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Apple enthusiasts are eagerly awaiting the tech giant's upcoming launch event, slated for May 7, where the company is anticipated to unveil new iPad Pro and iPad Air models. Amidst the buzz, recent leaks from Display Supply Chain Consultants (DSCC) CEO and Co-Founder Ross Young have shed light on what consumers can expect from the new iPad Air lineup.

Garena Free Fire MAX Redeem Codes for April 27: Garena Free Fire MAX players alert! The Booyah Pass for the month of May is expected to arrive soon. This would bring an opportunity for players to get their hands on exciting in-game items. Like the Booyah Pass, the developers of the game introduce events on a regular basis to keep players engaged. These events offer players a chance to upgrade their arsenal and maintain an advantage in battle. Although the Booyah Pass will arrive next month, the rewards for the same have been leaked.

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Garena Free Fire Redeem Codes for April 26: Free Fire has finally rolled out the OB44 update, which means now the game has new features, rewards, events, etc. Players can now enjoy the new gaming experience with Zombie hunt, New Villain Conquest on the Bermuda map, Mechadrake Trial, the Dragon Airdrop, and more. The game has also announced a new event called the Free Fire Faded Wheel where players can win exciting rewards such as outfits, gun skins, tokens, and more. 

JioCinema, the popular streaming service owned by Viacom18, has introduced new affordable premium plans for Indian viewers. The monthly subscription offers users a chance to enjoy ad-free 4K streaming of movies and TV series from leading networks like HBO, Paramount, Peacock, and Warner Bros.

It's fair to say that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League's post-launch plans probably aren't going the way that Rocksteady and Warner Bros. wanted them to. Its player count has been dropping ever since launch, despite a small bump from the release of the Joker in Season 1, and it's now dropped so low though that more players are actually playing a game that's been pronounced dead for months.

Here are the datamining War Within Alpha class changes in this week's build!

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Editor's note: Blizzard later confirmed that there are no plans to convert Sidereal Essence or Defiler’s Scourgestones.

While VR may not be as big as was predicted back in the early 2000s when the original Oculus Go was released, there is still a considerable market these days, and some great VR games like Half-Life: Alyx that you can have fun with. Of course, VR headsets remain expensive, and while options like the Meta Quest don’t necessarily require a high-end gaming PC, they can still be a bit pricey for those who just want to put a foot in the hobby. Luckily, there are some good deals you can take advantage of, even on some of the best VR headsets, so be sure to check out all your options below.

Over 300 itch.io creators have come together to offer a bundle of their work to benefit relief efforts for Palestine. The itch.io Palestine Relief Bundle costs just $8 and includes a collection of digital games, tabletop role-playing systems, and other cool stuff. All proceeds from this bundle will be donated to the Palestine Children’s Relief Fund (PCRF), a more than 30-year-old registered non-profit organization that describes itself as “the primary humanitarian organization in Palestine, delivering crucial and life-saving medical relief where it is needed most.”

Almost 20 years after its original release, Mother 3 has still never been officially released outside of Japan. Nintendo has never offered up a concrete explanation as to why that is, and for some reason, it continues to taunt those of us who would give them vast amounts of money for an official US release. Mother 3 was recently added to Nintendo Switch Online, but only on Japan, and the plushes revealed to mark the occasion are now available to pre-order.

In preparation for the Cataclysm Classic pre-patch, Blizzard has elaborated on conversions for Justice Points, PvP currency, and more. Players can expect this system to go live after the weekly maintenance next week.

Magic: The Gathering’s recent set of Fallout-themed cards is the franchise’s “best-performing Commander set ever” said Hasbro CEO Chris Cocks. The announcement, made Wednesday during an earnings call with investors, brings attention to the potential of the trading card games’ ambitious Universes Beyond initiative. But it also highlights the risks of working with IP licensed from other companies.

Sanlo, a fintech startup that helps gaming companies manage finances, announced Wednesday the closed beta launch of its webshop tool, giving select game developers and studios a plug-in-play solution that works alongside their existing tech stacks. Gaming companies can join the waitlist starting today.

Elite Dangerous developer Frontier has announced a significant change to the near decade-old space sim: the sale of ships for real money.

Excitement is mounting in the gaming community as Rockstar Games prepares to unveil GTA 6. The burning questions on everyone's lips: How much will it cost, and when can we pre-order? After more than ten years of speculation, Rockstar Games finally lifted the curtain on GTA 6 in early December. The game promises an unparalleled gaming experience, touted as the largest and most immersive entry in the series.

Razer has rolled out the Viper V3 Pro, its latest high-end wireless gaming mouse. What makes a gaming mouse “high-end,” you might ask? Mainly, it’s super lightweight and packed with impressive wireless and sensor tech, all of which makes it extremely responsive in competitive games. I’ve had one on hand for about two weeks now and have felt next to zero delay flicking through rounds of Halo Infinite and Apex Legends.

Hello! Welcome to the 323rd edition of the WoW Economy Weekly Wrap-up! This week we take a look at the initial flurry of information coming with the War Within Alpha and how it might affect gold making and professions. We also take a look at the economy in Season of Discovery and how the inflation of incursions has influenced gold making. My name is Samadan and I'll be your guide through the World of Gold Making!

We're closing in on a year since the release of Pokemon Sleep. A game/lifestyle app The Pokemon Company had been radio silent on for so long after its announcement that some of us were convinced it had all been a dream. Pokemon Sleep users have their phones unlocked next to them while they slumber and various Pokemon will be waiting to meet them in the morning depending on their sleep style. There will naturally be some sort of anniversary event announced for Sleep's first birthday, but if you really want to celebrate a year of the game in style, you can do so in an official Pokemon Sleep suite.

The Galaxy S24 Ultra improves upon its predecessor, the Galaxy S23 Ultra, in every possible way, and for those looking for a premium flagship on Amazon, the 512GB storage version can be yours for $200 less. Yes, you read that correctly; the current retail price for the unlocked variant of Samsung’s top-end offering is available for $1,219.99. Bear in mind that the cost of a base model that ships with 256GB of onboard memory launched for $1,299.99, so this is practically a steal if you want one of the best Android handsets at a lower price.

Garena Free Fire Redeem Codes for April 23: As the OB44 update has been rolled out in Free Fire, the game will likely introduce a series of new themed events. This will give players a chance to get their hands on new outfits, gun skins, bundles, and more. Now, Free Fire has announced the new Scorching Ring event which will empower players with Scorching Seal Bundle, Flaming Hollowface Bundle, and more exciting rewards. Know more about the event and its rewards.Garena Free Fire Redeem Codes for April 23: About Scorching Ring event

With the rise of cyber threats, iPhone users are facing a new challenge: password reset attacks, also known as "MFA bombing." This scam inundated Apple devices with multiple password reset prompts, aiming to deceive users into compromising their accounts. Here's how to protect yourself against these attacks.

Blizzard has announced that they will be implementing some Class adjustments as a part of April 23rd's scheduled maintenance.

ASUS has offered a new "baseline profile" setting in its motherboard BIOS which should help mitigate Intel 14th & 13th Gen stability issues.

The home loan you secured when you purchased your property may not be the most optimal option in the long run. Interest rates can fluctuate and your financial situation may evolve. This is where transferring your home loan balance to another lender can be helpful.

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Staying ahead means embracing innovation and scalability in the ever-evolving enterprise technology landscape. Today, businesses are not just adapting to new technologies; they are effectively transforming their operations to harness the potential of these advancements’ potential. 

Here's a first look at the rewards coming from The War Within pre-patch event! While the vendor costs are missing, we can see what dozens of rewards will be--including ilvl 493 alt catch-up gear, translucent battle pets, and Dalaran-themed weapons, all sold by Remembrancer Amuul in Dalaran.

Horizon Forbidden West is one of the best-looking games on consoles, period – a statement that now extends to PC thanks to this port from Nixxes, the Sony-owned studio responsible for the recent PC ports of PlayStation games like Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart. While this is a cross-generation game, the PS5 is where it pushes the fidelity needle most, so that’s what we’ll be using for the main console comparison. Compared to the PS5, this PC port loses none of the quality and, depending on the machine, can even exceed it. It also comes with one big and welcome improvement – Nixxes has added real-time render options via a transparent menu, a genius touch that aids PC market’s desire to fiddle, offering immediate and, most importantly, visual changes to the games rendering.

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Gaming accessory manufacturer Turtle Beach has revealed a range of upcoming wireless gaming headsets, including the open back Atlas Air, a redesigned Stealth 600, and a more affordable Stealth 500. Pre-orders for each of these products are available now via the Turtle Beach website, with all three models set to release on May 19 this year.

Meta has confirmed that it has permanently dropped the price of its entry level Quest 2 headset.

The latest buzz from Everguild is that they’re dropping some fresh content for Warhammer 40,000: Warpforge. You’ll get to see a new Black Legion warlord named Ghallaron the Pious and a deck of new cards showcasing his die-hard crew. But there’s a twist to it! Want to know more about it? Keep reading our scoop on Warhammer 40K: Warpforge’s New Reinforcement Dark Zealots!

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Blizzard has released development notes for The War Within Alpha, which include a large list of class changes! Among them are specific Warrior class changes, alongside developer comments for those changes in the class feedback thread. Note that there are no Protection Warrior specific changes this build, though some of the class changes do impact them. Arms Talent CalculatorFury Talent CalculatorProtection Talent Calculator Experiment with these changes for yourself using our updated talent calculators!

Blizzard has released all the Monk class changes alongside developer notes for The War Within Alpha, noting that the goal of the class tree is to add more options and utility, such as an Enrage Dispel! Brewmaster Talent CalculatorMistweaver Talent CalculatorWindwalker Talent Calculator Experiment with these changes for yourself using our updated talent calculators!

Blizzard has posted the very first The War Within Alpha development notes and includes major class reworks!

In Dragonflight, Professions received a complete overhaul, changing the system from one that was relatively one-note into a more nuanced way of creating items. Secondary crafting stats, such as Inspiration and Resourcefulness, were introduced in order to better target the ability to craft specific ways: if you wanted to earn a lot of bonus materials simply by crafting other people's items, Resourcefulness could allow you to do that, while being Inspired might allow you to craft the best gear more easily. Inspiration, however, was quickly determined to be a «meta» crafting stat — allowing players to create top-of-the-line gear well before their Profession Skill would technically allow it. This Secondary crafting stat was the subject of many conversations among players, some enjoying the ability to «hit it big,» while others lamented the added layer of RNG to crafting to min-max their gear. In The War Within, however, it seems that Inspiration is getting a rework — and will be removed entirely in favor of a new system. We've datamined a new Alchemy Phial, the Phial of Focused Inspiration, which indicates that Inspiration will no longer exist in the manner we're used to. Blizzard released a crafting-specific Professions Update called Concentration in The War Within, detailing the new system, Concentration: Greetings members of the Artisan’s Consortium! As we reveal much of the content coming in The War Within, we’d like discuss a new system we’re cooking up for professions. Inspiration We added Inspiration in Dragonflight to try and capture the fantasy of critical hits while crafting. If you weren’t quite capped out on your gear and specializations for a given craft, or if you weren’t using max quality reagents to guarantee that max quality item, Inspiration was a way to get that lucky crit. It could save you some money (by using lower-quality reagents) and you could craft a better item than you would otherwise. That was the hope at least, but it ended up (understandably) becoming a situation where crafters take this luck-based system, tell their customers that they would recraft an item an indeterminate number of times, and summarily charge a specific price per recraft until their Inspiration struck. So we’re making changes, because:

Blizzard has released all the Druid class changes alongside developer notes for The War Within Alpha, noting that they are reducing melee range talents across the entire game. Balance Talent CalculatorFeral Talent CalculatorGuardian Talent CalculatorRestoration Talent Calculator Experiment with these changes for yourself using our updated talent calculators!

The Fallout TV series is very popular, and people are hungry to enjoy the games that inspired it. Four Fallout games were in the top ten on Steam in Europe following the show’s debut. So it’s fantastic news that the next game is probably still a decade out.

On the first alpha build of The War Within, we were able to take a look at the pre-patch event for the first expansion of the Worldsoul Saga, Radiant Echos! This event will have you revisit old zones in Azeroth and face memories and enemies of the past. Check out all currently known details in this post!

Blaze Entertainment has made a bunch of announcements regarding its Evercade retro gaming consoles. Among other things, the company has revealed refreshed and less expensive hardware.

Here are the class and talent tree changes that we've seen on the very first War Within Alpha build which includes some reworks to Feral Druids, Windwalker Monks, and more!

The Warband bank is one of the features arriving with The War Within, which allows you to utilize resources account-wide and share them easily between alts. We've had a chance to play with the Warbank on Alpha and test some of its features. Warbands BlizzCon Feature Preview

Grand Theft Auto maker Take-Two is laying off five per cent of its workforce as part of a new cost cutting program.

It's unfortunately time for yet another round of layoffs in the gaming industry as Take-Two Interactive announced a 5% reduction of its workforce. This translates to around 600 employees and follows similar reductions announced in the last few months by the likes of Epic Games, Riot Games, Microsoft, Sony, and Electronic Arts, not to mention many other such situations that occurred at smaller studios like Supermassive Games and Hidden Path Entertainment to name a couple.

70% of developers questioned in a new survey expressed some concern about the sustainability of the live service model.

Take-Two Interactive is embarking on another cost cutting program, and this one will see the company layoff about 5% of its employees by the end of the year.

Take-Two Interactive, the publisher behind Grand Theft Auto, has announced plans to cut around 5 percent of its workforce, or around 600 people.

Take-Two Interactive plans to lay off 5 percent of its workforce, or about 600 employees, by the end of the year, as reported in an SEC filing Tuesday. The studio is also canceling several in-development projects. These moves are expected to cost $160 million to $200 million to implement, and should result in $165 million in annual savings for Take-Two.

Take-Two Interactive Software, the parent company of 2K, The Gearbox Entertainment Company, Private Division, and Rockstar Games, will lay off about five percent of its workforce, or around 600 employees, the company announced.

Overwatch 2 season 10 is now live, with a few important changes to how Blizzard is monetizing the game. Most notably, the hero shooter’s new hero Venture is free for all players, and no longer locked behind the battle pass. Overwatch 2’s battle pass now also pays out multiple kinds of currency, including the premium paid currency known as Overwatch Coins and a new type of currency called Mythic Prisms, which players can spend on mythic-tier skins.

It’s the best time of the year: The Stanley Cup playoffs begin in just a few days. When you’re not watching hockey, you could also be playing hockey with EA Sports NHL 24, which has just been added to the Xbox Game Pass lineup. EA Sports NHL 24 is coming to console subscribers on April 18, just two days before the playoffs begin.

Microcenter's Trade-In system seems to be lowballing users by offering lower value for their GPUs such as the GeForce RTX 4090 with one of our readers receiving less than half the value of the said graphics card.

Ubisoft has commented on the controversy surrounding Star Wars Outlaws after it was revealed that one of its missions will be behind a paywall from day one. Ubisoft argues that the mission in question, Jabba's Gambit, is "optional", defending the decision to lock it to a season pass.

Star Wars Outlaws will feature a Jabba the Hutt mission, but it's locked behind the game's season pass.

The former president of Blizzard has suggested that players should have the option to tip developers after finishing a game. That’s on top of paying $70 for the game in the first place, mind.

It seems like the perfect concept: Dimension 20’s Unsleeping City, an actual play Dungeons & Dragons campaign about the secret magical underbelly of New York City, played live in front of a paying audience at the Big Apple’s hall of halls, Madison Square Garden, for one epic night of adventure — an event dubbed “Gauntlet at the Garden.”

Jim Keller has an interesting proposition on NVIDIA's Blackwell GPUs, claiming that the firm should've utilized an alternative cost-efficient interconnect method.

AMD's flagship RDNA 3 GPUs have dropped to their lowest in UK, with the Radeon RX 7900 XTX down to £829 and 7900 XT down to £629.

Looking to upgrade your smartphone? Now might be the perfect time with unbeatable discounts on Apple's latest iPhones. Whether you're an avid photographer or need high-speed performance, there's a deal for you.

With the Patch 10.2.7 PTR comes a fresh round of datamined items marked for the Trading Post, with themes of Summer Fun, Dark Depths, and the Spirit of Competition! Riding Turtle from the Trading Card Game is also coming to the Trading Post.

Collectors, rejoice! During Timerunning: Mists of Pandaria, you will be able to purchase and learn transmog ensembles from other armor types. The system is working on the PTR, but it currently has a couple of bugs.

A decent gaming PC usually costs more than $1,000, but you can get one for less than that today by taking advantage of Lenovo’s offer for the Lenovo Legion Tower 5 Gen 8. From its original price of $1,500, it’s down to a more affordable $994 following a 33% discount. There’s no telling how much time is remaining before you miss out on the $506 in savings, so if you’re interested in this deal, it’s highly recommended that you complete the transaction as fast as you can. Today if possible, because tomorrow may already be too late.

Players begin their Timerunning adventure with a set of basic green gear and may loot other equipment as they go, but can also upgrade their gear using the unique Bronze currency earned through quests and other activities during the Dragonflight Patch 10.2.7 event! Fully upgrading Timerunning items will cost quite a bit of Bronze!

BLUETTI, a leading provider of energy storage solutions, has expanded its Solar+ program, a one stop solution for solar transition, to three new states in the US, starting from March 14, 2024.

At this point, most of us have some kind of VPN installed on our home PCs. Once the sole preserve of the nerdiest and most paranoid internet users, VPNs are now entirely commonplace. 

The summer season is finally here which means many of you will be looking to buy new air conditioners to beat the heat. While the season has just started, several locations in India are already at their peak of summer. The daily maximum temperature has crossed 35 degrees and it will only increase in the coming days. Therefore, before the heat waves kick in, make sure to equip your rooms with high-performance ACs that will make your room chilly in a matter of minutes. If you are planning to buy an AC this year, then you must consider a few factors. Follow the AC guide to make the right choice.

The latest generation of the Xbox has some excellent upgrades, such as a quick pause-and-play function and the option to buy a cheaper digital-only option. Luckily, both the Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S are easier to come by now compared to when they launched and stock was low. That means there are a lot of great deals you can take advantage of right now, and, much like with PlayStation deals, looking around for the best deals will get you much better prices. To that end, we’ve gone out and scoured all the big and small retailers for some of our favorite deals out there.

In the upcoming Season 4 of Diablo 4 players will be able to filter by Item Power. Players may use the search bar and enter a number to filter out for that specific Item Power. In addition, when you search for an item with any filter or search query, the number of matching results will appear on the individual Stash Tabs!

Electronic Arts has announced that it will be increasing the cost of its EA Play subscription service next month.

Ubisoft has sparked a debate after announcing Star Wars Outlaws’ expensive gold and ultimate editions, which offer early access and a season pass, among other things.

Helldivers 2 has its next premium warbond, called Democratic Detonation, and there’s an explosive theme with this one.

The new Helldivers 2 Democratic Detonation Warbond is now live, but developer Arrowhead has quietly added brand new ship modules to the shooter.