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Long-suffering Baldur's Gate 3 players on Xbox are finally getting a fix for the game's broken saves, and it seems Microsoft is having to issue an entire console firmware update to get the problem under control.

Immortality, one of the most recent games from Sam Barlow, the creator of interactive film games Her Story and Telling Lies, has been announced for PS5. The interactive story will be available from January 23rd for Sony’s console. Immortality was first announced in 2021, and was then released in 2022.

If you're looking to showcase your creativity and engage with your audience on via Instagram Reels, creating and sharing outstandingly unique and interesting content is an excellent way to do so. This step-by-step Instagram Reels guide will walk you through the process, making it easy for you to record, edit, and share compelling content.

Shortly after Epic Games transitioned fans to the secrets of the Underground with the launch of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 came a LEGO Fortnite survival experience. It was able to break Fortnite player count records as the mode proved extremely popular and has hooked fans ever since. However, players are reporting an issue which causes trees to grow where they’re not supposed to, through builds. Luckily, there is a way to stop those pesky trees from getting in your way in LEGO Fortnite.

PlayStation marked a record-high 123 million active users in December, the company announced during its CES press conference on Monday.

As predicted, Sony's CES 2024 conference was very light on PlayStation and gaming in general. However, there were a few tidbits scattered throughout the keynote.

The developer of Marvel Snap, Second Dinner, has secured an investment of $100 million.

Most of us probably spent the 2023 holiday season  helping to break a record. Online shopping hit a new high, raking in $222.1 billion from the start of November to the end of December. And there is no sign of e-commerce slowing down. The ease of scrolling through websites at any time of day continues to trump the hassle of the in-person shopping experience: commuting, long lines, lugging around shopping bags and poor customer service — just to name a few annoyances. Bloomberg Intelligence estimates that online shopping will make up 33% of retail sales in the US in the next three years and that 60% of the increase will be driven by digitally native shops such as Amazon.com Inc. and SheIn Group Ltd. 

As Baldur's Gate 3 developer Larian works with Microsoft to investigate concerningly common account suspensions handed out to people seemingly just sharing clips of the RPG's romance scenes, Xbox support has officially advised players to disable auto-upload for gameplay clips featuring "sensitive content."  

It’s a sad day for fans of pocket monsters. Why? Today, The Pokemon Company announced that its Pokemon TV app, which is available on numerous platforms, including the Nintendo Switch, is shutting down. The app will be unable to be downloaded by the end of today, and by the end of March, it’ll be shut down completely. The goal of this app was to give access to hundreds of episodes of the beloved anime series while also giving fans livestreams of certain competitions, such as for their trading card game. Here is the full statement that The Pokemon Company gave on the matter:

Steam broke its record for concurrent users on Sunday.

It looks like Samsung is finally getting serious about gaming with the reveal of a new officially licensed wireless controller for use with the Samsung Gaming Hub.

Valve's omnipresent games platform Steam has started off 2024 with a bang, registering both its highest-ever number of concurrent users and also its highest-ever number of users actively playing a game. Over the last weekend 33,675,229 concurrent users were logged-in to Steam, which beats the previous record of 33,598,520 set in March 2023.

Just days after Epic Games introduced us to the Underground with the launch of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 came a LEGO Fortnite survival experience. It was able to break Fortnite player count records as the mode proved extremely popular and has captivated fans ever since. Making upgrades is the key to survival, progressing your world, and embarking on more adventures. If you’re looking for Knotroot in LEGO Fortnite, this guide contains all the details.

Steam has hit a new record for concurrent players.

Xbox hit Hi-Fi Rush is heavily rumored to be set for rival console the Nintendo Switch in 2024, sparking a vociferous debate about Microsoft’s exclusives strategy.

Steam, Valve’s popular digital game storefront, has hit a significant milestone with a record-breaking 33,675,229 users logged in to the service at the same time over the weekend.

Steam has set a new top concurrent player number record some hours ago, with Valve's platform closing in at 34 million concurrent players.

HTech, a comprehensive solutions provider, is kicking off the new year with enticing offers on the recently launched HONOR 90 through the HONOR Days sale. Commencing on January 5th and running until January 10th, the HONOR Days promotion presents a range of exclusive deals, including discounts, bank offers, and no-cost EMIs on the highly acclaimed HONOR 90 5G, exclusively available on Amazon.

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Shortly after Epic Games introduced us to the Underground with the launch of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 came a LEGO Fortnite survival mode. Breaking Fortnite player count records, it proved extremely popular as soon as the collaboration went live. When you first begin playing, the only way you can travel is on foot. That’s until you can get your hands on some wheels. If you’re ready to craft yourself some fresh wheels in LEGO Fortnite, this guide contains everything you need to know.

Steam has once again broken its own concurrent user record as a whopping 33,675,229 of us were on the digital storefront at the same time this weekend. 

 Telegram Messenger said it does not know why fines against it and other major technology companies were dropped in Russia, but said it has no assets, offices, or employees there.

 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.

The Guardian Australia published an investigation several months ago into a crypto scheme-slash-scam called HyperVerse, a fund that used major celebrity endorsements to attract millions of dollars from small investors before collapsing. Blockchain Global went bust owing $58 million USD in 2021, but now there's a rather classic fraudster sting in the tail: The CEO who promoted this scheme doesn't seem to be a real person.

Portal: Revolution is the newest community-made mod for (arguably) the best puzzle game in existence, and the best part is that it's out today. 

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Blizzard has provided a breakdown of the number of exploitive accounts that received actions for December 2023, setting a new record over the last seven months, with over 270,000 actions taken! Here's the number of actions taken over the second half of 2023 --

First it was a working catapult, and now a LEGO Fortnite player creates a working Starship Rocket? The creativity is getting out of hand, but in a good way.

Shortly after Epic Games introduced us to the Underground with the launch of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 came a LEGO Fortnite survival mode. Breaking Fortnite player count records, it proved extremely popular as soon as it made its debut. If you’re embarking on a LEGO Fortnite adventure for multiple hours, it’s likely you’ve seen a server lifetime message. This guide contains all there is to know about what causes the server lifetime message and how you can reset your world on your own terms.

A few days ago, we reported on the Xbox player who got hit with a year-long ban for recording gameplay footage in Baldur's Gate 3. Since all captures are uploaded to Xbox's servers, the contents of these screenshots and videos are moderated, banning inappropriate material. Turns out, Baldur's Gate 3's sex scenes are considered inappropriate, resulting in the player's ban.

Baldur’s Gate 3 developer Larian has claimed it’s working with Microsoft to resolve an issue that was seeing players on Xbox being banned from accessing their account.

By Tom Warren, a senior editor covering Microsoft, PC gaming, console, and tech. He founded WinRumors, a site dedicated to Microsoft news, before joining The Verge in 2012.

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World of Warcraft has plenty of endgame content that players can choose to engage in, with one of the most popular and lucrative being Mythic+, a mode designed to provide a challenge and an excellent way to get high-level gear.

Baldur's Gate 3 is a notoriously oversexed videogame, and that's causing headaches for some Xbox Series X-S owners who have found their accounts suspended after their consoles automatically uploaded gameplay clips of, as one redditor put it, «naked camp fun time.»

When I was 13 years old, I struggled to beat Cynthia, the Pokémon League champion in Pokémon Platinum. U.S.-based 13-year-old Willis Gibson just beat an unbeatable Tetris game that players have been attempting to complete since its release on the NES in 1989. 

The latest entry in Sega's Football Manager franchise has been played by more than six million people.

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A Sky News presenter has attracted criticism for appearing to belittle a 13-year-old Tetris record breaker during a live broadcast.

Baldur's Gate 3isn't just known for its thrilling storylines and memorable characters. Larian Studios' award-winning fantasy role-playing game (RPG) includes plenty of steamy romance scenes, too; recordings of which have reportedly gotten Xbox players in hot water, leading to bans for at least one user (via Dexerto).

Nearly a year after alleged images first appeared, the officially licensed Xbox Series S toaster has been confirmed.

A record 14,000 games were released on Steam in 2023.

After the COVID-19 pandemic, the whole world went online and this created a new trend of working from home, which to a lesser degree, still applies across many organisations globally. While it brought many benefits to employees, they also struggled with productivity and managing a healthy work-life balance. Now, artificial intelligence (AI) has come as a boon to the corporate world in reducing manual tasks and helping employees to focus on tasks that really matter. Over the years, various AI productivity tools were introduced, and we have found one such tool that could be really useful and effective in carrying out your tasks effectively. Otter.ai is an AI productivity app that can help with transcription. In fact, it can even be integrated with online meeting tools to help you transcribe words into texts and create notes. Learn more about the AI productivity app here.

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Apple Inc. got itself a new bear as expectations of soft demand for its latest iPhone prompted analysts at Barclays Plc to downgrade the stock. Shares fell 3.6% on Tuesday, their biggest one-day percentage drop since September, and the decline erased more than $107 billion in market value. Barclays analysts led by Tim Long cut their rating on Apple to underweight and price target by $1 to $160, compared with the stock's Tuesday closing price of $185.64.  “We expect reversion after a year when most quarters were missed and the stock outperformed,” the analysts wrote in a note on Tuesday. “Our checks remain negative on volumes and mix for iPhone 15, and we see no features or upgrades that are likely to make the iPhone 16 more compelling.”

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.

Semiconductor companies have started to reap the benefits of the immense demand from clients like AMD and NVIDIA, as the market records "all-time" high profits in a decade.

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Over three decades have passed since Tetris made its debut on the NES in 1989. Since then, a holy grail has lied just out of reach—the «true killscreen». Now, a young prodigy has managed to reach it: after 34 entire years, a flesh-and-blood person has finally beaten Tetris.

A Baldur’s Gate 3 player has reportedly been banned for sharing their Xbox gameplay recording, as the footage automatically uploaded contained nude, in-game character models.

A God of War: Ragnarok developer has revealed that one of the game's subtlest sound effects is the sound of their baby's heartbeat from inside the womb.

Notorious hacking group member Gary Bowser has denied being involved with a new Nintendo Switch flash cart which claims it will allow users to play back-up games.

Vizio has agreed to pay out $3 million to settle a 2018 California class action lawsuit that accused the company of misleading consumers over the refresh rates of its TVs. Vizio had been claiming that black frame insertion technology increased the «effective refresh rate» of its TVs from 60Hz to 120Hz.

Jeff Grubb has shared some follow up speculation to rumors about Metroid Prime 4, in relation to the Nintendo Switch. Or more accurately, its successor.

Capcom announced Monster Hunter Wilds during last month's The Game Awards with a release date of 2025. We're still over a year out, but plenty of fans are eager to slay the biggest critters they can find, flocking back to World and boosting its player count to record highs.

A 13-year-old streamer, Blue Scuti, became the first ever human to beat the classic game of Tetris on NES. Blue Scuti broke 3 world records in total — including that monumental accomplishment — during a semifinal match for the 2023 Classic Tetris World Championship (CTWC). On Tuesday, he posted the full video onto his YouTube channel.

Alex Mahan (AKA Yandere Dev) has responded to allegations of inappropriate behaviour with a fan. In a 15-minute YouTube video, Mahan denies the claim that he intentionally groomed the fan, but admits to engaging in "inappropriate" conversations of a sexual nature with her when he knew she was 16 years old.

In a very unsurprising turn of events, a record number of games launched on Steam last year.

This Skyrim Cyrodiil mod is going big with hundreds of quests and seemingly more voiced lines than even the mighty Skyrim itself.

From the looks of it, Microsoft has banned an Xbox Baldur's Gate 3 player for one year for uploading an explicit scene within the game.

Though the studio remains forever secretive, Kojima Productions has been gracious enough to provide fans a sneak peek into two upcoming projects: the Death Stranding sequel and OD. On Twitter, Hideo Kojima recently gave an update on Death Stranding 2‘s development.

In a groundbreaking development, Ahmedabad has emerged as the first city in India to employ artificial intelligence (AI) for comprehensive monitoring by the municipal corporation and police across the entire city. The city's expansive Paldi area is now home to a state-of-the-art artificial intelligence-enabled command and control centre, featuring a remarkable 9 by 3-metre screen that oversees an extensive 460 square kilometres, encompassing Ahmedabad and its surroundings. This AI-surveillance system incorporates live drone footage, camera feeds from traffic signals and buses, offering a six-camera view that surveys the entire city.

Shigeru Miyamoto, the father of Mario and Zelda, opened up about his history with video games and his current role in the industry in a new interview. 

2023 was another record-breaking year for Steam, as more titles released on Valve's platform in the last 12 months than in any previous year.

Hideo Kojima has said it's going to be a "tough year" for him amid simultaneous production of Death Stranding 2 and OD, as well as other projects.

We're just two days into 2024 and already gaming history is being made. A 13-year-old has beaten the original NES Tetris, previously thought to be an impossible task, after 34 years.

Industry legend Hideo Kojima provided a New Year update via Twitter on the various projects he's brewing, starting with Death Stranding 2. According to the creator of Metal Gear, the sequel to the 2019 'strand game' needs some ADR done. ADR stands for automated dialogue replacement, a film-making post-production process where some lines are re-recorded to replace those from the original production deemed unsuitable for various reasons, such as improving audio quality or even making changes to the dialogue. Moreover, Kojima said the Japanese voiceover recording for Death Stranding 2 will begin in 2024.

AMD might be preparing new products based on its Radeon RX 7000 "RDNA 3" GPUs under its Navi 3X lineup as suggested by a shipping manifesto with several "Cuarzo" products.

A Chinese exchange student who fell victim to a "cyber kidnapping" scam in which his parents were extorted for $80,000, was found alive but "cold and scared" in a tent in the Utah wilderness, police said. Kai Zhuang, age 17, was reported missing on Thursday after his parents in China told officials at his host high school in Riverdale, Utah that he appeared to have been kidnapped and a ransom had been requested.

2024 will be a busy year for Apple as various product upgrades are lined up. Last year, the company announced its Vision Pro headset alongside the 15-inch MacBook Air with an M2 chip. While the larger MacBook Air was released soon after its announcement, the Vision Pro headset is expected to launch in the first quarter of this year. Other than this, the company also announced new iPhone and Apple Watch models with significant upgrades. However, Apple did not upgrade iPad models, which could have impacted Apple's overall revenue.

Xbox owners will probably know that the platform is a little bit strict when it comes to what you can and can't do online, having recently implemented a three-strike system to police its users. Most of you will likely have assumed that your own Media Gallery would be safe from the prying eyes of Xbox though, but apparently that might not be the case.

8 best smartphones under 15000: Do you want to buy a smartphone that carries high-end features but you have a low budget? Don't worry, we have got you covered. Here is a list of 8 best smartphones under 15000, which have some amazing features even in this affordable segment. These smartphones include models like Redmi 13C 5G, realme narzo N53, Samsung Galaxy M13, and more. Check out the list below:

Chief Justice John Roberts on Sunday turned his focus to the promise, and shortcomings, of artificial intelligence in the federal courts, in an annual report that made no mention of Supreme Court ethics or legal controversies involving Donald Trump.

The final of the year is here and we got very lucky with our guesses today. The answer isn't particularly easy, but we had a great starting word and were able to luckily win in only two guesses. For those that may be struggling a bit though, we do have some hints and the fully spoiled answer below.

Skul: The Hero Slayer has sold 2 million copies since release, putting the sidescrolling action roguelike in that top tier of multi-million-selling games. Skul's Dead Cells-esque and Hollow Knight-like action never had a huge single spike in popularity, but has steadily grown in sales since its January 2021 release alongside pretty regular large additions and patches.

An AI-driven system was found to be able to recognise facial expressions conveying emotions such as happiness and sadness, even fleeting ones, that researchers say could help support psychotherapy.

It was a comeback year for the world's wealthiest. The combined net worth of the 500 richest people surged by $1.5 trillion in 2023, fully rebounding from the $1.4 trillion lost the year prior, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. Once again, their fortunes were closely correlated to the performance of tech stocks, which rose to fresh records this year despite recession fears, lingering inflation, lofty interest rates, and geopolitical turmoil. Tech billionaires saw their wealth grow by 48% or $658 billion, propelled by intense hype around artificial intelligence. No one did better than Elon Musk, who recaptured the title of world's richest person from French luxury tycoon Bernard Arnault. The Tesla Inc. chief executive officer netted an additional $95.4 billion through Thursday's close, bolstered by the success of Tesla and SpaceX, after losing $138 billion in 2022. His net worth is now more than $50 billion above Arnault's after a global slowdown in demand for luxury goods dented shares of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE.