its protection tech is now available to Switch developers.

It has been almost a week since Elon Musk made a tweet declaring he will delete the blocking feature on Twitter (now X), and it led to users debating it and many claiming that it will make the social media experience unsafe. But while Twitter decides to take away users' right to block others, Twitch is taking the exact opposite approach. According to reports, it is getting a new feature that will allow streamers to totally block users to the extent that they cannot even watch their streams.

The UK’s antitrust regulator has confirmed its April decision to block the $68.7BN Microsoft-Activision gaming mega-merger — rejecting arguments by Microsoft that it should overturn its original prohibition because of developments since the original decision. However in a simultaneous announcement today the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has opened a new investigation into a restructured proposal Microsoft has submitted for review.

Microsoft has submitted a new Activision Blizzard deal for review after the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) confirmed the original deal is blocked.

Right after X (formerly known as Twitter) owner Elon Musk tweeted that the block feature will be deleted from the platform yesterday, it sparked outrage. Many came forward expressing their displeasure with the decision and urged Musk to reconsider his stance. Something else happened right about this time as well. X rival Bluesky suffered an outage and many users reported that the server load time was excessively high. Some reports are now suggesting that there might be a correlation between the two.

Twitch announced this week that an upcoming change will allow streamers to block banned users from tuning into their streams. “You can choose to have your banned chatters no longer be able to watch the stream,” Senior Product Manager Trevor Fisher revealed on Twitch’s Patch Notes podcast (via TechCrunch), stressing that the feature won’t be enabled by default. The new blocking feature will roll out in the next few weeks.

Elon Musk is going to scrap an important tool people have long used to stop harassment on Twitter: the ability to block an account. 

A group of Cruise driverless taxis blocked traffic on multiple streets in San Francisco on Friday, just one day after city officials gave the green light to allow round-the-clock paid service.

In an arresting move that looks like the rest of the signature moves by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, iconic Twitter artifacts have been put on the block. Musk is set to auction off an array of intriguing items from Twitter, just weeks after the platform's transformation into "X." This unique auction, entitled "Twitter Rebranding: Online Auction Featuring Memorabilia, Art, Office Assets & More!" is slated to showcase an astounding 584 lots of captivating treasures, including not just the expected office assets, but also coffee tables, remarkable bird cages, and art that once went viral.

Ubisoft has confirmed that no, Assassin’s Creed Mirage will not have microtransaction features like a subscription model or upgrades to block ads, but that it will contain cosmetic packs for purchase. With the Assassin’s Creed Mirage release date around the corner, the stealth game is continuing to appear in regional ratings, which has seen Ubisoft address talk of microtransactions in Assassin’s Creed Mirage‘s full release.

Gaze upon the wonders of the Stealth Tubing CPU water block, designed and built by custom PC builder ModdingCafe, the design makes it so you can hide your custom water loop tubing behind your motherboard. It even works with your standard mobo, so there's no need to buy an entirely new one just for the privilege. 

Microsoft has sent a final report to the UK's Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in an effort to persuade the watchdog to overturn its block on the US tech giant's plan to acquire Activision Blizzard.

Microsoft has submitted a material changes of circumstances document to the UK's regulator which stands opposed to its $68.7bn Activision Blizzard acquisition, urging it to drop its block of the deal.

Nippon Ichi Software has announced Yumeiro Yuram, a new type of falling block puzzle game for PlayStation 4 and Switch, the latest issue of Weekly Famitsu reveals. It will launch on October 26 in Japan for 6,578 yen. A demo is due out soon.

Last week, Josh «The Foreman» Foreman, the Senior Level Designer for Blankos Block Party, announced his departure from the Mythical Games development team. Foreman shared this news in a heartfelt statement, reflecting on his past 3+ years with the company and expressed his hopes for the future of the game.

Last month, an interview with Twitter cofounder and former CEO, Jack Dorsey, was posted online, where he claimed that the Indian government threatened the microblogging platform that it will shut down its offices in India and carry out raids if they did not block accounts that were critical of the government during the farmers' protest. On Friday, July 21, the Central government accepted sending a notice to Twitter, warning it of ‘significant consequences' after the social media company failed to block 167 of the 3,750 URLs it had ordered to be taken down.

The US Federal Trade Commission official on Thursday withdrew the agency's case before an in-house judge that sought to block Microsoft's $69 billion (roughly Rs. 5,66,200 crore) acquisition of game-maker Activision.

The US Supreme Court has denied a request from a group of players who sought to block Microsoft‘s acquisition of Activision Blizzard.

The US Supreme Court has denied the latest effort by a group of gamers to block Microsoft's Activision Blizzard acquisition.

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